January 13, 2010

Cornell Coach Called it: Union is Strong

The following article appeared in the January 13 issue of the Ithaca Journal.

 

By Dan Sweeney

Ask any hockey coach in the country about another team and you're guaranteed to hear two things: the opposition is well-coached and plays hard.

So following Cornell's last league game on Dec. 5 -- a 2-2 tie at Union -- Mike Schafer began his post-game conference talking about how good a team Union was. Initially, it seemed like the obligatory blowing of proverbial kisses. But as Schafer kept talking about Union, it was clear he truly felt what he was saying.

"I think Union is probably one of the, if not the best team, we've played this year," Schafer started by saying. Not Yale or Boston University. Union.

Complete article can be accessed via the Journal Web site by clicking here.