I figured it would be interesting to compare the actual finishes of
the D-I clubs with the finishes predicted by some of the various
magazines. I did save the ECAC coaches poll but not those for the
other leagues.
 
DTP= Drop the Puck      THN= Hockey News
 
                ACTUAL  DTP     THN     COACHES POLL
ECAC
Harvard         1       3       2       T2
Clarkson        2       2       3       T2
RPI             3       1       1       1
Brown           4       6       7       5
Vermont         5       10      9       9
Union           6       12      10      12
Colgate         7       7       5       7
Cornell         8       9       12      11
Princeton       9       11      11      10
SLU             10      4       4       4
Yale            11      8       8       8
Dartmouth       12      5       6       6
 
DTP PRE-SEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Steve Martins, Harvard
ACTUAL: Steve Martins, Harvard  (nice call!)
 
HE              ACTUAL  DTP     THN
BU              1       1       1
Mass-Lowell     2       4       3
Maine           3*      3       2
UNH             4       2       4
Northeastern    5       7       5
Providence      6       6       6
BC              7       5       7
Merrimack       8       8       8
 
DTP PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kaj Linna, BU
ACTUAL: Dwayne Roloson, Mass-Lowell
 
*= NOTE: I assumed, for the purposes of this post, what would have happened
had Maine not forfeited all those games. I did so since the pollsters
couldn't have conceived Maine forfeiting 20+ games. That way, both
the actual and the predicted will be based on the actual results of
teh games played and not the forfeits.
 
CCHA            ACTUAL  DTP     THN
Michigan        1       3       3
LSSU            2       2       1
Michigan St     3       1       2
Western Mich    4       8       5
Miami           5       4       4
BG              6       5       6
Ferris St       7       7       7
Notre Dame      8       11      10
UIC             9       10      9
Ohio St         10      11      11
Kent            11      6       8
 
DTP PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Brian Holzinger, BG
ACTUAL: David Oliver, Michigan
 
 
WCHA            ACTUAL  DTP     THN
Colorado Coll   1       10      8
Minnesota       2       4       4
Wisconsin       3       1       1
St Cloud        4       7       9
N Michigan      5       5       3
AK-Anchorage    6       9       10
Minn-Duluth     7       8       6
N Dakota        8       6       7
Denver          9       3       5
Michigan Tech   10      2       2
 
DTP PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jim Carey, Wisconsin
ACTUAL: I believe it was Chris Marinucci, Minn-Duluth
 
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Bri Farenell                                     Clarkson '95
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AHL and NCAA contact for rec.sport.hockey        Go Erin Whitten (GFH '89)!
Adirondack Red Wings, AHL Calder Cup Champs: '81  '86  '89  '92
Bri's (revised) Hoops Final Four picks: Arizona, Florida, Michigan and Duke
Bri's Hockey Final Four Picks: BU, Lake Superior St, RPI and Mass-Lowell