MEN’S HOCKEY TABBED THIRD IN HOCKEY EAST PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL/TELEVISION SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
BOSTON – The University of New Hampshire men's
hockey team was picked to finish third in the Hockey East Preseason
Coaches' Poll, which was announced on Wednesday afternoon at the
league's annual media day at Legends Restaurant at the TD
Garden.
The Wildcats garnered 76 points in the poll, which was good enough for a third place preseason standing. UNH was picked fourth in the preseason and finished in first place in last year's regular season standings.
UNH returns a depth of talent from the 2009-10 squad that captured the Hockey East regular season title for the third time in the last four years. The 'Cats, which sat atop the league standings for 16-straight weeks last season, welcome back All-American Blake Kessel (Verona, Wis.) as well as four other starters on defense and an offensive senior trifecta in Mike Sislo (Superior, Wis.), Phil DeSimone (East Amherst, N.Y.) and Paul Thompson (Derry, N.H.).
New Hampshire opens the 2010-11 campaign on Saturday, Oct. 2 in an exhibition matchup against St. Francis Xavier. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Whittemore Center.
2010 Hockey East Men's Preseason Poll
Rk.
Team
(FPV)
Pts.
1.
Boston College
(9)
90
2.
Maine
(1)
80
3.
New Hampshire
76
4.
Boston
University
59
5.
Northeastern
54
6.
Vermont
53
7.
Merrimack
48
8.
UMass-Lowell
33
9.
Massachusetts
26
10.
Providence
21
2010-11
UNH TELEVISION SCHEDULE
Oct. 8
New Hampshire at
Miami
CBS-College
Sports
7:30 p.m.
Nov.
19
Boston U. at New
Hampshire
NESN
7 p.m.
Dec. 10
New Hampshire at
Maine
CBS-College
Sports
7:30 p.m.
Jan.
22
Boston U. at New
Hampshire
NESN
7 p.m.
Feb.
4
Maine at New Hampshire
NESN
7:30 p.m.
Feb.
5
Maine at New Hampshire
NESN
7 p.m.
Feb. 18
New Hampshire at Vermont
CBS-College
Sports
7:30 p.m.
March 4
New Hampshire at Boston College NESN
7:30 p.m.
