} >         Of course, the ECAC already lets teams advance with a tie, by
} > using three-point series.  I assume you also have a problem with that.
}
} Kill, John, Kill!  ;-)
 
        Cool.  I've always wanted to be a defenseman. :-)
 
} Proving once again the adage of what happens when you assume...
}
} 1-0-1 > 0-1-1.  I have no idea how you equate that with 0-0-1 being
} somehow > 0-0-1!
 
        Sorry, I thought you were complaining about being able to win
a playoff series by tying the last (or only) game.  If you like, think
of my Thursday night prelim game as a three-point series in which the
high seed starts with two free points (to compensate for the loss of a
home game).
 
        Kind of like my proposal to convert the regionals into a
two-week double-elimination tournament in which everyone but the
conference (tournament) champions starts with one loss.  I think I was
awake when I came up with that one.
 
                                         John Whelan, Cornell '91
                                     Official Scorer/PA Announcer
                                        U of Utah Ice Hockey Club
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