Next Year's predictions/Expectations 2017-18

[Trotsky]

Changed. Not fixed. Is that Matt or Mark you're referring to?

Not my fault he spells his name wrong.

But it is your fault that you do. McCrea, not McCrae. Is that so difficult?

Fixed above.

[Johnny 5]

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/Coelacanth64/IMG_3435.jpg

[Trotsky]

New predictions with Hayton gone and some other tweaks.  Lines whenever any gap is .GTE. 3.

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1. Harvard 31
 2. Cornell 30
 3. Quinnipiac 29
 4. Union 28[hr][hr] 5. Clarkson 22
 6. SLU 22
 7. Princeton 21
 8. Yale 21[hr] 9. Colgate 18
10. RPI 18
11. Dartmouth 16[hr][hr]12. Brown 8


[Jim Hyla]

Harvard is Coaches' Choice in 2017-18

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1. Harvard (9)    119 pts
2. Quinnipiac (1) 106 pts
3. Cornell (1)     95 pts
4. Clarkson (1)    91 pts
5. Princeton       80 pts
6. Union           72 pts
7. St. Lawrence    69
8. Yale            54
9. Dartmouth       33
10. Rensselaer     32
11. Colgate        23
12. Brown          18


Harvard tops ECAC Hockey Media Association Poll

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Team                          Points
1. Harvard (25)                 342
2. Quinnipiac (3)               324
3. Cornell (1)                  272
4. Princeton                    246
5. Clarkson                     231
6. Union (1)                    195
7. Yale                         195
8. St. Lawrence                 188
9. Dartmouth                    110
10. Rensselaer                  82
11. Brown                       76
12. Colgate                     68


Coaches' Preseason All-League Team Announced

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Player's Name Position Class    School
Max Veronneau F Jr. Princeton
Joe Snively F Jr. Yale
Ryan Donato F Jr. Harvard
Chase Priskie D Jr. Quinnipiac
Adam Fox D So. Harvard
Merrick Madsen G Sr. Harvard


[Johnny 5]

It would be a shame to prove them wrong.

::whistle::

[CU2007]

Someone voting Union first with all the talent they lost is eye-opening.

[Trotsky]

Someone voting Union first with all the talent they lost is eye-opening.

It means somebody at the hockey office gave the sheet to an intern who thought, "hey, Union's good, right?"  ::burnout::

[Trotsky]

It would be a shame to prove them wrong.

::whistle::

I think we're picked exactly right.  Can't pick us any higher with unknowns in net (assuming Stewart will be bypassed).

I'm impressed that they caught Princeton's rise.  The Tigers looked at times like they might be poised to jump right into the top flight.  As much as I hope for overall improvement by the whole conference, we need to be mindful that with Yale dropping out of contention Princeton has probably simply replaced them.

[jeff '84]

FWIW: Alex Rauter was mentioned as a "hockey-playing workout buddy" of Johnny Hockey's in a Sports Illustrated article about Gaudreau's off-season workout regimen (September 25, 2017 print edition). Sorry for the blurry pic.

[Scersk '97]

I think we're picked exactly right.  Can't pick us any higher with unknowns in net (assuming Stewart will be bypassed).

Who says Stewart will be bypassed? He looked pretty good to me in reduced action last year, and he fills up a lot of net. (Besides, his career numbers, such as they are, are comparable to Gillam's, although probably amassed against less tough competition.)

He style is very different from Gillam's, which was more in the Andy-Iles/mobile-goalie range. Yet we've done very well with less mobile goalies in the past. Team just needs to adjust.

[Trotsky]

Who says Stewart will be bypassed? He looked pretty good to me in reduced action last year, and he fills up a lot of net. (Besides, his career numbers, such as they are, are comparable to Gillam's, although probably amassed against less tough competition.)

He style is very different from Gillam's, which was more in the Andy-Iles/mobile-goalie range. Yet we've done very well with less mobile goalies in the past. Team just needs to adjust.

It was something I heard in passing.  Not from a team source.  It may be nothing.  Personally, I have no problem with Stewart, though I wish we also had an Eddy and a Buffalo.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Who says Stewart will be bypassed? He looked pretty good to me in reduced action last year, and he fills up a lot of net. (Besides, his career numbers, such as they are, are comparable to Gillam's, although probably amassed against less tough competition.)

He style is very different from Gillam's, which was more in the Andy-Iles/mobile-goalie range. Yet we've done very well with less mobile goalies in the past. Team just needs to adjust.

It was something I heard in passing.  Not from a team source.  It may be nothing.  Personally, I have no problem with Stewart, though I wish we also had an Eddy and a Buffalo.

I wish we had a Dryden.

[Trotsky]

Who says Stewart will be bypassed? He looked pretty good to me in reduced action last year, and he fills up a lot of net. (Besides, his career numbers, such as they are, are comparable to Gillam's, although probably amassed against less tough competition.)

He style is very different from Gillam's, which was more in the Andy-Iles/mobile-goalie range. Yet we've done very well with less mobile goalies in the past. Team just needs to adjust.

It was something I heard in passing.  Not from a team source.  It may be nothing.  Personally, I have no problem with Stewart, though I wish we also had an Eddy and a Buffalo.

I wish we had a Dryden.

He did only play three years.

[KenP]

Who says Stewart will be bypassed? He looked pretty good to me in reduced action last year, and he fills up a lot of net. (Besides, his career numbers, such as they are, are comparable to Gillam's, although probably amassed against less tough competition.)

He style is very different from Gillam's, which was more in the Andy-Iles/mobile-goalie range. Yet we've done very well with less mobile goalies in the past. Team just needs to adjust.

It was something I heard in passing.  Not from a team source.  It may be nothing.  Personally, I have no problem with Stewart, though I wish we also had an Eddy and a Buffalo.

I wish we had a Dryden.

He did only play three years.

And our team was better after he left.

[Jim Hyla]

Who says Stewart will be bypassed? He looked pretty good to me in reduced action last year, and he fills up a lot of net. (Besides, his career numbers, such as they are, are comparable to Gillam's, although probably amassed against less tough competition.)

He style is very different from Gillam's, which was more in the Andy-Iles/mobile-goalie range. Yet we've done very well with less mobile goalies in the past. Team just needs to adjust.

It was something I heard in passing.  Not from a team source.  It may be nothing.  Personally, I have no problem with Stewart, though I wish we also had an Eddy and a Buffalo.

I wish we had a Dryden.

He did only play three years.

And our team was better after he left.

Not really. I know you were probably only semi-serious. But, sure we had 1 great year, however I'd take his 3 years over any other 3.