At 07:34 PM 3/5/97 -0500, Bethany Jason Kauff wrote:
>I'm curious as to the playoff procedures for this weekend's ECAC games.  In
>case of a tie, are any overtime periods played in the first two games at all?
> Could (for instance) Union and RPI tie the first game as well as the second
>game and have the third game decide the outcome with, if necessary, an
>infinite overtime scenario?
 
In the first two games, it's as if it was the regular season. If they
are tied after regulation, a 5-minute OT period is played. If one team
wins, they win. If they tie, they tie.
 
Remember - it's the first team that gets at least 3 points. Using your
example, if Union & RPI tie in the first two games, the third game is
played until someone wins, no matter how many OTs are played.
 
Andy Weise
SUNY Potsdam '93
Union College '95
 
 
 
 
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