Terriers Preseason Favorites in Hockey East, Fourth in USCHO Poll
September 27, 2016 | Men's Ice Hockey
BOSTON - WIth 10 out of a possible 11 first-place votes, Boston University is the favorite to claim the 2016-17 Hockey East regular-season title, as revealed in the league's Preseason Coaches Poll, which was announced at the annual Hockey East Media Day on Tuesday at TD Garden.
The Terriers also appeared at No. 4 in the Preseason USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll and received five first-place votes, which was more than any team except for North Dakota. The defending national champions took the top spot with 43 first-place votes and were followed by Quinnipiac and Denver in the top three. Three of the Terriers' first five contests this season are against either Quinnipiac and Denver.
BU's fourth-place showing is its highest in USCHO's preseason poll since 2009 when the Terriers were coming off their fifth national title and were picked second. The last time the Terriers were selected as the Hockey East favorite was also in 2009.
2016-17 Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll
Preseason USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll
The Terriers also appeared at No. 4 in the Preseason USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll and received five first-place votes, which was more than any team except for North Dakota. The defending national champions took the top spot with 43 first-place votes and were followed by Quinnipiac and Denver in the top three. Three of the Terriers' first five contests this season are against either Quinnipiac and Denver.
BU's fourth-place showing is its highest in USCHO's preseason poll since 2009 when the Terriers were coming off their fifth national title and were picked second. The last time the Terriers were selected as the Hockey East favorite was also in 2009.
2016-17 Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll
| 1. Boston University (10) | 130 |
| 2. Northeastern (1) | 108 |
| Notre Dame | 108 |
| 4. UMass Lowell (1) | 105 |
| 5. Providence | 98 |
| 6. Boston College | 91 |
| 7. Connecticut | 63 |
| 8. Vermont | 57 |
| 9. Merrimack | 53 |
| 10. New Hampshire | 49 |
| 11. Massachusetts | 32 |
| 12. Maine | 30 |
Preseason USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll
| 1. North Dakota (43) | 993 |
| 2. Quinnipiac (1) | 856 |
| 3. Denver | 848 |
| 4. Boston University (5) | 774 |
| 5. Boston College (1) | 641 |
| 6. Minnesota-Duluth | 621 |
| 7. St. Cloud State | 569 |
| 8. UMass Lowell | 535 |
| 9. Notre Dame | 502 |
| 10. Providence | 476 |
| 11. Michigan | 470 |
| 12. Harvard | 422 |
| 13. Minnesota | 404 |
| 14. Bowling Green | 370 |
| 15. Northeastern | 361 |
| 16. St. Lawrence | 336 |
| 17. Michigan Tech | 285 |
| 18. Yale | 283 |
| 19. Minnesota State | 153 |
| 20. Ferris State | 126 |
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