What is your definition of a Successful Season

[Towerroad]

With the season sitting before us what set of conditions would lead you to say, "The team did well, this season was a success." Here is my take:

Women:

Return to the Frozen 4
Beating Harvard twice.


Men:

First round bye in the ECAC Tournament
League Average Penalty Minutes

[Trotsky]

Men:

4th in RS + Make Lake Placid

or

Score on a penalty shot

[Chris '03]

Men:

4th in RS + Make Lake Placid

or

Score on a penalty shot

Let's not get too crazy here.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Men:

4th in RS + Make Lake Placid

or

Score on a penalty shot

+1

Actually just making it to LP is good enough for me (this year).  And for the women, I agree with Towerroad.

[Jim Hyla]

Men: LP

Women: 1 or 2 in ECAC and get into NCAAs.

I think you're asking too much for the women to always make the FF. There are getting to be too many good teams.

[Rita]

Men: LP

Women: 1 or 2 in ECAC and get into NCAAs.

I think you're asking too much for the women to always make the FF. There are getting to be too many good teams.

However, it is an Olympic year, so a lot of teams (Minnesota, Duluth, Wisconsin) might be missing their top players. Didn't some of that contribute to our magical run in 2010?  Too lazy to look through the archives, but are we losing anyone for the year due to the Olympics?

[Weder]

Men: LP

Women: 1 or 2 in ECAC and get into NCAAs.

I think you're asking too much for the women to always make the FF. There are getting to be too many good teams.

However, it is an Olympic year, so a lot of teams (Minnesota, Duluth, Wisconsin) might be missing their top players. Didn't some of that contribute to our magical run in 2010?  Too lazy to look through the archives, but are we losing anyone for the year due to the Olympics?

Brianne Jenner

[MattS]

Men: LP

Women: 1 or 2 in ECAC and get into NCAAs.

+1

[RichH]

Men: LP

Women: 1 or 2 in ECAC and get into NCAAs.

I think you're asking too much for the women to always make the FF. There are getting to be too many good teams.

However, it is an Olympic year, so a lot of teams (Minnesota, Duluth, Wisconsin) might be missing their top players. Didn't some of that contribute to our magical run in 2010?  Too lazy to look through the archives, but are we losing anyone for the year due to the Olympics?

Brianne Jenner

The run in 2010 was without Rebecca Johnston, which is a big reason why that was such a wonderful surprise to many of us.

Jenner is a big loss, obviously. I assume that she'll return for her Senior season in '14-'15?  Throw in the graduations of defensive stars Fortino and Rougeau, and there's a lot to replace in order to get back to the level of the past few seasons.  I'm tempering my expectations, but they have the talent to make the NCAAs.

This article is an outstanding league preview for the Women. All signs point to Clarkson as the team to beat.

[Dafatone]

Usually, I set the bar at "make the NCAAs" for men's hockey, which I know is a pretty high bar.  But I'm not one to kick and scream if we fall under that bar, so whatever.

This year, I think make Lake Placid would suffice.  Though I think we'll overachieve, if for no reason other than to balance last year out.

[CAS]

Wouldn't sell our guys short.  We return 4 of our 5 leading scorers and our goalie.  We have 7 NHL draft picks, plus 3 players from the USNDT.  Our freshmen class is 10 strong. We should have plenty of talent and a bad taste from last year. Drop the puck!

[Towerroad]

Wouldn't sell our guys short.  We return 4 of our 5 leading scorers and our goalie.  We have 7 NHL draft picks, plus 3 players from the USNDT.  Our freshmen class is 10 strong. We should have plenty of talent and a bad taste from last year. Drop the puck!

You have told us why we are wrong, what is your definition of success this year?

[CAS]

Don't think I said anyone was wrong.  A successful season would be top 4 in conference and an NCAA bid.

[RatushnyFan]

Men:  top 3 finish in ECAC regular season (find a way), make ECAC tourney finals (find a way), NCAA bid

[Dafatone]

No matter how things shake out, ending on a high note, or at least a possibly high note, is important to me.

Last year hurt, but having that best of three with Q was a good way to go out.