Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Mavericks No. 4 in preseason poll

The first U.S. College Hockey Online rankings are out, and Minnesota State is No. 4, with one first-place vote. The Mavericks were third when the season came to an abrupt end due to COVID-19 last spring but lost seven key players to graduation and another to an early NHL signing. The cupboard's certainly not bare, with junior goaltender Dryden McKay and five players with at least 24 points last season.

North Dakota is No. 1, followed by Boston College and Minnesota Duluth. Bemidji State is the only other WCHA teams in the top 20, coming in at No. 16. Bowling Green, Northern Michigan and Michigan Tech received votes. Here is the poll:

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