Here's one for the ECAC historians out there:
 
Prior to the formation of Hockey East, the 17-team ECAC was divided
into 3 groups.  Was it EVER true that the best team from each group
(or perhaps from the Ivy group alone) was guaranteed a top-4 seed?
 
I seem to recall that in the early 80's Harvard had about a .500
conference record and yet was seeded #4 in the ECACs, ahead of squads
with much better records.
 
(I was just thinking of how useful this would have been this year,
with Cornell having a very good chance to finish with the best ECAC
record among the Ivies but having a real dogfight for finishing even
in the top 5, let alone top-4.)
 
 
 
Greg R. Berge
CU '85 and maybe '99  (now there's a spread)
Let's Go Red!
 
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