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Date: | Sun, 28 Nov 1993 09:12:24 -0600 |
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John Haeussler writes:
> The points that threw me are the playoff format and the crowning of a
>conference wide regular season champion. I don't have the solutions, but I
>do believe that something equitable can be worked out. One idea for the
>regular season title is to adopt the system used in the Central States
>Collegiate Hockey League, which is split into two divisions with a similar
>schedule. Since non-divisional opponents only play each other twice a
>season, each game counts for four(4) points in the overall conference
>standings. Hence, each season series is worth eight points, whether the
>series is two games or four. This system can also be used for playoff
>seeding. If implemented, the 28-game WCHA schedule would have a possible 88
>points rather than 56. Please note, I'm not advocating this as the best
>solution, simply as one available option.
This could work, though it would be a bit confusing for the casual fan. The
WCHA did something similar in the 1970's when the league played an
unbalanced schedule.
> I for one hope that the details can be worked out and that UAF (and MSU)
>do join the WCHA as full members in the near future.
Sorry, you can't get rid of the Spartans that easily! :-)
-- Erik
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