Tony Buffa, from Ponoma or San Luis Obispo, said, " I have NEVER (since
being on the list starting in about 1994) understood how, with such
little
out of conference play by boht the CCHA and WCHA, they can claim to be
stronger."
 
Okay, try this on for size:
Between 1997 and 1987 (choose your own years)
the WCHA had 12 teams in the final four, and 4 NCAA champions
the CCHA had 12 teams in the final four, and 4 NCAA champions
Hockey East had 13 teams in the final four, and 2 NCAA champions
and the ECAC had 7 teams in the final four, and 1 NCAA champion.
 
Gut feelings aside, is that weak enough for anyone willing to claim the
ECAC is equal to the other three? Does 25% of the leagues, and even a
larger percentage of total teams, and less than 10% of the NCAA titles
mean anything?
Superiority is proven on the ice, and both the WCHA and CCHA have
results on their side.
 
Nathan Eric Hampton
 
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