Can somebody tell me why the ECAC uses a "3-point series" format (first team to earn three points, advances) for their quarterfinal round instead of a "best of three" with overtimes each night? The current format appears to place excessive importance on winning Game #1 of the series and also seems calculated to diminish the need for a third and deciding game..... because any lead generated in Game #2 by a first night winner automatically becomes one goal more than the scoreboard shows from the standpoint of their opposition and a first night tie produces a winner-take-all second game. Let's Go Bruno! Bill Corrigan