ECAC preseason poll

What a difference two years makes. The coaches and the media both pick us to finish fourth, although we did receive one first-place vote in the coaches' poll. We didn't have a single player selected før the preseason All-ECAC team.

dbilmes
What a difference two years makes. The coaches and the media both pick us to finish fourth, although we did receive one first-place vote in the coaches' poll. We didn't have a single player selected før the preseason All-ECAC team.

Let's hope that we can surprise a few people. I have faith in Mike!!

4th is pretty optimistic.

I just want to see them play better as the season progresses and then maybe put together a little post-season run. It will take some time to rebuild.

Let's be honest. We have an untested goalie and a lot of underclassmen.

I'm happy with 4th, especially since the top two are teams that played last year. And #3 is Sucks, who always profit from poll inflation.

Jeff Hopkins '82
Let's be honest. We have an untested goalie and a lot of underclassmen.

I'm happy with 4th, especially since the top two are teams that played last year. And #3 is Sucks, who always profit from poll inflation.

Indeed, a lot rides on hoping at least one of the new goalies step up. If so we have plenty of talent on the roster.

scoop85

Jeff Hopkins '82
Let's be honest. We have an untested goalie and a lot of underclassmen.

I'm happy with 4th, especially since the top two are teams that played last year. And #3 is Sucks, who always profit from poll inflation.

Indeed, a lot rides on hoping at least one of the new goalies step up. If so we have plenty of talent on the roster.

I've only been a fan since McKee, but I don't think I've ever seen bad goalie play out of Cornell. A little afraid of what that would look like. Scrivens' first year when he split time with Davenport was a little ugly, maybe.

FWIW, The RPI Red Army picks Cornell third.

ursusminor
FWIW, The RPI Red Army picks Cornell third.

Written like a true engineer:

Some may be surprised to see Cornell only in 3rd after 2 straight Cleary Cups, but they definitely belong to be here.

ursusminor
Unfortunately, Union still has not released their 2021-22 roster because they suck. And, This may be a surprise to some people, but this Yale team is absolutely garbage.

Tell us what you really think!!

 

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Trotsky

ursusminor
FWIW, The RPI Red Army picks Cornell third.

Written like a true engineer:

Some may be surprised to see Cornell only in 3rd after 2 straight Cleary Cups, but they definitely belong to be here.

I had to read that twice myself. Does that mean I am not a true engineer?

Wait! I am an Engineer, not an engineer.

Weren't Howe and Shane fairly well regarded goalie recruits? Have they just not developed as expected? They would've needed to recruit a successor to Galajda even had the pandemic cancelation not happened last year.

Howe’s final 2 were Cornell & Boston College, so it’s fair to say he was highly recruited.

Trotsky

ursusminor
FWIW, The RPI Red Army picks Cornell third.

Written like a true engineer:

Some may be surprised to see Cornell only in 3rd after 2 straight Cleary Cups, but they definitely belong to be here.

And actually it's 3 straight Cups. 1 was shared with Q.

So I guess RPI Engineers can't count either. This CU Engineer can count, I hope

underskill
Weren't Howe and Shane fairly well regarded goalie recruits? Have they just not developed as expected? They would've needed to recruit a successor to Galajda even had the pandemic cancelation not happened last year.

FWIW, Neutral Zone ranked both at 3.50 stars which is mediocre for D-I hockey players. See [www.neutralzone.net].

Two years ago, Howe played in the BCHL which is considered an offensive league, so he probably is somewhat better than his GAA there. He shared goalie duties there for a while with RPI's incoming Jack Watson.