I just thought I'd add my two cents on the discussion regarding polls and whether or not Harvard should be ranked without having played any games. First of all, I don't put too much stock in polls and the only way one can tell whether one team is better than another is to settle it on the ice. However, I also want to point out that the Crimson HAS played a game. Last weekend, they faced the University of New Brunswick in an exhibition and defeated them 6-2. Although I definitely saw room for improvement in Harvard's game, overall I was quite impressed with their performance. Their defense was specially solid considering they lost their "big three" veteran blueliners from last year (Sean McCann, Derek Maguire, and Lou Body). If you want to compare New Brunswick to better-known teams, they also recently played exhibitions against Boston University (a 7-6 Terrier victory) and Boston College (a 3-3 draw). But again, I don't think you can compare Harvard to BU and BC until they play those teams (Harvard-BU on Nov 22, Harvard-BC on Feb 13). Should Clarkson and Vermont be ranked higher than Harvard? Again, only time will tell. But I am definitely excited about the expectations surrounding these two fine teams because it will make the ECAC that much more exciting this year. Forget about the polls and lets play hockey! Tony Garcia, Harvard '94 GO CRIMSON!!!!!