Craig Powers wrote:
 
> Date sent:              Mon, 17 Jan 2000 15:05:05 -0500
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> From:                   Andrew Weise <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject:                Vermont Decision
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> > The decision has come down as to how the ECAC will handle the schedule
> > and standings after UVM has cancelled their hockey season. USCHO has
> > the details right here:
> >
> > http://www.uscollegehockey.com/news/ecac/uvmecac.html
>
> I have an interesting idea that I also posted to the USCHO message
> board:  Have the travel partners that Dartmouth will be playing play a
> non-conference game against each other on the open night each weekend.
> This will:
> a) Make up the missing total games in the teams' schedules
> b) Remove the advantage the teams have of playing only one game in the
> weekend when Dartmouth has to play two
> c) Make up some (but probably not much) or the lost revenue.
>
> I wouldn't suggest playing any of the games at Gutterson, since Vermont
> started the whole thing by canceling their season.  My thought would be
> to play the game at one or the other of the travel partners, so that
> one of the teams picks up a home game.  I would expect that this could
> make up some (probably not all) of the lost revenue from the Vermont
> game, all the moreso since at least some of the travel partners are
> local rivals.
>
> Thoughts?
 
I've heard this idea mentioned, but the logic of travel partners hooking up
to relieve Dartmouth the burden of facing a fresh team defeats itself.  In
this scenario, one of the travel partners puts itself at a disadvantage
playing Saturday-Sunday while Dartmouth becomes the rested team playing
Friday-Sunday.  I'm all for helping Dartmouth somewhat, but that's a little
overboard.
 
Shifting most of the Saturday games to Sunday afternoon alleviates most of
the advantage that would have been gained for Dartmouth's Saturday opponents
(with the exception of this coming weekend at Cornell/Colgate).  While the
most unlikely scenario for ranking the teams (based on winning pct.) was
chosen, it does appear to be the most equitable.  I'm sure the folks at
Harvard would argue that, though (T-1st to T-7 by my calculations).  Given
the circumstances, IMO, the league handled it in the best possible manner.
 
 
Grady Whittenburg
The Voice of Big Red Hockey
 
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