I think you will begin to see the ECAC and HE reach parity as HE expands. In years past, the 1-4 ECAC teams have been equal to the 1-4 HE teams, the 5-8 ECAC teams have been equal to the 5-8 HE teams, and the 9-12 ECAC teams have been... well, there were no 9-12 HE teams, so the ECAC's combined W-L record was pulled downwards. If HE is really going to add UConn in a few years, they'll be up to 10 teams. My belief is that with greater conference size, HE will see a commensurate dillusion of talent. So no, I wouldn't be surprised to see HE rebound with their Dec/Jan NC games against the ECAC and pull back to .500. Greg Malden, MA Let's Go Red!