Yes! Hockey! It’s here! There was actual, real-life hockey played this weekend with the puck dropping on several women’s hockey exhibitions. The regular season starts in just a few days with a full slate of women’s hockey games on Friday — including a great Boston College vs. Minnesota Duluth series out west — and the men’s exhibitions get started as well.
The preseason USCHO Women’s Hockey Poll has already been released:
Rank/Team (First Place Votes)/Total
1 Clarkson (14) 147
2 Wisconsin 125
3 Minnesota 119
4 Boston College (1) 113
5 Colgate 91
6 Cornell 56
7 Ohio State 54
8 Northeastern 38
9 Minnesota Duluth 32
10 Mercyhurst 20
Let’s take a run through the rankings with BUY OR SELL – will a team’s stock rise from their current ranking between now and the end of the season, or fall?