Coming off a national championship, it was only fitting that Boston University would be considered the favorite to start the Hockey East season. And all 10 of the conference's coaches agreed, choosing Boston University as the preseason favorite in college hockey's most competitive conference.
After a season in which they won every tournament and championship possible, the Terriers begin the 2009-10 season as the team to beat in Hockey East. The Hockey East coaches released their preseason poll at the Hockey East Media Day on Wednesday and sitting atop the poll was Jack Parker's club, coming off a school-record 36-win season.
Here is a look at the entire preseason poll:
1. Boston University
2. UMass Lowell
3. Boston College
4. New Hampshire
5. Vermont
6. Northeastern
7. Massachusetts
8. Maine
9. Providence
10. Merrimack
This season 50 games involving Hockey East teams will be broadcasted on TV with NESN airing 21 of them. NESN's first Hockey East game this season will air on Oct. 23 when Northeastern visits the University of New Hampshire.
The entire TV schedule can be found here. NESN's "Hockey East Friday Night" schedule can be found here.
