According to tonight's Ithaca Journal (one step up from reading tea leaves), two of Cornell's three incoming recruits were taken in the NHL draft. Center Ryan Smart of Meadville, PA, was taken in the sixth round by the New Jersey Devils (one of whose scouts is former Cornell head coach Lou Reycroft). Goalie Jason Elliot of Australia was taken by the Detroit Red Wings in the eighth round. According to the Journal, "Elliot is a Toronto native but living currently in British Columbia." I guess he gets around.