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...possible, this season will be even tighter. Fifteen of the 17 clubs have legitimate chances at playoff spots (the top two teams in each of the three divisions automatically qualify; the two with the next-best records round out the field...
...west, RPI is always a threat, and senior Mike McPhee heads a cast of big, talented scorers who should help the Engineers rebound from a sub-par year. And another traditional powerhouse, Boston University, may be back in the playoff picture after a couple of surprising seasons. The five-time ECAC champions return only three seniors, but Robbie Davies and junior Tom O'Regan (a Cambridge product) highlight a bunch of young forwards who will improve in front of the solid Terrier defense...
...following are my choices for the eight playoff teams...
...that will team points) and Kurt Kleinendorst up front Scot Kleinendorst and Jon Hogberg on the blueline to form the nucleus of this year's defending champions. In net, goalies Mario Proulx and Scott Fiske return to anchor a squad that traditionally starts slow but picks up speed around playoff time...
...loss shot to the wind any hope any hope of salvaging the season with a Greater Boston League Championship. Chances for any Ivy Championship or an NCAA playoff berth had already been dispelled early on with 3-0 losses to Columbia and Cornell, as the offense had continued to flounder in game after game...