In response to John Eric Moore's comments: First of all I would say you know little about college hockey or the league Merrimack plays in. What did Merrimack College do this year? Well they secured home ice in a league where they have the smallest, worst facilities of any school in the league. Being a private division 2 institution they have less resources than any other school in Hockey East. They have one of the smallest enrollments in Hockey East. The assistant coaches are not full time like other schools in the league. They don't have the recruiting advantage of the Beanpot, nor are they the only show in town like Maine or UNH. Simply put for Merrimack to finish with home ice is nothing short of spectacular. So your right, yor opionion was not only unpopular but WRONG! HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.