Testimonials
Players, coaches and fans talk about what Lynah Rink means to them...If you'd like to submit a testimonial, please send it to giving@lynahrink.com
Thank you note
Dear John,
Many thanks for your recent notification of a gift in my honor to the Campaign for Big Red Hockey. I was quite overwhelmed by this gift from Tim Strawman '81, a former Big Red hockey player. It is very humbling to be made aware that after 35 years in the hockey program, with an added 10 years of retirement, someone who meant so much to me (along with his other teammates, past and present) would remember me in such a touching manner.
I have sent a thank you note to Tim recently, and I received a return reply as well. I am deeply grateful and I can truly tell you that working in Lynah Rink for all those years and having the pleasure to know and work with these fine young men year after year was indeed an honor. Tim is one of the very best examples of those talented student-athletes who have gone on to bigger and better things as a direct result of their four years at Cornell. They made it so enjoyable, and I'll never stop being proud of them and the Cornell Hockey program.
Continued success in the Campaign, John, and thanks again for making me aware of this special honor. Pass along my best wishes to Mike Schafer and Sue Detzer also.
--- Monica Perry
Lynah is to Cornell what Cameron Stadium is to Duke...
What the Big House is to Michigan. What Fenway is to the Red Sox, what Wrigley is to the Cubs, and what Augusta is to the Masters. The history that has been written with Cornell hockey at Lynah Rink is a defining characteristic of Cornell and one that must continue in the future. In order to field more competitive teams in the national scene and continue the Cornell hockey tradition of excellence, these facilities must be updated while keeping the sense of history, tradition, and pride. That is what this renovation to Lynah will do. Go Big Red!---Big Red Fan, Class of 2010
Commentary: Ivy Hockey Experience
Recently, I had the pleasure of attending one of the Ivy League's great rivalries. This game had everything. One of the sport's historic buildings, two teams at the top of their conference and a passionate student section that blew the roof off the building. I am talking, of course, about the Cornell-Harvard men's hockey game that took place Saturday night in Ithaca, N.Y., just hours before the tip-off the Cornell-Penn basketball game. ...I heard some talk about expanding Lynah Rink. They're talking about luxury boxes and maybe a few more seats. But I know the real reason. They're running out of room for the championship banners.---excerpt from U. Penn's Daily Pennsylvanian, by Zachary Levine
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Let's sustain the winning tradition...
Everyone who has watched or played a game in Lynah Rink is a witness to the uniquely exciting tradition of Cornell hockey. How many games has the Lynah Faithful won for the Big Red over the past fifty years? How many more can it win over the next fifty? Let's sustain the winning tradition by supporting the Lynah Rink campaign.---David Ambrosia `78, business executive; member, men's ice hockey team 1974-1978
The great legacy of Big Red Hockey
The opportunity to play college ice hockey was the main reason I chose to attend Cornell back in 1974, and arguably the largest component of my overall undergraduate experience. Besides lending structure to my days and weeks and giving me an incentive for staying physically fit, it provided me with a social ?niche,? so important in a large university. My interest in ice hockey has continued to this day, more than thirty years later. Although I coached for ten years, have had three children play and am currently competing on a women?s team, my memories of putting on the Big Red uniform and skating in Lynah rink remain the fondest of all. I am very proud to have played a small part in the great legacy of Big Red Hockey.---Diana (Sunshine Lorenz) Weggler ?78, editor; member, women's ice hockey team 1974-1978
In the presence of champions...
As a native Ithacan, I grew up just a few miles away from Lynah Rink. To this day you could walk me inside, blindfolded, and I would know just where we are?a musty mix of sweat and triumph. I?ve skated onto the ice a thousand times, but it never gets old. Lynah is a special place. Anyone who has ever played there knows just what I mean. The ice feels better. On the first day I stood at center ice, with my Cornell sweater on, it didn?t matter if anyone was watching, if we won, or lost, I felt happy, lucky, humbled to be in the presence of champions, the echoes, the victors of Lynah Rink.---Dr. Megan Shull ?91, author; member, women's Ice Hockey team 1987-1990