Missed Open Nets, Cheap Goals, And Terrible Late Call Marr Superb Cornell Effort
(Cornell misses wide open net to tie the game, with 3:12 to go in 3rd period, down 2-1)
We wuz robbed!
I was yelling at the computer screen and scaring my puppy, as I watched Cornell get beat in a 2-1 loss to Denver in the Eastern regional NCAA hockey championship.
Cornell played an almost flawless game, and when they did make mistakes, goalie Ian Shane was there to make the save.
I was particularly impressed with Cornell’s focus and crisp and tight play in the first period, where they dominated from 5 minutes in to the end of the period.
In the last 5 minutes, Cornell had 2 open nets they missed, and they controlled the game and scoring chances, particularly in the first and third periods.
Late cheap Denver goals in the last seconds of the first AND second periods won the game.
The slashing call against Cornell on a face-off – merely a chop on the stick in a challenge for the loose puck, absolutely not a slash – at 3:12 left to play with Cornell down 2-1 and surging with pulling the goalie was one of the worst calls in college hockey history.
The Denver player lost his stick on the slashing call – but how do they think the Cornell defenseman lost his stick on the Denver cheap goal with just 4 seconds left in the second period?
(I just walked the dog to the local park, played fetch, and had a pint at the local pub on the way home – which disgorged most of this negative energy).
(Cornell misses another open net in final seconds of the game)
The official who called the slash has some explaining to do.