My 2 cents.... I enjoyed watching the ECAC championships in Lake Placid and it was great hockey. Lake Placid (as always) did a great job of hosting and is a beautiful place. Some thoughts.... 1. RPI - had two tough games against quality teams. RPI's forwards are quick. Askew is a great player and so is Majic - I think Majic was a bit off though. RPI's defense needs some help - they are slow and are not real adept with the puck. Little is a "blue chip" goalie. Buddy Powers is a class act - after both losses (tough one's too) he shook every player, coach, manager and even the referees hands. It may sound meaningless, but it is a difficult thing to be of "character" even in defeat. 2. Brown - they are a "gritty" team. They play solid defense and Finch had an MVP type of tourney. They finish a lot of hits. O'Brien is a solid defenseman and up front they have some tough small forwards in Hanley, Ross, Trach and Kaban. I was suprised at how much Coach Gaudet mixed up the lines in the championship game. He deserves a lot of credit - they have earned their berth in NC$$'s. 3. Harvard - I mean no disrespect but they really did'nt impress. They played one good period (the 3rd against RPI) and if RPI's defense was'nt so bad Harvard would have ended up 0-2 this weekend. They need to get Drury on the ice more often because he's their best player. You can't play him every four shifts - especially in games that are penalty free. 4. Clarkson - has it rolling right now. They played all four lines and have speed, size and depth. If there's a weakness is that they "fall asleep" at times during games. They will have to stay focused to beat Minnesota and upset Maine. Congrats to Mark Morris who received a lot of "heat" early in the year and there were many critics of him early on ....I'm sure his leadership helped turn things around. 5. Honorable Mentions.... ....Brown fans for supporting their underdogs and even though they were outnumbered they cheered on and on.... ......RPI band - they really are a thing to watch - is there some bad blood and rivalry between RPI and Harvard - WOW. .......Clarkson band - great striptease act in championship game between 2nd and 3rd period. 6. Final Note .... I agree with Farenell - who edits ECAC tourney book - BRUTAL... on page 24 - they have the semi - final game as 8PM Colgate vs Harvard ????????? Nothing suprises me about ECAC - they need organization HELP. Also, my wife and I took up the LUGE while we were there and we enjoyed it so much we are giving up our careers to try for the Olympics (no - not really). I just hung on and try not to fall off the damn sled. Cost 10 bucks but it was fun. Brian Cavanaugh Canisius College Cavanaugh @ Canisius