September
20, 2005
ECACHL
Coaches, Media Tab Cornell As Favorite
Cornell is
the team to beat in the ECAC Hockey League. As defending league
and playoff champions that bit of news hardly comes as a surprise,
but the overwhelming margin by which Cornell was selected to repeat
both titles is certainly noteworthy.
| The
Pole's Position |
| INCH's
Joe Gladziszewski was among the media members that participated
in the poll. Here's how he saw the ECACHL stacking up before
play begins and his choices for the pre-season all-league
team. |
Pre-Season
Poll
1. Cornell
2. Dartmouth
3. Brown
4. Colgate
5. St. Lawrence
6. Harvard
7. Clarkson
8. Union
9. Princeton
10. Yale
11. Rensselaer
12. Quinnipiac
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|
All-League Team
F-T.J. Trevelyan, St. Lawrence
F-Jon Smyth, Colgate
F-Matt Moulson, Cornell
D-Drew Bagnall, SLU
D-Grant Lewis, Dartmouth
G-Dave McKee, Cornell |
The Big Red
received every first-place vote by 21 media members and all 11
first-place votes by the coaches. A coach does not rank his own
team in the poll, and Dartmouth received the number-one vote from
Mike Schafer.
Following
Cornell in the top four of the media poll were Colgate, Dartmouth,
and Harvard. Just 10 points separated the Raiders (197) and the
Crimson. St. Lawrence was picked fifth by the media, followed
by Brown, Clarkson, Union and Rensselaer, Princeton, Yale and
Quinnipiac.
In the coaches
poll, Dartmouth was picked second by just one point over Harvard.
St. Lawrence was fourth and Colgate was fifth. Positions six through
12 were Brown, Clarkson, Union, Rensselaer, Princeton, Yale and
Quinnipiac.
The Big Red
were also prominently honored in the All-League teams. Returning
All-Americans Dave McKee and Matt Moulson were unanimous selections.
Joining Moulson at forward were Colgate’s Jon Smyth and
St. Lawrence’s T.J. Trevelyan. A fourth forward was named
in the media poll – Dartmouth’s Mike Ouellette. St.
Lawrence’s Mike Madill and Dartmouth’s Grant Lewis
were the all-league defensemen.
The 2006 ECAC
Hockey League Championship will be held March 17-18 at the Pepsi
Arena in Albany, N.Y. The semifinals will take place March 17
beginning at 4:30 p.m. The third-place and championship games
will be held March 18 beginning at 4:30 p.m.
| ECACHL
Preseason Polls
|
Coaches
Poll
1. Cornell (11) 121
2. Dartmouth (1) 94
3. Harvard 93
4. St. Lawrence 89
5. Colgate 86
6. Brown 80
7. Clarkson 64
8. Union 51
9. Rensselaer 39
10. Princeton 32
11. Yale 28
12. Quinnipiac 15
|
Media
Poll
1.
Cornell (21) 252
2. Colgate 197
3. Dartmouth 191
4. Harvard 187
5. St. Lawrence 167
6. Brown 159
7. Clarkson 134
8. Rensselaer 89
(tie) Union 89
10. Princeton 73
11. Yale 60
12. Quinnipiac 36
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First
place votes in parentheses, followed by total points. |
