ECAC Hockey announces men’s preseason coaches poll results, All-League Team

Matthew Galajda (35 - Cornell) (2018 Omar Phillips)
Matthew Galajda is entering his junior season at Cornell (photo: Omar Phillips).

The 2019 ECAC Hockey men’s coaches poll results were announced Tuesday and for the second straight season, Cornell has been picked to finish first.

Cornell received eight of 12 first-place votes in the preseason poll, topping Quinnipiac and Clarkson for the top spot.

School (First-place votes)Points
1. Cornell (8)118
2. Quinnipiac (3)109
3. Clarkson (1)100
4. Harvard93
5. Yale74
6. Dartmouth68
7. Brown61
8. Union57
9. (tie) Rensselaer31
9. (tie) Princeton31
11. Colgate29
12. St. Lawrence21

In addition, the conference also named its preseason All-League Team.

Player's NamePositionClassSchool
Morgan BarronFJr.Cornell
Odeen TuftoFJr.Quinnipiac
Haralds EgleFSr.Clarkson
Yanni KaldisDSr.Cornell
Reilly WalshDJr.Harvard
Matthew GalajdaGJr.Cornell