Paul Gentile rambles:
 
>Paul's Pre-Season College Hockey National Rankings.
>#1 Maine
>#2 MIchigan
>#3 BU
>#4 UNH
>#5 Minnesota
>#6 Denver
>#7 Lowell               (Picked for last place by HockeyEast Coaches)
>#8 Mich. State
>#9 N. Dakota
>#10 Boston College
>(also receiving votes Merrimack, LSSU, Vermont, Providence, Clarkson)
 
Brian Helland counters:
 
>it's obvious that you have a pro-east, anti-WCHA slant in your poll.
>Only 3 WCHA teams in the Top 10?
 
        Make that a pro-HockeyEast slant.  Paul put *no* ECAC teams in
his Top Ten.  Clarkson was #2 for most of the latter part of the
season, and even without Todd White, I think they'll wait until the
postseason to choke.  Actually, I laughed out loud to see Vermont
ranked as high as an also-ran.  Thomas, St. Louis and Perrin have
graduated, Paul.  I can think of three ECAC teams off the top of my
head that should finish ahead of UVM.  Clarkson, RPI, who lost
*no*one* to graduation, and Cornell, who aren't losing too much
(although defense could be a problem).  Heck, I'd pick even Union to
beat out the Cats this year.
                                        John Whelan, Cornell '91
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