} > Of course, the ECAC already lets teams advance with a tie, by } > using three-point series. I assume you also have a problem with that. } } Kill, John, Kill! ;-) Cool. I've always wanted to be a defenseman. :-) } Proving once again the adage of what happens when you assume... } } 1-0-1 > 0-1-1. I have no idea how you equate that with 0-0-1 being } somehow > 0-0-1! Sorry, I thought you were complaining about being able to win a playoff series by tying the last (or only) game. If you like, think of my Thursday night prelim game as a three-point series in which the high seed starts with two free points (to compensate for the loss of a home game). Kind of like my proposal to convert the regionals into a two-week double-elimination tournament in which everyone but the conference (tournament) champions starts with one loss. I think I was awake when I came up with that one. John Whelan, Cornell '91 Official Scorer/PA Announcer U of Utah Ice Hockey Club <[log in to unmask]> <http://www.cc.utah.edu/~jtw16960/joe.html> HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.