I did a search of the HOCKEY-L archives to see who was the first to
use to term "Phinal Phour". It was Bill Phenwick, er, Fenwick in a
message sent on January 8, 1992. Here's an excerpt:
> Hockey polls have misfired before, even at the end of the season. Last
> year, Lake Superior was ranked #1 by the polls going into the NCAAs, yet
> they didn't make it to the Phinal Phour. (TCHCR ranked eventual champion
> Northern Michigan #1 -- nice going, Keith!) The same thing happened two
> years ago to consensus #1 Michigan State.
Bill was the Phirst. It's a Phinal Phour Phact.
-- Erik