>>> "Brett C. Harvey" <[log in to unmask]> 02/25/97 11:02am >>> >the Mariucci Classic tournament (vs. Brown, Northeastern, and Notre Dame), UGH -- this is a joke, right? the gophs are going to play the current bottom team from ECAC, Hockey East and CCHA for a tournament? No offense to those teams but where's the challenege (a total of 11 wins this year total for all 3 of those teams)? After having teams like BU and Miami this year and other high rank teams last year, I would think they'd have some higher rank teams. It certainly can't help their PWR rankings.... == That's the trouble with tournaments. I think they have a three year lead time on these things. Three years ago, Brown and NE were league contenders. Notre Dame is, well, Notre Dame and the alumni support should be big enought to guarantee a sell out for two nights. Now if Lou Holtz goes to the Vikings.......;) Probably with 20-20 hindsight, the Gophers would wish for a repeat of this year's field. But it is hard to project how good or bad a team will be in 3 years. Joe HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.