I read that UVM will be hosting its own tournament. A couple questions: 1. Does this mean the Auld Lang Syne is dead? 2. Cornell has never had its own tournament, at least to my knowledge. Has it ever considered starting one? 3. Why did UVM decide to start one? I can't believe they make money on the deal, so the only other reason is program visibility, and again I'd think it's a dubious benefit. (The Beanpot is different, of course, because of the cut-throat rivalry between the four programs. But it's about the only one I've seen that really works.) Here's a concept that might fly: an Ivy Tournament. The host and the defending champion get first round byes, the tourny goes three days. And it's all for the Greater Glory of the Ivies, and might even strengthen the Ivy rivalries (which, with the exception of Harvard-anybody, amount to nothing these days.) Greg Somerville Let's Go Red! Let's Go Islanders! (21 games? Well, maybe - if it was the next 21 games against the Isles.)