[log in to unmask] (Ralph N. Baer) wrote:
 
>It is mentioned on the Clarkson hockey web page that the ECAC is going
>to a Final-5 playoff format similar to the WCHA.  The source given was
>the Schenectady Daily Gazette, but by the time I located the Daily
>Gazette, they had updated to the next day's paper, and they apparently
>don't keep old news on the web.  Does anyone have any independent
>confirmation of the change in the ECAC playoff structure?
 
Yes it is true, but still unofficial.  See my article on US College
Hockey Online.
 
http://www.uscollegehockey.com/news/1997/09/30_ecacplayoff.html
 
>Needless to say, this means that Tuesday night 7 vs 10 and 8 vs 9 games
>will disappear and as in the WCHa the first round will be 1 vs 10,
>2 vs 9, etc.  I assume that the first game in Lake Placid will be 4 vs 5
>after reseating, but does anyone know this for certain?
 
Precisely.
 
Jayson Moy
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