December 1, 2009

Cornell Players, Fans Savor Night in the Garden

The following article appeared December 1 on the Ithaca Journal Web site.

 

By Dan Sweeney

For all the sights and splendor Madison Square Garden offered on Saturday night, the highlight for most of the Cornell men's hockey team took place in the recesses of the venerable venue.

Being the home team on the scoreboard this time around for its game with Boston University meant the Big Red got to use the New York Rangers' locker room. A unique experience became even better when Cornell learned of an interesting tidbit.

As Cornell was preparing for the game, a Rangers equipment manager came in and said that Joe Scali was sitting in the last locker Wayne Gretzky used as a player before retiring after the 1998-99 season.

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