A real dogfight developing for the home-ice playoff spots, as five points separate the top six teams and one point separates #3 - #6. The other home- ice spots (for the first round) are also being hotly contested, with two points separating the three teams in positions 7 through 9. Speaking of playoff spots, Harvard has clinched one with a win over Prince- ton. The Crimson hold the tiebreaker edge over Yale thanks to a 2-0 head- to-head record this season. Results from last weekend: Friday, February 4: Clarkson 4, UNION 3 (OT) COLGATE 9, Dartmouth 3 Harvard 4, PRINCETON 3 (OT) St. Lawrence 6, RPI 5 (OT) Vermont 6, CORNELL 4 YALE 6, Brown 5 (OT) Saturday, February 5: Brown 5, PRINCETON 2 CORNELL 7, Dartmouth 1 RPI 5, Clarkson 4 UNION 3, St. Lawrence 2 Vermont 8, COLGATE 6 Mass Lowell 8, YALE 2 ECAC standings as of 2/6/94: League Overall Team W L T Pts GF GA W L T Pts GF GA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ $ Harvard 10 2 2 22 72 38 12 3 2 26 88 51 Brown 9 3 2 20 65 47 10 6 3 23 76 68 RPI 8 4 2 18 65 48 14 6 2 30 116 74 Colgate 8 4 2 18 71 56 11 9 2 24 106 88 Clarkson 7 4 3 17 60 52 11 7 4 26 95 83 Vermont 7 4 3 17 58 52 11 8 3 25 87 79 Cornell 4 5 5 13 45 49 4 10 5 13 57 72 St. Lawrence 6 8 0 12 46 59 8 14 0 16 67 94 Princeton 4 7 3 11 41 52 7 9 3 17 61 68 Union 4 9 1 9 50 64 8 9 2 18 76 79 Yale 3 11 0 6 35 69 3 16 0 6 50 100 Dartmouth 2 11 1 5 50 72 3 15 1 7 64 98 $ - Clinched playoff berth Upcoming games: Monday, February 7: Beanpot Tournament (Boston, MA): Boston University vs. Harvard Friday, February 11: Colgate at Harvard Cornell at Brown Dartmouth at RPI Princeton at St. Lawrence Vermont at Union Yale at Clarkson Saturday, February 12: Colgate at Brown Cornell at Harvard Dartmouth at Union Princeton at Clarkson Vermont at RPI (Big Red Freakout) Yale at St. Lawrence -- 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