Men's Hockey
Previewing the Path Between Men’s Hockey and the Frozen Four
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Cornell hasn’t made the Frozen Four since 2003. This is the path that stands in the way for 2017.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/ncaa_tournament/)
Cornell hasn’t made the Frozen Four since 2003. This is the path that stands in the way for 2017.
“We have worked hard all year, and I think we deserve to be here. I think people are looking down upon us, and I think we are right there and we can come out of this with a national championship.”
The Red needs to shut down the River Hawk offense by forcing Lowell to drive wide and winning puck battles along the boards. Then, Cornell needs to find a few goals by being opportunistic around the Lowell net.
“If everyone performs and has a good tournament, we should be able to turn some heads.”
Senior goalie Jake Myers and Red defenders look on in horror as Syracuse’s Cody Jamieson finds the back of the net for the game-winning goal to hand the Orange the national championship and end the Red’s 2009 season.
When freshman midfielder Roy Lang scored to put the men’s lacrosse team up 9-6 with 5:37 left in the NCAA finals, it seemed like things were going too smoothly against defending national champion Orange. It had been a close, hard-fought game, but the Red was getting all the breaks — Syracuse attackman Stephen Keogh’s goal in the fourth quarter was waved off because of a nearly imperceptible crease violation, Cornell was drawing penalties to keep possessions going and the team’s senior goalie Jake Myers was at the top of his game, holding Orange attackmen Kenny Nims and Keogh to just one score in four shots on goal.
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Cornell had the lead from beginning to end until Syracuse senior attackman Kenny Nims scored at the end of a circus play with four seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 9. The Red was attempting a clear but the Syracuse ride forced the turnover and several looping passes later, Nims fired a low shot past Cornell senior goalie Jake Myers from point-blank range to force overtime.
Cornell won the face-off in overtime but a quick turnover led to a goal by Syracuse’s Cody Jamieson, who was academically ineligible for most of the season but made a huge impact in his few games with the team. Jamieson’s goal handed Syracuse the 10-9 overtime win.
Ivy League Rookie of the Year Rob Pannell (3) must take advantage of Cornell’s depth on offense to keep up with a loaded Syracuse team.