In a message dated 4/13/2003 4:06:32 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> There were 26 ties in WCHA play, not 52.
>
> [log in to unmask] wrote:
> >Is Minnesota the new "dynasty"?
> >
> >I don't want to take anything away from the Gophers--they played an
> >outstanding game in whipping the pussies from New Hampshire--but I don't
> see
> >how a team with eight losses and nine ties during the regular season
> >qualifies as a dynasty.  Very good, well coached, peaking at the right
> time,
> >clutch performers--all of those descriptors apply in spades to Minnesota.
> >But not a dynasty.  At least not yet.
> >
> >And by the way, what is it with the WCHA.  Why do they have so many ties?
> >WCHA teams played a total of 140 conference games during this past season,
> >and 52 of them--37%--were ties.  That a higher percentage of ties than any
> >other conference--more than double the percentage of ties in the ECAC and
> the
> >CCHA.
> >
> >CCHA   168 conference games   30 ties   18%
> >CHA    60 conference games       20 ties  33%
> >ECAC   132 conference games      22 ties  17%
> >HEA    108 conference games      24 ties  22%
> >MAAC   143 conference games      16 ties   11%
> >WCHA   140 conference games      52 ties  37%
> >
> >
>
>
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You're right.  I divided the total number of conference games by two,
realizing that each game has two teams, but neglected to do the same for the
number of ties, so I have overstated the percentage of ties for all six
conferences by a factor of two.  My question still remains:  Why so many more
ties in the WCHA than the other conferences?