Since the discussion on HOBEY-L has died off a bit, and the predictions of the
Final 12 have been flying around lately, it seemed about time to announce the
second contest of the year.
So, being the magnanimous Director of Contest Central that I am (USHERS! GET
THOSE PEOPLE HISSING AND BOOING OUT OF HERE!!!), I hereby pre-announce the
First Annual Hockey-L Conference Tournament Contest!
I've mentioned this briefly before, but as we close in on the end of the regular
season, I felt it was time to divulge the complete set-up and the ground rules.
The ground rules are:
1. All entrants must pick, FROM THE BEGINNING, all four conference tournaments.
2. Entries must be POSTMARKED (i.e. the time you send it, not the time I get
it) by the start of the first games of the tournaments, which is March 7
at 7pm EST.
3. All tournaments are weighted equally (40 points each). In addition to an
overall winner, there will be a winner for each region of the country and
each conference.
4. The winners get...ABSOLUTELY NOTHING (sorry, we're on a tight budget) except for the knowledge that you know more about the tournaments than the rest of
us.
The set-ups for each of the tournaments (and the point values for the various
rounds):
Hockey East: First round (#9 at #8) 2 pts.
Quarterfinals (8/9 winner at #1, #7 at
#2, #6 at #3, #5 at #4; single games) 3 pts. each
(Teams are reseeded at this point)
Semifinals (#4 vs. #1, #3 vs. #2) 6 pts. each
Finals (two semis winners) 9 pts.
Consolation (two semis losers) 5 pts.
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40 pts. total
ECAC: First round (#10 at #7, #9 at #8) 2 pts. each
(Teams are reseeded at this point)
Quarterfinals (Lowest seed at #1, Next
lowest seed at #2, #6 at #3, #5 at #4;
three-game series: first two games are
regulation with 5-min OT which can end in
tie; third game (sudden death) played only
if both teams have 2 pts. after first two
games [W2, T1, L0])
(2 pts. for winner, 1 pt. for length of
series) 3 pts. each
(Teams are reseeded at this point)
Semifinals (#4 vs. #1, #3 vs. #2) 5 pts. each
Finals (Two semis winners) 9 pts.
Consolation (Two semis losers) 5 pts.
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40 pts. total
East total 80 pts.
CCHA: Preliminary (UAF at #10) 2 pts.
First round (If UAF wins, each of top 4
seeds has right-of-refusal and would
play lowest seeded team remaining; if
#10 wins, then #10 at #1, #9 at #2, #8
at #3, #7 at #4, #6 at #5. Each series
is best-of-three, with all three games
having sudden-death OT)
(2 pts. for winner, 1 pt. for length of
series) 3 pts. each
(Teams are reseeded at this point)
Quarterfinal (#5 at #4) 4 pts.
Semifinals (5/4 winner vs. #1, #3 vs. #2) 5 pts. each
Final (two semis winners) 9 pts.
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40 pts. total
WCHA: First round (#10 at #1, #9 at #2, #8 at
#3, #7 at #4, #6 at #5; best-of-three
series with sudden-death OT in all three
games)
(2 pts. for winner, 1 pt. for length of
series) 3 pts. each
(Teams are reseeded at this point)
Quarterfinal (#5 vs. #4) 3 pts.
Semifinals (5/4 winner vs. #1, #3 vs. #2) 4 pts. each
Final (two semis winners) 9 pts.
Consolation (two semis losers) 5 pts.
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40 pts. total
West total 80 pts.
Overall total 160 pts.
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The tiebreakers: For each of the conferences- Total number of penalty minutes
called in the championship game. For this purpose, game
misconducts or game DQ's will be considered to be 60-min.
penalties. LOWER beats HIGHER.
For the two regions of the country- Total number of goals
scored in the two semifinals and the final game in both
conferences (total of six games).
Overall tiebreaker- Identity of the 12 NC$$ Tournament teams,
with two pts. for the correct team, one pt. for their
correct regional, and two pts. for their correct seeding
(whether the regional is right or not). Examples:
Your pick Actual Pts.
_________ ______ ___
CC West 2 CC West 2 5
" CC East 2 4
" CC West 1 3
" CC East 3 2
" not in tourn. 0
Maximum value here would be 60 pts.
As of this moment in time, only two teams have "clinched" their spots in the
tournament(s): Michigan as #1 in the CCHA and UMA as #9 in HE. When the final
spots have been determined, I will post them to the list (if they're not here
already). Hopefully, this will be no later than the morning of March 6.
The order form follows. Abbreviations are acceptable as long as I can figure
them out. Due to the reseeding in all tournaments, I'm really not going to be
able to have a playoff "tree," but I hope that the form is understandable.
Remember, the deadline is March 7 at 7pm EST. (I realize it could be a bit
tight, but blame the NC$$, not me.) Send responses to ME, not the list, at
[log in to unmask] Good luck to all (but especially to me). As is
my wont, I will post my picks sometime on the afternoon of March 7.
G. M. Finniss
Michigan State University 13-7-3, 18-10-3
WVU '87, UTenn '92, MSU who the hell knows when?
BTW, does anybody know any good places to eat in Big Rapids?
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HOCKEY-L Conference Tournament Contest
Deadline: March 7, 1995 7 pm EST
Name:
School affiliation:
E-mail address:
Hockey East: First round winner:
Semifinalists:
Finalists:
Champion:
Third place:
Tiebreaker- Total number of penalty minutes in
final:
ECAC: First round winners:
Semifinalists (no.of games in []'s):
Finalists:
Champion:
Third place:
Tiebreaker- Total number of penalty minutes in
final:
EAST Tiebreaker- Total number of goals in HE semifinals
and final plus ECAC semifinals and
final:
CCHA: Preliminary winner:
First round winners (no. of games in []'s):
Quarterfinal winner:
Finalists:
Champion:
Tiebreaker- Total number of penalty minutes in
final:
WCHA: First round winners (no. of games in []'s):
Quarterfinal winner:
Finalists:
Champion:
Third place:
Tiebreaker- Total number of penalty minutes in
final:
WEST Tiebreaker- Total number of goals in CCHA semifinals
and final plus WCHA semifinals and
final:
OVERALL Tiebreaker- 12 NC$$ Tournament participants:
EAST WEST
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
6. 6.
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