I ran across this in the Star-Tribune this morning in Eric T. Pate's "Small colleges" column: The St. John's hockey team (5-4, 4-0 MIAC) has swept Gustavus Adolphus and St. Olaf on consecutive weekends. The Johnnies, coached by John Harrington, a 1980 and '84 Olympian, start three defensemen and two forwards. <end quote> I had never heard of a team playing 3 D and 2 forwards before. Has anyone else? What's the strategy involved? It seems to be working for them. Of course, the 4-0 record may just be due to religious fervor, with a Catholic school facing those heretical Lutherans. ;-) (BTW, Harrington left his job as assistant at St. Cloud to take the head coaching job at nearby St. John's this year.) Pam Sweeney Go Gophers!!! [log in to unmask] 1993 WCHA Playoff Champions!!! [log in to unmask] Ski-U-Mah!!!