RPI at Yale, Dec. 9

[redrocker]

Yale off to an unusually slow start to the season.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI at Yale, Dec. 9

2016-17 Thread-Starting Statistics:

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fr joe             2- 5- 0  2 points   .286
engineerhockeyfan  0- 4- 0  0 points   .000

Cumulative 2003-04 - 2016-17 Thread-Starting Statistics

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fr joe            47-58-12 106 points  .453
engineerhockeyfan 25-30- 5  55 points  .458
Red Cloud         11- 3- 1  23 points  .767
hockeyhound       11-14- 1  23 points  .442
GRussinko         10-15- 2  22 points  .407
DrDemento          7-20- 5  19 points  .297
burgie12           6- 2- 1  13 points  .722
rpihockeyfan13     6- 6- 1  13 points  .500
RPIBMW             4- 5- 1   9 points  .450
FlagDUDE08         4- 0- 0   8 points 1.000
HighlanderRPI      3- 4- 1   7 points  .438
Waite21            2- 6- 2   6 points  .300
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Gophers #1         0- 3- 0   0 points  .000

For your listening pleasure:

Fight Song
http://pepband.union.rpi.edu/music/LongHail.mp3

Alma Mater
http://pepband.union.rpi.edu/music3/...ma%20Mater.mp3

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: RPI at Yale, Dec. 9

uhhh... I thought today is Thursday...

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI at Yale, Dec. 9

uhhh... I thought today is Thursday...

Me too, but since I retired, I am never quite certain.

[Waite21]

Re: RPI at Yale, Dec. 9

Just in case anyone thought the dreaded third-period blues were a recent phenomenon at RPI -

50 years and one day ago, on Dec. 7, 1966, Yale visited the Field House in Troy.

It was RPI's fourth game of the season. The highly-touted sophomore line of Dale Watson, Rich Scammell, and Barry Law, which had been largely held in check by Cornell, BU, and Clarkson, had their first big breakout night, as the Engineers took a 7-4 lead after two periods, then added two more goals in the third period for good measure.

And it wasn't enough. Yale won the game, 11-9.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI at Yale, Dec. 9

Just in case anyone thought the dreaded third-period blues were a recent phenomenon at RPI -

50 years and one day ago, on Dec. 7, 1966, Yale visited the Field House in Troy.

It was RPI's fourth game of the season. The highly-touted sophomore line of Dale Watson, Rich Scammell, and Barry Law, which had been largely held in check by Cornell, BU, and Clarkson, had their first big breakout night, as the Engineers took a 7-4 lead after two periods, then added two more goals in the third period for good measure.

And it wasn't enough. Yale won the game, 11-9.

We did have an excuse then -- no depth at all.

[fr. joe]

Re: RPI at Yale, Dec. 9

We did have an excuse then -- no depth at all.

We had no late-game answer for Calvin Hill's heroics.

[engineerhockeyfan]

Re: RPI at Yale, Dec. 9

Just in case anyone thought the dreaded third-period blues were a recent phenomenon at RPI -

50 years and one day ago, on Dec. 7, 1966, Yale visited the Field House in Troy.

It was RPI's fourth game of the season. The highly-touted sophomore line of Dale Watson, Rich Scammell, and Barry Law, which had been largely held in check by Cornell, BU, and Clarkson, had their first big breakout night, as the Engineers took a 7-4 lead after two periods, then added two more goals in the third period for good measure.

And it wasn't enough. Yale won the game, 11-9.

Think happy thoughts.

Lets go red!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RPI fan 4 life]

Re: RPI at Yale, Dec. 9

We did beat Brown and led Yale 2-0 before blowing the game in the final 3 minutes.
Two wins this weekend would put an end to all the negative talk (at least temporarily).
Will be in here tonight. Let's go RED!

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: RPI at Yale, Dec. 9

Just in case anyone thought the dreaded third-period blues were a recent phenomenon at RPI -

50 years and one day ago, on Dec. 7, 1966, Yale visited the Field House in Troy.

It was RPI's fourth game of the season. The highly-touted sophomore line of Dale Watson, Rich Scammell, and Barry Law, which had been largely held in check by Cornell, BU, and Clarkson, had their first big breakout night, as the Engineers took a 7-4 lead after two periods, then added two more goals in the third period for good measure.

And it wasn't enough. Yale won the game, 11-9.

Surprised no one brought up the 85 team having a dreaded third period in the championship... Being up 2-0 after 40 and the final being 2-1... Yes, I'm having difficulty writing this with a straight face... just goes to show you can apply anything almost anywhere.

[RPI fan 4 life]

Surprised no one brought up the 85 team having a dreaded third period in the championship... Being up 2-0 after 40 and the final being 2-1... Yes, I'm having difficulty writing this with a straight face... just goes to show you can apply anything almost anywhere.

I wouldn't exactly say it was a "dreaded third period". Providence was hardly a slouch. And what you have to remember was that PC had Friday night off while RPI had to survive a 3 OT thriller against UMD. I believe they changed that rule the following season (or maybe shortly thereafter).

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: RPI at Yale, Dec. 9

I wouldn't exactly say it was a "dreaded third period". Providence was hardly a slouch. And what you have to remember was that PC had Friday night off while RPI had to survive a 3 OT thriller against UMD. I believe they changed that rule the following season (or maybe shortly thereafter).

Take a look at the third clause again.

[RPI fan 4 life]

Take a look at the third clause again.

Oops. I missed that.

[Waite21]

Re: RPI at Yale, Dec. 9

We did have an excuse then -- no depth at all.

You're right that the '66-'67 team had no depth at all. Freshmen, of course, were not eligible for varsity sports at the time. The sophomore class was Garry Kearns' first. Ned Harkness didn't do a lot in his final season as coach to recruit players who would have been seniors in '66-'67, nor did Rube Bjorkman do much in his only season as coach to recruit players who would have been juniors.

As I recall, after some players got injured and at least one was excused because he had to take the GRE the next day, RPI played a game late in the season at Princeton with only 10 or 11 players dressed, and two of those were the goalies. At no time during the game was it possible to have a line change involving all three forwards and both defensemen - somebody always had to pull a double shift.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI at Yale, Dec. 9

Music!