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thirdtime's . . . said:
For those in need of a little diversion:

“These rankings are as close to biblical as you can possibly get . . ."

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/29/s...-rankings.html
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Sorry for the paywall. It's always a crapshoot. The gist of the article, which describes the lengths parents and coaches will go to pursue youth hockey gold, is this: "Development should be key, but the problem is once the rankings get involved, development goes out the window." (Squirt team coach)

Now back to your regularly scheduled thread.
 
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In DIII an adhoc game will be played between Oswego and Williams as previously scheduled Oswego vs Amherst and Stevenson vs Williams were cancelled due to Covid protocols
 
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Michigan and Michigan St are requiring vaccine proof or a negative test for inside sporting events now. The writing is on the wall for the other b16 schools.
 
Russell Jaslow said:
RIT has been doing this since November. Plus masks, no matter your status.
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Maybe someone should tell the RIT players and coaches they only need to wear their masks high enough to cover their noses and not their eyes. That could help them play better. Is a winless season going to be their destiny this season? It's looking more and more possible.;)
 
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shelfit said:
Maybe someone should tell the RIT players and coaches they only need to wear their masks high enough to cover their noses and not their eyes. That could help them play better. Is a winless season going to be their destiny this season? It's looking more and more possible.;)
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The way they lost that game to LIU on Friday was brutal.
 
Lindsay said:
Yes the vaccines are doing their job. I pray it stays that way, and people will get their boosters, or consider getting vaxxed if not already.

My heart goes out to anyone suffering from the myriad ways coronavirus affects our lives. Right now are hospitals are severely understaffed to the point where 1,050 national guard members have been deployed to work at the hospitals in Ohio. I’m not sure at what point we say “the healthcare system is collapsing”. We are back in virtual in our district after Christmas.
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Natural immunity is no doubt doing it's job as well. there will undoubtedly be more strains for years to come (perhaps forever, like that other virus - the 'flu') and human immune systems will do what they do. I agree that seeing people suffering from the impacts is just brutal.
 
Yesterday's Clarkson-Princeton game, at the end of the game no post game hand shakes. Seems odd considering all of the close contact between players during the game. There were a number of players on both teams who did not play I am assuming due to COVID issues. On the Clarkson side, Lonergan, Helgeson and Gaudet were not playing.
 
vicb said:
Yesterday's Clarkson-Princeton game, at the end of the game no post game hand shakes. Seems odd considering all of the close contact between players during the game. There were a number of players on both teams who did not play I am assuming due to COVID issues. On the Clarkson side, Lonergan, Helgeson and Gaudet were not playing.
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I haven’t seen a post game handshake in any game I’ve been to this season.
 
Russell Jaslow said:
I haven’t seen a post game handshake in any game I’ve been to this season.
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Gophers/St. Thomas did the usual routine, through the line, then the refs and coaches. Also big hugs between Gopher players and former assistant coach Bethany Brausen, running the St. Thomas bench while Joel fine tunes his Olympic charges.
 
From Harvard:

Due to COVID-19 concerns and safety protocols within the Harvard women's ice hockey program, the Crimson's scheduled games at Cornell and Colgate this Sunday (Jan. 9) and Monday (Jan. 10) have been postponed.
 
From ohiostatebuckeyes.com:

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Due to Covid-19 concerns within the St. Cloud State program, the No. 2 Ohio State women’s hockey team’s series at St. Cloud State this weekend has been canceled. The series was originally scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 14 and 3 p.m. ET Saturday, Jan. 15.

Working with the programs, the WCHA will make every effort to reschedule.


Of course the games should be rescheduled. But it's very difficult to see when that would occur. Would they really plop a series in the middle of the week, forcing the players to play six games in nine days? Sounds a "cure" that's worse than the problem. For both teams. I guess all we can do is stay tuned.
 
pgb-ohio said:
Of course the games should be rescheduled. But it's very difficult to see when that would occur.
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The Buckeyes are at Mankato on Feb 4/5 and Bemidji on Feb 11/12. If it is ever going to happen, that week would be the time, as it wouldn't involve an extra flight. Normally, one would say that tOSU players would miss too much school, but after two years of distance learning, is that even a thing anymore?
 
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