Sounds like someone out there is reading HOCKEY-L! That system was suggested on this list about a week ago. From the Providence Journal: The changes were announced this week by league commissioner Robert M. DeGregorio "to clearly define the differences between a win, a tie, and a shootout win." ... "because a tie and a shootout win cannot have more weight than an actual win. That's why we've gone to the change." Sounds like the same logic voiced here last week... -- Ron