Having pilfered Keith's CCHA playoff picture post, I will present here
the situation as it applies to Hockey East. Any errors are mine.
#8 hosts #9 in preliminary round game. Top four host bottom four
(including 8-9 winner) in single elimination quarterfinals.
Games Max Hi Lo Points to clinch...
Team Pts Left Pts Fin Fin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Maine 83 3 98 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Boston University 73 3 88 1 3 - 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 New Hampshire 71 2 81 2 3 - - 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Northeastern 55 3 70 4 6 - - - 13 8 0 0 0
5 Mass Lowell 53 3 68 4 7 - - - - 10 3 0 0
6 Merrimack 48 3 63 4 8 - - - - - 7 4 0
7 Boston College 40 3 55 5 8 - - - - - - 12 0
8 Providence 37 3 52 6 8 - - - - - - - 0
9 Mass Amherst 15 3 30 9 9 - - - - - - - -
Again, a win is worth 5 pts, a tie 2 pts, and a shootout win 1
additional point.
Conference games left:
Maine: UML, UML, @UNH
Boston University: @MC, MC, BC
New Hampshire: PC, UM
Northeastern: @UMA, UMA, UMA
Mass Lowell: @UM, @UM, PC
Merrimack: BU, @BU, BC
Boston College: @PC, @MC, @BU
Providence: @UNH, BC, @UML
Mass Amherst: NU, @NU, @NU
UNH and Maine will play a NC game in Orono on Fri March 3 to close the
regular season for both teams.
Important tiebreakers:
Maine > BU (1-0-2)
BU > UNH (2-1-0)
NU > UML (3-0-0)
NU > MC (2-0-1)
NU > BC (2-1-0)
UML > MC (3-0-0)
BC > UML (2-1-0)
MC > BC (2-0-0 so far)
MC > PC (1-0-2)
BC > PC (2-0-0)
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Mike Machnik [log in to unmask]
Cabletron Systems, Inc. *HMM* 11/13/93
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