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Ithaca, N.Y.--The Ithaca authorities managed to prevent most of the fish-throwing for last weekend's ECAC Quarterfinal series. Instead, the Harvard men's hockey team had to contend with a new, but far more painful playoff tradition at Cornell--losing...
...heart of the fan rivalry lies fish-throwing. Before every game, the Cornell crowd hurls fish onto the ice, coating the poor opposing players in a slimy...
This disgusting tradition began sometime in the 1970s after some daring Harvard fans tied a chicken to the Big Red goal, mocking its agricultural school. In response, Cornell started throwing fish to indicate how close Harvard is to the sea. The hurling of seafood soon became a fixture at every Big Red home game, not just against Harvard...
However, the advent of the Crimson has sparked "the Faithful" to inquire at Wegman's Fish Store on the price of more assorted friends from the sea. One fan on a Cornell hockey message board expressed hope of getting a shark...
...course, no evaluation of the series would be complete without mentioning the crowd at Lynah Rink. One of the most boisterous in college hockey (see related story below), it will certainly have a fish-filled welcome for the hated Crimson. Of all the teams in the ECAC, Cornell has perhaps one of the biggest home ice advantages...