Bill Schneller writes:
 
> Interestingly, after last night's Minn Duluth at Providence match (with a
> second game tonight,) some Bulldog players started leaving the surface
> while the Friars began forming a line at center ice. So maybe things are
> done differently out west? Eventually everyone did join in the pleasantries
> and congratulated their opponent on their fine efforts and gentlemanly
> conduct.
 
Correct.  In the WCHA, teams shake hands after the second game of a two
game series.  I remember this causing some confusion during the years of
the WCHA-Hockey East interlocking schedule.
 
-- Erik
 
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