In article <[log in to unmask]> Robert Whitaker <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>Perhaps the thing that most surprised me tonight was Laing Kennedy's
>claim that Providence had received "serious consideration" for a seed.
>
>But I'm having a hard time understanding Northern Michigan over UMass-Lowell
>and RPI. In speaking with Dr. Norinne Daly, Assistant Commissoner of
 
You're not the only one.
 
>Hockey East last night at the Garden, she seemed very confident that UM-L
>would receive a bid based on their strength of schedule and by virtue of
>the win against New Hampshire in the HE consolation. Oh well, I guess not.
>
>I don't want to start a petty bickering or flames; these will do absolutely
>nothing and the NC$$ won't change their minds.
 
Well, I'm not at all inhibited towards bickering, arguing, and generally
lambasting the NC$$ since that's always been a favorite past-time of sports
fans.  :-) :-) :-)
 
I don't really know why UMass-Lowell would be considered for a bid, but I'm
still trying to follow everyone in the ECAC so it's kinda' tough for me to
keep up with all the other teams in the country.  My problem is with the EAST
only getting five spots and RPI ending up the odd team out.  I really can't
argue against the West since I haven't seen any of the teams from out there,
but I'm a bit perturbed, as an RPI student and fan, that the Engineers, who
have consistently been in the top ten all year, have beaten Harvard, Clarkson
(something Brown didn't do), Yale, and tied BU seem to have gotten shafted.
I'm sorry, but that doesn't seem right to me.  I'm sure some of you statiscal
people will point out to me why RPI got the short end of the stick, but until
then I'll be sitting here in my room wondering.
 
>So good luck to everyone, and let the games begin!
 
I'll second that!!!  :-)
 
>--Sid Whitaker
>BU '94    Statistician for BU Hockey on WBIV-AM 1060 Natick, Mass.
 
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