It is my understanding the Number 1 seed actually gets to choose if it
wants to play the first or second game, so generally they choose to
play first and get the extra 3 hours of rest time.

Maine has often been 2nd or 3rd seed, so that is how they end up in the
night so often.

Also, Hockey East reseeds for the FleetCenter.  So #1 plays the lowest
remaining seed, and so on.

-Deron


--- Jacob Metzler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The Maine Hockey Discussion List <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> >Does anyone know how HE breaks up the semis at the fleet?  If 1-4
> wins the quarters, does 1 v 4 play the night cap while 2 v 3 plays
> the supper time game?  Want to grab my tix for the semi's, but not
> going to take the 5 yo to the late game!  BTW,
> >only balcony left for the semis.  I checked while at the B's game
> last night.
>
> Seems that in the past they put Maine in the second game so more time
> for fans to travel down, but mostly its "what's going to get the
> biggest crowds to the Fleet" situation so no set rules.
>
> -jake