This time of year means alot of things to different people but to the
college hockey world it can only mean one thing: Tournament Time !!
We've provided below a summary of all the upcoming holiday
tournaments and other action through January 3rd, after which things
start to get back to normal.  We may update some of the predictions
for the later action next week but for those of you who might not be
back before New Year's, everything is here right now.
 
These predictions are derived directly from the CHODR ratings posted
earlier in the week, as per the formula provided with last week's
predictions and explained in the CHODR introduction.
 
Favored teams are capitalized.  For the tournaments, predictions are
provided for all four possible matchups in the second round, although
only two will be played.  Remember that predictions can be made only
for games between two Division I teams.
 
Lastly, we'd like to offer special thanks to Mike Machnik and all
those who helped him put together the composite schedule for this
and previous seasons.  Without his efforts most of us wouldn't have
the faintest idea who was playing where from week to week, and we
certainly wouldn't be able to keep track of all the scores to provide
the ratings and projections.  Thanks, Mike !!!
 
 
 
Great Lakes Invitational (Detroit, Michigan)
First Round: (12/26/92)
   MICHIGAN            4.09 vs Michigan Tech       2.95
   MICHIGAN STATE      4.56 vs Northern Michigan   3.17
Championship/Consolation: (12/27/92)
   MICHIGAN            4.24 vs Michigan State      3.14
   MICHIGAN            5.05 vs Northern Michigan   2.56
   MICHIGAN STATE      3.60 vs Michigan Tech       3.56
   MICHIGAN TECH       4.38 vs Northern Michigan   3.02
 
 
Badger Showdown (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
First Round: (12/28/92)
   Boston College      2.65 at WISCONSIN           5.28
   Boston University   3.26 vs MIAMI               3.78
Championship/Consolation: (12/29/92)
   Boston University   2.39 at WISCONSIN           4.03
   Miami               3.05 at WISCONSIN           4.18
   Boston College      3.38 vs BOSTON UNIVERSITY   4.35
   Boston College      3.52 vs MIAMI               5.02
 
 
Denver Tournament (Denver, Colorado)
First Round: (12/29/92)
   Air Force           4.00 vs NOTRE DAME          5.05
   Army                2.84 at DENVER              6.60
Championship/Consolation: (12/30/92)
   Air Force           2.87 at DENVER              6.41
   Notre Dame          3.09 at DENVER              5.58
   Army                3.97 vs NOTRE DAME          5.25
   AIR FORCE           5.02 vs Army                4.79
 
 
Cleveland Cup (Cleveland, Ohio)
First Round: (12/29/92)
   MAINE               7.61 vs Ohio State          1.61
   BOWLING GREEN       4.54 vs Cornell             2.61
Championship/Consolation: (12/30/92)
   BOWLING GREEN       5.69 vs Ohio State          3.21
   Bowling Green       2.66 vs MAINE               6.18
   CORNELL             4.05 vs Ohio State          3.49
   Cornell             1.01 vs MAINE               6.46
 
 
Auld Lang Syne Classic (Durham, New Hampshire)
First Round: (12/29/92)
   Dartmouth           2.57 at NEW HAMPSHIRE       6.22
   Northeastern        3.99 vs VERMONT             4.08
Championship/Consolation: (12/30/92)
   Dartmouth           2.11 vs VERMONT             4.04
   Dartmouth           4.31 vs NORTHEASTERN        6.15
   Vermont             2.34 at NEW HAMPSHIRE       4.06
   Northeastern        4.45 at NEW HAMPSHIRE       6.25
 
 
RPI Invitational (Troy, New York)
First Round: (12/29/92)
   CLARKSON            4.75 vs Providence          3.02
   UMass-Lowell        2.53 at RPI                 3.30
Championship/Consolation: (12/30/92)
   CLARKSON            3.39 at RPI                 3.11
   Providence          2.67 at RPI                 4.12
   UMASS-LOWELL        3.90 vs Providence          3.21
   CLARKSON            3.93 vs UMass-Lowell        2.89
 
 
Dexter Classic (Orono, Maine)
First Round: (1/02/93)
   Miami               2.58 at MAINE               5.92
   Brown               3.01 vs LAKE SUPERIOR       5.02
Championship/Consolation: (1/03/93)
   Brown               2.05 at MAINE               7.17
   Brown               3.40 vs MIAMI               5.17
   Lake Superior       2.42 at MAINE               5.54
   LAKE SUPERIOR       3.77 vs Miami               3.54
 
 
Mariucci Classic (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
First Round: (1/02/93)
   Illinois-Chicago    1.57 vs ST LAWRENCE         4.70
   Ferris State        2.67 at MINNESOTA           4.69
Championship/Consolation: (1/03/93)
   FERRIS STATE        3.87 vs Illinois-Chicago    2.23
   Ferris State        2.52 vs ST LAWRENCE         4.00
   Illinois-Chicago    1.72 at MINNESOTA           5.38
   St Lawrence         3.50 at MINNESOTA           4.03
 
 
Not to be lost in the midst of all the tournament action, we
have a significant number of inter-league series and games to
help ring in the new year:
 
12/29/92 and 12/30/92:
   MINNESOTA           3.34 at Alaska-Anchorage    3.28
 
1/01/93:
   Union               3.99 at MERRIMACK           5.53
 
1/01/93 and 1/02/93:
   MINNESOTA-DULUTH    3.88 at Alaska-Anchorage    3.44
 
1/02/93 and 1/03/93:
   Western Michigan    3.14 at ALASKA-FAIRBANKS    4.06
   KENT                5.11 at Colgate             4.26
   Air Force           2.90 at PROVIDENCE          5.96
   Bowling Green       4.44 at NORTH DAKOTA        4.73
 
1/02/93:
   BOSTON UNIVERSITY   5.34 at Army                2.77
   RPI                 3.41 at NEW HAMPSHIRE       3.86
   YALE                5.41 at Northeastern        4.79
 
1/03/93:
   Boston College      3.19 at HARVARD             4.88
   VERMONT             3.63 at Merrimack           3.42
 
 
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