Media likes Yale, coaches pick Harvard in ECAC Hockey preseason polls

USCHO Staff Report
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Quinnipiac forward Sam Anas was named to both the coaches’ and media ECAC preseason All-Conference Team (photo: Matt Dewkett).

The ECAC Hockey coaches and media each participated in separate preseason polls that were released Tuesday.

Coaches chose Harvard to finish atop the standings, while the media picked Yale to end the season on top.

ECAC PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL

School (First-place votes)Points
1. Harvard (9)119
2. St. Lawrence (1)102
3. Yale (1)99
4. Quinnipiac93
5. Colgate (1)90
6. Union65
7. Cornell55
8. Clarkson47
9. Dartmouth41
10. Rensselaer36
11. Brown34
12. Princeton11

ECAC PRESEASON MEDIA POLL

School (First-place votes)Points
1. Yale (10)325
2. Quinnipiac (10)322
3. Harvard (9)306
4. St. Lawrence (1)268
5. Colgate257
6. Union177
7. Dartmouth149
8. Clarkson143
9. Cornell139
10. Rensselaer124
11. Brown97
12. Princeton34

The coaches and media also chose preseason All-Conference Teams.

ECAC PRESEASON COACHES’ ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

Player's NamePositionSchool
Jimmy VeseyFHarvard
Sam AnasFQuinnipiac
Mike VecchioneFUnion
Gavin BayreutherDSt. Lawrence
Rob O'GaraDYale
Alex LyonGYale

ECAC PRESEASON MEDIA ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

Player's NamePositionSchool
Jimmy VeseyFHarvard
Sam AnasFQuinnipiac
Mike VecchioneFUnion
Jeff TaylorDUnion
Rob O'GaraDYale
Alex LyonGYale

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