On Tue, 25 Mar 2003, David Parter wrote:

> Minnesota and Michigan truely have home ice, but shouldn't BU, BC and
> Harvard get some bonus for playing in their back yards? (I don't know
> where UNH is in comparison).

In the calculations of the KASA ratings themselves, games are
designated as home, away, or neutral ice, which can sometimes be gray
areas.  I decided that even though BU is the official host of the
Northeast Regional, the only NCAA games I would consider as home games
would be those played at a school's home rink.  I haven't heard anyone
complain about BU having a home advantage the way Minnesota and
Michigan do, so this seems like a reasonable place to draw the line.

                                          John Whelan, Cornell '91
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