Today the Grand Forks Herald newspaper released its 37th annual WCHA pre-season poll.
Rank School Points
1 UND (7) 79
2 Minnesota (3) 74
3 Colorado Coll. 55
4 Denver 53
5 Wisconsin 52
6 St. Cloud St. 43
7 Michigan Tech 41
8 Minn.-Duluth 23
9 MSU-Mankato 19
10 Anchorage 11
The numbers in the ( ) represent first place votes and the other is the total points.
The poll also includes voting for pre-season rookie of the year and player of the year.
Pre-season Rookie of the Year
Kyle Turris, UW, 9
Evan Trupp, UND, 1
Pre-season Player of the Year
Ryan Duncan, UND, 5
T.J. Oshie, UND, 3
Taylor Chorney, UND, 1
Kyle Okposo, Minn., 1
This early pre-season poll does show some similarities to my earlier preseason predictions. Of course, it is not very often that a team predicted to finish first does win the league. The season doesn't get underway for a little over a week yet, but it is getting closer, we are almost into the month of October.
On a side note:
The Goon and Sioux 7 will be enjoying bird hunting this upcoming weekend along with UND's homecoming festivities. We'll be shooting ducks and other various fowl that are in season. And I be able to comfirm that "actual condition" of said "downed computer".
The first number is my predicted finish and the second is the predicted finish from the GF Herald poll.
ReplyDeleteAnchorage 10, 10
Colorado Coll. 8, 3
Denver 3, 4
Michigan Tech 4t, 7
Minnesota 2, 2
Minn.-Duluth 9, 8
MSU-Mankato 7, 9
North Dakota 1, 1
St. Cloud St. 4t, 6
Wisconsin 6, 5
As you can see may of the picks are similar. We both have the same for 1, 2, and 10th spots, and a few others we only differ by a spot or two. The biggest difference in pre-season ranking is Colorado College, 8 vs 3. So that is the one I'm mosted interest in seeing the end of the season results in.