No one seems to have posted that the Thursday USA Today had its annual
preseason predictions.  There was also an article by Kevin Allen on
Notre Dame's new coach, Dave Poulin.
 
The predicted finishes, by Kevin Allen, for the four conferences are:
 
WCHA                        ECAC
 
Colorado College            Colgate
Minnesota                   Vermont
Wisconsin                   Clarkson
Denver                      Harvard
Michigan Tech               Brown
North Dakota                RPI (at least they got the name correct)
Minnesota-Duluth            Princeton
St. Cloud State             St. Lawrence
Northern Michigan           Cornell
Alaska-Anchorage            Yale
                            Dartmouth
                            Union
CCHA
 
Michigan                    HEA
Lake Superior St.
Michigan State              Boston University
Bowling Green               Maine
Miami (Ohio)                New Hampshire
Western Michigan            Merrimack
Notre Dame                  Northeastern
Ferris St.                  UMass-Lowell
Illinois-Chicago            Providence
Ohio State                  Boston College
Alaska-Fairbanks            UMass-Amherst
 
There was also a short summary for each league that mentioned standout
players and freshmen.  I won't list these.
 
The following were listed as Hobey Baker Candidates:
Kevyn Adams, Miami; Brian Bonin, Minn; Anson Carter, MSU; Mike
Crowley, Minn, Chris DeProfio, Colgate; Mike Grier, BU; Mike Harder,
Colgate; Nick Naumenko, NoDak; Kelly Perreault, BGSU; Peter Garonazzo,
CC; Brendan Morrison, Michigan; Chris O'Sullivan, BU; Eric Perrin,
UVM; Martin St. Louis, UVM; and goalie Blair Allison, Maine.
 
That's probably the last 1/2-page spread on college hockey that we
will see for a while.
 
All typos are assuredly mine.
 
Ralph Baer
RPI '68, '70, '74
 
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