Sunday, January 18, 2009

Big Red = Red Hot

No team in College Hockey is any hotter right now than the Cornell Big Red Men's team. With a 3-0 blanking of the RPI Engineers last night, the Big Red improved to 13-1-3 on the season and remained unbeaten in ECAC play at 8-0-2. Their 18 points are good for first in the conference and they're ranked 5th in the nation. Pretty impressive start for the club.

Cornell, has only lost on the road at powerhouse North Dakota, losing 7-3 but rebounding the next night to win 2-1 against the same Fighting Sioux team. The Red haven't lost at historic Lynah Rink, their home, which happens to be one of the rowdiest places in college hockey. However, all the team's success comes down to the man between the pipes: Ben Scrivens.


The Junior from Spruce Grove, Alberta has built off of success early in his career and is off to a stellar start in 2008-09. He's started each game for Cornell, posting an unbelievable 1.18 Goals Against Average. Want an even more shocking stat? His GAA in conference play: 0.69! That's best in all of college hockey. Impressive numbers in goal for him, and he is the sure-fire reason why Cornell has been so strong to start the year.

This team has great leadership, vision on the ice, and overall excitement night in and night out. I pose to you: go to a game and see for yourself. This team is for real and will be a big contender all season long! Not to mention, Lynah Rink's one of the best places to go watch a college hockey game.

To get a closer perspective on Lynah, take a look at this feature I compiled along with two buddies of mine.

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