Saturday night's matchup between No. 2 Boston College and No. 14 Western Michigan is one of those early season games that's only possible within the confines of a college hockey season. It won't feel as important as a February standings battle against Northeastern or Boston University, but the October matchup against the third-best or fourth-best team in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference carries trappings towards the later-season doors holding back the mathematical algorithm that's linked to the national tournament hunt. It's not for a trophy, but any head-to-head matchup between Hockey East and the dueling and powerful western hockey leagues is worth noting for its foothold towards unbalancing the Pairwise Rankings bell curve.
Conte Forum History On Tap As No. 14 Western Michigan Enters Town
