March 27, 2009
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Shotblocking a Key to Cornell's Success
Photo by Erica Thum/Ithaca Journal Staff
The following article appeared in the March 27 issue of the Ithaca Journal.
By Brandon Thomas
ITHACA — The red badge of courage within the walls
of the Big Red dressing room is often a big red welt.
And the way to obtain such a painful prize is as simple as it may
seem suicidal — just find a way to get a piece of your body
in front of a six-ounce piece of frozen rubber travelling faster
than your average Thruway traveler.
Whenever the success of the Cornell hockey team is dissected by an
opposing coach, an automatic part of the evaluation is the Big
Red's shotblocking prowess.
Complete article can be accessed via the Journal Web site by clicking here.
