EZAC and CHA preseason polls.

Here is how the EZAC poll shaked out today. I am not surprised that Princeton got the number one spot based on how they played in the NCAA tourney last season. Personally, I think that Clarkson is the team to beat.

ALBANY, N.Y. (Sept. 30) — According to this year’s preseason coaches and media polls, defending tournament champion Princeton is the team to beat in ECAC Hockey this season. The Tigers, who return 21 players from last season’s roster, claimed the top spot in both preseason men’s polls this year, but according to the poll results, it will be another tight race en route to the 2009 league crown.


ECAC Hockey Preseason Coaches’ Poll

Princeton (9) 118
Harvard (2) 103
Cornell (1) 100
Clarkson 88
Union 80
Quinnipiac 72
Yale 67
St. Lawrence 48
Colgate 43
Rensselaer 38
Dartmouth 33
Brown 11

ECAC Hockey Preseason Media Poll
Princeton (15) 278
Harvard (4) 247
Cornell (2) 244
Clarkson (2) 234
Quinnipiac 178
Union 160
Yale 156
St. Lawrence 129
Rensselaer 107
Colgate 99
Dartmouth 81
Brown 34

Here are the results of the CHA preseason poll.

1. Niagara
2. Bemidji State
3. Robert Morris
4. Alabama-Huntsville