{"id":13603,"date":"2022-11-14T03:44:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T08:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=13603"},"modified":"2023-10-27T13:09:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T17:09:12","slug":"hockey-msg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/hockey-msg\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Red Hockey\u2019s Annual MSG Tradition Keeps Sizzling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Generations of Lynah Faithful will descend on Midtown Manhattan for the annual Thanksgiving weekend showdown on ice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Lindsay Lennon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">For Big Red hockey fans\u2014and many other Cornellians throughout the NYC metro area\u2014it\u2019s a Thanksgiving tradition on par with turkey and pumpkin pie: a festive weekend game in legendary Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday, November 26, the fabled arena will host the <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/come-back\/cornell-traditions\/hockey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frozen Apple<\/a>, the spirited exhibition game that brings thousands of Lynah Faithful to Midtown every other year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1093_11_257-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Cornell hockey fans cheering at Madison Square Garden\" class=\"wp-image-13657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1093_11_257-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1093_11_257-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1093_11_257-A-768x432.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1093_11_257-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1093_11_257-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1093_11_257-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1093_11_257-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1093_11_257-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1093_11_257-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1093_11_257-A-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">For many alumni, the annual MSG game is a family affair.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike <a href=\"https:\/\/cornellbigred.com\/news\/2021\/9\/2\/mens-ice-hockey-red-hot-hockey-returns-to-madison-square-garden-on-nov-27.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Red Hot Hockey<\/a>\u2014the other biennial game in MSG, in which Cornell always faces off against Boston University\u2014the Frozen Apple pits the Big Red men\u2019s team against varying opponents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019ve included Yale, Harvard, Michigan, and Penn State; this year, it\u2019s the UConn Huskies.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"rkv-layout__vertical__list stories-you-may-like stories-you-may-like-content-inline\">\n\t<h2>Stories You May Like<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stories-you-may-like__article rkv-layout__image-left__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/mark-tatum-nba\/\" class=\"rkv-no-underline rkv-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Mark-Tatum-Draft-Lottery-NYK-A-585x332.jpg 585w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Mark-Tatum-Draft-Lottery-NYK-A-292x166.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/mark-tatum-nba\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFor Mark Tatum \u201991, the NBA Is his Dream Team\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stories-you-may-like__article rkv-layout__image-left__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/november-december-25-trivia\/\" class=\"rkv-no-underline rkv-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"rkv-entry__related_media has-aspect-ratio has-aspect-ratio-16x9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A-608x342.jpg\" class=\"attachment-related size-related wp-post-image\" alt=\"November \/ December \u201925 Trivia Roundup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2022_1001_AER_RY_001-A-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/november-december-25-trivia\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNovember \/ December \u201925 Trivia Roundup\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt brings a wide swath of Cornellians and multiple generations of Lynah Faithful together,\u201d says Scott Pesner \u201987, vice president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornellhockeyassociation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cornell Hockey Association<\/a>, which promotes and supports Big Red men\u2019s hockey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen you have 10,000 alumni and their families and friends in one arena, it really is an amazing experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the different titles, the Frozen Apple and Red Hot Hockey have intertwined roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>After longtime hockey rivals Cornell and B.U. were split into different leagues in the 1980s\u2014ECAC and Hockey East, respectively\u2014they seldom got to face each other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The friendly foes rekindled their rivalry in 2007 with the introduction of Red Hot Hockey, drawing a sold-out crowd to MSG.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-link has-cornell-mid-teal-background-color has-background rkv-gutter-bottom-quarter\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size rkv-gutter-bottom-none\"><strong>CORNELL VS. UCONN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center rkv-gutter-bottom-none\">Saturday, November 26<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center rkv-gutter-bottom-none\">Madison Square Garden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center rkv-gutter-bottom-none\"><strong>Doors open<\/strong>: 6:30 p.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center rkv-gutter-bottom-none\"><strong>Puck drops<\/strong>: 8:05 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center rkv-gutter-bottom-none\"><em>Event registration:<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cornelluniversity.imodules.com\/s\/1717\/giving\/interior.aspx?sid=1717&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=26253&amp;cid=42191&amp;ecid=42191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>(Among the 18,000 attendees at that debut game were hockey royalty: members of the U.S.&#8217;s 1980 Olympic championship team, winners of the &#8220;Miracle on Ice&#8221; against the Soviet Union.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Frozen Apple tradition began in 2012; that game is held in even-numbered years, with Red Hot Hockey continuing in odd-numbered ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year marks the first Frozen Apple since 2018, as the pandemic canceled the 2020 game; Red Hot Hockey was held in 2021, with some COVID restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cornellbigredtickets.universitytickets.com\/w\/event.aspx?id=5268&amp;r=9d1edb087a194385bb50fb59b793e654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tickets to this year&#8217;s game<\/a> are available through Cornell Athletics; it will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/espnplus\/player?id=845f3b39-158e-4735-8f8e-7e3eca02af70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">streamed on ESPN+<\/a> (subscription required).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Holiday on Ice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" class=\"wp-block-rkv-carousel rkv-swiper swiper\"><div class=\"alignfull swiper-buttons\"><div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/0956_09_118-A.jpg\" alt=\"Madison Square Garden filled with Cornell men's hockey fans watching the Red Hot Hockey game against Boston University\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/0956_09_118-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1093_11_263-A.jpg\" alt=\"Cornell hockey fans cheer at Madison Square Garden\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1093_11_263-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/CX5H7962-1-A.jpg\" alt=\"Cornell and Boston men's hockey teams playing the Red Hot Hockey game at Madison Square Garden\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/CX5H7962-1-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/AAD_PS_20141114-051_select-A.jpg\" alt=\"Susan Murphy attending the Frozen Apple hockey game at Madison Square Garden\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/AAD_PS_20141114-051_select-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>While the MSG events are decidedly New York-centric, Pesner notes, they also inspire Cornellians from far beyond the metro area to incorporate the game into their holiday travels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt brings classes and clubs together; a lot of alumni bring their children,\u201d says Pesner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCurrent students get to see that they\u2019re part of a longer history\u2014not just the Lynah Faithful, but a larger Cornell community. There\u2019s a lot of pride when you walk in and out of Madison Square Garden and everyone is wearing Cornell red.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Top: Touchdown hypes the Frozen Apple outside MSG in 2012. 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