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> >Is there any chance that the criteria
> >will change for next year to allow teams which have played at the highest
> >level over the whole year the right to compete for the national championship?
> > Isn't that what the regular season is for?
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> No, there's no chance of it. If they wanted to have the teams that "have
> played at the highest level over the whole year" competing for the NC$$
> Championship, it would be a four-team affair involving the four conference
> pennant-winners.
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> IMHO, if a team can't win their league, they shouldn't win the National
> Championship.
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IMHO, this is way wrong. Ths sort of logic would eliminate
great tourneys. It would punish exceptional teams like BU
for being in a very tough conference. Or how the WCHA? Four
teams are in the top ten or eleven in the latest polls. Any
one of the 2nd thru 4th place teams has a shot at getting
to the final four. For example, Wisconsin (and DU and MN)
has shown it play excellent hockey with excellent teams.
Some teams are very good play-off teams (LSSU comes to
mind), in fact WI has only taken the WCHA title twice
but has won the NC$$ five times! As long as deserving
teams are in the tourney, it just makes for great games.
later
jd
on wisCAHNsin
> See you later,
> John
>
> --
> John C.K. Edwards Stats Geek, Ottawa Jr Senators (25-24-3 56pts) (CJHL)
> Carleton U., Law IV I don't give a damn about being liked,
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> Canadian [Tier II] Jr. A standings: http://www.eng.carleton.ca/chat/~jedwards
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