On Fri, 13 Mar 1998, Nathan Eric Hampton wrote:
 
> I wonder if Greg's tabulations say anything about Hockey-L. Each ECAC
> series has a minimum of 6 "votes" cast and a maximum of nine. The
> MAXIMUM offered opinions on the WCHA is three and on the CCHA just ONE.
> I was ready to jump to an eastern bias or dominance but then there are
> only two returns from HE.
 
It may be that it simply is easier to see more teams if you are an ECAC
fan. Remember that the key restriction Greg placed on the poll was that
you had to have seen both teams. If you live in a WCHA city, it isn't
possible to see every other team, unless you are willing to travel.
 
> don't give a flying rip about eastern politics and hockey, maybe we
> should form our own seperate discussion group so Spartans can say nasty
> things about Wolverines, Sioux can dump on Gophers, Huskies can growl at
> Bulldogs, and Lakers can toot their horn over Broncos -- all without
> wading through the flaunting of alma maters, Drury vs Krog comparisons,
> and repeated cannonization of Parker and villification of Walsh.
 
I suspect there are eastern fans who would say nearly the same thing, in
reverse. :-)
 
> 1. North Dakota over Mankato State in two. This series will not be worth
> the paper the programs are printed on.
 
Game 1 was closer than I thought it would be. If UND is complacent, they
could be playing on Sunday.
 
> 4. St. Cloud State and Michigan Tech -- the Huskies will win. The ones
> with arguable the best goalie in the nation, the ones whose leading
> scorer is ranked 19th in the league, the ones who beat the other ones
> four out of four so far this year. SCSU in two.
 
I hope you're right. I don't want to be in suspense on Sunday.
 
John "Live from an SCSU computer lab" Edwards
 
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