G.M. Finniss points out ... >Hockey East 12 games played, 4 shootouts >CCHA 24 games played, 1 tie >WCHA 27 games played, 1 tie > >Sort of makes you wonder if HE teams are playing for the shootout. 33% is an extraordinary number, yet the WHCA and CCHA numbers are almost as strange(4%). There haven't been many games played yet, but a quick look at the last 3 years gives the following: 91-92 131 of 851 ot 15.4% 92-93 120 of 894 ot 13.4% 93-94 146 of 888 ot 16.4% Note: I was too lazy to calculate tie games ... "ot"s were easier. Somewhere in the archives is a discussion of overtime win rates, but a quick look didn't find it. I did find a partial year summary of overtime records (Feb 9 post by Mike Machnik). Those data could be summarized by saying 1/2 of overtime games end in a tie (the actual sums of overtime records listed there was 47-44-94). So, maybe WCHA and CCHA aren't as evenly balanced this year? Or, maybe they are playing more offensively (I didn't look at average scores)? cheers, Wayne Smith The College Hockey Discussion List administrator Systems Group - CAPS BITNET/CREN: wts@maine University of Maine System internet: [log in to unmask]