Up and At 'Em!
Rise and shine, high-flyers; this is your wake-up call. Half of the top-ten teams in action Friday night took a tumble, leaving the national picture as befuddling as ever. The poll's top four teams have held steady so far, but the rest of the rankings are already certain to shuffle next week. No. 1-ranked Mercyhurst held steady against long-time CHA rival Wayne State, second-ranked Clarkson upended traditional ECAC Hockey powerhouse Harvard in Cambridge, No. 3 Minnesota enjoys a bye week, and No. 4 New Hampshire squeaked by eighth-ranked Boston University as well. Beyond that, though, things get a little crazy: No. 5 Minnesota-Duluth took a 5-1 pounding at lowly St. Cloud, defending national champions and No. 6-ranked Wisconsin crumbled at the hands of Robert Morris, and seventh-ranked St. Lawrence fell to Dartmouth in the Granite State, to boot. Poll newcomer Cornell, at No. 10, held serve at Union, while ninth-ranked Northeastern is off until Sunday.
The Rundown
- Hickling: This Week in D-I
- Dunning:ECAC West Preview
Candy Coated
Looking at the top of the USCHO.com Division I rankings this Halloween weekend, we fittingly see a perfect M&M: No. 1 Mercyhurst (6-0-0) and No. 2 Minnesota (8-0-0). These squads split the 14 first-place votes right down the middle, and are separated by a single point in the poll. This week's games are delectably delightful, featuring the top-ranked Lakers hosting No. 5 Minnesota-Duluth for a pair and the Gophers playing eighth-ranked rival Wisconsin in Madison on Friday and Sunday. No. 3 Clarkson made a big noise last week, toppling No. 4 New Hampshire, No. 10 Boston University and Route 11 rival (and seventh-ranked) St. Lawrence in succession; this weekend, the pride of Potsdam and their neighbor Saints play host to Yale and Brown as the Ivy League opens its 2009-10 campaign. UNH tangles with Connecticut and Maine in the Granite State, No. 6 Dartmouth and No. 9 Harvard open their seasons at Cornell and Colgate, and tenth-ranked BU plays at Providence on Saturday while hosting Boston College Monday night.
The Rundown
- Hickling: This Week in D-I
- Dunning: ECAC West Season Preview
Women's Feature Stories
- BC Transfer Beaudry Settling In At SyracuseMany players transfer every year, but few quite like this. Gabrielle Beaudry left Boston College for Syracuse, where she's helping build the fledgling Orange program. Roman J. Uschak reports.
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