A general question: Last night I was watching the highlights (the few that were shown) of the USA - Finland game. During the closing, the announcers said that the US had now clinched a bearth in the medal round. I do not understand this statement. As I understand the way the tournament is structured, the top two teams from pool A and the top two teams from pool B end up in the medal round. The US is now 3-0 but could end up third in the standings if the standings are determined by who beat who or even fourth if the standings are determined by goals. The way I figure it, the US could be 3-2. Sweden, Finland and possibly Italy could all finish ahead of the US (depending on how standings are determined). What is the real scoop? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Maiwald maiwald at dockmaster.ncsc.mil RPI '87 Go, Go, Go, You, Red, Red, Red!!! -----------------------------------------------------------------------