| No. |
Team |
|
Of
Note |
| 1. |
 Boston
College |
 1 |
Jerry York
is passing coaching milestones like Barry Bonds with home runs.
But more people are happy for him. |
| 3-1-0
(1-0-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W vs. North Dakota, 5-3. THIS
WEEK: at Maine. |
| 2. |
 Minnesota
Duluth |
 1 |
When former
UMD athletic director Bob Corran left for Vermont, it may have
been a better opportunity, but few of us thought he was joining
a better hockey program. |
| 5-1-2
(4-0-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: L vs. Vermont, 3-2; T vs. Vermont,
2-2 ot. THIS WEEK: at Alaska Anchorage, at Alaska Anchorage. |
| 3. |
 Wisconsin |
– |
Maybe the
presidential race distracted the Badgers from a sweep –
John Kerry spoke and Bruce Springsteen performed in front of
80,000 in Madison Thursday. |
| 5-1-0
(3-1-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Denver, 6-3; L vs. Denver, 5-3.
THIS WEEK: at Minnesota, at Minnesota. |
| 4. |
 Colorado
College |
2 |
Are the
Tigers for real? We'll know more this weekend, but right now
they're the only non-Ivy without a loss. |
| 4-0-0
(0-0-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: at North Dakota, at
North Dakota. |
| 5. |
 Michigan |
– |
M and M:
Wolverines play five straight games against schools that begin
with "M", starting with a pair against Miami this
week. |
| 5-2-1
(3-1-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Ferris State, 3-0; L at Ferris
State, 1-0 ot. THIS WEEK: vs. Miami, vs. Miami. |
| 6. |
 North
Dakota |
2 |
The Sioux
hit roadblocks on their trip to Boston, and not just the ones
in place for the Red Sox parade. |
| 4-2-2
(2-1-1 WCHA). LAST WEEK: L at Boston College, 5-3; T at Northeastern,
3-3 ot. THIS WEEK: vs. Colorado College, vs. Colorado College. |
| 7. |
 Minnesota |
1 |
Among the
five Gophers averaging a point per game is freshman defenseman
Alex Goligoski. That's right, we said "freshman defenseman." |
| 5-2-0
(3-1-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Minnesota State, 9-2; W vs. Minnesota
State, 3-2 ot. THIS WEEK: vs. Wisconsin, vs. Wisconsin. |
| 8. |
 New
Hampshire |
1 |
Sean Collins
is reportedly following the presidential race pretty closely.
Hopefully they'll have things settled by Thursday when he stops
by to chat. |
| 3-1-1
(0-0-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: vs. Boston University,
at Maine. |
| 9. |
 Northern
Michigan |
3 |
I wanna
ride the Zaniboni. Goaltenders Bill Zaniboni and Tuomas Tarkki
have allowed a total of nine goals in six games. |
| 4-1-1
(3-0-1 CCHA). LAST WEEK: T at Notre Dame, 1-1 ot; W at Notre
Dame, 4-1. THIS WEEK: at Michigan Tech, vs. Michigan Tech. |
| 10. |
 Denver |
1 |
Goaltending's
been less stellar at Denver, where the team save percentage
is .867. |
| 4-3-0
(3-1-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: L at Wisconsin, 6-3; W at Wisconsin,
5-3. THIS WEEK: Off. |
| 11. |
 Dartmouth |
4 |
The Big
Green used their mulligan on the first tee, losing 2-1 to Quinnipiac
despite outshooting their opponents 43-11. |
| 1-1-0
(0-0-0 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: L vs. Quinnipiac, 2-1, W vs. Connecticut,
4-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Yale, vs. Princeton. |
| 12. |
 St.
Lawrence |
NR |
The Saints
didn't just survive what might have been the nation's toughest
October schedule; they came out as a legitimate contender in
the ECACHL. |
| 4-3-1
(0-0-0 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W vs. Miami, 6-4; W vs. Miami, 4-3.
THIS WEEK: at Union, at Rensselaer. |
| 13. |
 Maine |
3 |
In their
last seven games, the Black Bears have won whenever they've
scored more than one goal. But they've been held to zero or
one three times. |
| 5-4-0
(1-1-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W at Merrimack, 3-0; L at Boston
University, 2-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Boston College, vs. New Hampshire. |
| 14. |
 Cornell |
3 |
7-1: Bad
news if you're on a jury, or an Atlantic Hockey team visiting
Lynah. |
| 2-0-0
(0-0-0 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W vs. Army, 7-1; W vs. Sacred Heart,
7-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Harvard, vs. Brown. |
| 15. |
 Colgate |
1 |
Hey, Dartmouth,
while you're combing the rough for your ball, you wanna keep
an eye out for Colgate's? |
| 5-2-0
(0-0-0 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W vs. Sacred Heart, 5-1; L vs. Army,
3-2. THIS WEEK: vs. Brown, vs. Harvard. |
| 16. |
 Nebraska-Omaha |
2 |
With nine
points in six games, Bill Thomas is tied for second in the nation
in rookie scoring. |
| 5-1-0
(3-1-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: L at Michigan State, 5-2; W at Michigan
State, 5-2. THIS WEEK: at Alaska-Fairbanks, at Alaska-Fairbanks. |
| 17. |
 Ohio
State |
2 |
The Buckeyes
have only played one home game thus far, but they're in Columbus
for four straight. |
| 5-3-0
(5-1-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: L at Western Michigan, 6-3; W at Western
Michigan, 5-2. THIS WEEK: vs. Sacred Heart, vs. Sacred Heart. |
| 18. |
 Harvard |
2 |
The fish
fly early this season: it's the first time since 1997-98 that
Cornell has opened its ECACHL schedule with Harvard at Lynah. |
| 0-0-1
(0-0-1 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: T at Brown, 2-2 ot. THIS WEEK: at
Cornell, at Colgate. |
| 19. |
 UMass
Lowell |
NR |
Ben Walter's
four goals at Rensselaer Friday is the best road effort by someone
from Lowell since Jack Kerouac. |
| 3-2-0
(0-2-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W at Rensselaer, 5-3; W at Union, 3-2. THIS WEEK: Off. |
| 20. |
 Rensselaer |
– |
RPI is
the No. 5 scoring team in the nation (4.29 goals per game).
It's almost like when Adam Oates was on campus, which he will
be this weekend to be inducted in the school's athletic hall
of fame. |
| 4-2-1
(0-0-0 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: L vs. UMass Lowell, 5-3; W vs. Mercyhurst, 5-0. THIS WEEK: vs. Clarkson, vs. St. Lawrence. |
