On Thu, 2 Jan 1997, Paul Gentile wrote: > I read that the U.S. got a bye of some sort whereas Canada didn't. Is that > true? > The US got a bye into the semifinals by virtue of finishing in first place in the A group. Canada finished second and therefore had to play Slovakia to get a semifinal berth. Russia finished first in group B and also got a bye into the semis. Arthur Berman [log in to unmask] GO BU!!! GO ICE!!! GO CANADA!!! HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.