Happy New Year, everyone!  Here are Hockey East's updated standings along
    with scores from games involving HE teams over the break:
 
                       Hockey East                    Overall        Non-league
                       GP  W-L-T   Pts  GF-GA  || GP   W-L-T    GF-GA     W-L-T
                       ========================================================
 1  Boston College      8  6-2-0   12   43-34  || 16  11-5-0    71-55  |  5-3-0
 2  Boston University   7  5-1-1   11   39-19  || 16  11-4-1   101-56  |  6-3-0
 3  New Hampshire       7  4-3-0    8   28-22  || 18  14-4-0    89-58  | 10-1-0
    Merrimack           7  4-3-0    8   32-39  || 15   8-6-1    79-77  |  4-3-1
 5  Providence          7  3-3-1    7   35-31  || 15  11-3-1    87-54  |  8-0-0
 6  Maine               6  3-3-0    6   27-22  || 20  14-5-1    99-60  | 11-2-1
 7  Lowell              9  2-6-1    5   31-49  || 16   5-10-1   62-87  |  3-4-0
 8  Northeastern        9  1-7-1    3   37-56  || 17   2-14-1   64-104 |  1-7-0
 
12/20/90 Minnesota           2 vs Boston College      3 NC    Great Western
 Freeze Out (Los Angeles, CA)
12/21/90 Boston College      2 vs Michigan State      3 NC    Great Western
 Freeze Out Championship
         Dynamo Riga         4 at Boston University   3 EX
         Brown               5 at Maine               7 NC    Dexter Shoe
 Classic (Orono, ME)
         Providence          7 at Ohio State          4 NC
12/22/90 Merrimack           4 vs British Columbia    6 NC    Nissan/Jeep
 Classic (Anchorage, AK)
         Clarkson            4 at Maine               8 NC    Dexter Shoe
 Classic Championship
         Providence          8 at Miami               1 NC
12/23/90 Dartmouth           3 vs Merrimack           6 NC    Nissan/Jeep
 Classic Consolation
12/28/90 Colgate             3 vs Lowell              4 NC 4ot Syracuse
 Invitational (Syracuse, NY)
         Maine               6 vs Michigan State      3 NC    Great Lakes
 Invitational (Detroit, MI)
         Boston University   3 at Minnesota-Duluth    4 NC
12/29/90 Maine               1 vs Michigan            3 NC    Great Lakes
 Invitational Championship
         Lake Superior       8 vs Lowell              3 NC    Syracuse
 Invitational Championship
         New Hampshire       6 vs Dartmouth           3 NC    Sheraton/USAir
 Classic (Burlington, VT)
         Boston University   6 at Minnesota-Duluth    5 NC
         Northeastern        3 at Vermont             4 NC    Sheraton/USAir
 Classic (Burlington, VT)
12/30/90 Northeastern        4 vs Dartmouth           6 NC    Sheraton/USAir
 Classic Consolation
         New Hampshire       7 at Vermont             6 NC    Sheraton/USAir
 Classic Championship
1/2/91   Lowell                at Boston University     HE
         Providence            at Maine                 HE
         Alaska-Fairbanks      at Merrimack             NC
         Notre Dame            at New Hampshire         NC
1/4/91   Northeastern          at Air Force             NC
         Notre Dame            at Boston College        NC
1/5/91   Northeastern          at Air Force             NC
         Lowell                at Alaska-Anchorage      NC
         Miami                 at Maine                 NC
         Boston College        at Merrimack             HE
         Boston University     at New Hampshire         HE
         Alaska-Fairbanks      at Providence            NC
1/6/91   Lowell                at Alaska-Anchorage      NC
         Miami                 at Maine                 NC
         Alaska-Fairbanks      at Providence            NC
1/8/91   New Hampshire         at Boston College        HE
         Merrimack             at Boston University     HE
 
    A few details will be forthcoming on some of these games, either later
    today or tomorrow.
 
 
    - mike