As a matter of little interest - in reference to the Finniss report -
 
the Coaches preseason picks would be 9-22-16-32 for a 79 total, and the H-L
preseason poll would score           6-28-16-30 for an 80 total.
 
  the "apple cart up-setters" are Maine in HE, Brown and Union in ECAC,
Western Mich and Lake Superior in CCHA and the Grand Champion in the WCHA
costing nearly double the "score" than any other team was St. Cloud; picked
early on to finish at or near the top and instead placing at or near
the bottom.