In an article by Mike Dowd of the Bangor Daily News, Friday,
March 4, 1994, I quote:
 
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 Walsh said Maine has a plan to offer the Hockey East ADs that
may aid the Black Bears' chances of being allowed to participate
in the tournament.
 
 "An option that may be considered is for the first-place team to
have a choice of facing either the eighth-place team during the
season or the eighth-place team because of the forfeits," said
Walsh.
 
 "Then the second-place team gets the same choice right down to
the fourth-place team."
 
 Walsh pointed out a similar option-system exists in the
Central Collegiate Hockey Association when Alaska-Fairbanks,
only an affilated (sic?) member of the league, participates
in the postseason tournament.
 
 Walsh also said Hockey East faces a major decision in
deciding if its members will accept the points from
the Maine games.  If they do, it could rearrange the
standings.
 
There is no  precedent in Hockey East for keeping a team out
of the postseason tournament for major violations, let alone
the secondary ones of which Maine is accused.
 
UMass-Lowell was found guilty of major violations a couple of
years ago and banned from the NCAA Tournament, but was still
allowed to participate in the Hockey East tournament.
 
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What do people think of these suggestions? facts?
Remember, don't shoot the messenger.
 
Larry Latour
UMaine