>  Only 8 teams are in the CCHA tournament; the 9th, 10th and 11th team
>miss the tournament - see my "Standings" post.
 
        *This* year.  But last year, when UAF was only an associate
member, they went to the playoffs, along with the 10 full members of
the league, hence 11.
 
>  The ECAC already allows
>all 12 teams in the ECAC tournament
 
        Nope.  Only the top ten go; Dartmouth and Yale stayed home
last year.
 
        I suppose a 13-team tournament isn't out of the question; the
current format could be modified so that only the top three teams
placed out of the preliminary game the Tuesday between the end of the
season and the quarterfinal series.  But I'd assume it would be the
biggest conference tournament in the history of Division I College
Hockey.
 
                                        John Whelan
                                        Cornell '91
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