John Edwards wrote:
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Speaking as an ECAC follower, I'm not entirely convinced. I think the
ECAC is going to be seen as the weakest of the four until they do
something significant at the NC$$ Tournament level. This year, the ECAC
went 1-3 and was the first conference to be finished. It pains me to say
it, but the two hottest teams in the ECAC at the end of the season both
choked when it mattered.
 
I write:
 
Two hottest teams choked?  I'd hardly say that Vermont was hotter than Cornell (or even Union, for that matter) at the end of the season.  Vermont's win against Princeton in the ECAC QF's was their only convincing team effort since January.  In their last nine games before the NCAA tourney, they were 4-4-1, including wins against Yale, Brown, and Harvard.  DU's win was a win, not a choke.
 
Robb Newman
Cornell 94 95
 
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