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Norwich is the defending NEHC women’s playoff champion (photo: Jasmine Olson).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The NEHC has released its annual women’s hockey preseason coaches poll, compiled based on rankings from the league\u2019s 10 head coaches.<\/p>\n

Norwich took the top spot in the preseason poll after winning the 2023 NEHC championship and qualifying for the NCAA postseason.<\/p>\n

NEHC Preseason Women’s Coaches Poll<\/b>
\n(First-place votes)<\/em>
\n1. Norwich (6), 96 points
\n2. Elmira (4), 94 points
\n3. William Smith, 71 points
\n4. Vermont State Castleton, 69 points
\n5. Southern Maine, 68 points
\n6. UMass Boston, 48 points
\n7. Johnson and Wales, 38 points
\n8. Plymouth State, 32 points
\n9. Salem State, 18 points
\n10. New England College, 16 points<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The NEHC has released its annual women’s hockey preseason coaches poll, compiled based on rankings from the league\u2019s 10 head coaches. Norwich took the top spot in the preseason poll after winning the 2023 NEHC championship and qualifying for the NCAA postseason. NEHC Preseason Women’s Coaches Poll (First-place votes) 1. Norwich (6), 96 points 2. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":142850,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[825],"coauthors":[901],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNorwich narrowly edges Elmira for No. 1 rank in NEHC women's hockey preseason coaches poll - College Hockey | USCHO.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The NEHC has released its annual women's hockey preseason coaches poll, compiled based on rankings from the league\u2019s 10 head coaches. 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