This is the first of what will hopefully be weekly Hockey East updates once again throughout the season. See earlier messages for details on the three exhibitions that were played between Ottawa and three HE teams. Hockey East opens play this coming weekend with 6 of the 8 teams involved in either league or nonconference play. The big games are up in Orono where Maine hosts Providence in a pair of league games. Friday's (10/23) game will be shown on NESN live. BC, UMass-Lowell, Merrimack, and UNH also get their seasons underway with nonleague action against teams from the CCHA and ECAC. BU and Northeastern are off but will open up Halloween weekend in nonleague action of their own. No standings this week since all three games played will not count in the teams' overall records. 10/16/92 Ottawa 3 at UMass-Lowell 4 EX 10/17/92 Ottawa 1 at New Hampshire 6 EX 10/18/92 Ottawa 1 at Merrimack 9 EX 10/23/92 Providence at Maine HE 10/23/92 Merrimack at Western Michigan NC 7:30 10/24/92 Boston College at Army NC 10/24/92 Providence at Maine HE 10/24/92 New Hampshire at Vermont NC 7:30 10/24/92 Merrimack at Western Michigan NC 7:30 10/25/92 UMass-Lowell at Colgate NC --- Mike Machnik [log in to unmask] Color Voice of the Merrimack Warriors (Any opinions expressed above are strictly those of the poster.) *HMN*