Date sent:              Mon, 17 Jan 2000 15:05:05 -0500
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From:                   Andrew Weise <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:                Vermont Decision
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> The decision has come down as to how the ECAC will handle the schedule
> and standings after UVM has cancelled their hockey season. USCHO has
> the details right here:
>
> http://www.uscollegehockey.com/news/ecac/uvmecac.html
 
I have an interesting idea that I also posted to the USCHO message
board:  Have the travel partners that Dartmouth will be playing play a
non-conference game against each other on the open night each weekend.
This will:
a) Make up the missing total games in the teams' schedules
b) Remove the advantage the teams have of playing only one game in the
weekend when Dartmouth has to play two
c) Make up some (but probably not much) or the lost revenue.
 
I wouldn't suggest playing any of the games at Gutterson, since Vermont
started the whole thing by canceling their season.  My thought would be
to play the game at one or the other of the travel partners, so that
one of the teams picks up a home game.  I would expect that this could
make up some (probably not all) of the lost revenue from the Vermont
game, all the moreso since at least some of the travel partners are
local rivals.
 
Thoughts?
 
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 Craig Powers                   NU ChE class of '98
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