Cornell '70, RPI '85, Maine '93--I saw all of these play. All three won the NCAA championship with very few or no losses or ties. All three played fast and clean but checked hard. The got behind, they were in close games, they went to over time but they always found the little extra to pull it off. These teams could hang on when things were not going right for them or they could not force the other team to play their style of play. They seemed to take the game to another level and had season long consistency. There were other teams that came together and peaked for the championship and others that came close and only fell short when key injuries weakened them. There may be some western teams over this time period that were as good but either I did not see them enough to form an opinion (Minnesota '79??) or perhaps I did not like their style of play (hey, hey, hey--old time hockey). Steven Rockey