Maybe it should be officially called The Parity League. The ECAC seems bound and determined to produce no dominant team other than Harvard, and even the highly-ranked Crimson struggled this weekend, having to go to overtime to get by league doormat Dartmouth. And as far as the rest of the top teams in the league: Brown tied Vermont and lost to Dartmouth (and thus probably lost any real shot at overtaking the Crimson for the regular-season title), RPI had to settle for a tie against Yale, and Clarkson lost to Cornell, who promptly lost to St. Lawrence the following night in a mild upset. Probably the biggest news is that Union, dead last in their first two seasons in the league, now sits in seventh place and will clinch a playoff spot by picking up one more point. This is going to be a nerve- wracking stretch run. Results from the weekend: Monday, February 14: Beanpot Tournament: Championship: Boston College 2, Harvard 1 (OT) Friday, February 18: Brown 2, VERMONT 2 (OT) COLGATE 7, St. Lawrence 2 CORNELL 4, Clarkson 3 (OT) Harvard 5, DARTMOUTH 4 (OT) Rpi 2, YALE 2 (OT) Union 3, PRINCETON 2 (OT) Saturday, February 19: Clarkson 5, COLGATE 1 DARTMOUTH 5, Brown 4 Harvard 5, VERMONT 3 Rpi 4, PRINCETON 3 St. Lawrence 8, CORNELL 4 Union 3, YALE 1 ECAC standings as of 2/20/94: League Overall Team W L T Pts GF GA W L T Pts GF GA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Harvard 14 2 2 30 90 46 17 4 2 36 111 63 @ Brown 11 4 3 25 81 59 12 7 4 28 92 80 @ RPI 10 4 4 24 79 58 16 6 4 36 130 84 $ Clarkson 10 5 3 23 78 59 14 8 4 32 113 90 $ Colgate 9 7 2 20 81 70 12 12 2 26 116 102 $ Vermont 7 5 6 20 69 65 11 9 6 28 98 92 Union 7 9 2 16 65 74 11 9 3 25 91 89 Cornell 5 8 5 15 57 71 5 13 5 15 69 94 St. Lawrence 7 11 0 14 60 77 9 17 0 18 81 112 Princeton 5 10 3 13 51 67 8 12 3 19 71 83 Yale 4 13 1 9 42 80 4 18 1 9 57 111 Dartmouth 3 14 1 7 65 92 4 18 1 9 79 118 $ - Clinched playoff berth @ - Clinched preliminary round bye # - Clinched home ice The schedule for the ECAC's second-to-last weekend of regular-season play: Friday, February 25: Clarkson at Vermont Princeton at Cornell RPI at Harvard St. Lawrence at Dartmouth Union at Brown Yale at Colgate Saturday, February 26: Clarkson at Dartmouth Princeton at Colgate RPI at Brown St. Lawrence at Vermont Union at Harvard Yale at Cornell -- Disclaimer -- Unless otherwise noted, all opinions expressed above are strictly those of: Bill Fenwick | Send your HOCKEY-L poll responses to: Cornell '86 and '94 (.5) | [log in to unmask] LET'S GO RED!! "You know how they're always naming drinks after various celebrities? Well, there's a new one now called the Tonya and Lorena. It's club soda with a slice." -- Jay Leno