Oct. 1, 2012
BOSTON -
Preseason prognostications are nearly complete, as the Boston University men's ice hockey team was picked 13th in both national preseason polls and came in third in the annual Hockey East preseason coaches' poll.
The first USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll of the year had the Terriers in 13th, right above Ferris State and right below Minnesota-Duluth. In the USCHO.com poll, the Terriers were also one spot below Duluth, but Notre Dame came in 14th.
In the Hockey East poll, BU gathered 73 points, just one short of second-place UMass Lowell. The Terriers and River Hawks tied for second in last year's regular-season standings. Defending champion Boston College was a unanimous pick for the No. 1 spot.
In addition, junior defenseman Garrett Noonan was named to the Preseason All-CHN First Team. Last year, Noonan tied for first in the nation amongst blueliners in goals with 16.
BU returns 14 letter winners from last year's team, which posted a record of 23-15-1 and reached the NCAA tournament for the 32nd time in program history.
Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll
Team (1st Place Votes) Pts.
1. Boston College (9) 90
2. UMass Lowell 74
3. Boston University 73
4. New Hampshire (1) 63
5. Maine 56
6. Northeastern 44
Providence 44
8. Merrimack 38
9. Massachusetts 35
10. Vermont 23
USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll
Team (1st Place Votes) Pts
1. Boston College (35) 972
2. Minnesota (12) 937
3. Michigan (3) 857
4. North Dakota 826
5. Union 789
6. Cornell 631
7. UMass Lowell 599
8. Denver 566
9. Miami 553
10. Western Michigan 516
11. Ferris State 472
12. Minnesota-Duluth 460
13. Boston University 413
14. Notre Dame 395
15. Maine 234
16. Michigan State 219
17. Harvard 213
18. Wisconsin 202
19. Air Force 116
20. Colorado College 81
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll
Team (1st Place Votes) Pts
1. Boston College (20) 476
1. Minnesota (12 476
3. Michigan (2) 408
4. North Dakota 407
5. Union 295
6. Cornell 233
7. UMass Lowell 221
8. Denver 220
9. Miami 203
10. Notre Dame 186
11. Western Michigan 182
12. Minnesota-Duluth 176
13. Boston University 158
14. Ferris State 123
15. Wisconsin 99
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