At 01:12 AM 2/26/96 -0500, Leigh M Torbin wrote to INFO-HOCKEY-L:
 
>        As for playoff possibilities, UMass can finish either 7th or 8th
>and will travel to either BU or Lowell in the first round. If the team
>finishes seventh they WILL go to Lowell, if they place eighth, either
>team is still a possibility.
 
This is not true as written.  While Boston University will likely finish
first, UMass-Lowell is not even close to wrapping up the #2 spot.  Maine is
one game out of the #2 spot, with a game in hand and two games remaining.
Maine also currently has the edge in the tie breaker (1-0-1 versus UML (7-3
on points).  So UMass-Lowell HAS to win their last game at Maine or they
will be the #3 team.  Should Maine lose to Providence a shootout win would
be enough for the River Hawks, but they cannot come to Maine and lose and
still be the #2 seed.  Under no circumstance can UMass-Lowell lose that game
and still be the #2 seed.  If Maine beats Providence on Friday, all they
have to do is tie UMass-Lowell to slip ahead to #2.
 
To suggest that UMass-Lowell is the #2 seed hands down is completely
premature.  The race for #2 won't be decided till the last day of the season.
 
 
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