There is no CCHA consolation game to the best of my knowlege.  But I do
not think that the LSSU will make the playoffs unless the win the whole
thing.  THey may be playing some decent hockey right now but I am not
sure that the NCAA will take them in any case.  They may not want to
establish a pattern of picking whatever team makes a run late in the game
so to speak.  If they do it this year than any team that pulls a simular
end run will cry foul if they don't get in, in future tourneys.   Besides
though I have not heard much about the other conferences I would be
interested in knowing about teams in the other leagues that have made
simular late season spurts.
 
Nathan W.L. Boyle
The Fan's Fan.
 
On Thu, 16 Mar 1995, Dave Hendrickson wrote:
 
> Could someone comment on whether there is a consolation game in the CCHA?
> This could very much determine an NC$$ berth.  Here's the scenario.  Let's
> say that Michigan beats Lake Superior and Michigan State beats Bowling Green
> in the semis.  Without making the calculations, I would guess that the winner
> of an LSSU-BG consolation game would probably go to the NC$$ tourney and the
> loser would stay home.  There are probably still too many variables, but I
> think we could have a consolation game that in some ways means more than the
> championship game itself.
>
> All this, of course, assumes that a consolation game is played.
>
> DaveH
>