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With a weekend to go in the regular season, the difference between first place and last place in Atlantic Hockey is just 10 points. That’s unprecedented.<\/p>\n

For comparison, here’s the delta between first and last in the other conferences (granted, some leagues award three points for a win, but it’s still striking):
\nBig Ten: 32
\nECAC: 27
\nHockey East: 18
\nNCHC: 28
\nWCHA: 51<\/p>\n

And looking at Atlantic Hockey year over year, you can see how unique this season has been:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Season<\/td>\nPoints between first and last<\/td>\nLargest point gap between teams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006-07<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n8 (between 5th-6th)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007-08<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n4 (between 5th-6th)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008-09<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n7 (between 11th-12th)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009-10<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n10 (between 1st-2nd)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010-11<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n7 (between 10th-11th)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011-12<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n8 (between 9th-10th)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012-13<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n11 (between 11th-12th)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013-14<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n9 (between 11th-12th)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014-15<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n6 (between 1st-2nd and 8th-9th)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015-16<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n8 (between 5th-6th and 9th-10th)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016-17<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n13 (between 10th-11th)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-18<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n2 (yes, TWO. No team is more than 2 points ahead of the team behind it in the standings)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

“I’ve never seen anything like this, ” said RIT coach Wayne Wilson. “Not as a coach or as a player.”<\/p>\n

Strap in. It’s going to be a wild weekend.<\/p>\n

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