The University of Vermont Men's Hockey Team can clinch a play-off birth this weekend if they gain 1 point over the Harvard-Brown road trip. If Brown losses or ties any of their games, then Vermont also will see the play-offs. If Vermont comes out of this weekend without any points, and Brown comes out with a sweep of Dartmouth-Vermont, then the ECAC Tiebreaking Procedures will go into effect for the 10th and final Play-off spot. The Official ECAC Tiebreaking Procedures are below (hockey.ecac.com)
 
1. Comparison of game results between tied teams
2. Comparison of results of games against the top five teams
3. Comparison of results of games against the top ten teams
4. Goal differential in head-to-head competition
5. Goal differential in games against the top five teams
6. Goal differential in games against the top ten teams
 
As of today, (#3) Rensselaer will play host to (#8) Vermont in the First Round of the ECAC Play-offs. RPI plays Princeton and Yale this weekend. RPI is 4 points behind 2nd place, St. Lawrence, and 4 points ahead of Princeton and Yale.
 
Clarkson can clinch an automatic NCAA bid if St. Lawrence losses, and Clarkson wins one of their games against Colgate (22 pts., 6th) and Cornell (21 pts., 7th). The ECAC standings as of today are:
 
                  Pts  GP  Record_
 1 Clarkson        34  20 17- 3- 0
 2 St. Lawrence    31  20 14- 3- 3
 3 Rensselaer      27  20 13- 6- 1
 4 Princeton       23  20 11- 8- 1
   Yale            23  20 10- 7- 3
 6 Colgate         22  20 10- 8- 2
 7 Cornell         21  20  9- 8- 3
 8 Vermont         16  20  7-11- 2
 9 Harvard         14  20  6-12- 2
10 Dartmouth       13  20  6-13- 1
11 Brown           12  20  4-12- 4
12 Union            4  20  1-17- 2
 
This Weekends ECAC schedule is:
Friday, March 5:
  Clarkson at Colgate     7:30 pm
  St. Lawrence at Cornell 7:30 pm
  Dartmouth at Brown      7:30 pm
  Vermont at Harvard      7:30 pm
  Rensselaer at Princeton 7:30 pm
  Union at Yale           7:30 pm
 
Saturday, March 6:
  St. Lawrence at Colgate 7:00 pm
  Vermont at Brown        7:00 pm
  Dartmouth at Harvard    7:00 pm
  Union at Princeton      7:00 pm
  Rensselaer at Yale      7:00 pm
* Clarkson at Cornell     7:05 pm
* - ECAC Game of the Week - NESN/Empire
 
 
Lance Riegert
 
PS- I like the "Final-Five" Format, it worked well last year. It gives more teams home ice in the first round, and gets rid of those tuesday night games.
 
GO CATS GO!
 
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