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...took now, Coach, but the Skating Dutchman are soaring. With a conference record of 8-9-3, Union has a shot a first-round playoff bye in the ECAC postseason tournament heading into the final weekend of the regular season...
...hats off to Kevin Sneddon and all those who have toiled to make Schenectady, N.Y. a future college hockey hotbed. And may the Crimson get a more benign opening round draw next weekend in ECAC quarter-final playoff action than those flying Dutchmen...
...still, who cares? The addition of the wild card to the playoff format means that hot divisional battles like last year's between the Braves and the San Francisco Giants will be reduced to battles for home field advantage Did I hear someone yawn...
...backfired on several occasions. In fairness to Tracy, on some weekends the Crimson defense hasn't given him as much support as it has Israel, and his form has been better of late. But Harvard needs two top-notch net-minders if it wants to make any significant playoff noise, and Tracy will admit that he's got some work to do if he's to find that old magic (circa Beanpot, 1993) again...
...Michael Jordan's playoff performance. For the most spectacular play by an individual, Jordan wins easily. With nothing left to prove in the NBA, with a one-way ticket to Springfield, Ma. already secure in the near future, Jordan nevertheless took his game to new heights. He set a playoff record by averaging over 40 points a game while driving his Bulls to a third straight NBA title. And in the process, he secured his position as the best athlete ever to play the game...