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For Harvard, One Yale of a Weekend

Skaters Put Elis on Thin Ice, Advance on Postseason Berth

2) Assuming that the Crimson does qualify for a March 8 date somewhere, that's the question. Where? Obviously, it could be at any of four places as of this writing, but one strong and overlooked possibility has Harvard traveling across the river for another shoot-out with B.U.

The Terriers are currently tied with Cornell for third, but they have two games this week to the Big Red's one. Assuming victories all around, B.U. would finish third, Cornell fourth, the Crimson sixth, and we're talking about another war in Beantown.

This, of course, would be just fine, because no one wants to go to Cornell, whose team has beaten the Crimson twice already but, more importantly, seems to have Harvard psyched out at the moment, nor Clarkson, which is simply too far. A journey to New Hampshire wouldn't be too bad, as the Wildcats--regardless of what they say--have to be wondering about their ability to win in the playoffs.

3) As for the "who's best in the regular season" department, that will be decided tomorrow night when UNH and Clarkson face off.

4) Should any two teams finish so close that percentage differences are meaningless, the ECAC gets to step in and do things like compare the season series--if there was one--between the schools. Which means that Providence has two victories and an edge over Harvard, RPI over Providence, and so forth...Just tune in next week, will you? M.K.S.

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ECAC DIV 1 HOCKEY STANDINGS  W  L  T 1) New Hampshire  21  4  0 2) Clarkson  17  4  0 3) Cornell  15  6  1 4) Boston University  15  6  1 5) Boston College  12  8  1 6) HARVARD  11  9  0 7) Brown  10  9  0 8) RPI  11  10  0 9) Providence  12  11  0 10) Vermont  10  11  0

This week's schedule:

Tonight--Boston University at Vermont

Tuesday--Dartmouth at HARVARD; UNH at Clarkson; BC at RPI; Yale at Brown; Northeastern at Providence

Wednesday--UNH at Colgate

Thursday--Vermont at RPI

Saturday--HARVARD at Yale; Dartmouth at Brown; BC at Princeton; Providence at BU; Penn at Cornell

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