ECAC '25 semifinal Red vs. Q

Jeff Hopkins '82
Puck Fecknold!

+1

What a game, what a game, what a game. We very rarely feel like the TEAM OF DESTINY but boy oh boy the juju is good

What will Bearlover complain about tonight?

Jeff Hopkins '82

stereax

sah67
“ rand Pecknold is very upset with the officials.” Go pound sand, Rand.

Suck a dick, Pecknold.

Such a mouth on that girl!

Jersey born and raised

djk26
OH
MY
GOD

Congratulations to the whole team. What is more unlikely, a short handed goal or TWO power play goals? Just WOW. Very exciting.

While our PP has been atrocious, the shortie under the circumstances when it was scored has to be the most unlikely

Do you believe in miracles? Just like in 1980 we got one more tomorrow, and it’s the one that matters most. Hit the cold tubs tonight and come out tomorrow with the same juice we had today and I like our odds. Rego has been so impressive this year I’m glad he got the final goal. Major also made me really proud today, he got on my nerves so much early on but he has really settled into his game. Hopefully C and D go to 5 OTs

scoop85

djk26
OH
MY
GOD

Congratulations to the whole team. What is more unlikely, a short handed goal or TWO power play goals? Just WOW. Very exciting.

While our PP has been atrocious, the shortie under the circumstances when it was scored has to be the most unlikely

And a very unlikely goal scorer too.

chimpfood
Do you believe in miracles? Just like in 1980 we got one more tomorrow, and it’s the one that matters most. Hit the cold tubs tonight and come out tomorrow with the same juice we had today and I like our odds. Rego has been so impressive this year I’m glad he got the final goal. Major also made me really proud today, he got on my nerves so much early on but he has really settled into his game. Hopefully C and D go to 5 OTs

While playing OT is never ideal when you have to play the next day, it’s certainly nice to have played the early game today.

BMac
What a game, what a game, what a game. We very rarely feel like the TEAM OF DESTINY but boy oh boy the juju is good

+1

Congratulations to the team and the coaches. That game was an incredible gift to us fans.

Snowball

BMac
What a game, what a game, what a game. We very rarely feel like the TEAM OF DESTINY but boy oh boy the juju is good

+1

Congratulations to the team and the coaches. That game was an incredible gift to us fans.

+1 This team, this program showed their character today... why we're all proud Cornellians around here.

they will end up with more time to recover than a normal weekend as it is,

chimpfood
Do you believe in miracles? Just like in 1980 we got one more tomorrow, and it’s the one that matters most. Hit the cold tubs tonight and come out tomorrow with the same juice we had today and I like our odds. Rego has been so impressive this year I’m glad he got the final goal. Major also made me really proud today, he got on my nerves so much early on but he has really settled into his game. Hopefully C and D go to 5 OTs

I really hope we beat the green team in the next game

sah67
“ rand Pecknold is very upset with the officials.” Go pound sand, Rand.

I just want to dance all over Rand’s red, veiny face.

RichH

stereax

RichH

stereax
Not the only one here in a jersey. Older lady here with a 26 that has a C on it... who would that be?

Topher Scott?

I didn't get a look at the nameplate. Could be. I'll try to migrate to the back during intermission and see.

Matt Cooney ‘97 is the other 26 captain I can think of, but that’s going far back in the jersey game.

Good lord. You are a walking encyclopedia.

The Rancor

BearLover
I had my depression post all typed out.

Cope.

COPE ON THAT BITCH

LET’S

FUCKING

GOOOOOOOOO

imafrshmn

Snowball

BMac
What a game, what a game, what a game. We very rarely feel like the TEAM OF DESTINY but boy oh boy the juju is good

+1

Congratulations to the team and the coaches. That game was an incredible gift to us fans.

+1 This team, this program showed their character today... why we're all proud Cornellians around here.

+1 I felt it when we got the shorty, like. That's team of destiny shit right there. That doesn't happen to every team. I was like, this is gonna go to OT, and we're gonna win it in OT. I'll be surprised if Dartmouth doesn't win against Clarkson for exactly that reason. This is the type of shit the hockey gods would write.

not too shabby

adamw
not too shabby

Where in collegetown can i print a poster of this to tack up

Pecknold is a fucking disgrace.

Did somebody on Cornell get hurt? Seemed O’Brien started taking regular shifts only at the end?

adamw
not too shabby

Adam is the real MVP for that photo

stereax

adamw
not too shabby

Where in collegetown can i print a poster of this to tack up

You don't even have to leave campus to print a poster: [mann.library.cornell.edu]

BearLover
Pecknold is a fucking disgrace.

Did somebody on Cornell get hurt? Seemed O’Brien started taking regular shifts only at the end?

O'Brien for DeSantis. Couldn't tell if it was injury or strategic.

adamw
not too shabby

After hitting seemingly 1,000 posts during the season, fitting that Rego’s game winner went in off the post.

scoop85

adamw
not too shabby

After hitting seemingly 1,000 posts during the season, fitting that Rego’s game winner went in off the post.

doesn't look like that went anywhere near the post - did it?

Will

stereax

adamw
not too shabby

Where in collegetown can i print a poster of this to tack up

You don't even have to leave campus to print a poster: [mann.library.cornell.edu]

marking this down for next week

RichH

adamw
not too shabby

Adam is the real MVP for that photo

That's by William Miecuna - our photographer on site

The end of this game was so similar to the 2003 final against Harvard (my favorite Cornell game in over 40 years of watching Cornell hockey) in a lot of ways. More on the line than usual. (It was Harvard, and they had beaten us in the finals the year before in double OT / Schafer's last season.) Almost miraculously tie it with little time left. Win it in OT at the other end of the rink from where most Cornell fans were sitting. Unbelievable! If we pull it off tomorrow night, tonight's game will move to number two in my favorite games list.

andyw2100
The end of this game was so similar to the 2003 final against Harvard (my favorite Cornell game in over 40 years of watching Cornell hockey) in a lot of ways. More on the line than usual. (It was Harvard, and they had beaten us in the finals the year before in double OT / Schafer's last season.) Almost miraculously tie it with little time left. Win it in OT at the other end of the rink from where most Cornell fans were sitting. Unbelievable! If we pull it off tomorrow night, tonight's game will move to number two in my favorite games list.

I had roughly the same thought after Kovich tied it up, but I dared not say it out loud.

adamw

scoop85

adamw
not too shabby

After hitting seemingly 1,000 posts during the season, fitting that Rego’s game winner went in off the post.

doesn't look like that went anywhere near the post - did it?

It glanced off the inside of the left post which kicked it towards the center of the goal back.

HeafDog

RichH

stereax

RichH

stereax
Not the only one here in a jersey. Older lady here with a 26 that has a C on it... who would that be?

Topher Scott?

I didn't get a look at the nameplate. Could be. I'll try to migrate to the back during intermission and see.

Matt Cooney ‘97 is the other 26 captain I can think of, but that’s going far back in the jersey game.

Good lord. You are a walking encyclopedia.

The world is the best when you’re 10.
The music is the best when you’re in high school.
And you never forget the hockey team when you were an undergrad.

RichH

HeafDog

RichH

stereax

RichH

stereax
Not the only one here in a jersey. Older lady here with a 26 that has a C on it... who would that be?

Topher Scott?

I didn't get a look at the nameplate. Could be. I'll try to migrate to the back during intermission and see.

Matt Cooney ‘97 is the other 26 captain I can think of, but that’s going far back in the jersey game.

Good lord. You are a walking encyclopedia.

The world is the best when you’re 10.
The music is the best when you’re in high school.
And you never forget the hockey team when you were an undergrad.

TBH I liked the world and music the best in the '90s.

andyw2100
The end of this game was so similar to the 2003 final against Harvard (my favorite Cornell game in over 40 years of watching Cornell hockey) in a lot of ways. More on the line than usual. (It was Harvard, and they had beaten us in the finals the year before in double OT / Schafer's last season.) Almost miraculously tie it with little time left. Win it in OT at the other end of the rink from where most Cornell fans were sitting. Unbelievable! If we pull it off tomorrow night, tonight's game will move to number two in my favorite games list.

I’m going to wear out the YouTube video of the end of this semifinal when Marty posts it.

JasonN95

adamw

scoop85

adamw
not too shabby

After hitting seemingly 1,000 posts during the season, fitting that Rego’s game winner went in off the post.

doesn't look like that went anywhere near the post - did it?

It glanced off the inside of the left post which kicked it towards the center of the goal back.

Imagine if it hit the post and stayed out.

BearLover

JasonN95

adamw

scoop85

adamw
not too shabby

After hitting seemingly 1,000 posts during the season, fitting that Rego’s game winner went in off the post.

doesn't look like that went anywhere near the post - did it?

It glanced off the inside of the left post which kicked it towards the center of the goal back.

Imagine if it hit the post and stayed out.

Dude, you alright? Right now our cup runneth over and you’re picturing it half empty. Enjoy the moment.

This article from earlier this week from the Quinnipiac Chronicle makes for a fun read tonight!
Because the fact is, despite all the success, despite a national championship and countless NCAA Tournament wins — Pecknold hasn’t been able to conquer Lake Placid, New York. At least not for the last nine years.
The last time Quinnipiac came away with the Whitelaw Cup was in 2016, and since then they’ve fallen short each time.

RichH

HeafDog

RichH

stereax

RichH

stereax
Not the only one here in a jersey. Older lady here with a 26 that has a C on it... who would that be?

Topher Scott?

I didn't get a look at the nameplate. Could be. I'll try to migrate to the back during intermission and see.

Matt Cooney ‘97 is the other 26 captain I can think of, but that’s going far back in the jersey game.

Good lord. You are a walking encyclopedia.

The world is the best when you’re 10.
The music is the best when you’re in high school.
And you never forget the hockey team when you were an undergrad.

Don't remind me.... '94 checking in.

Posting for probably the first time in years - kids'll do that to you.

Just felt fitting to update one of the Cornell hockey stats I'm most in awe of:

When an underdog in the ECAC playoffs (not counting consolations - c'mon), Cornell is now 29-30-2 (.492) all time, advancing in 25 out of 51 series (also .490). Buried within that are the 15 series where they've been on the road for a first round or quarterfinal series...where they have advanced 11 times (.733) on the strength of a 15-8-2 record (.640). .640 on the road against demonstrably better teams is just....nuts.

In other words, in the 61 seasons since Cornell first particpated in the ECAC playoffs (1965), Cornell has only lost a series on the road 4 times.

Knowing how to step it up when the chips are down is a part of this team's DNA.

Fuckin' A.

(Since you asked, when Cornell is favored in the ECAC playoffs, overall record is 88-25-2 (.774) advancing in 63 out of 76 series (.829), including 63-19-2 at Lynah (.762) with 38/45 series advances (.844) and 25-6 (.806) and 25/31 advances (.806) at neutral sites (play-in games, Semis, and finals))

ESPN has it on demand already

JasonN95

BearLover

JasonN95

adamw

scoop85

adamw
not too shabby

After hitting seemingly 1,000 posts during the season, fitting that Rego’s game winner went in off the post.

doesn't look like that went anywhere near the post - did it?

It glanced off the inside of the left post which kicked it towards the center of the goal back.

Imagine if it hit the post and stayed out.

Dude, you alright? Right now our cup runneth over and you’re picturing it half empty. Enjoy the moment.

I saw your post, J95. Then I looked up to see who sent the previous note and couldn't help but start laughing. Sure enough, you were commenting on BL.

It reminds me of a Lil' Abner cartoon that has considerable relevance for today. Maybe someone can jinx the oligarchy.

JasonN95

BearLover
Imagine if it hit the post and stayed out.

Dude, you alright? Right now our cup runneth over and you’re picturing it half empty. Enjoy the moment.

Trolls gotta troll.

Give My Regards

JasonN95

BearLover
Imagine if it hit the post and stayed out.

Dude, you alright? Right now our cup runneth over and you’re picturing it half empty. Enjoy the moment.

Trolls gotta troll.

You have an extremely weak definition of trolling. My post was one of relief. No trolling intended. Relax and enjoy the win, buddy.

dbilmes
This article from earlier this week from the Quinnipiac Chronicle makes for a fun read tonight!
Because the fact is, despite all the success, despite a national championship and countless NCAA Tournament wins — Pecknold hasn’t been able to conquer Lake Placid, New York. At least not for the last nine years.
The last time Quinnipiac came away with the Whitelaw Cup was in 2016, and since then they’ve fallen short each time.

Heh. They can hold one of our Ls. We'll just be Cornel now.

Peckerhead continued his hissy fit into the postgame presser (from the Sun recap):

“ Pecknold made an eye-opening comment about the officiating in the postgame press conference.

“I just want to get clarity right out of the gate — I'm not going to take any questions, for NCAA rules, on the officiating tonight. Any questions on that you can ask [ECAC commissioner] Doug Christiansen,” Pecknold said.

sah67
Peckerhead continued his hissy fit into the postgame presser (from the Sun recap):

“ Pecknold made an eye-opening comment about the officiating in the postgame press conference.

“I just want to get clarity right out of the gate — I'm not going to take any questions, for NCAA rules, on the officiating tonight. Any questions on that you can ask [ECAC commissioner] Doug Christiansen,” Pecknold said.

He can hold the other L personally. We're rebranding to Corne.

RichH

andyw2100
The end of this game was so similar to the 2003 final against Harvard (my favorite Cornell game in over 40 years of watching Cornell hockey) in a lot of ways. More on the line than usual. (It was Harvard, and they had beaten us in the finals the year before in double OT / Schafer's last season.) Almost miraculously tie it with little time left. Win it in OT at the other end of the rink from where most Cornell fans were sitting. Unbelievable! If we pull it off tomorrow night, tonight's game will move to number two in my favorite games list.

I’m going to wear out the YouTube video of the end of this semifinal when Marty posts it.

This pretty well has it convered from what I can see on my phone.

Posting with Stereax's permission: Stereax in the back in the red jersey, my daughter Ilana in front of her, and the "older lady" Bevi, (to be fair, my older daughter), behind her after the game at the CTB viewing party.

adamw

RichH

adamw
not too shabby

Adam is the real MVP for that photo

That's by William Miecuna - our photographer on site

Rego is going to show his grandchildren that photo.

andyw2100
Posting with Stereax's permission: Stereax in the back in the red jersey, my daughter Ilana in front of her, and the "older lady" Bevi, (to be fair, my older daughter), behind her after the game at the CTB viewing party.

Lovely Ladies!!

sah67
Peckerhead continued his hissy fit into the postgame presser (from the Sun recap):

“ Pecknold made an eye-opening comment about the officiating in the postgame press conference.

“I just want to get clarity right out of the gate — I'm not going to take any questions, for NCAA rules, on the officiating tonight. Any questions on that you can ask [ECAC commissioner] Doug Christiansen,” Pecknold said.

Can anyone even tell what he was mad about?

He's lucky they didn't get an embellishment call in the 2nd.

stereax

sah67
Peckerhead continued his hissy fit into the postgame presser (from the Sun recap):

“ Pecknold made an eye-opening comment about the officiating in the postgame press conference.

“I just want to get clarity right out of the gate — I'm not going to take any questions, for NCAA rules, on the officiating tonight. Any questions on that you can ask [ECAC commissioner] Doug Christiansen,” Pecknold said.

He can hold the other L personally. We're rebranding to Corne.

At least Schafer was never afraid to incur a league suspension and criticize the officials on occasion. Grow a pair, Rand, and tell us how you really feel.

Dafatone

sah67
Peckerhead continued his hissy fit into the postgame presser (from the Sun recap):

“ Pecknold made an eye-opening comment about the officiating in the postgame press conference.

“I just want to get clarity right out of the gate — I'm not going to take any questions, for NCAA rules, on the officiating tonight. Any questions on that you can ask [ECAC commissioner] Doug Christiansen,” Pecknold said.

Can anyone even tell what he was mad about?

He's lucky they didn't get an embellishment call in the 2nd.

Just sour grapes. Get fucked pal

Dafatone

sah67
Peckerhead continued his hissy fit into the postgame presser (from the Sun recap):

“ Pecknold made an eye-opening comment about the officiating in the postgame press conference.

“I just want to get clarity right out of the gate — I'm not going to take any questions, for NCAA rules, on the officiating tonight. Any questions on that you can ask [ECAC commissioner] Doug Christiansen,” Pecknold said.

Can anyone even tell what he was mad about?

He's lucky they didn't get an embellishment call in the 2nd.

The Sun recap seemed to indicate that he thought there was goaltender interference on Castagna’s goal (but not enough for him to challenge it.)

dbilmes
This article from earlier this week from the Quinnipiac Chronicle makes for a fun read tonight!
Because the fact is, despite all the success, despite a national championship and countless NCAA Tournament wins — Pecknold hasn’t been able to conquer Lake Placid, New York. At least not for the last nine years.
The last time Quinnipiac came away with the Whitelaw Cup was in 2016, and since then they’ve fallen short each time.

They call it the curse. This from the 2023 season:

Some call it bad luck, some say it’s not built for the pressure, some even claim it’s a curse. Whatever the case may be, Quinnipiac men’s hockey flopped yet again in the ECAC Hockey Tournament, falling in double overtime to Colgate in the semifinal round Friday night

Schadenfreud sure feels good!

l

Snowball

andyw2100
Posting with Stereax's permission: Stereax in the back in the red jersey, my daughter Ilana in front of her, and the "older lady" Bevi, (to be fair, my older daughter), behind her after the game at the CTB viewing party.

Lovely Ladies!!

I try, they are

sah67

Dafatone

sah67
Peckerhead continued his hissy fit into the postgame presser (from the Sun recap):

“ Pecknold made an eye-opening comment about the officiating in the postgame press conference.

“I just want to get clarity right out of the gate — I'm not going to take any questions, for NCAA rules, on the officiating tonight. Any questions on that you can ask [ECAC commissioner] Doug Christiansen,” Pecknold said.

Can anyone even tell what he was mad about?

He's lucky they didn't get an embellishment call in the 2nd.

The Sun recap seemed to indicate that he thought there was goaltender interference on Castagna’s goal (but not enough for him to challenge it.)

It was a classic goal mouth scramble. I’ll have to watch it again, but I certainly didn’t think there was any interference during the play.

sah67

stereax

sah67
Peckerhead continued his hissy fit into the postgame presser (from the Sun recap):

“ Pecknold made an eye-opening comment about the officiating in the postgame press conference.

“I just want to get clarity right out of the gate — I'm not going to take any questions, for NCAA rules, on the officiating tonight. Any questions on that you can ask [ECAC commissioner] Doug Christiansen,” Pecknold said.

He can hold the other L personally. We're rebranding to Corne.

At least Schafer was never afraid to incur a league suspension and criticize the officials on occasion. Grow a pair, Rand, and tell us how you really feel.

You have nothing left to lose. C'mon. Let's hear it.

If you think they missed a call you challenge, you don’t sit on it so you can bitch after the game. Glad we sent that bum back to Connecticut. Go UND

chimpfood
If you think they missed a call you challenge, you don’t sit on it so you can bitch after the game. Glad we sent that bum back to Connecticut. Go UND

100%

Unbecoming

Q fans seem to think Pecknold was more upset about Castagna’s penalty being downgraded from a major to a minor.

Robb
Don't remind me.... '94 checking in.

Posting for probably the first time in years - kids'll do that to you.

Just felt fitting to update one of the Cornell hockey stats I'm most in awe of:

When an underdog in the ECAC playoffs (not counting consolations - c'mon), Cornell is now 29-30-2 (.492) all time, advancing in 25 out of 51 series (also .490). Buried within that are the 15 series where they've been on the road for a first round or quarterfinal series...where they have advanced 11 times (.733) on the strength of a 15-8-2 record (.640). .640 on the road against demonstrably better teams is just....nuts.

In other words, in the 61 seasons since Cornell first particpated in the ECAC playoffs (1965), Cornell has only lost a series on the road 4 times.

Knowing how to step it up when the chips are down is a part of this team's DNA.

Fuckin' A.

(Since you asked, when Cornell is favored in the ECAC playoffs, overall record is 88-25-2 (.774) advancing in 63 out of 76 series (.829), including 63-19-2 at Lynah (.762) with 38/45 series advances (.844) and 25-6 (.806) and 25/31 advances (.806) at neutral sites (play-in games, Semis, and finals))

Welcome back, Robb! Great job looking this up. The first paragraph is crazy. The last paragraph: 80% for any stretch is ridiculous...doing that when the games count the most is just...cosmic.

marty

RichH

andyw2100
The end of this game was so similar to the 2003 final against Harvard (my favorite Cornell game in over 40 years of watching Cornell hockey) in a lot of ways. More on the line than usual. (It was Harvard, and they had beaten us in the finals the year before in double OT / Schafer's last season.) Almost miraculously tie it with little time left. Win it in OT at the other end of the rink from where most Cornell fans were sitting. Unbelievable! If we pull it off tomorrow night, tonight's game will move to number two in my favorite games list.

I’m going to wear out the YouTube video of the end of this semifinal when Marty posts it.

This pretty well has it convered from what I can see on my phone.

Thanks! And thanks for all your video work when it's needed.

My favorite part of the GWG is the timing of the play. Rego was in the slot alone looking for the first pass when Walsh emerged from the corner scrum. Walsh instead saw Bancroft at the top of the circle, and immediately whipped it to him. Bancroft calmly received it and that gave Rego a second to push away from the defenders who had moved over to cover him. Bancroft was in the perfect position to see that, and again, calmly sent it to Rego.

And what did Rego do??? Did he get the pass and settle it on his stick before thinking a second and then wristing it into a sliding defender? Like everyone on this team has done for months and months of frustrating set-pieces?? NO!!! IT WAS A CLEAN, IMMEDIATE ONE-TIMER. RELEASED INSTANTLY. GODDAMNED PERFECT.

All season, my biggest pet peeve, other than hugging the blue line when the opponent has given up territory is this: The receiving and settling and looking and thinking and not just letting it fly. All that waiting just gave defenders and goalies the chance to react and adjust, and the scoring chance is greatly diminished. Geeez. Was that so hard? THANK YOU TIM REGO!

And yes, the corner camera was the only one that captured it, but it did catch the near pipe and bounced in.

Ah, damn, this still feels good. Somebody bottle this.

RichH

marty

RichH

andyw2100
The end of this game was so similar to the 2003 final against Harvard (my favorite Cornell game in over 40 years of watching Cornell hockey) in a lot of ways. More on the line than usual. (It was Harvard, and they had beaten us in the finals the year before in double OT / Schafer's last season.) Almost miraculously tie it with little time left. Win it in OT at the other end of the rink from where most Cornell fans were sitting. Unbelievable! If we pull it off tomorrow night, tonight's game will move to number two in my favorite games list.

I’m going to wear out the YouTube video of the end of this semifinal when Marty posts it.

This pretty well has it convered from what I can see on my phone.

Thanks! And thanks for all your video work when it's needed.

My favorite part of the GWG is the timing of the play. Rego was in the slot alone looking for the first pass when Walsh emerged from the corner scrum. Walsh instead saw Bancroft at the top of the circle, and immediately whipped it to him. Bancroft calmly received it and that gave Rego a second to push away from the defenders who had moved over to cover him. Bancroft was in the perfect position to see that, and again, calmly sent it to Rego.

And what did Rego do??? Did he get the pass and settle it on his stick before thinking a second and then wristing it into a sliding defender? Like everyone on this team has done for months and months of frustrating set-pieces?? NO!!! IT WAS A CLEAN, IMMEDIATE ONE-TIMER. RELEASED INSTANTLY. GODDAMNED PERFECT.

All season, my biggest pet peeve, other than hugging the blue line when the opponent has given up territory is this: The receiving and settling and looking and thinking and not just letting it fly. All that waiting just gave defenders and goalies the chance to react and adjust, and the scoring chance is greatly diminished. Geeez. Was that so hard? THANK YOU TIM REGO!

And yes, the corner camera was the only one that captured it, but it did catch the near pipe and bounced in.

Ah, damn, this still feels good. Somebody bottle this.

I agree, that has been my absolute biggest pet peeve all year as well. Way too much hesitating, particularly on the PP.

Cornell played really well today. Lost in the miraculous comeback is the fact they clearly outplayed Quinnipiac and deserved the win. At this point the team has found its game.

But they still need to win one more.

The power play looked pretty solid in general in this game. They were moving with and without the puck and taking shots instead of just passing it around the perimeter.

Rego’s goal was a thing of beauty, from Cornell winning the puck along the wall all the way around to the finish.

RichH
All season, my biggest pet peeve, other than hugging the blue line when the opponent has given up territory...

Yes, that too! How many times have I the puck go low on the power play, causing the opponent kill to collapse down, yet our D decides not to float into the slot? Beyond frustrating.

But not tonight! If the power play is really clicking, we are a dangerous, dangerous team, because we are so good 5 on 5.

RichH


Bancroft calmly received it and that gave Rego a second to push away from the defenders who had moved over to cover him. Bancroft was in the perfect position to see that, and again, calmly sent it to Rego.

And what did Rego do??? Did he get the pass and settle it on his stick before thinking a second and then wristing it into a sliding defender? Like everyone on this team has done for months and months of frustrating set-pieces?? NO!!! IT WAS A CLEAN, IMMEDIATE ONE-TIMER. RELEASED INSTANTLY. GODDAMNED PERFECT.

So calm it looks like slow motion here: [www.instagram.com]

That highlight reel was so satisfying. Playing Clarkson for the title in Schafer's last ECAC tournament feels so right.

Reminds me of the epic QF game v Providence in 1979 (yes, I am old!)

[www.youtube.com]

CU77
Reminds me of the epic QF game v Providence in 1979 (yes, I am old!)

[www.youtube.com]

Ah yes, the Randy Wilson game. There will never be another like that one!!

I was texting game updates to someone and, after describing the OT goal, noted that it was ironic that the GWG was a PPG, given that our PP was about 59th in the NCAA. After the game I looked up that stat, since I was being sarcastic when I posted. I knew it was bad, but I didn't realize that our PP rank is 62 out of 64 ranked teams. 13 goals on 99 chances. Before tonight.

The after game press conference is posted.

dag14
I was texting game updates to someone and, after describing the OT goal, noted that it was ironic that the GWG was a PPG, given that our PP was about 59th in the NCAA. After the game I looked up that stat, since I was being sarcastic when I posted. I knew it was bad, but I didn't realize that our PP rank is 62 out of 64 ranked teams. 13 goals on 99 chances. Before tonight.

I think the broadcast said 61st out of 64th. It's terrible.

stereax

dag14
I was texting game updates to someone and, after describing the OT goal, noted that it was ironic that the GWG was a PPG, given that our PP was about 59th in the NCAA. After the game I looked up that stat, since I was being sarcastic when I posted. I knew it was bad, but I didn't realize that our PP rank is 62 out of 64 ranked teams. 13 goals on 99 chances. Before tonight.

I think the broadcast said 61st out of 64th. It's terrible.

But after last night we're up to #60!

Give My Regards

stereax

dag14
I was texting game updates to someone and, after describing the OT goal, noted that it was ironic that the GWG was a PPG, given that our PP was about 59th in the NCAA. After the game I looked up that stat, since I was being sarcastic when I posted. I knew it was bad, but I didn't realize that our PP rank is 62 out of 64 ranked teams. 13 goals on 99 chances. Before tonight.

I think the broadcast said 61st out of 64th. It's terrible.

But after last night we're up to #60!

NOT LAST PLACE

BearLover
I am more nervous for this game than any that I can remember.

Guess I was right when replying to all your BS about pressure on the team and pointing out you were projecting your own angst out on them.

You just proved my point.

abmarks

BearLover
I am more nervous for this game than any that I can remember.

Guess I was right when replying to all your BS about pressure on the team and pointing out you were projecting your own angst out on them.

You just proved my point.

Who cares, dude? There was a ton of pressure on the team, semifinals of the championship, a do or die game with ten seniors and a retiring coach. No projecting necessary to understand that. It’s weird you even feel the need to argue this. I’m done wasting my time with this childish back and forth.

Big game today.

This story actually has Pecknold saying something complimentary about Schafer.

dbilmes
This story actually has Pecknold saying something complimentary about Schafer.

Here is the “something complimentary”

“I give Schafer a lot of credit — he made me a better coach,” Pecknold said. “He challenged me throughout the years, almost as much as anyone.”

Even when he’s talking about Schafer, he still made it about himself. He’s a prick to the core.

To contrast, Mike said “It’s been an honor, Rand is a great coach,”

RichH

dbilmes
This story actually has Pecknold saying something complimentary about Schafer.

Here is the “something complimentary”

“I give Schafer a lot of credit — he made me a better coach,” Pecknold said. “He challenged me throughout the years, almost as much as anyone.”

Even when he’s talking about Schafer, he still made it about himself. He’s a prick to the core.

To contrast, Mike said “It’s been an honor, Rand is a great coach,”

Pecknold is a prick, but "he made me a better coach" seems like a pretty strong compliment. What better thing to say about a coach than "he makes others better"--even rivals?

Also, Mike's full quote was, "“It’s been an honor, Rand is a great coach,” Schafer said. “They have a great program, but at the same time, so do we.”...so he's got the Cornell pride, too, as well he should.

Having said all of that, Quck Finnipiac and LET'S GO RED!

redice

CU77
Reminds me of the epic QF game v Providence in 1979 (yes, I am old!)

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Ah yes, the Randy Wilson game. There will never be another like that one!!

Best game I've ever seen - and I was only there for the third period and OT (I had a Chem 208 exam).

marty
The after game press conference is posted.

Thanks!

I wanted to see Pecknold complaining about the refereeing, so went looking for the Quinnipiac press conference. As best as I can tell the ECAC YouTube channel has three of the four press conferences from the semis posted, but not that one.

Anyone have a link?

Thanks!

Robb

RichH

HeafDog

RichH

stereax

RichH

stereax
Not the only one here in a jersey. Older lady here with a 26 that has a C on it... who would that be?

Topher Scott?

I didn't get a look at the nameplate. Could be. I'll try to migrate to the back during intermission and see.

Matt Cooney ‘97 is the other 26 captain I can think of, but that’s going far back in the jersey game.

Good lord. You are a walking encyclopedia.

The world is the best when you’re 10.
The music is the best when you’re in high school.
And you never forget the hockey team when you were an undergrad.

Don't remind me.... '94 checking in.

Posting for probably the first time in years - kids'll do that to you.

Just felt fitting to update one of the Cornell hockey stats I'm most in awe of:

When an underdog in the ECAC playoffs (not counting consolations - c'mon), Cornell is now 29-30-2 (.492) all time, advancing in 25 out of 51 series (also .490). Buried within that are the 15 series where they've been on the road for a first round or quarterfinal series...where they have advanced 11 times (.733) on the strength of a 15-8-2 record (.640). .640 on the road against demonstrably better teams is just....nuts.

In other words, in the 61 seasons since Cornell first particpated in the ECAC playoffs (1965), Cornell has only lost a series on the road 4 times.

Knowing how to step it up when the chips are down is a part of this team's DNA.

Fuckin' A.

(Since you asked, when Cornell is favored in the ECAC playoffs, overall record is 88-25-2 (.774) advancing in 63 out of 76 series (.829), including 63-19-2 at Lynah (.762) with 38/45 series advances (.844) and 25-6 (.806) and 25/31 advances (.806) at neutral sites (play-in games, Semis, and finals))

And with 1 more underdog win and "series" advance, Cornell is now dead even as an underdog: 30-30-2 record, and 26/52 series advances.

Just unbelievable.

Big Dingus
What will Bearlover complain about tonight?

The ESPN+ broadcast teed up the replays too late and lacked either the awareness or the technology to cut them off before play resumed. Several times over the course of the game, play began while viewers were still being show the replay of the prior play. The worst offense was the broadcast missing the opening seconds of the play that led to Cornell’s miracle game-tying goal (the broadcast was still replaying Castagna’s penalty).

For those complaining about Pierre McGuire, I thought he was great. I mean, he was on the #1 NHL broadcasting team for a long time for a reason. Extremely knowledgeable and well-spoken. He offered interesting analysis throughout. Though he did say some strange things at times (eg. “That’s an early goalie pull by Clarkson, doesn’t mean it’s wrong though” and then shortly later when Cornell scored “I said the pull was early, I didn’t like it.” And he kept harping on Skaneateles as one of the best vacation spots in NY.)

BearLover

Big Dingus
What will Bearlover complain about tonight?

The ESPN+ broadcast teed up the replays too late and lacked either the awareness or the technology to cut them off before play resumed. Several times over the course of the game, play began while viewers were still being show the replay of the prior play. The worst offense was the broadcast missing the opening seconds of the play that led to Cornell’s miracle game-tying goal (the broadcast was still replaying Castagna’s penalty).

I have the same gripe. We’ll probably never know how that play developed, and it’s still unfathomable to me that Q allowed us to get such an opportunity under that circumstance. For all of Rand’s griping about the officiating, he should take a hard look in the mirror as to that brutal coaching mistake.

BearLover
For those complaining about Pierre McGuire, I thought he was great. I mean, he was on the #1 NHL broadcasting team for a long time for a reason. Extremely knowledgeable and well-spoken. He offered interesting analysis throughout. Though he did say some strange things at times (eg. “That’s an early goalie pull by Clarkson, doesn’t mean it’s wrong though” and then shortly later when Cornell scored “I said the pull was early, I didn’t like it.” And he kept harping on Skaneateles as one of the best vacation spots in NY.)

That doesn't mean that he was wrong.

BearLover
For those complaining about Pierre McGuire, I thought he was great. I mean, he was on the #1 NHL broadcasting team for a long time for a reason. Extremely knowledgeable and well-spoken. He offered interesting analysis throughout. Though he did say some strange things at times (eg. “That’s an early goalie pull by Clarkson, doesn’t mean it’s wrong though” and then shortly later when Cornell scored “I said the pull was early, I didn’t like it.” And he kept harping on Skaneateles as one of the best vacation spots in NY.)

Yeah, no real gripes with MaGuire. I think we’re fortunate to have him do those games.

scoop85

BearLover

Big Dingus
What will Bearlover complain about tonight?

The ESPN+ broadcast teed up the replays too late and lacked either the awareness or the technology to cut them off before play resumed. Several times over the course of the game, play began while viewers were still being show the replay of the prior play. The worst offense was the broadcast missing the opening seconds of the play that led to Cornell’s miracle game-tying goal (the broadcast was still replaying Castagna’s penalty).

I have the same gripe. We’ll probably never know how that play developed, and it’s still unfathomable to me that Q allowed us to get such an opportunity under that circumstance. For all of Rand’s griping about the officiating, he should take a hard look in the mirror as to that brutal coaching mistake.

I posted the following in another thread, which one might think of as Schafer holding the mirror for him:

Here's a relatively minor dig at Pecknold from Schafer in the weekend recap he sent out this morning to whomever gets those. Talking about the short-handed goal:

"I couldn’t believe they had four forwards on the ice because their coach had to know we would pull the goalie."

scoop85

BearLover
For those complaining about Pierre McGuire, I thought he was great. I mean, he was on the #1 NHL broadcasting team for a long time for a reason. Extremely knowledgeable and well-spoken. He offered interesting analysis throughout. Though he did say some strange things at times (eg. “That’s an early goalie pull by Clarkson, doesn’t mean it’s wrong though” and then shortly later when Cornell scored “I said the pull was early, I didn’t like it.” And he kept harping on Skaneateles as one of the best vacation spots in NY.)

Yeah, no real gripes with MaGuire. I think we’re fortunate to have him do those games.

i thought mcguire was really good too. i had more of an issue with the other guy who kept getting simple factual things wrong. even called us harvard once!

BearLover

I agree, that has been my absolute biggest pet peeve all year as well. Way too much hesitating, particularly on the PP.

So many times throughout the season it felt like a guy would get into a shooting position on the power play like Rego and then would pull back and reset. Thankfully he had that shooting mentality.

VIEWfromK

BearLover

I agree, that has been my absolute biggest pet peeve all year as well. Way too much hesitating, particularly on the PP.

So many times throughout the season it felt like a guy would get into a shooting position on the power play like Rego and then would pull back and reset. Thankfully he had that shooting mentality.

Sometimes it's hesitance, a lot of the time the passes are just BAD. I think all the time about how we pass to where the player *is* not where they want the puck - in front of them, where the stick blade is.

ugarte

VIEWfromK

BearLover

I agree, that has been my absolute biggest pet peeve all year as well. Way too much hesitating, particularly on the PP.

So many times throughout the season it felt like a guy would get into a shooting position on the power play like Rego and then would pull back and reset. Thankfully he had that shooting mentality.

Sometimes it's hesitance, a lot of the time the passes are just BAD. I think all the time about how we pass to where the player *is* not where they want the puck - in front of them, where the stick blade is.

Our powerplay doesn't seem to swap handedness at the point like some do, so we have a right-handed shot at right D and left at left D, resulting in more difficult one timers.

ugarte

VIEWfromK

BearLover

I agree, that has been my absolute biggest pet peeve all year as well. Way too much hesitating, particularly on the PP.

So many times throughout the season it felt like a guy would get into a shooting position on the power play like Rego and then would pull back and reset. Thankfully he had that shooting mentality.

Sometimes it's hesitance, a lot of the time the passes are just BAD. I think all the time about how we pass to where the player *is* not where they want the puck - in front of them, where the stick blade is.

Spot on. It was almost miraculous that the pass to Rego on Friday and the passes to Psenicka and Desantis on Saturday were perfectly placed. The only other time I remember such a well placed pass this season was Walsh's pass to Bancroft at MSG for the 2 on 0 SHG.

BearLover
For those complaining about Pierre McGuire, I thought he was great. I mean, he was on the #1 NHL broadcasting team for a long time for a reason. Extremely knowledgeable and well-spoken. He offered interesting analysis throughout. Though he did say some strange things at times (eg. “That’s an early goalie pull by Clarkson, doesn’t mean it’s wrong though” and then shortly later when Cornell scored “I said the pull was early, I didn’t like it.” And he kept harping on Skaneateles as one of the best vacation spots in NY.)

He’s all those things but he’s so in love with his name dropping and showing how much he knows that he ignores the game. He failed to notice four forwards on the ice for Q at the end. The stupid comments about Harvard graduates. Watch the f-ing game. Enough about Doc and Shattuck St. Mary’s

ugarte

scoop85

BearLover
For those complaining about Pierre McGuire, I thought he was great. I mean, he was on the #1 NHL broadcasting team for a long time for a reason. Extremely knowledgeable and well-spoken. He offered interesting analysis throughout. Though he did say some strange things at times (eg. “That’s an early goalie pull by Clarkson, doesn’t mean it’s wrong though” and then shortly later when Cornell scored “I said the pull was early, I didn’t like it.” And he kept harping on Skaneateles as one of the best vacation spots in NY.)

Yeah, no real gripes with MaGuire. I think we’re fortunate to have him do those games.

i thought mcguire was really good too. i had more of an issue with the other guy who kept getting simple factual things wrong. even called us harvard once!

The pbp was bad. Ahfeld would've been better.

scoop85

ugarte

VIEWfromK

BearLover

I agree, that has been my absolute biggest pet peeve all year as well. Way too much hesitating, particularly on the PP.

So many times throughout the season it felt like a guy would get into a shooting position on the power play like Rego and then would pull back and reset. Thankfully he had that shooting mentality.

Sometimes it's hesitance, a lot of the time the passes are just BAD. I think all the time about how we pass to where the player *is* not where they want the puck - in front of them, where the stick blade is.

Spot on. It was almost miraculous that the pass to Rego on Friday and the passes to Psenicka and Desantis on Saturday were perfectly placed. The only other time I remember such a well placed pass this season was Walsh's pass to Bancroft at MSG for the 2 on 0 SHG.

Malinski was a master of this.

arugula

ugarte

scoop85

BearLover
For those complaining about Pierre McGuire, I thought he was great. I mean, he was on the #1 NHL broadcasting team for a long time for a reason. Extremely knowledgeable and well-spoken. He offered interesting analysis throughout. Though he did say some strange things at times (eg. “That’s an early goalie pull by Clarkson, doesn’t mean it’s wrong though” and then shortly later when Cornell scored “I said the pull was early, I didn’t like it.” And he kept harping on Skaneateles as one of the best vacation spots in NY.)

Yeah, no real gripes with MaGuire. I think we’re fortunate to have him do those games.

i thought mcguire was really good too. i had more of an issue with the other guy who kept getting simple factual things wrong. even called us harvard once!

The pbp was bad. Ahfeld would've been better.

Pretty much all sports PBP is crap. They're all about showing off, not about describing the game.

scoop85

ugarte

VIEWfromK

BearLover

I agree, that has been my absolute biggest pet peeve all year as well. Way too much hesitating, particularly on the PP.

So many times throughout the season it felt like a guy would get into a shooting position on the power play like Rego and then would pull back and reset. Thankfully he had that shooting mentality.

Sometimes it's hesitance, a lot of the time the passes are just BAD. I think all the time about how we pass to where the player *is* not where they want the puck - in front of them, where the stick blade is.

Spot on. It was almost miraculous that the pass to Rego on Friday and the passes to Psenicka and Desantis on Saturday were perfectly placed. The only other time I remember such a well placed pass this season was Walsh's pass to Bancroft at MSG for the 2 on 0 SHG.

The great thing about the pass from Bancroft to Rego for the game winning goal on Friday was that it was just fast enough to get there with the goalie still out of position, but slow enough for Rego to be able to one-time it with a high probability of success. Bancroft easily could have sent it over towards Rego with a lot more pace on it, which would have made it much harder to successfully one-time. Taking just a bit off the pass was a really high-hockey IQ move.

andyw2100

scoop85

ugarte

VIEWfromK

BearLover

I agree, that has been my absolute biggest pet peeve all year as well. Way too much hesitating, particularly on the PP.

So many times throughout the season it felt like a guy would get into a shooting position on the power play like Rego and then would pull back and reset. Thankfully he had that shooting mentality.

Sometimes it's hesitance, a lot of the time the passes are just BAD. I think all the time about how we pass to where the player *is* not where they want the puck - in front of them, where the stick blade is.

Spot on. It was almost miraculous that the pass to Rego on Friday and the passes to Psenicka and Desantis on Saturday were perfectly placed. The only other time I remember such a well placed pass this season was Walsh's pass to Bancroft at MSG for the 2 on 0 SHG.

The great thing about the pass from Bancroft to Rego for the game winning goal on Friday was that it was just fast enough to get there with the goalie still out of position, but slow enough for Rego to be able to one-time it with a high probability of success. Bancroft easily could have sent it over towards Rego with a lot more pace on it, which would have made it much harder to successfully one-time. Taking just a bit off the pass was a really high-hockey IQ move.

Yeah, watching that side-view video that someone had posted earlier, I was struck by how calmly Bancroft made that pass. He wasn't slow about it, but no sense of fluster or anticpation. Kind of like a traffic cop waving cars through an intersection - be efficient about it.

Chris H82

andyw2100

scoop85

ugarte

VIEWfromK

BearLover

I agree, that has been my absolute biggest pet peeve all year as well. Way too much hesitating, particularly on the PP.

So many times throughout the season it felt like a guy would get into a shooting position on the power play like Rego and then would pull back and reset. Thankfully he had that shooting mentality.

Sometimes it's hesitance, a lot of the time the passes are just BAD. I think all the time about how we pass to where the player *is* not where they want the puck - in front of them, where the stick blade is.

Spot on. It was almost miraculous that the pass to Rego on Friday and the passes to Psenicka and Desantis on Saturday were perfectly placed. The only other time I remember such a well placed pass this season was Walsh's pass to Bancroft at MSG for the 2 on 0 SHG.

The great thing about the pass from Bancroft to Rego for the game winning goal on Friday was that it was just fast enough to get there with the goalie still out of position, but slow enough for Rego to be able to one-time it with a high probability of success. Bancroft easily could have sent it over towards Rego with a lot more pace on it, which would have made it much harder to successfully one-time. Taking just a bit off the pass was a really high-hockey IQ move.

Yeah, watching that side-view video that someone had posted earlier, I was struck by how calmly Bancroft made that pass. He wasn't slow about it, but no sense of fluster or anticpation. Kind of like a traffic cop waving cars through an intersection - be efficient about it.

As much as I loved the ECAC posted highlights for Saturday's game I was less than satisfied with Friday's highlights. I spent some time this afternoon to save a longer set of clips as a better collection of highlights!!

Jeff Hopkins '82

arugula

ugarte

scoop85

BearLover
For those complaining about Pierre McGuire, I thought he was great. I mean, he was on the #1 NHL broadcasting team for a long time for a reason. Extremely knowledgeable and well-spoken. He offered interesting analysis throughout. Though he did say some strange things at times (eg. “That’s an early goalie pull by Clarkson, doesn’t mean it’s wrong though” and then shortly later when Cornell scored “I said the pull was early, I didn’t like it.” And he kept harping on Skaneateles as one of the best vacation spots in NY.)

Yeah, no real gripes with MaGuire. I think we’re fortunate to have him do those games.

i thought mcguire was really good too. i had more of an issue with the other guy who kept getting simple factual things wrong. even called us harvard once!

The pbp was bad. Ahfeld would've been better.

Pretty much all sports PBP is crap. They're all about showing off, not about describing the game.

Many are bad but not all. Jason is excellent. Pierre’s pal Doc was the GOAT. That guy at Colgate was not bad.