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Heading into the final weekend of play, seven teams were separated by a mere four points, and all were battling for the final six playoff spots...
Three other teams will go to the national tournament. If the Wildcats lose the ECAC tournament, then the ECAC champion will join UNH and two wild-cards. The remaining eligible teams would be the six other ECAC playoff contenders along with Minnesota, the only Division I school outside the ECAC...
...Crimson can make the tournament by winning the ECAC championship or by impressing the wildcard voters with a strong playoff performance. Both national semifinals will be at Harvard's Bright Hockey Center on March 20, and the championship game will be the following day at the FleetCenter in Boston...
...Playoff experience is really important," Coach Katey Stone said. "When you know you are going to get back a few more weapons next year and hope to make the playoffs, your younger kids will not be so star-struck by the whole thing. They will be able to handle it with a lot of confidence...
Additionally, a good showing this weekend can catapult Harvard into much better playoff position, avoiding a possible early round matchup with ECAC powers Yale or Clarkson. With a lot of help, the Crimson could even garner home-ice in the first round...