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Colgate 2019-20

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ColSkate65 said:
Thus endith the season. 12-16-8 will go down in Red Raider history as one of the more memorable...and not for a good reason.
Maybe the larger question is: will IBT get a refund on his Frozen Four tickets? ;-/
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Yes, he will, but he (and other Frozen Four ticket buyers) are not getting refunded the "applicable fees' that one typically pays when one purchases tickets online:
https://twitter.com/NCAAIceHockey/status/1237869455285223427

But hey - we got to end our season with an OT win at home! Can we build off this momentum in October?
 
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ColSkate, I received emails from Clarkson and NCAA/Frozen Four, and a phone call from ECAC/Lake Placid, and all are refunding ticket expenses. Ogdensburg motel cancelled (for this weekend). I am thinking of keeping Upper Jay motel (for Lake Placid weekend), just ‘cause the Adirondacks seem like a good escape from this craziness. And not sure yet on Romulus hotel (for Detroit weekend), but will likely cancel it seven days out via Expedia. If the craziness continues, I may just take a road trip then, too, with windows down and the wind just blowin’ across the skin on my head.

I hate it that my season ended so abruptly (and prematurely). But I really hate it for the Colgate team, staff included. Clarkson would have been tough, with RPI just a little less so. But, with a concentrated effort from all, who knows?! Lake Placid was possible. And I absolutely hate it for our Senior class... Paul Meyer, Ross Craig (my home jersey), John Snodgrass, Bobby McMann, Jared Cockrell, Jacob Panetta, Ben Sharf, and Tyler Penner (my away jersey). They deserved to keep playing (‘til the final loss, somewhere on the road). But I feel fortunate to have been able to watch them, night in and night out, for the last three years. Thanks, guy, and continued good-luck in whatever you choose to do. And Go ‘Gate.
 
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I miss everyone!
By now, all of the team has returned home. Coach said they had an impromptu team dinner last Thursday where they gave the Seniors their jerseys. Such a sad and tough time!!!! What are your thoughts on next year? Seems to be we have a good nucleus of talent and are getting more in the incoming class.
These are certainly unsettling times . I always look forward to reading your posts. Now, more than ever, they can provide a wonderful distraction! Be well!
Go 'Gate!!!!!
 
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I have been watching the NHL network every am. Today was Bruins vs Canadiens game six 2008, amazing how many players we've forgotten in ten yrs. Yesterday am, Flyers vs Sabres 1975. Has helped my depression a little.
 
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sshablak said:
I have been watching the NHL network every am. Today was Bruins vs Canadiens game six 2008, amazing how many players we've forgotten in ten yrs. Yesterday am, Flyers vs Sabres 1975. Has helped my depression a little.
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For me it was the Whalers vs. Sabres last night....yes the Hartford Whalers (now the Carolina Hurricanes). Talk about replays! Also took in the Caps vs. Vegas Stanley Cup final.Talk about exciting games!

While we didn't get to the Frozen Four, one of our neighbors up Rte 12B made a name for themselves. Utica College (UC) was ranked #1 in Division III hockey this season. Quite an accomplishment. Kudos to them!
 
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ColSkate65,
Sprint car fan Donovan Ott of Lebanon, Penna., was at RPI one year ago, then transferred to Utica (N.Y.) College this past year and did quite well for himself (and for his Pioneers team) this season. I was hoping to catch one of their games, but unfortunately never did.
I hope and trust that you and all the other regulars on here are doing alright. So far, so good, here.
 
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iowabasedtraveler said:
ColSkate65,
Sprint car fan Donovan Ott of Lebanon, Penna., was at RPI one year ago, then transferred to Utica (N.Y.) College this past year and did quite well for himself (and for his Pioneers team) this season. I was hoping to catch one of their games, but unfortunately never did.
I hope and trust that you and all the other regulars on here are doing alright. So far, so good, here.
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So far, so good here. Hope you - and other posters - are coping during this shutdown. It sucks! Was able to see Montreal play the Blackhawks a couple of nights ago - a real "Original Six" battle. Despite these nightly games being replays they are still exciting to watch. It gives me my hockey fix.
 
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Providence at Colgate to open their season.
Apparently just one game.

Previously reported...

Colgate headed to (Marquette in) Northern Michigan.

UConn coming to Hamilton, N.Y.
 
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hope everyone is healthy...given the old farts on our thread it's especially important, obviously...good news on the recruiting front...our three incoming freshmen for next year born in 1999 all received "bumps" in their evaluation level by "Neutral Zone"...Elliott McDermott went from 3.5 to 4.0 (out of five), and Nick Anderson and Levi Glasmen went from 3.75 to 4.0...Mitton, a 2000 birth year is also 4.0 as is Alex Young...it's just once source, but this incoming class of nine looks quite good for 2020-21...as TheCoat opined months ago we've got two aggressive and talented young men doing the recruiting work and it does seem to be paying off...again, let's get through this thing as fast as possible and wish everyone the best...
 
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So good to hear from some of our posters! The virus has hit little Hamilton pretty hard with several people testing positive, being hospitalized and one death.
Great to hear from Coat about the incoming class. It gives me hope for next year! Take good care everyone and, as always, Go 'Gate!!
 
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Just a note...
NCAA Hockey is replaying vintage Frozen Four games on their Facebook page all this weekend. Today I watched North Dakota lose in the afternoon game and Michigan lose in the evening game. I was at both games in-person, so it was fun watching them again today... although not as much fun as logging in a new arena in Detroit, Mich., would have been.
 
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IBT...you must have several publishing houses begging for your college hockey experiences...proceeds from any contract can be sent to Jerry Quill, head of the SPC...you might even get a thank you note...
 
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GreenCoat,
Many people have a thing they do every year, or a place they go. For me, it's the Frozen Four.
My love of Colgate comes from two brothers, who graduated in 1959 and '69, respectively.

In 1980, I graduated (from Buffalo State) and moved to Utica, working there from 1980-85 at GE and going to 'Gate games.
From 1985-89, I worked at Miller Brewing in Milwaukee. Wisconsin sold out, so I regularly traveled to the Univ. of Illinois - Chicago (UIC) for CCHA games.
In 1989, I started work at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum in Knoxville, Iowa, where I worked for the next 28 years.

But, in early 1990, when the late Terry Slater took his Colgate team to the title game against Wisconsin at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, it was a 'wake-up call' to me.
Why were they there, and I wasn't?

My first Frozen Four was in 1993 in Milwaukee, although it wasn't called that then. Since, it's easier for me to list where I didn't go...
Anaheim in 1999 ('college hockey championship should not be played in the South;' ironically, I now love Tampa as a host city),
Albany in 2001 (saw Esa Tikkanen play for the Essen Moskitos in Germany),
Saint Paul in 2002 (gave my tix to friends in the Twin Cities, but why?),
Ford Field in Detroit in 2010 ('college hockey national championship should not be played on a temporary ice rink'), and
Chicago in 2017 (spent March-April-May in hospice/hospital/rehab in Des Moines).

My Frozen Four priority number is pretty high, so my seats this weekend at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit were likely going to be my best ever. Dang!

When Univ. of Nebraska - Omaha (UNO) first started their D-1 program later in the 1990s, they sold out their Civic Auditorium.
So I would then head north for games in Mankato, Saint Cloud and Mariucci, which was Standing Room Only.
But, when Omaha moved into the 14,700-seat Qwest Center in 2003, that became my new hockey home. I could just walk up and buy a ticket each game.
And when they announced plans for their smaller on-campus Baxter Arena (which opened in 2015), I wanted to be on 'the list,' so I got a season ticket.
My health issues forced an early retirement and my move back to upstate New York. I am now one 'happy camper' as a Colgate season ticket-holder.

No book needed now that I've told you my Frozen Four story for free. However, know that if I had real money, I would give it to Colgate Hockey's SP Fund.
I really want to see them compete in the national tournament again. And, at the Frozen Four, like Omaha did in 2015 in Boston.
Sadly, I realize that more money might help the Colgate Raiders achieve both of those dreams.
Go 'Gate.
 
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Re: Colgate 2019-20

GreenCoat,
Many people have a thing they do every year, or a place they go. For me, it's the Frozen Four.
My love of Colgate comes from two brothers, who graduated in 1959 and '69, respectively.

In 1980, I graduated (from Buffalo State) and moved to Utica, working there from 1980-85 at GE and going to 'Gate games.
From 1985-89, I worked at Miller Brewing in Milwaukee. Wisconsin sold out, so I regularly traveled to the Univ. of Illinois - Chicago (UIC) for CCHA games.
In 1989, I started work at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum in Knoxville, Iowa, where I worked for the next 28 years.

But, in early 1990, when the late Terry Slater took his Colgate team to the title game against Wisconsin at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, it was a 'wake-up call' to me.
Why were they there, and I wasn't?

My first Frozen Four was in 1993 in Milwaukee, although it wasn't called that then. Since, it's easier for me to list where I didn't go...
Anaheim in 1999 ('college hockey championship should not be played in the South;' ironically, I now love Tampa as a host city),
Albany in 2001 (saw Esa Tikkanen play for the Essen Moskitos in Germany instead),
Saint Paul in 2002 (gave my tix to friends in the Twin Cities, but why?),
Ford Field in Detroit in 2010 ('college hockey national championship should not be played on a temporary ice rink'), and
Chicago in 2017 (spent March-April-May in hospice/hospital/rehab in Des Moines).

My Frozen Four priority number is pretty high, so my seats this weekend at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit were likely going to be my best ever. Dang!

When Univ. of Nebraska - Omaha (UNO) first started their D-1 program later in the 1990s, they sold out their Civic Auditorium.
So I would then head north for games in Mankato, Saint Cloud and Mariucci, which was Standing Room Only.
But, when they moved into the 14,700-seat Qwest Center in 2003, that became my new hockey home. I could just walk up and buy a ticket each game.
And when they announced plans for their smaller on-campus Baxter Arena (which opened in 2015), I wanted to be on 'the list,' so I got a season ticket.
My health issues forced an early retirement and my move back to upstate New York. I am now one 'happy camper' as a Colgate season ticket-holder.

No book needed now that I've told you my Frozen Four story for free. However, know that if I had real money, I would give it to Colgate Hockey's SP Fund.
I really want to see them compete in the national tournament again. And, at the Frozen Four, like Omaha did in 2015 in Boston.
Sadly, I realize that more money might help the Colgate Raiders achieve both of those dreams.
Go 'Gate.
 
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