Greg Sorenson wrote: >Anyway, while pairings are indeed determined by an eternal rotation, playing >times are determined by past history. The defending Beanpot champion gets to >play in the nightcap. Unforunately, although you might think so, that is incorrect. You only have to go back to 1992 when defending champion BU played Northeastern in the early (6pm) game and BC played Harvard in the late (9pm) game. I have said nothing about the early vs late game scheduling because I have not been able to find any pattern. Sean Pickett Go BU Terriers, 1994 Hockey East Champions! BU Hockey Page: http://www.tiac.net/users/spickett/hockey.html [log in to unmask]