Mike writes:
 
>John gave me a lot to comment on here.  And people said I was
>prolific. :-)
 
        Hey, I only catch around six games a year; I have
to make up for it somehow.  This one'll be short before I
head off to the North Country for more hockey.
 
>Merrimack also had a bit of adversity to contend with on their own - the
>team bus broke down at the end of the Mass Pike on Thursday and they
missed
>the pre-SIT banquet.  Trip took about 10 hours and they did not arrive in
>Syracuse until late Thursday night.
 
        Sounds like Cornell's difficulties at the Denver
Cup last year.  At least the Warriors didn't suffer the
same fate (an 11-0 loss to CC).
 
>>   [Colgate]  had an apparent goal waved off at the
>>    12-minute mark [...]
 
>BTW, the goal was waved off because the puck was ruled not to have
entered
>the net.
 
        I appreciated the fact that the PA announcer
provided that explanation at the time.  (At least we can
say *something* nice about him.)
 
>>    Providence coach Paul Pooley complained that his team
>>    shouldn't have been charged a timeout because of the incident, and
[his goalie vomiting]
>>    Mark pointed out that as a timeout is not supposed to be assessed in
>>    case of injury, he had a point.
 
>I couldn't find anything in the rule book that covers this, so Gallagher
>must have taken it upon himself to charge the timeout.  Given that it
was
>necessary for a member of the rink crew to come out and clean the ice, I
>think Pooley may have had a beef.  On the other hand, it was a situation
>that was "caused" by Providence, so it could have gone either way.
 
        When it first happened, my impulse was "Hey,
they're holding up the game, they'd better be charged a
timeout.  Then Mark mentioned the injury analogy, and I
had to agree with Pooley.
 
>>    Then in the late game, 6'6" Providence
>>    captain Hal Gill seemed to dedicate himself to baiting Cornell's
Tony
>>    Bergin.
 
>Didn't notice this, but I did think Gill had a pretty good
>tournament...used his size well and was probably PC's best defenseman.
>He's a strong candidate for All-HE.
 
        It was more noticeable from ice level, especially
on the play that led to their coincidental minors.  I
couldn't help wondering if the Providence players had
heard from their Terrier counterparts about Bergin's DQ at
BU last November.  (Then again, maybe I was looking for it
after being at that game.)
 
>[Cornell-Merrimack championship game]
 
>I guess I didn't think the crowd was a factor.  It was nice to see some
>Cornell people turn out (although overall attendance at the tourney was
not
>great, only about 1,000-1,200 each night) and be enthusiastic, but I didn't
>get the sense that any of the players were intimidated or anything.
 
        We could start a whole side discussion on whether
intimidating the opposition is even the point...
 
                                John T. Whelan
                                Cornell '91
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