As I promised, so no one will think I'm cheating, my picks for the Conference
Tournaments.  The number of entries right now is in the 40's, but I don't have
an exact count (they've come in pretty fast).  Pretty good on such short notice!
G. M. Finniss
Michigan State University 17-7-3, 22-10-3
WVU '87, UTenn '92, MSU who the hell knows when?
 
                    HOCKEY-L Conference Tournament Contest
                       Deadline: March 7, 1995 7 pm EST
 
Name: G. M. Finniss
School affiliation: Michigan State
E-mail address: [log in to unmask]
 
Hockey East:          First round winner: Boston College
                      Semifinalists: Maine, Boston University, New Hampshire,
                                     Mass Lowell
                      Finalists: Maine, Boston University
                      Champion: Boston University
                      Third place: New Hampshire
 
                      Tiebreaker- Total number of penalty minutes in
                                    final:  32
 
ECAC:                 First round winners: Princeton, Cornell
                      Semifinalists (no.of games in []'s): Clarkson [2],
                                     Brown [2], RPI [3], Vermont [2]
                      Finalists: Clarkson, Vermont
                      Champion: Clarkson
                      Third place: Brown
 
                      Tiebreaker- Total number of penalty minutes in
                                    final: 28
 
                   EAST Tiebreaker- Total number of goals in HE semifinals
                                    and final plus ECAC semifinals and
                                    final: 39
 
CCHA:                 Preliminary winner: Alaska-Fairbanks
                      First round winners (no. of games in []'s): Michigan [2]
                                    Bowling Green [2], Michigan State [2],
                                    Lake Superior [2], Ferris State [3]
                      Quarterfinal winner: Lake Superior
                      Finalists: Michigan, Michigan State
                      Champion: Michigan
 
                        Tiebreaker- Total number of penalty minutes in
                                    final: 36
 
WCHA:                 First round winners (no. of games in []'s): Colorado
                                    College [2], Wisconsin [3], Denver [2],
                                    Minnesota [3], North Dakota [3]
                      Quarterfinal winner: Minnesota
                      Finalists: Colorado College, Denver
                      Champion: Denver
                      Third place: Wisconsin
 
                        Tiebreaker- Total number of penalty minutes in
                                    final: 24
 
                   WEST Tiebreaker- Total number of goals in CCHA semifinals
                                    and final plus WCHA semifinals and
                                    final: 45
 
                OVERALL Tiebreaker- 12 NC$$ Tournament participants:
                        EAST                       WEST
                     1. Boston University       1. Michigan
                     2. Maine                   2. Colorado College
                     3. Denver                  3. Clarkson
                     4. New Hampshire           4. Wisconsin
                     5. Michigan State          5. Bowling Green
                     6. Vermont                 6. Minnesota
 
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I probably won't get around to tabulating the entrants until late Wednesday or
Thursday.  At that time, I will give an idea of how the picks in the first
round games went and be able to give "odds" on the quarterfinals in the ECAC
and HE and the first round matchups in the CCHA and WCHA.  Regular season
standings for the contest will be out sometime tomorrow or Thursday.
 
GMF