Having pilfered Keith's CCHA playoff picture post, I will present here the situation as it applies to Hockey East. Any errors are mine. #8 hosts #9 in preliminary round game. Top four host bottom four (including 8-9 winner) in single elimination quarterfinals. Games Max Hi Lo Points to clinch... Team Pts Left Pts Fin Fin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Maine 83 3 98 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Boston University 73 3 88 1 3 - 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 New Hampshire 71 2 81 2 3 - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Northeastern 55 3 70 4 6 - - - 13 8 0 0 0 5 Mass Lowell 53 3 68 4 7 - - - - 10 3 0 0 6 Merrimack 48 3 63 4 8 - - - - - 7 4 0 7 Boston College 40 3 55 5 8 - - - - - - 12 0 8 Providence 37 3 52 6 8 - - - - - - - 0 9 Mass Amherst 15 3 30 9 9 - - - - - - - - Again, a win is worth 5 pts, a tie 2 pts, and a shootout win 1 additional point. Conference games left: Maine: UML, UML, @UNH Boston University: @MC, MC, BC New Hampshire: PC, UM Northeastern: @UMA, UMA, UMA Mass Lowell: @UM, @UM, PC Merrimack: BU, @BU, BC Boston College: @PC, @MC, @BU Providence: @UNH, BC, @UML Mass Amherst: NU, @NU, @NU UNH and Maine will play a NC game in Orono on Fri March 3 to close the regular season for both teams. Important tiebreakers: Maine > BU (1-0-2) BU > UNH (2-1-0) NU > UML (3-0-0) NU > MC (2-0-1) NU > BC (2-1-0) UML > MC (3-0-0) BC > UML (2-1-0) MC > BC (2-0-0 so far) MC > PC (1-0-2) BC > PC (2-0-0) --- --- Mike Machnik [log in to unmask] Cabletron Systems, Inc. *HMM* 11/13/93