John Haeussler said:
>The regular season champion (defined as the number one
>seed for the conference playoffs if there is a tie) and the
>playoff champion are automatically in the NCAA tourney.
>This holds for all four conferences...CCHA, ECAC, HEA and
>WCHA.
 
I admit, I'm not completely up to date on the changes over the last few
years - but if this is true, then it's a new development.  As I said, in
1991, St. Lawrence defeated Cornell in the ECAC finals, but Cornell
received the second bid, and St. Lawrence stayed home - because Cornell had
swept St. Lawrence during the regular season.  Cornell lost to Michigan in
the first round of the NCAA tournament, 5-4, 4-6, 3-9.  I don't recall who
the regular season champion was that season, but I believe it might have
been Clarkson.
 
Jeffrey Anbinder
Cornell University Development
 
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