How about a play-in game between the two lowest seeds?  This way it 
could be the CCHA playing in the play-in game.



At 6:38 AM -0500 3/21/07, Clay Satow wrote:
>IMO, that was dumber and whinier than the stuff you see on the USCHO 
>message boards.  It almost
>makes me want to see Huntsville beat Notre Dame so that someone can 
>propose a play-in game for the
>CCHA.
>
>--- TODD NIELSON <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>  That's an interesting way to make a 17-team tournament.
>>
>>  Seriously, this would make a real mess of things.  If a CHA team is rated in
>>  the top 10 or 12 (ie deserving of a bid regardless of whether it gets the
>>  autobid or not - not a far-fetched idea for a couple of those teams), why
>>  should it have to go through a play-in? Can there - should there - be
>>  different rules for different conferences?  I don't think so at all.
>>
>>  -Todd
>>  http://mysite.verizon.net/creasemonkeyhockey
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: "Deron Treadwell" <[log in to unmask]>
>>  To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>  Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 7:11 PM
>>  Subject: Comley: AH-CHA Play-In Game Needed
>>
>>
>>  > An interesting mull from Rick Comley.
>>  >
>>  > From a recent USCHO article, quote from Michigan State coach Rick
>>  > Comley:
>>  >
>>  > "What I would like to see is a play-in game [between the CHA and
>>  > Atlantic Hockey]. The CHA should not have an automatic bid under any
>>  > circumstance whatsoever. They should have a play-in opportunity."
>>  >
>>
>
>
>
>
>____________________________________________________________________________________
>8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time
>with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut.
>http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news


-- 




Matt Evans
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Phillips Hall 233
P.O. Box 4004
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
[log in to unmask]
715-836-5519