> to stir some discussion, these were the brackets I got:
>
> 5W Michigan (C)                    6E Mercyhurst (M)
> 4W St Cloud (W)                    3E Maine (H)
>      1W New Hampshire (H)--+--2E Boston Univ (H)
>                            |
>      2W Minnesota (W)    --+--1E Denver U (W)
> 3W Mich State (C)                  4E Cornell (E)
> 6W CO College (W)                  5E AK-Fairbanks (C)

I suspect the selection committee would simply switch UNH & DU. It's
simple and leaves only UAF traveling out of the ordinary ... and they
already travel quite a ways, what's another 1500 miles? :)

The down side of trying to minimize travel is that conferences will
meet more than usual in the regionals, and would generally be limited
to 2 teams in the Phrozen Phour (above gives CCHA potential of 3).

Thanks, John!    cheers, wayne
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