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Hobart players celebrate a goal during the Statesmen’s run to the 2023 national title (photo: Kevin Colton).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

In a unanimous vote, Hobart took the top spot in the poll after being crowned the 2023 NCAA national champion.<\/p>\n

NEHC Men’s Hockey Preseason Coaches Poll<\/b>
\n(First-place votes)<\/em>
\n1. Hobart (10), 100 points
\n2. Norwich, 80 points
\n3. Babson, 77 points
\n4. Skidmore, 72 points
\n5. Elmira, 70 points
\n6. UMass Boston, 50 points
\n7. Vermont State Castleton, 34 points
\n8. New England College, 31 points
\n9. Southern Maine, 23 points
\n10. Johnson and Wales, 13 points<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The NEHC has released its annual men’s hockey preseason coaches poll, compiled based on rankings from the league\u2019s 10 head coaches. In a unanimous vote, Hobart took the top spot in the poll after being crowned the 2023 NCAA national champion. NEHC Men’s Hockey Preseason Coaches Poll (First-place votes) 1. Hobart (10), 100 points 2. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":142855,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[820],"coauthors":[901],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAfter winning 2023 men's hockey D-III national title, Hobart takes top spot in NEHC preseason coaches poll - College Hockey | USCHO.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The NEHC has released its annual men's hockey preseason coaches poll, compiled based on rankings from the league\u2019s 10 head coaches. 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