Former Cornell player Justin Milo was interviewed the previous week.
It's actually been a pretty boring interview so far...
They've been talking about the importance of staying for four years if a player wants to make the NHL. Interesting that Schafer mentions Bitz but not Moulson. Remember that Bitz just threw in some nice words for Schafer in a recent Boston Globe interview:
“He really preached not turning the puck over and being good defensively,’’ Bitz said. “If you didn’t do that kind of stuff, you just wouldn’t play. It was important that you be good defensively and really take care of the puck. I think that was where my puck-possession game evolved. That stuff was ingrained in me for four years. You had to do that stuff. Thankfully, it’s kind of carried over and I’ve made that a strong point of my game.’’Schafer says that the only group who didn't have a good time at last Red Hot Hockey "was us." Personally, I wasn't on the ice, but I didn't particularly enjoy watching Cornell lose, 6-3. He blames a combination of poor Cornell play and good BU goaltending ("best game he played all year") for the loss last time.
Schafer gets his facts wrong, saying that in 2002-3 the two games in Florida were the only ones Cornell lost until the NCAA tournament. Cornell lost to Dartmouth earlier in the fall and then to Colgate in February.
Schafer remained very positive on Riley Nash, which was a little surprising given that he's only scored two goals this year. I might have expected something like "we know he hasn't scored much this year, but he's been playing well and we're confident the goals will start to come." No big deal either way, though.
Cornell takes on Boston University at 8pm on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
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