UMaine Hockey 23 - 24: The Barr Crawl to Glory!!!

[acs64]

We all remember how Cornell plays the game. Lot of seemingly harmless interference and obstruction. Borderline holding. Anything they can do to slow the game down. And they'll be physcial. I think Maine needs to start the game physical and transition into their skating and puck control game as it goes on. Not wanting to be captain obvious here (we have enough of them on this board already, lol) but the first goal will be critical. Booyaah will need to make a few game stealing saves early on which will make things much easier. Heres hoping our style of play is kryptonite to the Red.

 

[Darius]

We all remember how Cornell plays the game. Lot of seemingly harmless interference and obstruction. Borderline holding. Anything they can do to slow the game down. And they'll be physcial. I think Maine needs to start the game physical and transition into their skating and puck control game as it goes on. Not owanting to be captain obvious here (we have enough of them on this board already, lol) but the first goal will be critical. Booyaah will need to make a few game stealing saves early on which will make things much easier. Heres hoping our style of play is kryptonite to the Red.

Boring to watch. Go Maine!

 

[StillKIA2]

This post is an all-time act of mental gymnastics. So let me get this straight, the refs are biased in favor of schools from a particular *state*? And that state happens to be New York? Ergo, Cornell commits offenses that should be penalties, but aren't called? Well, that's interesting, because many of Cornell's opponents are from the state of, you guessed it, NEW YORK! Including Iowa's favorite team, Colgate. So the refs are biased in favor of New York, but apparently only Cornell benefits from it, not their conference travel partner 1.5 hours away.

Every step of logic here is ridiculous on its face. Iowa may be a great hockey fan, but he is biased against Cornell, who is Colgate's biggest rival (though not vice-versa).

If you *actually* wanted to know what Cornell is about, they have, as usual, one of the best defenses in the country. Their 1.9 GA/G is fewest in college hockey. They have achieved this despite half their defense being freshmen and playing 8-9 freshmen most nights. They are well coached and well disciplined.

Cornell is the underdog here. Maine had a better season. Cornell, like the other Ivies, cannot often accept transfers and cannot allow grad students to play, putting them at a disadvantage. But Cornell has lots of young talent, especially freshman forward Jonathan Castagna and freshman defenseman Ben Robertson. Cornell's goalie Ian Shane has been solid all year. Forwards Gabriel Seger and Dalton Bancroft combine size with skill to lead the team in scoring. If you actually watched them, you'd see no "gooning it up." All their games are available on ESPN+ if you'd like to confirm that for yourself.

learn to read
you’ve earned the “ignore botton”

 

[StillKIA2]

There are plenty of end zone tix for sale on the massmutual site…no need to pay stub hub a zillion dollars

 

[Runsub5]

This matchup reminds me of the Everblades Tournament held in Estero. FL from 2000 to 2013 (Maine pulled out after 2013 and the tournament ran for three more years before dying). Maine and Cornell were hosts each year in a 4 team tournament. In championship games where Maine and Cornell faced each other, Maine won 3 out of 4. Maine won 6 titles in 14 years and Cornell 4 in 17 appearances. I can't remember if Maine and Cornell have faced each other since then?

 

[Sparkee]

learn to read
you’ve earned the “ignore button”

Not only can you not ignore him, you replied to him twice.

 

[grooverider]

This matchup reminds me of the Everblades Tournament held in Estero. FL from 2000 to 2013 (Maine pulled out after 2013 and the tournament ran for three more years before dying). Maine and Cornell were hosts each year in a 4 team tournament. In championship games where Maine and Cornell faced each other, Maine won 3 out of 4. Maine won 6 titles in 14 years and Cornell 4 in 17 appearances. I can't remember if Maine and Cornell have faced each other since then?

I was just looking this up, first matchup since 2013 when they lost in a shootout.

SERIES HISTORY vs CORNELL
• Maine holds an all-time record of 7-7-3 against the Big Red.
• This is the first meeting between the two squads since the 2013 Florida College Classic championship game on Dec. 29, 2013

 

[BoSox3066]

My first read on this game is it could come down to how tightly its officiated and how many power plays Maine gets/can take advantage of

Second thought of the day is Maine really needs to find a Rob Bellamy or Joey Diamond type to put on the brother’s line next year. That’s what’s missing. I know the game’s changed some but the pair needs it

 

[Drew S.]

This matchup reminds me of the Everblades Tournament held in Estero. FL from 2000 to 2013 (Maine pulled out after 2013 and the tournament ran for three more years before dying). Maine and Cornell were hosts each year in a 4 team tournament. In championship games where Maine and Cornell faced each other, Maine won 3 out of 4. Maine won 6 titles in 14 years and Cornell 4 in 17 appearances. I can't remember if Maine and Cornell have faced each other since then?

I was thinking yesterday Maine had played them down there but didn’t realize they had played there that many times. I remember Maine played them one of Shawn’s final years but forget which one it was. It’s a shame they don’t play more often although I don’t blame either team for not wanting to make the drive.

 

[9twenty]

We all remember how Cornell plays the game. Lot of seemingly harmless interference and obstruction. Borderline holding. Anything they can do to slow the game down. And they'll be physcial. I think Maine needs to start the game physical and transition into their skating and puck control game as it goes on. Not wanting to be captain obvious here (we have enough of them on this board already, lol) but the first goal will be critical. Booyaah will need to make a few game stealing saves early on which will make things much easier. Heres hoping our style of play is kryptonite to the Red.

Pretty much this game,Boija has to be the best player on the ice...

 

[CornellFan13]

We all remember how Cornell plays the game. Lot of seemingly harmless interference and obstruction. Borderline holding. Anything they can do to slow the game down. And they'll be physcial. I think Maine needs to start the game physical and transition into their skating and puck control game as it goes on. Not wanting to be captain obvious here (we have enough of them on this board already, lol) but the first goal will be critical. Booyaah will need to make a few game stealing saves early on which will make things much easier. Heres hoping our style of play is kryptonite to the Red.

First, they're dirty. Next, they bend the rules. Then, they're boring to watch. The funny thing is that from reading all these posts, it's clear nobody in this thread has seen Cornell play in the last decade (except for the one Colgate fan, who hates us). It's strange to see all the posters here immediately turn to outdated tropes to criticize a team none of them have even watched. Nobody on the Cornell forum is jumping to discredit Maine or its success. It's not a great look for the Maine fanbase that their very first instinct is to try to discredit Cornell's success without knowing a single thing about the team.

 

[Sparkee]

First, they're dirty. Next, they bend the rules. Then, they're boring to watch.

what next?

Word on the street is they dive a lot.

 

[BassAle]

First, they're dirty. Next, they bend the rules. Then, they're boring to watch. The funny thing is that from reading all these posts, it's clear nobody in this thread has seen Cornell play in the last decade (except for the one Colgate fan, who hates us). It's strange to see all the posters here immediately turn to outdated tropes to criticize a team none of them have even watched. Nobody on the Cornell forum is jumping to discredit Maine or its success. It's not a great look for the Maine fanbase that their very first instinct is to try to discredit Cornell's success without knowing a single thing about the team.

I heard they ski in jeans.

 

[Wayuphere]

“It's not a great look for the Maine fanbase that their very first instinct is to try to discredit Cornell's success without knowing a single thing about the team.”

“It’s not a great look” to troll other teams threads instead of sticking with your own teams thread…now just where is that Cornell thread? Lol.

 

[walrus]

First, they're dirty. Next, they bend the rules. Then, they're boring to watch. The funny thing is that from reading all these posts, it's clear nobody in this thread has seen Cornell play in the last decade (except for the one Colgate fan, who hates us). It's strange to see all the posters here immediately turn to outdated tropes to criticize a team none of them have even watched. Nobody on the Cornell forum is jumping to discredit Maine or its success. It's not a great look for the Maine fanbase that their very first instinct is to try to discredit Cornell's success without knowing a single thing about the team.

Nobody wants to watch the New Jersey Devils Jr.

 

[ScoobyFanClub]

If there's one thing I learned in this thread, it's that Maine fans as dumb as rocks. Sad too, because it's a fun atmosphere up there.

Question - which program has put more players in the NHL over the last 15 years? Answer: It's not Maine.

I watch games from all over the country. Those Maine fans saying what they are about Cornell - clearly don't have the slightest clue about hockey.

But hey - enjoy the game fellas.

 

[tylerzx2002]

My first read on this game is it could come down to how tightly its officiated and how many power plays Maine gets/can take advantage of

Second thought of the day is Maine really needs to find a Rob Bellamy or Joey Diamond type to put on the brother’s line next year. That’s what’s missing. I know the game’s changed some but the pair needs it

Calafiore had 159 PIM in NAHL last season. He's definitely not the same type of player as either of those two but you can see from his game that he's a bit of an agitator so wonder if with more consistent ice time next year we'll see more of that side of his game.

 

[CornellFan13]

“It's not a great look for the Maine fanbase that their very first instinct is to try to discredit Cornell's success without knowing a single thing about the team.”

“It’s not a great look” to troll other teams threads instead of sticking with your own teams thread…now just where is that Cornell thread? Lol.

Cornell hockey has an entire forum: Elf.ELynah.com.

This was not quite the own you thought it was.

 

[umhockey91]

What's with these Cornell fans? Jeezus....what a bunch of a-holes.

 

[Wayuphere]

Cornell hockey has an entire forum: Elf.ELynah.com.

This was not quite the own you thought it was.

Thanks for proving my point…