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Junior Matt Buckles netted two goals in Cornell's 5-2 win over Ryerson. (Brittney Chew / News Photography Editor)
The sudden shift from pre-March Madness excitement to a sports-less spring — heartbreaking for players and fans around the country — is nobody’s top concern right now. The NCAA and pro sports leagues are 100 percent right to shut down.
“It was very difficult to speak to our team and watch young men cry as their chance of achieving their dreams had disappeared,” Schafer wrote.
Cornell’s hockey teams were both ranked No. 1 in the country.
Cornell men’s hockey was initially scheduled to take on Princeton in the ECAC quarterfinals, but received a bid to Lake Placid after Harvard and Yale pulled out of the tournament.
The No. 7 Bulldogs were slated to play at No. 3 Quinnipiac for the ECAC Quarterfinals this weekend. Cornell, which already had a bye for the first round of the playoffs, will get yet another weekend off.
Cornell retains its spot atop the ECAC power rankings.
“We’re used to a packed house and it’s definitely something that contributes to our home ice advantage, but … it’ll be a different opportunity and I think it’ll be kind of cool.”
The Ivy League is “implementing highly-restrictive, in-venue spectator limitations” for all sporting events.
Cornell will take on Princeton at Lynah Rink with a trip to Lake Placid on the line.
It was the second of 22 penalties in the game. Yes, 22 — with Clarkson being hit with a total of 51 penalty minutes.