Where Angels Fear To Tread: A Cornell Hockey Blog

8/9/2012

Cornell hockey is an institution like few others in sports. It is a program that is dedicated as much to the celebration of its past as it is to continuation of the greatness born during previous eras. It may have neither the national championships of Michigan nor the pro-scale arena of North Dakota, but stands apart from many of its celebrated peers in the unbroken connection that exists between those players who don the carnelian and white at Lynah Rink, all those who did the same before them, and generations of fans who have supported the history and culture of hockey at Cornell University. This unbroken connection and continued zeal is why Cornell is recognized as having the most zealous fanbase in all of college hockey. Ned Harkness, former Cornell hockey coach and the winningest coach in college hockey in terms of winning percentage, upon arriving at Cornell from RPI, a fellow member program of the ECAC, quipped memorably that he wanted the intimidation and the home ice advantage at Lynah Rink to be so severe that Lynah would become "a place where angels fear to tread." It is from this quote (and a few heated rivalries) that the Lynah Faithful sprang. This blog hopes to add to the great culture that the Lynah Faithful have created and add yet another forum to the sizable electronic presence that exists already for the most storied program in the ECAC.

16 Comments

Miler Baird

1/6/2013 12:18:02 am

I can't believe your coach, what an absolute tool. Instead of congratulating the other team, he blamed the officiating. There have been many times Gwoz has been upset with the calls, but he always stops short of blaming the outcome of the game on the officials.

Hey, don't come back to the WCHA Homer.

Classless, absolutely classless.

CornelWAFT

1/6/2013 06:48:25 am

Actually, we've watched the video. And Schafer does not blame the loss on officiating. He gives Denver all the credit for the win. He blames the officiating for some of the incredibly bogus calls, including a five-minute major and game disqualification for obscene language after the game when a player said "You're part of the problem." That sounds incredibly obscene. For a team that killed off two five-minute majors during the game, Schafer did not blame the officiating for the outcome at all. Take another look at the video:

http://www.youtube.com/v/aHZkK788Z94

As far as coming back to the WCHA...I guess we won't have to worry about that for long, as the WCHA won't exist as such next year. Unless you mean the powerhouse WCHA of the future.

I guess you need to work on your comprehension level as well as learning how to spell "Ithaca" when trying to troll Schafer on YouTube. They must not teach the Classics at Denver. See you in Ithaca next year.

Miller Baird

1/6/2013 09:34:28 am

Actually, I was at both game and watched Cornell play goon hockey both nights. What Cornell is missing in talent, they try to compensate for in other ways. Say what you want, these were classless statements by your coach and player.

Your team got beaten, deal with it. Talent always trumps goon hockey.

Miller Baird

1/6/2013 09:34:37 am

Miller Baird

1/6/2013 09:34:49 am

CornellWAFT

1/6/2013 10:39:17 am

I'm glad you took the time to reply three times over. Appreciate the enthusiasm. We also watched both games, and if Cornell plays "goon hockey" I shudder to think about the lack of physicality in the WCHA. There was no "goon" behavior in what happened in that game from Cornell.

If you're talking number of drafted players re: talent, Cornell and Denver have the same number.

If what the players and coach did was "classless," then what pray tell does this say about Gwozdecky: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNumTfae7Z0 ?

Miller

1/7/2013 06:29:38 am

Facts:

1.) Cornell got swept
2) They only scored 2 goals all weekend
3) They are the most penalized team in the country avg 21 minutes per game
4) They took a nose dive in the pairwise
5) goon hockey doesn't equate to wins.

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