Joe suggested:
>Thursday:
>
>Game 1:    # 1  vs #5  winner to finals
>Game 2:    # 3 vs #4
>
>Friday
>
>Game 3:  Loser Game 1  vs Loser Game 2   (loser gets 5th)
>Game 4:  #2  vs Winner Game 2
>
>Saturday
>Game 5   Winner Game 3  vs Loser Game 2      (third place game)
>Game 6   Winner Game 1  vs Winner Game 4    (Championship)
>
>This setup rewards the #1 seed (assuming they win).  They get a day off
>against either the #2, 3 or 4 seed.
 
But it also has the potential to reward the #5 seed with a day off, while
still definitely requiring #3 or #4 to win three nights in a row to get the
championship.
 
Jeffrey Anbinder, CU '94
Ithaca Times Hockey Columnist
 
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