At 11:20 PM -0500 on 3/1/99, Deron Treadwell wrote:
> At 08:28 PM 3/1/99 -0500, Mike Machnik wrote:
> >UMass Amherst cannot finish 6th -- they are three points behind BU with one
> >game left.  Same with Lowell.
>
> I'm confused.. BU is 5th right now, so how does the fact that UMass and
> Lowell are three points behind them mean they can't finish 6th?  Lowell and
> Amherst are currently 6th.  You must have thought I said the UMass teams
> could finish 5th because either can certainly be sixth.
 
You are correct, my mistake. :-)  Sorry about that.  I did read it wrong.
 
> >BTW, the HE quarterfinal best of three schedule is set.  #1/2 Maine and #3
> >BC will host from Thur March 11 through Sat March 13.  #1/2 UNH and #4 PC
> >will host from Fri March 12 through Sun March 14.  Third games are of
> >course only if necessary, should each team win one of the first two games
> >(sudden death OT in all games).  Fox Sports New England has the exclusive
> >tv rights for the playoffs and is scheduled to air games all four nights
> >from March 11-14 -- March 14 if necessary.  Which games they will show will
> >probably be decided next week once the matchups are known.
>
> I'm assuming FSNE won't be treking to Orono for a 1/2 v. 7/8 game, so if
> they don't pick up the games can local stations then broadcast them?
 
That would have to be decided by the league -- I don't know.  I can't
recall that they have allowed local tv in the past, so they may wish to
keep the FSNE broadcast as the only one of the night without competition.
But theoretically they can do whatever they want with the rights.
 
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