There was actual, real-life hockey played this past weekend, and not just the exhibitions (in which BC acquitted themselves rather well). Providence, RPI, BU, Maine, St. Cloud, and Wisconsin dropped the puck on their regular seasons, marking a return to college hockey season after far too many months off.
This week also marked a return to the polling season, with USCHO and USA Hockey releasing their preseason polls. But there will be a third major poll breaking into the women’s hockey world this season with the introduction of the SB Nation Women’s Hockey poll.