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Colgate 2023-24

Last year, Duluth beat Cornell at home, twice.
This year, Cornell beat Duluth at home, twice.
(I was at them both and still dislike Cornell’s style of play, whereas they are not afraid to take a five-minute major and game misconduct when there is less than that remaining).
Even Steven. Though I am still feeling blue about Adam.
This weekend, I will not be traveling to Brown and Yale, though I will be following them online. Go ‘Gate.
 
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Brown's winning goal was scored by Martin St Louis son, Ryan St Louis, interesting !
 
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I have an ESPN+ subscription, but rarely watch it as I try to be at live hockey games.
Having said that, this weekend I stayed home to attend a Watkins Glen historical motorsports film festival/symposium.
I am watching tonight's game at Yale and have to say that I am very impressed with the production.
First, the two announcers are very fair in their reporting and very knowledgeable about Colgate and its recent history.
Second, I really like the opportunity to see replays, especially of the goals.
When I am just blogging what I see in real-time at 'Gate away games on here, many arenas either don't have jumbotrons or don't replay opposition goals.

Colgate 2, Yale 1, score after two.
Another great opportunity to see if 'Gate learned a lesson (from its Saturday home UConn game) about how to play a third period entering with a one- (or two-) goal lead.

I am thinking that we learned the lesson and that we know how to keep our foot on the gas. Colgate 7, Yale 1, final score.
 
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In reality, Yale’s Jack Stark of Chaska, Minn., is 5’9” or 5’10”.
But, compared to Colgate’s 6’5” Carter Gylander of Alberta, Canada, most goalies look 4’ tall. he he he

After staying local this Friday-Saturday, yesterday I drove down to see Notre Dame at Penn State. The intensity level between these two B1G teams was incredible and the 2-2 tie made for a great advertisement for college hockey.

Any out-of-towers coming into Hamilton for this coming Friday night’s game, when Colgate will honor Don Vaughan and raise its ECAC Championship banner (in front of Harvard)?
 
Harvard "appears" to be down and Dartmouth up this year, we'll see. Should be an interesting and winnable weekend, I don't consider us an underdog.
 
Does anyone know the timing of the ceremonies. As always coming from Syracuse and don’t want to miss the ceremony. Is it before 7 or start at 7? Trying to see if I need to get out early and start the journey, I have asked Twitter, instagram, gate radio, no one knows
 
Red,
From Jackie Murray today, “I am reaching out in regards to Coach Harder's Friday night Chalk Talk, tomorrow, Friday, November 10th at 6:15 p.m. Due to another event being held in the conference room at Class of 1965 Arena, we will be hosting the Chalk Talk for tomorrow only in the Sullivan Suite.

We hope to see you there and if you cannot make it for the Chalk Talk, make sure you arrive early to the game as we will be unveiling the ECAC and NCAA Tournament banners and recognizing Coach Don Vaughan prior to puck drop.”

My guess is that the banner-raising will occur between 6:45 and 7 p.m. tomorrow.
 
Carter Gylander is in goal for Colgate tonight.
Finnish Aku Koskenvuo is in goal for Harvard.
The ECAC and NCAA banners were raised and Don Vaughan was honored in a beautiful ceremony. His wife and daughter were with him on the ice.

Colgate’s Jake Schneider scores (from Daniel Panetta and Tommy Bergsland). Great rush and goal.

Carter Gylander screened with less than three minutes in the period and Harvard’s Ryan Fine scored.

Harvard 7, Colgate 4, SOG after one.
Colgate 1, Harvard 1, score after one.

Colgate penalty. Great short-handed effort by ‘Gate, but pinged off pipe. Killed.

Beautifully set-up play nets Alex DiPaolo Colgate’s second goal (from Simon LaBelle).

Harvard 17, Colgate 15, SOG after two.
Colgate 2, Harvard 1, score after two.

Midway through the third period with a one-goal lead and we are still playing aggressively. Wow!!
Colgate 24-21 SOG.

Colgate penalty. Harvard’s MacDonald scored.

Colgate 31, Harvard 24, SOG after regulation.
Colgate 2, Harvard 2, score after regulation.

Colgate never went into a defensive shell.

No score in OT. 32-26 SOG.
 
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A memorable evening for Colgate fans. Raising the ECAC Championship and NCAA banners, with film footage of the ECAC tourney games; honoring Coach Vaughan; a great crowd and a great and entertaining game and coming away with 2 points! This team is fun to watch!! As IOWA says, they never went into a defensive shell. Go 'gate!!
 
Back home in Owego (only three deer sighted) and I am a happy camper tonight… we played 60 minutes of quality hockey tonight… and we didn’t just try to dump it out of our zone in the third period with a one-goal lead. Yeah, they scored on a PP, but we never gave up. We were gassed in OT (at one point, it looked like Ross Mitton could hardly get back to the bench), but so were they. What a great effort and a great way to celebrate Don Vaughan’s 30 years as coach and his ECAC tournament title… against Harvard.

Mike Harder’s Chalk Talks are excellent. They are informal, informative and highly entertaining. You can’t lose with Joe Watson in the house.

Don Vaughan is a class act, even in retirement. Tonight, with well-wishers all wanting a piece of his time, he saw me and made a point to come over and ask how I was doing and to thank me for my support over the years. That’s pretty kewl in my book.

It was a good crowd tonight. Lots of students. Lots of well-wishers. I saw Silver Puck’s Jerry Quill, Zachary, Barb, Patty, “Red,” the Anderson’s, the Mitton’s, R. Braden Houston, two from our Friendship Four tournament entourage in Belfast, etc. The funniest thing is that after OT, I got up and left my seat (“like the NCAA, I don’t recognize shoot-outs”), then realized that I couldn’t depart as my friend Endicott Larry came up with me. So, I hung around until the SO was over… and there was Charlie saying, ‘don’t tell me that you didn’t stick around for the individual skills competition.’ Too much fun!!

Final thought… I get frustrated at Colgate fans at times with their ‘opera claps’ when we score or do something good. We never seem to get the Class of 1965 Arena rockin’ like other college rinks (or like I remember Starr Rink). But, tonight, late in regulation, with the puck in the Harvard end and the score tied at 2, the place spontaneously erupted (and our Jumbotron didn’t even scream out, ‘Make Noise!!’). Maybe there is hope for us yet.

EDIT: Okay, this is my final thought… No Pep Band tonight. Two weeks ago, I saw Minnesota - Duluth at Cornell. Last Sunday, I saw Notre Dame at Penn State. I can’t imagine their Pep Bands not being present at a hockey game. Where was ours on this special night honoring Don Vaughan and last season’s ECAC title-winning and NCAA tournament team? Nowhere to be seen nor heard.
 
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