The 1993 NCAA Ice Hockey rules state: (Rule 4, sec. 7) a. A goalkeeper shall not be sent to the penalty bench for an offense which incurs a minor penalty .... b. If a goalkeeper incurs a major or misconduct penalty, the individual shall serve the time penalty; but a substitute player in goalkeeper's equipment shall be allowed in the game ... I suspect that this rule has not been changed. Tony Buffa inquired as to why ECAC teams don't seem to get respect in the polls. A) The ECAC is perceived as the weakest of the four DI leauges. Based on past inter-conference play and postseason performance, this supposition is not unfounded. As of today, however, I believe the ECAC is at .500 against non-conference DI teams and only below .500 against the WCHA. I saw the numbers in Joe Bertagna's press packet at the Beanpot, but, alas, forgot to get a copy for myself. Princeton's win over Maine and some other out-of-conference showings have been impressive, but Brown recently lost to UNH and Providence. Those type of inconsistent results don't help. B) The overall records of the ECAC teams are not particularly impressive, in part because the league is so unpredictable. Vermont 6, RPI 1. Princeton 9, RPI 1. RPI 3, Brown 0. RPI 7, Clarkson 1. Clarkson 11, Princeton 2. St. Lawrence 8, Vermont 5. Vermont 10, Dartmouth 1. I'm not sure who I'd vote for, either, other than Clarkson. Geoff Howell The Trenton Times Drop the Puck