In article <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] (Steve Kapetanakis) writes: |> Can someone out there enlighten me. I thought the ECAC quarterfinal |> playoff round was best 2-of-3. Assuming I'm correct, and I know |> I should never assume, here's my question: |> |> Why was Brown declared the series winner over Yale? The two teams |> tied their first game 3-3, and Brown won the second 5-3. Clearly, |> by winning the third game, Yale would even the series and force an |> overtime, but they weren't given the chance. |> |> Now I know Hockey East's format was total points, yet I thought the |> ECAC was best of 3. Am I mistaken, or is there a flaw in the ECAC |> system? |> |> |> -kap |> It's best of 2, and if the teams split the series (like RPI and Colgate have) then a third game is played. Just like Hockey East, except a full third game is played in case of a series tie. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg E. Lucas |Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute '94| [log in to unmask] "If love is blind I guess I'll buy myself a cane" - W. Axl Rose --------------------------------------------------------------------