In the past, the WCHA HAS had more than 8 teams in it's league. They did the
 schedule (now this is from memory, so it might not be 100% correct), so that
 eight of the teams played each other four times and played the two extra teams
 only twice in one season. The teams that were only played twice received
 DOUBLE the points for that series. NOW, each team gets two points for a win and
 one point for a tie...doubling the points made it four points for a win and
 two points for a tie. This meant that all the "series" were worth the same,
 although it did give a somewhat unfair advantage to certain teams when playing
 others. This was also balanced out by playing the same team you only saw twice
 in season one at home, the next season (#2) away.
 
 For instance, if the Gophers would play Wisconsin and North Dakota only twice
 in season one at Mariucci, then in season two they would play Wisconsin and
 North Dakota on-the-road. All four series in two years would count for double
 points. The teams would then rotate so that each team wasn't always having the
 same teams play for double the points. (Maybe this was Keith was getting at in
 his post.)
 
 This can make scheduling a nightmare and requires much advance planning. I
 also wonder if this "double-points" system will come into play again.
 
 Thanks to Glen for posting the info from the East Lansing paper, we have seen
 nothing in the papers here!
 
 Carol
 U of M
 GO Gophers!!!