Western Michigan needs to pick up offense to move up in standings
The Broncos scored only 2.58 goals per game last season.
Season Preview
Season previews for teams
St. Cloud State has strength returning, but key players will be hard to replace
The Huskies need a new starting goaltender and a replacement for a top center.
Abrupt ending to last season serves as motivation for North Dakota
UND has a strong corps of players returning from a team that made the Frozen Four.
Large Omaha freshman class will get chances to prove its worth
The Mavericks welcome 11 rookies after losing valuable players.
Young forwards provide hope for Minnesota-Duluth, which expects a goalie battle
Kyle Osterberg and Alex Iafallo look to build on solid freshman seasons.
Talented Miami out to show last regular season was a fluke
Austin Czarnik, Riley Barber and the RedHawks again are picked for a high finish after taking last place last season.
Denver needs consistency to contend in second season under Montgomery
The Pioneers also have to find a replacement for graduated goaltender Sam Brittain.
Haviland hopes Colorado College players get rejuvenated by coaching change
The Tigers were 56th out of 59 Division I teams in offense last season.
After losing leading scorers, Yale hopes to have strength in goaltending
The Bulldogs missed the NCAA tournament last season for only the second time since 2007-08.
Younger players will get a chance to help keep Union at the top
If Union becomes the first team to win a national title in back-to-back seasons since Denver did in 2004 and 2005, it’ll have to do so without several contributors from last year.
St. Lawrence needs young players to develop quickly
The Saints lost four of their top five scorers from last season, including Hobey Hat Trick finalist Greg Carey.
Last season’s struggles serve as motivation for Rensselaer
Jason Kasdorf is back in goal for the Engineers, who’ll have to score by committee.
Quinnipiac expects growing pains after losing several key players
The Bobcats enter the 2014-15 season with 18 freshmen and sophomores.
Fogarty looks to build another winner, this time at Princeton
The Tigers were 6-26 last season, third-worst winning percentage in the country behind Army and Alabama-Huntsville.
After disappointing seasons, Harvard hopes it has pieces in place
The Crimson scored just 44 times in 22 league games last season, but they hope depth will provide more offense.
Dartmouth counting on experience to produce a better season
The Big Green return a higher percentage of last year’s goal-scoring and overall offensive production (98 and 99 percent, respectively) than any other team in ECAC Hockey.
Scoring, goaltending keys for Cornell to stay among ECAC Hockey’s best
Coach Mike Schafer says the Big Red needs the team’s returners and freshmen need to pick up the scoring pace.
Large returning cast from NCAA tournament team puts high expectations on Colgate
The Raiders return 94 percent of their 2013-14 goals and 96 percent of their total offensive production.
Defense and goaltending must set the tone for Clarkson to succeed
The Golden Knights are picked for eighth after finishing in fifth last season.
Brown needs more goals to avoid another roller-coaster season
The Bears return nearly 80 percent of their 2013-14 goal production and three-quarters of their scoring.