(09-18-2019 09:57 AM)e-parade Wrote: Gonna be a regression year for UMass, but that was always going to be the case when you have a player like Makar (not to mention Ferraro) leaving the program. Looking forward to the year though. There's no reason the team can't qualify for the NCAAs again and at least make some noise.
Hopefully we can build on the momentum from last year and become a force in Hockey East for years to come though.
I was thinking of the story lines I'm interested in at the start of this new season.
UMass is near the top. They had an unbelievable turnaround. The Minutemen lost talent, but they still have NHL draft picks on the roster.
I'm interested in
AIC: was last year a flash in the pan or will their program get a "bounce".
I'm curious about the
WHCA 7 and the "left-out 3", and also the future in
Alaska for UA-A & UA-F.
Will
UM-Duluth get a "three-peat"?
The folks in
North Dakota are a little restless (I mean they haven't won a natty in
a whole 3 years). But they see Denver and Duluth passing them by.
Will the
National Conference keep its slight edge over
Hockey East?
Will the
Big10 get their first natty in 12 years and validate their conference (and the chaos it caused in college hockey)?
The pressure is on
Univ Minnesota getting left behind in their own state by the d2 schools of Duluth, St. Cloud, and Minn State.
Arizona State finished #15 last year. Will they continue to rise? Will they find a home in a conference?
Give me a few minutes, I'll think of some more. I gotta leave now. I'll check back later.