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...With big losses, a return to the top will be hard, but Dartmouth—the next strongest team—was hit just as hard and so there is no reason to doubt that the Crimson has a good shot to be in the top two in the ECAC when all is said and done...
Will this be the year that Harvard is upset as the ECAC title-holder...
...depends on how you look at it. When the Crimson writers sat down to think about how the ECAC would sort out, the result was a consensus for St. Lawrence, who finished third last season in the league. In fact, despite a checkered past against Dartmouth, the Saints’ only real competition could be Harvard—and even then there are many doubters. This challenge may soon become clearer as the two teams meet on Nov. 13 at Bright Hockey Center...
...reason that Brown will struggle is the same reason why it could not stay at the top of the ECAC last season—it will not have Jessica Link ’05. Two years ago, she carried the team on her back and almost upended Harvard in the ECAC semifinals. But last season she was plagued by injuries and then graduated, leaving the Bears with a young, but talented, core. Look for them a year or two down the line and not immediately as growing pains will be the name of the game and Brown will probably finish...
...Golden Knights have three positives to carry into this season from their opening ECAC campaign a year ago. They took the fewest penalties in the league last year, went to the playoffs, and graduated none of their players. The downside is that they still do not have a senior, experienced star to guide the team, but as their hard work and effort proved, that’s not all there is to developing a quality hockey program. Clarkson might be able to sneak in a few upsets in its second season, so keep your eye on the Golden Knights...