Okay, okay. Enough whining about no discussions on the list. And, before I begin, my apologies if my spel cheker doesznt work write. I only started to follow the Div I scene last year. And I noticed that the ECAC was always at the bottom of the list for respect. Well, watch out WCHA, CCHA and HE, because this year the ECAC is looking tough. Vermont looks like a legit #1 right now. SLU is starting slow, but will rebound. Clarkson and Colgate look tough too. It's too early to tell for the ivies, but the upper tier should be impressive once again. No disrespect meant to the other conferences, but the ECAC has been slammed year after year. I'm sure alot of that is because of the lower strength of schedule. This is unfair. There are several teams in the ECAC who are perennially non-competitive, but the teams that are good are usually VERY good. Last year's NC$$ tourney was a testament to just how underrated the ECAC is. LSSU bet Cornell...barely. Clarkson lost to BU...barely. And Vermont lost to CC with the worst missed call in Div I tournament history. This year could be an eye-opener for the mainstream of Div I hockey. I'm predicting this is the year the championship crown returns to the ECAC. -- from: LTJG Kenneth A. Pavelle, NOAA NOAA, National Weather Service Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center My Homepage: http://www.abrfc.noaa.gov/kap.html "Its hard to predict anything, especially the future" -- Yogi Berra HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.