Well, some three weeks after the CCHA, WCHA & HEA got under way, the ECAC is ready to claim some space on the marquee. Tomorrow night, the nation's oldest college hockey rivalry is renewed as Brown and Harvard tangle for the 121st time at Meehan Auditorium. Both teams are expected to crack the national rankings along the way as well as compete for a seeded berth in the ECAC Championship Tournament next March. The Crimson return stellar goaltender, Tripp Tracy, a solid defensive corps led by Ashlin Halfnight, goalscorers Kirk Neilsen and Brad Konig at forward, not to mention "Harvard's best recruiting class in the last decade", while the Bears will ice a veteran squad highlighted by forwards Ryan Mulhern, Brian Jardine and Marty Clapton, defensemen Charlie Humber, Jimmy Andersson and D. J. Harding, and goalers Mike Parsons, Brian Audette and Jeff Holowaty. So, it's the opening ECAC game (the only conference game slated for this weekend), it's Gaudet vs. Tomassoni, it's SRO at Meehan, it's Ivy League Championship Banner Night and, *it's about time*. Now, for all you history buffs, here is the game story on the first Brown-Harvard ice hockey match played on January 19, 1898 as reported by The Brown Daily Herald: BROWN 6; HARVARD 0 Brown Wins a Creditable Victory Over Harvard in Dorchester The often-postponed ice-hockey game with Harvard was played Wednesday afternoon on Franklin Field, Dorchester, a flooded baseball ground. The game was called at 4 o'clock, Day making the first goal after about seven minutes of play. This was followed soon by another by Pevear, which ended the scoring for the first half. In the second, Cook added three and Hunt one more before time was finally called. Brown's offence showed unexpected strength, the rushers having great speed and good control of the puck. There were very few chances to test the strength of Brown's defence, but Steere at point had several opportunities to show what he could do, and he succeeded in keeping the puck well out of Brown's territory. Captain Hunt did some very fast skating, and his goal on a lift from the centre of the field, in the second half, was one of the features of the game. Pevear's blocking was hard and timely and his driving accurate. Day seemed to be always in the right place and the right moment, and was strong on defence. Cook made three of the goals and connected especially well with passes. For Harvard, Russell played a great game in goal, and Goodrich did the best work of the forwards, but lack of method was very noticeable, especially in the second period. A hockey game with Yale has been arranged for January 29. The game will be played in Brooklyn, N. Y. in a skating rink, and so there need be no fear of postponement because of unfavorable weather. HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.