Cornell perspective.

Here is a story from the Ithaca Journal. This is going to be a great series and there is something for the Sioux to play for this weekend. This is a must win series. Frankly, I can't wait till 7:37 pm tonight.

College hockey: Cornell enters national spotlight at North Dakota
ITHACA — One year ago, everyone in the Cornell hockey program circled Thanksgiving on their calendars. The Big Red took on Boston University in front of a sold-out Madison Square Garden in a chance to make a statement while what seemed to be the entire college hockey world watched. But then the Terriers won a 6-3 game that wasn't even as close as the score indicated.

And while the Terriers aren't on the schedule until next year, Cornell (4-0-2) gets its crack at the national spotlight tonight and Saturday with games at perennial power North Dakota (4-7-1).

The games kick off a span of nine games in which all seven of the Big Red's non-conference contests are staged — and the opponents will never be confused with cupcakes.

The Fighting Sioux, although currently struggling, was the fifth-ranked team in the nation in preseason polls; St. Cloud State (Cornell's first-round opponent in the Florida College Hockey Classic) and Massachusetts are currently ranked and Niagara is the defending College Hockey America conference champion.