Opponent and other news and results of interest 2024-2025

Stonehill beat Merrimack today. Possibly biggest win in their short D1 history?

Merrimack had to start its student manager in net though...

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RIT beat Clarkson, union needed OT to beat Army. SLU beat Canisius. Colgate was swept by UConn. ECAC off to a uninspired start in games that count.

I would disagree honestly, ECAC has been fine through this first weekend.

Chris '03
Merrimack had to start its student manager in net though...

Poor guy, who had not played since high school in 2020, had 20 saves and a 2-1 lead with 9 seconds to go in regulation...

North Dakota lost 4-1 to Augustana in exhibition.
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Very nice day for the ECAC today. I really hope the league can take a big step forward this year, it’s great having high level competition most weekends.

chimpfood
Very nice day for the ECAC today. I really hope the league can take a big step forward this year, it’s great having high level competition most weekends.

[Insert weak/strong conference discussion here.]

On the ECAC hockey Instagram you can see everyone on Princeton is wearing guardian caps at practice. Is this something common in hockey that I missed or are they the first ones?

No help from the ECAC tonight but at least it’s exciting that tomorrow is game day.

Vs. US National Development Team

Vs. Boston University

UND buried BU last night.

upprdeck
UND buried BU last night.

UND took a 5-0 lead in the first period.

When was the last time we had a non conference series this good at lynah? I can’t wait, this is still the de facto 2020 national title to me.

chimpfood
When was the last time we had a non conference series this good at lynah? I can’t wait, this is still the de facto 2020 national title to me.

Maybe 2002 when Cornell hosted BU for a pair and beat them badly enough that Coach Parker described watching his team play Cornell like (paraphrasing) watching boys skate against men.

JasonN95

chimpfood
When was the last time we had a non conference series this good at lynah? I can’t wait, this is still the de facto 2020 national title to me.

Maybe 2002 when Cornell hosted BU for a pair and beat them badly enough that Coach Parker described watching his team play Cornell like (paraphrasing) watching boys skate against men.

In 2003, we were 7 and BU was 11. We swept, 4-1, 5-1.

In 2010, we were 9 and North Dakota was 5. We split, 1-0, 1-3.

I suggest everyone check out the highlights of the Colgate games from this weekend, available on YouTube. Colgate goalie gave up a goal from the red line in BOTH games. I can’t recall ever seeing a (non-EN) goal scored from the red line. Two in consecutive games???

BearLover
I suggest everyone check out the highlights of the Colgate games from this weekend, available on YouTube. Colgate goalie gave up a goal from the red line in BOTH games. I can’t recall ever seeing a (non-EN) goal scored from the red line. Two in consecutive games???

Colgate's goalies are both bad so they've been splitting most weekends so it wasn't the same kid who gave up both. Still crazy.

BearLover
I suggest everyone check out the highlights of the Colgate games from this weekend, available on YouTube. Colgate goalie gave up a goal from the red line in BOTH games. I can’t recall ever seeing a (non-EN) goal scored from the red line. Two in consecutive games???

Willie Mitchell, 1999 ECAC Semi in the last 10 seconds. Clarkson 6, Princeton 5.

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After 27 years in Division I, AIC is dropping back to Division II after this season.

Sources told College Hockey News the program was being dropped back to D-II because of "budgetary issues and the changing landscape of NCAA athletics."
According to AIC’s latest EADA filing, men’s hockey had the highest expenditures of any non-football team at the school, totaling $1,773,427.

Potential January opponent Arizona State ended Denver's 21-game winning streak last night in Denver.

Current PWR of opponents:

28 North Dakota 2x
53 Yale
41 Brown
 6 Dartmouth
32 Harvard
17 Quinnipiac 2x
30 Princeton

Mean is 28.0

Colgate is 38. Cornell is 15. Let's Go Red!

Trotsky
Current PWR of opponents:

28 North Dakota 2x
53 Yale
41 Brown
 6 Dartmouth
32 Harvard
17 Quinnipiac 2x
30 Princeton

Mean is 28.0

Colgate is 38. Cornell is 15. Let's Go Red!

Like UMD last year, NoDak may well not give us the PWR boost we would’ve expected.

North Dakota has had really serious injury problems too. I am hoping they can put together a run in 2025 and help a brotha out.

Hockey East teams have a record of 42-19-2 against out-of-conference teams.

Coming out of the break, our (#16) potential opponents in Tempe are UMass (#22), Arizona State (#19), and Robert Morris (unranked).

UNLV beats Denver in a shootout.

The ECAC teams that were higher-ranked won yesterday, so that's good. Four OOC games in total today.

chimpfood
UNLV beats Denver in a shootout.

UNLV? I’m lost.

ithacat

chimpfood
UNLV beats Denver in a shootout.

UNLV? I’m lost.

Did Denver play most of its usual lineup?

ursusminor

ithacat

chimpfood
UNLV beats Denver in a shootout.

UNLV? I’m lost.

Did Denver play most of its usual lineup?

Missing one D man and their coach at the world juniors but other than that yes

chimpfood

ursusminor

ithacat

chimpfood
UNLV beats Denver in a shootout.

UNLV? I’m lost.

Did Denver play most of its usual lineup?

Missing one D man and their coach at the world juniors but other than that yes

To second the original question, "UNLV"?

Chris H82

chimpfood

ursusminor

ithacat

chimpfood
UNLV beats Denver in a shootout.

UNLV? I’m lost.

Did Denver play most of its usual lineup?

Missing one D man and their coach at the world juniors but other than that yes

To second the original question, "UNLV"?

Yes, UNLV’s top-tier club team tied Denver (and won the shootout). Denver dominated SOGs, but Denver goalie Davis, who was spectacular in the NCAA tournament, got pulled after giving up 4 goals on less than 20 shots. The UNLV goalie, who transferred from UNH, made over 50 saves.

Yale leading BU 7-4 at home with less than 5 minutes left in regulation. Very curious to see the highlights of that game

Iceberg
Yale leading BU 7-4 at home with less than 5 minutes left in regulation. Very curious to see the highlights of that game

BU’s missing a few of their top guys at the WJC, but still a surprising result.

scoop85

Iceberg
Yale leading BU 7-4 at home with less than 5 minutes left in regulation. Very curious to see the highlights of that game

BU’s missing a few of their top guys at the WJC, but still a surprising result.

Yale went 3-for-6 on the power play and had a shorthanded goal. BU was 2-for-6 on their power play.

Dartmouth loses to providence but a good weekend from the ECAC overall. Dartmouth has looked really weak recently, I’m very confident we can beat them when they come to Ithaca.

chimpfood
Dartmouth loses to providence but a good weekend from the ECAC overall. Dartmouth has looked really weak recently, I’m very confident we can beat them when they come to Ithaca.

Their defenders are not good at defending. They have guys that can finish scoring opportunities, though, which is what has been keeping them competitive against weaker teams.

Also clarkson lost 5-1 to Concordia? D1 is embarrassing themselves in some of these exhibitions

BU lost to Yale and dropped one spot in the PWR. We lose to I don't know Quinnipiac and drop five spots. Logical.

arugula
BU lost to Yale and dropped one spot in the PWR. We lose to I don't know Quinnipiac and drop five spots. Logical.

There are dozens of results every night that affect PWR. Also, look at the RPI of each team and you can see that there may be large gaps between certain spots in the PWR. For example, 13-18 may be more closely bunched together than 11-12. PWR is almost entirely just RPI.

arugula
BU lost to Yale and dropped one spot in the PWR. We lose to I don't know Quinnipiac and drop five spots. Logical.

Also, we've played 11 games and BU has played 17, so one of our games probably has more of an impact.

Also Also, home/road/neutral ice makes a big difference.

Don’t minimize my emotional reaction with your blasted logic! It’s a proven “fact” (by which I mean my feeling and gut reaction ) that the algorithm always screws us and never “them”. I will not be convinced otherwise….

arugula
Don’t minimize my emotional reaction with your blasted logic! It’s a proven “fact” (by which I mean my feeling and gut reaction ) that the algorithm always screws us and never “them”. I will not be convinced otherwise….

Also, all refs are out to get us!

Trotsky

arugula
Don’t minimize my emotional reaction with your blasted logic! It’s a proven “fact” (by which I mean my feeling and gut reaction ) that the algorithm always screws us and never “them”. I will not be convinced otherwise….

Also, all refs are out to get us!

Notably when playing Denver...in anything.

Trotsky

arugula
Don’t minimize my emotional reaction with your blasted logic! It’s a proven “fact” (by which I mean my feeling and gut reaction ) that the algorithm always screws us and never “them”. I will not be convinced otherwise….

Also, all refs are out to get us!

It's not even the refs but the entire world! Not a coincidence they cancelled the 2020 season when we were #1... hahaha!

Al DeFlorio

Trotsky

arugula
Don’t minimize my emotional reaction with your blasted logic! It’s a proven “fact” (by which I mean my feeling and gut reaction ) that the algorithm always screws us and never “them”. I will not be convinced otherwise….

Also, all refs are out to get us!

Notably when playing Denver...in anything.

Credit where due - "The Committee" loath to give up its power to screw The Big Red, hired crack coders able to devise an algorithm to squash us with a veil of objectivity.

stereax

Trotsky

arugula
Don’t minimize my emotional reaction with your blasted logic! It’s a proven “fact” (by which I mean my feeling and gut reaction ) that the algorithm always screws us and never “them”. I will not be convinced otherwise….

Also, all refs are out to get us!

It's not even the refs but the entire world! Not a coincidence they cancelled the 2020 season when we were #1... hahaha!

The worst thing to happen in 2020.

I’m watching the US vs Canada world juniors game and it’s a good one. Third period is about to start and it feels like this period will have a bunch of goals.

chimpfood
I’m watching the US vs Canada world juniors game and it’s a good one. Third period is about to start and it feels like this period will have a bunch of goals.

I'm just happy the American sweaters aren't garbage for at most the 2nd time in the last decade.

I see they have it so they reschedule after the quarters.

arugula

stereax

Trotsky

arugula
Don’t minimize my emotional reaction with your blasted logic! It’s a proven “fact” (by which I mean my feeling and gut reaction ) that the algorithm always screws us and never “them”. I will not be convinced otherwise….

Also, all refs are out to get us!

It's not even the refs but the entire world! Not a coincidence they cancelled the 2020 season when we were #1... hahaha!

The worst thing to happen in 2020.

The worst

chimpfood
I’m watching the US vs Canada world juniors game and it’s a good one. Third period is about to start and it feels like this period will have a bunch of goals.

World juniors in general has been kind of insane. Latvia's been crazy. Canada fucked up with the selections as per usual and is suffering. Wouldn't be surprised if a European country takes gold.

stereax

chimpfood
I’m watching the US vs Canada world juniors game and it’s a good one. Third period is about to start and it feels like this period will have a bunch of goals.

World juniors in general has been kind of insane. Latvia's been crazy. Canada fucked up with the selections as per usual and is suffering. Wouldn't be surprised if a European country takes gold.

Go Slavs!

Well, Canada's done.

I'm seeing a US vs Sweden final, although the US vs Czechia match will be tough.

Trotsky

stereax

chimpfood
I’m watching the US vs Canada world juniors game and it’s a good one. Third period is about to start and it feels like this period will have a bunch of goals.

World juniors in general has been kind of insane. Latvia's been crazy. Canada fucked up with the selections as per usual and is suffering. Wouldn't be surprised if a European country takes gold.

Go Slavs!

As a Pole, go Slavs! SWE-FIN will be fun, USA-CZE too. Really could go any way, though I agree USA-SWE is the most likely final.

No help from the ECAC today. Really feels like we’re been carrying the league in non con play the last few years.

chimpfood
No help from the ECAC today. Really feels like we’re been carrying the league in non con play the last few years.

Quinnipiac says hi.

stereax

Trotsky

stereax

chimpfood
I’m watching the US vs Canada world juniors game and it’s a good one. Third period is about to start and it feels like this period will have a bunch of goals.

World juniors in general has been kind of insane. Latvia's been crazy. Canada fucked up with the selections as per usual and is suffering. Wouldn't be surprised if a European country takes gold.

Go Slavs!

As a Pole, go Slavs! SWE-FIN will be fun, USA-CZE too. Really could go any way, though I agree USA-SWE is the most likely final.

I guess I was wrong. USA - Finland is the final.

The Sweden - Finland game was fun. Back and forth. Last minute excitement.

Jeff Hopkins '82

stereax

Trotsky

stereax

chimpfood
I’m watching the US vs Canada world juniors game and it’s a good one. Third period is about to start and it feels like this period will have a bunch of goals.

World juniors in general has been kind of insane. Latvia's been crazy. Canada fucked up with the selections as per usual and is suffering. Wouldn't be surprised if a European country takes gold.

Go Slavs!

As a Pole, go Slavs! SWE-FIN will be fun, USA-CZE too. Really could go any way, though I agree USA-SWE is the most likely final.

I guess I was wrong. USA - Finland is the final.

The Sweden - Finland game was fun. Back and forth. Last minute excitement.

Finland's been sneaky good, but I figured Sweden would pull it out. Excited to try to watch the gold medal game tonight and probably fall asleep after one period (in Europe so it'll be like 3 am at that point).

Dartmouth loses 2-1 to Merrimack, a pathetic 0-6 weekend from the rest of the league when we got our first OOC loss in almost 2 years.

I'd be shocked if any team in the conference gets an at-large bid at this point. It's pathetic how bad any team other than Q and Cornell have been underperforming in OOC games the past few years

Iceberg
I'd be shocked if any team in the conference gets an at-large bid at this point. It's pathetic how bad any team other than Q and Cornell have been underperforming in OOC games the past few years

Just another thing I'll never understand .... people harping on this like it's news, or some affront to humanity. The ECAC historically has issues competing on a high level, then had a great stretch for a while. But then the pandemic came and set everyone back a ton. Now, given all the NCAA changes recently, the forces are even further against ECAC teams. This is not the fault of terrible programs or coaches. It's simply the way it is. Get used to it.

adamw

Iceberg
I'd be shocked if any team in the conference gets an at-large bid at this point. It's pathetic how bad any team other than Q and Cornell have been underperforming in OOC games the past few years

Just another thing I'll never understand .... people harping on this like it's news, or some affront to humanity. The ECAC historically has issues competing on a high level, then had a great stretch for a while. But then the pandemic came and set everyone back a ton. Now, given all the NCAA changes recently, the forces are even further against ECAC teams. This is not the fault of terrible programs or coaches. It's simply the way it is. Get used to it.

I hope the current ECAC commissioner doesn't have this attitude. A lot of the blame can be placed on the pandemic and current NCAA competitive forces but I would hope there's there's a higher expectation and some optimism due exactly to the "great stretch" that you mentioned. Otherwise, what's the point of even being in the same D1 bracket as other schools with supposedly insurmountable advantages?

Pretty embarrassing showing in the first period of the world juniors gold medal game for USA. Look uninspired and are getting beat physically

Iceberg
I hope the current ECAC commissioner doesn't have this attitude. A lot of the blame can be placed on the pandemic and current NCAA competitive forces but I would hope there's there's a higher expectation and some optimism due exactly to the "great stretch" that you mentioned. Otherwise, what's the point of even being in the same D1 bracket as other schools with supposedly insurmountable advantages?

We will always have the disadvantage that most other competing schools can just admit a bag of rocks and not worry about admissions. The other major advantage was their players were pro, but now everyone's are, and our alumni are much richer and more apt to signal their status anxiety by paying players, so that's finally a wash.

chimpfood
Pretty embarrassing showing in the first period of the world juniors gold medal game for USA. Look uninspired and are getting beat physically

Teddy Stiga called. He wants your criticism privileges revoked.

USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

Awesome game, sucks that 3v3 OT decides it though.

Iceberg

adamw

Iceberg
I'd be shocked if any team in the conference gets an at-large bid at this point. It's pathetic how bad any team other than Q and Cornell have been underperforming in OOC games the past few years

Just another thing I'll never understand .... people harping on this like it's news, or some affront to humanity. The ECAC historically has issues competing on a high level, then had a great stretch for a while. But then the pandemic came and set everyone back a ton. Now, given all the NCAA changes recently, the forces are even further against ECAC teams. This is not the fault of terrible programs or coaches. It's simply the way it is. Get used to it.

I hope the current ECAC commissioner doesn't have this attitude. A lot of the blame can be placed on the pandemic and current NCAA competitive forces but I would hope there's there's a higher expectation and some optimism due exactly to the "great stretch" that you mentioned. Otherwise, what's the point of even being in the same D1 bracket as other schools with supposedly insurmountable advantages?

The most recent and current ECAC Commissioners are great guys that I have a lot of respect for.

They both had/have ZERO impact on the on-ice product, nor do they have the ability to, nor should they.

With the at-large dream basically dead we can return to our regularly scheduled programming of rooting against Quinnipiac. Down 1-0 to 59th ranked Stonehill after the first period.

After sweeping CC, Augustana is 12-7-1 on the season.

This is important, because nobody here has heard of Augustana save possibly for my yammering about them.

Last I heard, Stonehill isn't the same as Augustana, not that I would have known about either if it were not for college hockey.

QU came back to defeat Stonehill 6-1.

ursusminor
Last I heard, Stonehill isn't the same as Augustana, not that I would have known about either if it were not for college hockey.

QU came back to defeat Stonehill 6-1.

No real relation. I'm just endlessly fascinated by Augustana. People here (Sioux Falls, SD) think of it as The Premier Fancy Private School and nobody else has heard of it.

Dafatone
I'm just endlessly fascinated by Augustana. People here (Sioux Falls, SD) think of it as The Premier Fancy Private School and nobody else has heard of it.

It's pretty well known, along with Saint Olaf and Macalaster, if you are into stuff like Renaissance and Medieval Studies. But TBH I thought it was in MN, not IL.

Edit: Oh shit, that's Augsburg, not Augustana.

As you were.

Trotsky

Dafatone
I'm just endlessly fascinated by Augustana. People here (Sioux Falls, SD) think of it as The Premier Fancy Private School and nobody else has heard of it.

It's pretty well known, along with Saint Olaf and Macalaster, if you are into stuff like Renaissance and Medieval Studies. But TBH I thought it was in MN, not IL.

Edit: Oh shit, that's Augsburg, not Augustana.

As you were.

My daughter applied to Augustana about 25 years ago and I remember visiting it (from the Chicago area). I don't remember any discussion of their hockey team at the time.

David Harding

Trotsky

Dafatone
I'm just endlessly fascinated by Augustana. People here (Sioux Falls, SD) think of it as The Premier Fancy Private School and nobody else has heard of it.

It's pretty well known, along with Saint Olaf and Macalaster, if you are into stuff like Renaissance and Medieval Studies. But TBH I thought it was in MN, not IL.

Edit: Oh shit, that's Augsburg, not Augustana.

As you were.

My daughter applied to Augustana about 25 years ago and I remember visiting it (from the Chicago area). I don't remember any discussion of their hockey team at the time.

It's very new. This is their second or third season in D-1.

Maybe it was just my own confusion, but it turns out that, like Cornell, there are two Augustanas. Augustana College is in Rock Island, IL. Augustana University, the one with the DI hockey team, is in Sioux Falls SD. I'd heard of Augustana when they were somewhat of a power in DIII football -- that's the College.

They are, of course, both called the Vikings.

Give My Regards
Maybe it was just my own confusion, but it turns out that, like Cornell, there are two Augustanas. Augustana College is in Rock Island, IL. Augustana University, the one with the DI hockey team, is in Sioux Falls SD. I'd heard of Augustana when they were somewhat of a power in DIII football -- that's the College.

Geez, that means I don't know which Augustana my friend's wife's former boyfriend attended. We all lived in suburban Chicago and the only other bit of info I have is that their 1972 bronze Chevelle had a honking big Augie sticker in the back window. My friend refused to remove the sticker because - I'm assuming - he'd won the biggest prize of his life.

It’s a relief that Clarkson lost last night to StL. I had been getting progressively more frustrated at how much they’ve improved since Casey left.

It’s a long shot, but it would be really great if we could beat Quinnipiac next weekend to derail their chance at an at-large bid.

BearLover
It’s a relief that Clarkson lost last night to StL. I had been getting progressively more frustrated at how much they’ve improved since Casey left.

It’s a long shot, but it would be really great if we could beat Quinnipiac next weekend to derail their chance at an at-large bid.

They lost to RPI. Easy to watch since we lost early. Easy to replay. RPI looked better than in any home game they've played this season.

BearLover
It’s a relief that Clarkson lost last night to StL. I had been getting progressively more frustrated at how much they’ve improved since Casey left.

It’s a long shot, but it would be really great if we could beat Quinnipiac next weekend to derail their chance at an at-large bid.

I could have sworn that Clarkson lost to RPI.

ursusminor

BearLover
It’s a relief that Clarkson lost last night to StL. I had been getting progressively more frustrated at how much they’ve improved since Casey left.

It’s a long shot, but it would be really great if we could beat Quinnipiac next weekend to derail their chance at an at-large bid.

I could have sworn that Clarkson lost to RPI.

Congrats, UM. They looked awesome.

Ya know... only 3 teams (MSU 3, BC 4, WMU 4) have fewer losses than we (5).

Trotsky
Ya know... only 3 teams (MSU 3, BC 4, WMU 4) have fewer losses than we (5).

Yet only 2 teams (H, P) in the top 50 have fewer wins than we do. Only one other (UAF) has the same total, pending tonight’s Alaska showdown.

Let’s talk win %

Trotsky
Ya know... only 3 teams (MSU 3, BC 4, WMU 4) have fewer losses than we (5).

Cornell is about .500 versus a middle of the road schedule.

BearLover

Trotsky
Ya know... only 3 teams (MSU 3, BC 4, WMU 4) have fewer losses than we (5).

Cornell is about .500 versus a middle of the road schedule.

PWR works. KRACH is even better. We are where we should be, given our performance coupled with our talent/luck

We should be thankful that members of this board did so much work in the 1990s to make college hockey one of the most transparent sports in the NCAA universe.

RichH

BearLover

Trotsky
Ya know... only 3 teams (MSU 3, BC 4, WMU 4) have fewer losses than we (5).

Cornell is about .500 versus a middle of the road schedule.

PWR works. KRACH is even better. We are where we should be, given our performance coupled with our talent/luck

We should be thankful that members of this board did so much work in the 1990s to make college hockey one of the most transparent sports in the NCAA universe.

Yes, I agree with you. It’s strange though that people fixed on random stats like how many losses we have (we’ve tied a ton of games and also have played like five fewer games than all the non-Ivies). My point is that even if you’re going to disregard the PWR, we still don’t like very good.

RichH

Trotsky
Ya know... only 3 teams (MSU 3, BC 4, WMU 4) have fewer losses than we (5).

Yet only 2 teams (H, P) in the top 50 have fewer wins than we do. Only one other (UAF) has the same total, pending tonight’s Alaska showdown.

Let’s talk win %

Et tu, Brute?

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BearLover

RichH

BearLover

Trotsky
Ya know... only 3 teams (MSU 3, BC 4, WMU 4) have fewer losses than we (5).

Cornell is about .500 versus a middle of the road schedule.

PWR works. KRACH is even better. We are where we should be, given our performance coupled with our talent/luck

We should be thankful that members of this board did so much work in the 1990s to make college hockey one of the most transparent sports in the NCAA universe.

Yes, I agree with you.... My point is that even if you’re going to disregard the PWR, we still don’t like very good.

You seem to like nothing much lately. And many on this board do not like your channeling Eeyore this season. I do like the Freudian nature of your phone's spell check. World class AI.

marty

BearLover

RichH

BearLover

Trotsky
Ya know... only 3 teams (MSU 3, BC 4, WMU 4) have fewer losses than we (5).

Cornell is about .500 versus a middle of the road schedule.

PWR works. KRACH is even better. We are where we should be, given our performance coupled with our talent/luck

We should be thankful that members of this board did so much work in the 1990s to make college hockey one of the most transparent sports in the NCAA universe.

Yes, I agree with you.... My point is that even if you’re going to disregard the PWR, we still don’t like very good.

You seem to like nothing much lately. And many on this board do not like your channeling Eeyore this season. I do like the Freudian nature of your phone's spell check. World class AI.

Meanwhile, many on the board appreciate my willingness to acknowledge that things aren’t going well. Many on this board also have grown tired of knee-jerk defenses of the team and coaching staff during what has been the most disappointing season in the history of Cornell hockey. It seems like anytime someone criticizes something about the team, a squad of Russian bots is dispatched into the forum to say positive things about the team and attack the poster doing to criticizing. It’s childish behavior to repeatedly respond with personal attacks to me expressing a viewpoint.

BearLover
Many on this board also have grown tired of knee-jerk defenses of the team and coaching staff during what has been the most disappointing season in the history of Cornell hockey. It seems like anytime someone criticizes something about the team, a squad of Russian bots is dispatched into the forum to say positive things about the team and attack the poster doing to criticizing. It’s childish behavior to repeatedly respond with personal attacks to me expressing a viewpoint.

Dude, 1992-93, 6-19-1. You need to get a grip.

Stop responding to slights and provide some reasoned analysis or go outside for a walk.

Scersk '97

BearLover
Many on this board also have grown tired of knee-jerk defenses of the team and coaching staff during what has been the most disappointing season in the history of Cornell hockey. It seems like anytime someone criticizes something about the team, a squad of Russian bots is dispatched into the forum to say positive things about the team and attack the poster doing to criticizing. It’s childish behavior to repeatedly respond with personal attacks to me expressing a viewpoint.

Dude, 1992-93, 6-19-1. You need to get a grip.

Stop responding to slights and provide some reasoned analysis or go outside for a walk.

Given our history since Schafer took over, it's really, really easy to think the floor is about .500 and we are only a few games above that. As opposed to thinking tha the floor is all the way down at "suck."

Dafatone

Scersk '97

BearLover
Many on this board also have grown tired of knee-jerk defenses of the team and coaching staff during what has been the most disappointing season in the history of Cornell hockey. It seems like anytime someone criticizes something about the team, a squad of Russian bots is dispatched into the forum to say positive things about the team and attack the poster doing to criticizing. It’s childish behavior to repeatedly respond with personal attacks to me expressing a viewpoint.

Dude, 1992-93, 6-19-1. You need to get a grip.

Stop responding to slights and provide some reasoned analysis or go outside for a walk.

Given our history since Schafer took over, it's really, really easy to think the floor is about .500 and we are only a few games above that. As opposed to thinking tha the floor is all the way down at "suck."

Well, then there's 2014-15, a truly disappointing season. We had really good goalies and that team just fell apart from lack of leadership.

A drop through the .500 floor is always possible. And it can last. Happened to Harvard; happened to Clarkson.

I imagine a few posters will fade into nothingness if that happens. I won't, because I remember.

cuse had about 50 yrs of solid bball.. then a bit of struggle and gave up on the coach and look hows its going now.

people think its easy to stay on top and forget

Neb fball too a dump
kent bball had a hard fall

it can happen to the blue bloods in any sport at any time

miami bball went from final 4 type team to awful in about 2 yrs.

what kind of defenses are these? a season when my old ass was on campus *30* years ago? the fact that the bottom can fall out on a top program means that we shouldn't criticize until it's completely in shambles? i don't get it. i don't even think that criticism of this team is an indication that there's a more extreme general worry, even if BL often sounds skeptical of Jones.

this was a pretty cool weekend in a frustrating year. please stop freaking out at a guy who DOES post his reasons for concern even if you think they're overstated or flat wrong. looks revealingly defensive imo.

ugarte
what kind of defenses are these? a season when my old ass was on campus *30* years ago? the fact that the bottom can fall out on a top program means that we shouldn't criticize until it's completely in shambles? i don't get it. i don't even think that criticism of this team is an indication that there's a more extreme general worry, even if BL often sounds skeptical of Jones.

this was a pretty cool weekend in a frustrating year. please stop freaking out at a guy who DOES post his reasons for concern even if you think they're overstated or flat wrong. looks revealingly defensive imo.

Criticism is fine. I'm not even really in the "let's all hate on BL" camp so much as the "the math isn't as dire as BL thinks and the difference between what we are and what we want to be is a few puck bounces and a few Shane saves" camp.

What's tricky to me has been the timing. We took two from NoDak, way to go us. From there, the results have been fairly meh. Certainly, somewhere between 2-0-0 and 7-5-5 it makes sense to go "gee, weren't we supposed to be better than this?"

But it felt like that started pretty much from the jump from tying Yale and losing at Dartmouth. So then, it was "dude we just took two from NoDak, bad games happen, the season just started." Turns out the team didn't turn it around in the first half. But by the time we had enough poor results to really be disappointing, there was a little bit of a boy who cried wolf effect to complaining about the results.

In sum, let's run the table.

Speaking of opponents, I wonder what the OOC schedule will look like next season. I don't think there are any make-up trips either away or at home for OOC opponents. It would be nice to see some HEA teams on the schedule for a change other than UMass and BU (whom I imagine will be an opponent next year at MSG).

We’ve played Merrimack in the not so distant past and they would seem to be a reasonably strong OOC opponent On top of BU at msg.

Having progressed from criticizing the team to criticizing those who criticize the team to criticizing those who criticize those who criticize the team, I believe we have now established the infinite series.

Scersk '97

BearLover
Many on this board also have grown tired of knee-jerk defenses of the team and coaching staff during what has been the most disappointing season in the history of Cornell hockey. It seems like anytime someone criticizes something about the team, a squad of Russian bots is dispatched into the forum to say positive things about the team and attack the poster doing to criticizing. It’s childish behavior to repeatedly respond with personal attacks to me expressing a viewpoint.

Dude, 1992-93, 6-19-1. You need to get a grip.

Stop responding to slights and provide some reasoned analysis or go outside for a walk.

I said most disappointing season. Not worst season.

Also, really, you had to go back 32 seasons to find one that was (arguably) more disappointing?

I’m dishing out beautifully reasoned analysis in every post. Sit back and enjoy. Also, it’s too cold to go outside for a walk.

Scersk '97

Dafatone

Scersk '97

BearLover
Many on this board also have grown tired of knee-jerk defenses of the team and coaching staff during what has been the most disappointing season in the history of Cornell hockey. It seems like anytime someone criticizes something about the team, a squad of Russian bots is dispatched into the forum to say positive things about the team and attack the poster doing to criticizing. It’s childish behavior to repeatedly respond with personal attacks to me expressing a viewpoint.

Dude, 1992-93, 6-19-1. You need to get a grip.

Stop responding to slights and provide some reasoned analysis or go outside for a walk.

Given our history since Schafer took over, it's really, really easy to think the floor is about .500 and we are only a few games above that. As opposed to thinking tha the floor is all the way down at "suck."

oof. I had forgotten that season- although there was a really fun OOC slate that year, looking back.


Well, then there's 2014-15, a truly disappointing season. We had really good goalies and that team just fell apart from lack of leadership.

A drop through the .500 floor is always possible. And it can last. Happened to Harvard; happened to Clarkson.

I imagine a few posters will fade into nothingness if that happens. I won't, because I remember.

BearLover
Many on this board also have grown tired
Also, really, you had to go back 32 seasons to find one that was (arguably) more disappointing?

That’s the point.

In the end, I don’t think this season will turn out as disappointing. My experiences have taught me to feel that way. I’m not uncritical. I just… have perspective.

Do I find things frustrating? Oh my, yes. But I enjoy what I can. Little victories that hopefully lead to bigger victories.

Watching Jimmy Rayhill finally play is glorious. I can only imagine what that must feel like. Watching Michael Suda put another shootout away was something. I liked the smile I saw on Flanagan’s face when Castagna finally potted one at Princeton, like, “Finally that kid is shooting again.”

We’ll get there. No point in mourning what you could have had while you still have something. Plenty of time for that when the snow is gone and it’s too warm again.