There has been a slight change in the format of the ECAC quarterfinal round. Starting this season, the first two games will go to a single five-minute sudden-death overtime if tied at the end of regulation. Previously, a tie at the end of regulation was recorded as a tie immediately, with no overtime. If the teams remain tied after five minutes, the game will be recorded as a tie. Thus, the ECAC still has the situation that a team can win its quar- terfinal series by winning one game and tying the other. The third game, if necessary, would still be played "to conclusion," with as many (20-minute) overtime periods as necessary. I would prefer ALL quarterfinal games to be played "to conclusion," but by including the five-minute OT, the ECAC at least has made the first two quarterfinal games follow the regular-season format, instead of being these oddball games with no OTs. -- Disclaimer -- Unless otherwise noted, all opinions expressed above are strictly those of: Bill Fenwick | Send your HOCKEY-L poll responses to: Cornell '86 and '94.5 | [log in to unmask] LET'S GO RED!! DJF 5/27/94 "Come to think of it, there are already a million monkeys on a million type- writers, and Usenet is NOTHING like Shakespeare." -- Blair Houghton