Boston College at No. 2 spot in Hockey East Coaches poll
Lots of buzz surrounds Boston College entering this season with their incoming recruiting class looking to rebound from early back-to-back conference tournament exits. They enter this season at the No. 2 spot in the Hockey East Coaches Poll.
Boston University comes in at the top spot in the poll following a first-place finish in the regular season before they won it all in the conference tournament. BU got nine first-place votes, with the Eagles receiving two. Right behind BC in the third spot is Merrimack, a team coming off one of the best seasons in program history after knocking the Eagles out in the second round of the conference tournament this past season.
Below is the full poll:
1. Boston University (9) 109
2. Boston College (2) 99
3. Merrimack 81
4. Northeastern 75
5. UConn 68
6. Providence 65
7. UMass Lowell 62
8. Massachusetts 54
9. Maine 52
10. New Hampshire 30
11. Vermont 20