----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne T. Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "The Maine Hockey Discussion List" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: coach's report


> >-real blue chip players on D if meyer is or isn't there
> >-they won't be any softer without meyer
>
>    Unintended slap in the face to one of the better HEA players!?
>
> >-Key to the playoffs, was getting the 3rd, so they didn't have to avoid
> > BU or PC in the first round, (Thurs, Fri, Sat).
>
> Two items here that some may have missed:
>
>    * Maine with a 5 point lead over BU and BC has clinched 3rd place.
>
>    * The Alfond quarterfinals will be Thursday, Friday and (if necessary)
>      Saturday, March 6-8.
>
> Other remarks (by me .. I didn't hear Coach):
>
>    * "Key to the HEA playoffs" is, IMHO, winning the Championship game,
>      not your quarterfinal draw.
>
>      Question: when was the last Maine quarterfinal loss at the Alfond?
>
>    * BC and UNH duke it out this weekend for the HEA Regular Season
>      Championship. BC leads now with 2 points over UNH, 3 over Maine.
>
>    * Long-shot of the weekend: Maine takes 4 points from BU and UNH takes
>      three points from BC, resulting in a 3-way tie for HEA 1st place.
>      Anyone know HEA tie-breakers for purpose of tournament seeding?
>
>    * Assuming 2nd or 3rd place for Maine, we will be hosting either
>      Massachusetts or Merrimack in the HEA quarterfinals.
>
>    * Friday's BU at Maine game will be televised by WABI-TV.
>      Saturday's BC at UNH game will be televised by FSNE.
>
>    * BU will play PC in the 4-5 HEA quarterfinals. It's just a question
>      of whether the BU fans wiil fill Walter Brown or Schneider Arena.
>      (PC plays just 1 game (UMass-Lowell) this weekend. BU and BC both
>      now have 25 points.
>
> cheers, wayne
>