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Forever Faithful

Celebrating the Greatest Moments of Cornell Hockey

by (author) Jim Roberts

with Arthur Mintz

foreword by Ken Dryden

Publisher
Cornell University Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2017
Category
Hockey, Middle Atlantic, History
Recommended Age
18
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781501702600
    Publish Date
    Oct 2017
    List Price
    $33.95

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Description

Forever Faithful celebrates the history of Cornell hockey, focusing on twenty-four memorable games played by the men's and women's teams since the opening of Lynah Rink in 1957. The foreword was written by Ken Dryden (Cornell “69), who led the Big Red team to its first NCAA championship in 1967, won six Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens, and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. The narrative begins with an early history of the program, when games were played outdoors on Beebe Lake, and moves on to chapters celebrating the rituals and traditions of the Lynah Faithful and the key rivalries of both the men's and women's teams. Game accounts follow, each one featuring insights from coaches and players who were involved and illustrated by many color and black-and-white photographs of the players and game action. The book concludes with an appendix that lists key statistics and accomplishments of the men's and women's programs.

About the authors

Jim Roberts (Cornell ’71) became a member of the Lynah Faithful as an undergraduate, when he was fortunate to watch the Big Red teams coached by Ned Harkness, including the undefeated national champions of 1969-70. He is the author of two books about music and served as editor and publisher of Cornell Alumni Magazine for fourteen years.

Jim Roberts' profile page

Arthur Mintz (Cornell ’71) has been associated with Cornell hockey since 1973 and is the public address announcer for all men’s and some women’s games on the home ice of Lynah.

Arthur Mintz's profile page

Ken Dryden is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and is widely recognized as one of the greatest goaltenders of all time. During Dryden’s eight seasons in goal, the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup six times, and Dryden won the Conn Smythe Trophy, Calder Cup and Vezina trophy six times. A graduate of Cornell University and, in law, McGill University, he is the author of three other books, Home Game, The Moved and the Shaken and In School. Ken served as a member of parliament, including as a cabinet minister, and was recently inducted into the Order of Canada. He lives in Toronto.

Ken Dryden's profile page

Excerpt: Forever Faithful: Celebrating the Greatest Moments of Cornell Hockey (by (author) Jim Roberts; with Arthur Mintz; foreword by Ken Dryden)

I remember our teams. We were good in 1968, better in 1969, but the best team I ever played on was in 1967.... That team may or may not be the greatest in Cornell history. It was not the most legendary—the unbeaten, untied 1970 team was—but it was surely the most important. It showed that an eastern team could win, that a nonscholarship school could win, that Cornell could win. Maybe most of all, I remember the fans. The ones who camped out overnight in raw Ithaca weather to get their season tickets. The ones that went on the road with us, to Christmas tournaments in Boston or New York, and the two or three thousand who sounded like ten thousand at the ECACs in Boston Garden. They taught us a life lesson—always do what you do where it matters.