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What Joe Nieuwendyk Is Missing...

The Hockey Notebook

.Harvard and St. Lawrence are the only two teams from last year to repeat as Final Four participants. Last year in the championship game, the Crimson defeated the Saints, 6-3.

.Vermont has never won an ECAC Championship.

Clarkson has made the most post-season appearances (26) but has managed to capture only one title.

.Harvard has the most ECAC playoff wins (35) of all four teams.

.Before winning its quarterfinal series against Colgate, Vermont had posted a 2-6-1 playoff record.

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.This is Harvard's 20th appearance in the ECAC playoffs. It is St. Lawrence's 15th appearance.

.The Crimson has captured more post-season titles (four) than the other three teams combined.

.The last time St. Lawrence met Vermont in the playoffs was in a quarterfinal series last year. In the two games, the Saints outscored the Catamounts. 12-1.

.The last time Harvard faced Clarkson in the playoffs was in the 1986 ECAC semifinals at the Garden. The Golden Knights, aided by a Luciano Borsato empty-net goal, defeated the favored Crimson, 4-2.

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