All the playoff results and schedules, plus a story ... I know Keith Instone spotted a mistake in the CCHA pairings in the original AP list from earlier in the week, but I'm not sure if that was corrected or not. Also, AP had Merrimack and Lowell playing again Saturday. I deleted that line so that's why there are no records for either team. As always, any updates or corrections are welcomed. DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP ------------------------ Championship (Two-game series with minigame tiebreaker) Friday, March 11 Ala.-Huntsville 5, Bemidji St., Minn. 3 Saturday, March 12 Bemidji St., Minn. (28-4-0) at Ala.-Huntsville (17-4-0), Ala.-Huntsville leads series 1-0. DIVISION I ---------- CCHA First Round (Best-of-3) Friday, March 11 Michigan 5, Kent 4 Lake Superior St. 5, Ohio St. 0 Ill.-Chicago 4, Michigan St. 3 W. Michigan 6, Notre Dame 3 Miami, Ohio 5, Alaska Fairbanks 3 Bowling Green 3, Ferris 0 Saturday, March 12 Kent (11-25-2) at Michigan (30-6-1), Michigan leads series 1-0. Ohio St. (7-22-5) at Lake Superior St. (25-9-4), Lake Superior St. leads series 1-0. Ill.-Chicago (10-25-2) at Michigan St. (20-11-5), Ill.-Chicago leads series 1-0. Notre Dame (11-21-5) at W. Michigan (22-11-3), W.Michigan leads series 1-0. Alaska Fairbanks (23-12-1) at Miami, Ohio (20-14-1), Miami, Ohio leads series 1-0. Ferris St. (13-22-1) at Bowling Green (18-16-2), Bowling Green leads series 1-0. Sunday, March 13 Kent at Michigan, if necessary Ohio St. at Lake Superior St., if necessary Ill.-Chicago at Michigan St., if necessary Notre Dame at W. Michigan, if necessary Alaska Fairbanks at Miami, Ohio, if necessary Ferris St. at Bowling Green, if necessary Championship Round At Joe Louis Arena Detroit Quarterfinals Friday, March 18 Lowest remaining seed vs. fourth lowest remaining seed Second lowest remaining seed vs. third lowest remaining seed Semifinals Saturday, March 19 Lowest remaining seed-fourth lowest remaining seed winner vs. highest remaining seed Second lowest remaining seed-third lowest remaining seed winner vs. second highest remaining seed Championship Sunday. March 20 Semifinal winners ------ ECAC Preliminary Round Tuesday, March 8 Colgate 4, St. Lawrence 3 Cornell 5, Princeton 4, OT First Round (Best-of-3) Friday, March 11 Harvard 5, Cornell 4 Clarkson 7, Colgate 6 Union, N.Y. 4, RPI 3 Vermont 8, Brown 5 Saturday, March 12 Cornell (8-16-5) at Harvard (20-4-4), Harvard leads series 1-0. Colgate (14-16-2) at Clarkson (18-7-4), Clarkson leads series 1-0. Union, N.Y. (15-9-4) at RPI (18-8-4), Union, N.Y. leads series 1-0. Vermont (15-10-6) at Brown (13-11-4), Vermont leads series 1-0. Sunday, March 13 Cornell at Harvard, if necessary Colgate at Clarkson, if necessary Union, N.Y. at RPI, if necessary Vemont at Brown, if necessary Championship Round Olympic Arena at Lake Placid, N.Y. Semifinals Friday, March 18 Lowest remaining seed vs. highest remaining seed Middle remaining seeds Championship Saturday, March 19 Semifinal winners Third Place Saturday, March 19 Semifinal losers ------ Hockey East First Round (Best-of-3) Thursday, March 10 Mass.-Lowell 7, Merrimack 1, Mass.-Lowell leads series 1-0. Friday, March 11 Mass.-Lowell 3, Merrimack 0, Mass.-Lowell wins series 2-0. Boston U. 8, Maine 5 New Hampshire 4, Boston College 1 Northeastern 4, Providence 3 Saturday, March 12 Maine (6-28-1) at Boston U. (27-6-0), Boston U. leads series 1-0 Boston College (15-15-5) at New Hampshire (23-10-2), New Hampshire leads series 1-0 Providence (14-18-3) at Northeastern (19-10-6), Northeastern leads series 1-0 Sunday, March 13 Maine at Boston U., if necessary Boston College at New Hampshire, if necessary Providence at Northeastern, if necessary Championship Round At Boston Garden Semifinals Friday, March 18 Lowest remaining seed vs. highest remaining seed Middle remaining seeds Championship Saturday, March 19 Semifinal winners Third Place Saturday, March 19 Semifinal losers ------ WCHA First Round (Best-of-3) Friday, March 11 Michigan Tech 3, Colorado College 2 Minnesota 8, Denver 6 Wisconsin 6, North Dakota 1 St. Cloud St. 3, Minn.-Duluth 0 N. Michigan 5, Alaska Anchorage 2 Saturday, March 12 Michigan Tech (11-24-5) at Colorado College (22-10-5), Michigan Tech leads series 1-0. Denver (15-19-3) at Minnesota (21-12-4), Minnesota leads series 1-0. North Dakota (11-22-4) at Wisconsin (23-13-1), Wisconsin leads series 1-0. Minn.-Duluth (14-20-3) at St. Cloud St. (19-12-4), St. Cloud St. leads series 1-0. Alaska Anchorage (16-17-2) at N. Michigan (21-15-1), N.Michigan leads series 1-0. Sunday, March 13 Michigan Tech at Colorado College, if necessary Denver at Minnesota, if necessary North Dakota at Wisconsin, if necessary Minn.-Duluth at St. Cloud St., if necessary Alaska Anchorage at N. Michigan, if necessary Championship Round At Bradley Center, Milwaukee Thursday, March 17 Lowest remaining seed vs. second lowest remaining seed Semifinals Friday, March 18 Lowest remaining seed vs. highest remanining seed Middle remaining seeds Championship Saturday, March 19 Semifinal winners Third Place Saturday, March 19 Semifinal losers DIVISION III ------------ First Round (Two-game series with minigame tiebreaker) Friday, March 11 Rochester Tech, N.Y. 3, Fredonia St., N.Y. 3, tie Wis.-River Falls 4, Wis.-Stevens Point 2 Salem St., Mass. 6, Elmira, N.Y. 4 St. Thomas, Minn. 3, Wis.-Superior 3, tie Saturday, March 12 Rochester Tech, N.Y. (19-7-2) at Fredonia St., N.Y. (23-0-4), series tied 0-0-1. Wis.-River Falls (18-8-4) at Wis.-Stevens Point (17-8-3), Wis.-River Falls leads series 1-0. Elmira, N.Y. (21-6-1) at Salem St., Mass. (23-4-2), Salem St., Mass. leads series 1-0. St. Thomas, Minn. (19-4-5) at Wis.-Superior (20-6-4), series tied 0-0-1 ------ Championship Round On-campus site TBA Friday, March 18 Semifinals Rochester Tech-Fredonia St. winner vs. River Falls-Stevens Point winner Elmira-Salem St. winner vs. St. Thomas-Superior winner. Saturday, March 19 Championship Semifinal winners Third Place Semifinal losers And a story from New Hampshire .... DURHAM, N.H. (AP) -- Four suspended New Hampshire hockey players Friday won the right to skate in a Hockey East playoff series against Boston College. The four and a football player criminal charges stemming from an off-campus brawl last month. They were suspended, then reinstated by hockey Coach Dick Umile, then suspended by the university. The school said letting hem play would have been contrary to its tradition of requiring "unquestioned integrity, sportsmanship and high moral character" of student athletes. The players are Thomas Nolan of Springfield, Mass.; Rob Donovan of Boston; Mike Heinke of Southington, Conn., and Scott Malone of Boston. Football player Mike Foley also was charged. The suspensions would have kept the four from the home opener of a best-of-3 first-round series of the Hockey East playoffs Friday night. UNH lifted the suspensions when the players' lawyer sued for an injunction in Superior Court in Dover on Friday. The agreement was reached before a hearing. "On advice of legal counsel, the university will reinstate the athletes," said Dan DiBiasio, interim vice president for student affairs. DiBiasio cited unspecified "procedural concerns" about the suspensions. "It doesn't change our resolve to move forward and hold athletes accountable for their actions. We will be fashioning a policy of procedures that will allow us to do that in the future. I regret we couldn't do that in this case," he said. |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--| | Lynn Burke Newport News, Va. | | [log in to unmask] -- mail still shows [log in to unmask] | |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|