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. Quinnipiac | 93 |
| 5. Colgate (1) | 90 |
| 6. Union | 65 |
| 7. Cornell | 55 |
| 8. Clarkson | 47 |
| 9. Dartmouth | 41 |
| 10. Rensselaer | 36 |
| 11. Brown | 34 |
| 12. Princeton | 11 |
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. Colgate | 257 |
| 6. Union | 177 |
| 7. Dartmouth | 149 |
| 8. Clarkson | 143 |
| 9. Cornell | 139 |
| 10. Rensselaer | 124 |
| 11. Brown | 97 |
| 12. Princeton | 34 |
The coaches and media also chose preseason All-Conference Teams.
ECAC PRESEASON COACHES’ ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
| Player's Name | Position | School |
|---|
| Jimmy Vesey | F | Harvard |
| Sam Anas | F | Quinnipiac |
| Mike Vecchione | F | Union |
| Gavin Bayreuther | D | St. Lawrence |
| Rob O'Gara | D | Yale |
| Alex Lyon | G | Yale |
ECAC PRESEASON MEDIA ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
| Player's Name | Position | School |
|---|
| Jimmy Vesey | F | Harvard |
| Sam Anas | F | Quinnipiac |
| Mike Vecchione | F | Union |
| Jeff Taylor | D | Union |
| Rob O'Gara | D | Yale |
| Alex Lyon | G | Yale |
