Men's Hockey

LINSEY | On John Knisley, Mitch Vanderlaan and Reaching New Heights for Cornell Men’s Hockey

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Randy Johnson, Peter Crouch and Shaquille O’Neal. What do these three men have in common? All three were extremely tall professional athletes. Randy Johnson, the 6-foot-10 pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, used his giant stride to generate more momentum for his fastball. Crouch, the ironically named 6-foot-8 striker for Stoke City, has scored the most headed goals in British soccer history.

Columns

LINSEY | Are Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paris Saint Germain Just Too Good for Ligue 1?

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A six-foot-five tattooed talismanic Swede with a ponytail, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is an imposing striker. Coupled with this tough persona, Zlatan can do an insane array of tricks and flicks with a soccer ball, topped off with a powerful shot. He has scored more than 400 career goals, at a rate of almost two every three games. In short, he is one of the 10 best soccer players in the world. Zlatan plies his trade for Paris Saint-Germain, a club that competes in France’s Ligue 1.

Columns

LINSEY | Premier Predictions for the Premier League

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A grueling 38-game season from August to May determines the Premier League champion. The teams play most weekends, with several additional games squeezed in over the holidays. Therefore, a good chunk of the season happens between early December and late January, which is inconveniently overlapped with winter break, devoid of Daily Sun soccer articles. As a result, I could have written this week’s article as a laundry list of everything that happened in the soccer world in the last seven weeks.

Columns

LINSEY | Claudio Ranieri and Leicester City’s Incredible Rise

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“Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64?” This classic Beatles song asks whether people remain relevant when they reach a certain age. In the Beatles’ home, the United Kingdom, a 64-year-old is at the forefront of one of the most stunning sports turnarounds in some time. Claudio Ranieri has a storied career at the top level of soccer management. The Italian has managed first division clubs in England, Italy, France and Spain, including such legendary clubs as Inter Milan and Chelsea. Having managed for over 30 years, the 64-year-old should logically be entering a decline.

FCP

Scouting the ECAC, One-Third into the Season

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Last season, Cornell struggled right out of the gate in conference games. The Red recorded one win, one draw and two losses in its first four contests. As a result, the Lynah Faithful paid little attention to the top of the conference; fans were concerned mostly with the Red’s competition in the middle of the standings. Cornell never seriously recovered or mounted a title challenge, finishing seventh in a disappointing, injury-plagued campaign. Cornell’s bright start this season has revived the habit of the Faithful: assessing other teams who might compete with the Red for the conference’s top few spots.

Men's Hockey

LINSEY | Isolation, National Recognition and Cornell Hockey

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Lynah Faithful everywhere rejoiced on Monday, as Cornell entered the national Top-20 for the first time in a year. Out of 59 NCAA Division 1 hockey programs, the Red slotted in at eighteen, two spots ahead of its conference foe, Clarkson. Off to a 5-1 start, Cornell certainly deserves the eighteenth place. Yet, comparing Cornell hockey to other teams around the country has always felt awkward. This is because Cornell is far from significant college hockey hotspots, is isolated from major population centers and plays a different style of hockey than most teams.

College hockey doesn’t have the fan attraction level of the major college sports, football and basketball.

Sports

LINSEY | Soccer From A-Z

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“Swansea’s Andre Ayew — signed on a Bosman transfer from Marseille this summer — just received a yellow card.” You will find sentences and terms like this in a discussion on soccer. Plenty of people, terms and teams are unique to the sport; soccer is an in-depth world. Today’s column, a “soccer alphabet,” is designed to teach everyone something new about the sport, no matter if you are new to soccer or if you follow it religiously. A: Advantage
The advantage rule means that if a foul is committed on a player attacking, the referee may allow play to continue to let the team have a chance at scoring. This is called “playing the advantage.” It is designed to prevent defending teams from intentionally fouling to stop the play.

FCP

Despite Occasional Struggles, Two-Point Weekend is Positive Outcome for Cornell

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When Quinnipiac forward Connor Clifton’s point shot deflected into the net in overtime, Cornell players skated off the ice dejectedly. They had just followed up a morale-boosting 4-3 win over Princeton with a 5-4 overtime loss to No. 3 Quinnipiac, in a game that Cornell had twice led by three goals. Throughout the game, Cornell took avoidable penalties, which tilted the momentum back in the Bobcats’ direction. Cornell also conceded eight goals over the weekend, which shows that the defense struggled against conference-level opposition.

Men's Hockey

New Power Play Line Key to Cornell Men’s Hockey Success

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The first few notes of the “Dragnet” theme, to a Cornell hockey fan, mean a power play. Since a power play presents an opportunity with an extra skater on the ice, it should be a major goalscoring weapon; the best teams score a goal around 20 percent of the time. This year, three men will begin the season as the primary power play forwards — juniors Matt Buckles and Jeff Kubiak and senior Christian Hilbrich. They will be responsible for that crucial part of any successful hockey offense: a dangerous power play. It is no secret that Cornell needs to emphasize goals as they approach this season.