Mark asked about the WCHA this year, and from what I can tell, the race will be similar to last year with one exception. This year, I think that the top three spots (instead of the top two) will be very competitive while 4 teams will be clumped between 4th and 7th and then 3 will be at the bottom. Specifically: 1-3: CC, UM, DU 4-7: St. Cl., Wisc, MN Duluth, UND 8-10: NMU, MT, UAA For anyone wanting any more information about the WCHA, Ryan Bowman has an excellent piece at: http://www.aero.und.nodak.edu/~cbell/bowman.htm Just select the article about the WCHA. Finally, my informal WCHA poll on my webpage so far agrees with my prediction. charles I-------------------------------------------------------------------I |Check out Bell's Babble at http://www.aero.und.nodak.edu/~cbell | | | |The only place on the net that talks about: The groovecat, GWAR, | |what winter in North Dakota is like, college hockey, and allows you| |to vote in a pre-season college hockey poll! | I-------------------------------------------------------------------I HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.