Preseason Polls/Teams

[pfibiger]

Colin Greening chosen to the Coaches' Pre-Season All-ECAC team. Riley Nash and Ben Scrivens are on the Media Pre-Season All-ECAC team.

Coaches Poll:
1. Princeton
2. Harvard
3. Cornell
4. Clarkson
5. Union
6. Quinnipiac
7. Yale
8. SLU
9. Colgate
10. Rensselaer
11. Dartmouth
12. Brown

Media Poll:
1. Princeton
2. Harvard
3. Cornell
4. Clarkson
5. Quinnipiac
6. Union
7. Yale
8. SLU
9. Rensselaer
10. Colgate
11. Dartmouth
12. Brown

[KeithK]

Princeton picked for first by both the coaches and media.  What's this world coming to?

In case you were wondering, Princeton was picked 2nd by the coaches with two first place votes ten years ago.

[Dpperk29]

something tells me Scrivens got on the preseason team due to overall lack of proven talent, not his own immense talent.

but preseason polls mean nothing.

[ithacat]

[quote Dpperk29]something tells me Scrivens got on the preseason team due to overall lack of proven talent, not his own immense talent.

but preseason polls mean nothing.[/quote]

The fact that he ranked number 1 in both goals against average and save % last season might have had something to do with it. ::bang::

http://www.ecachockey.com/men/stats/include?/0708/eostat/ecachm

Still, I agree with your closing.

[Dpperk29]

[quote ithacat][quote Dpperk29]something tells me Scrivens got on the preseason team due to overall lack of proven talent, not his own immense talent.

but preseason polls mean nothing.[/quote]

The fact that he ranked number 1 in both goals against average and save % last season might have had something to do with it. ::bang::
[/quote]

He Did?
wow I didn't realize that. I'll still stand by my initial statement, using games against upper echelon teams where he gave up plenty of goals.

he is a solid goalie, but his "Kamikaze" style can be exploited by good shooters/passers.

[amerks127]

he is a solid goalie, but his "Kamikaze" style can be exploited by good shooters/passers.

I think you are making this assumption more on Scrivens' freshman playing days.  He was much more inclined to stay between the posts last season. Granted he played poorly against BU and Clarkson, but next to Joe Scali and Chris Fontas, I thought Scrivens was the most improved.

Scrivens stayed at Cornell well into the summer working on his game, so you can probably expect him to be even stronger this year, especially since Garman will give him a run for his money for the starting job.

[billhoward]

Still hard to take Princeton seriously in hockey and not seriously in basketball. I expect every at-Princeton game to have somebody from Cornell score 7 points in a 7-0 win. But that's well in the past now.

Nice thing about Princeton is that when the team doesn't do well. there's not much falloff in attendance at Baker Rink. And conversely when they do well, all you get are a couple hundred faculty and students, plus youth hockey players who got free passes, and students looking for someplace quiet to study.

Baker is the ideal rural prep school hockey rink.

[Dpperk29]

[quote amerks127]

he is a solid goalie, but his "Kamikaze" style can be exploited by good shooters/passers.

I think you are making this assumption more on Scrivens' freshman playing days.  He was much more inclined to stay between the posts last season. Granted he played poorly against BU and Clarkson, next to Joe Scali and Chris Fontas, I thought Scrivens was the most improved.

Scrivens stayed at Cornell well into the summer working on his game, so you can probably expect him to be even stronger this year, especially since Garman will give him a run for his money for the starting job.[/quote]

I suppose you are correct that my view of scrivens is tainted by the three times I saw him play (@Clarkson, vs. Clarkson, and vs. BU).

[ursusminor]

[quote ithacat][quote Dpperk29]something tells me Scrivens got on the preseason team due to overall lack of proven talent, not his own immense talent.

but preseason polls mean nothing.[/quote]

The fact that he ranked number 1 in both goals against average and save % last season might have had something to do with it. ::bang::

http://www.ecachockey.com/men/stats/include?/0708/eostat/ecachm

Still, I agree with your closing.[/quote]
I was told that Richter was the Media's pick, but after he left the team they revoted. The ECAC Media Guide, however, had already gone to press and will show Richter as the choice. I don't know if the coaches also had to revote.

[Drew]

Let's see how they play with a bull's-eye on their back.

[Beeeej]

[quote Drew]Let's see how they play with a bull's-eye on their back.[/quote]

Anybody know when the last time was Princeton played a televised game other than in the ECAC or NCAA tournaments?

[sah67]

[quote Beeeej][quote Drew]Let's see how they play with a bull's-eye on their back.[/quote]

Anybody know when the last time was Princeton played a televised game other than in the ECAC or NCAA tournaments?[/quote]

I remember seeing at least two regular-season Princeton games on TV last year.  I believe one was at Colgate on Time Warner Sports, and the other was at Q on NESN.

[oceanst41]

[quote sah67][quote Beeeej][quote Drew]Let's see how they play with a bull's-eye on their back.[/quote]

Anybody know when the last time was Princeton played a televised game other than in the ECAC or NCAA tournaments?[/quote]

I remember seeing at least two regular-season Princeton games on TV last year.  I believe one was at Colgate on Time Warner Sports, and the other was at Q on NESN.[/quote]

I can second that NESN game.

[Josh '99]

The press release linked from the ECAC website for the preseason coaches' all-conference team incorrectly says Lane Caffaro plays for Clarkson.  Oops.

[Chris 02]

USA TODAY/USA Hockey men's poll

Sept. 22, 2008 — Preseason poll

Rank School (first-place votes) 2007-08 Record Points Final 2007-08 Ranking
 
1 Boston College (27) 25-11-8 490 1
 
2 Michigan (4) 33-6-4 432 2
 
3 Notre Dame 27-16-4 376 3
 
4 North Dakota (1) 28-11-4 371 4
 
5 Colorado College (2) 28-12-1 355 8
 
6 Denver 26-14-1 299 9
 
7 New Hampshire 25-10-3 287 6
 
8 Miami (Ohio) 33-8-1 263 5
 
9 Minnesota 19-17-9 223 12
 
10 Boston University 19-17-4 203 NR
 
11 Clarkson 22-13-4 173 10
 
12 Michigan State 25-12-5 159 7
 
13 Wisconsin 16-17-7 103 13
 
14 Northern Michigan 20-20-4 75 NR
 
15 St. Cloud State 19-16-5 69 14
 

Others receiving votes: Princeton University, 51; Cornell University, 30; Harvard University, 30; Minnesota State University Mankato, 28; U.S. Air Force Academy, 24; University of Massachusetts, 9; University of Massachusetts Lowell, 9; Niagara University, 9; University of Vermont, 6; University of Maine, 3; Northeastern University, 3