Mark writes: > On a slightly different note, what can anyone say about Hockey East's > emergence as the dominant league in the country. This isn't to say that BC > is guaranteed the title but when a team like BC is able to make the > Phrozen Phour three years in a row, make it to the finals this year but > couldn't even win their league's regular season or tournament title, that > says a lot about HEA's depth. > I'm not quite ready to concede that HE has become the dominant division in hockey. Notice that if Wisconsin had gotten past BC (and yes, I take due note they didn't) it could have been an all WCHA final, but that would not be good evidence the WCHA was becoming dominant. Instead, what I really see is a leveling - more parity across the country with the typical team here and there moving up or down along with the perennial powers who always seem to stay near the top. > SLU has proved that controlling center ice and the passing lanes > stifles the best of opponents and that the key to success is discipline, > discipline, discipline. > Doesn't this remind you of the great LSSU teams of Jeff (Damn - I can't remember the name - George??)? Discipline wins a lot of games. Tom Rowe [log in to unmask] ==================================== Home of Division 3 National Champion Pointers 89, 90, 91 & 93 and National Runners Up 92 & 98 ==================================== > Mark lewin > RPI > class of '69 > > HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to > [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List. > HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.