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Date: | Sun, 13 Apr 2003 17:47:26 -0500 |
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The Dynasty will be complete when they win it next year and they will win it.
[log in to unmask] wrote:
> In a message dated 4/13/2003 4:06:32 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
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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%
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Timothy J. Danehy
> > http://www.collegehockeystats.com
> > Phone - (315) 386-2748
> > E-mail - <A HREF="mailto:[log in to unmask]">mailto:[log in to unmask]</A>
> >
>
> 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?
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