[log in to unmask] (Deron Treadwell) wrote:
 
>At 02:56 PM 3/21/96 EST, Dave Hendrickson wrote:
>>Somebody mentioned at the HE playoffs this past weekend that Saturday's Boston
>>Herald carried a story about an agreement between HE and ECAC for inter-league
>>play the next three years.  The two leagues would be broken down into three
>>groups and the groups would play each other, with the groups changing each
>>year.  Since the ECAC has 12 teams and HE has 9, then HE teams would play four
>>different ECAC teams in year one, then another four in year two, and the
>>remaining four in year three.  The ECAC teams would each play three HE teams,
>>so there would be 36 total games (9*4, 12*3, for you non-math majors out
>there).
 
>I wonder two things immediately.  #1- when is this set to begin?  #2 When
>was this approved?
 
>The Maine schedule I have for next season has Maine playing only TWO ECAC
>teams, not including Vermont who Maine plays in the Governor's Cup) so that
>would lead me to believe it will not begin till 97-98.  Since most teams
>have their schedules already done, and are already full, it would be
>difficult for all the HEA and ECAC teams to go through their schedules and
>reconfigure.  Incidently, Maine's schedule is full already.
 
From what I've been told of RPI's schedule, they're playing 6 Hockey
East schools next year.
 
I can't imagine, if this plan is true, limiting the ECAC to only 3
games against Hockey East schools.  Who the hell would RPI play for
their other NC games?
 
Kurt Stutt
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