TCHB Power Rankings
By Fetch
I was all set to have my Denver picture ready to go, but Miami ends up taking the top spot this week with two big wins over a good St. Cloud team. Elsewhere there were certainly some upsets, and perhaps we can see some teams sneak into the top 16 without even playing a game. That would be quite the magic trick.
1. Miami (2-0-0)
The RedHawks got two big wins over SCSU with Connor Knapp getting 20 saves in a shutout win on Saturday night.
2. Denver (1-1-0)
A loss to Vermont is nothing to sneeze at. DU fans must have at least had fun, as 19 goals were scored over the two games.
3. Boston U (0-0-0)
BU raised their banner this weekend, and capped it off with a win over the USNTDP.
4. Cornell (0-0-0)
The Big Red don’t play for a couple weeks, so get used to them here.
5. North Dakota (2-0-0)
14 different Sioux had a point this weekend. As I said yesterday, if Brett Hextall is going to score goals they will be tough to beat.
6. Princeton (0-0-0)
Seriously, Ivy League. Schedule some games.
7. Notre Dame (1-1-0)
As a neutral party, it was nice to see Huntsville take down the Irish on Friday.
8. Minnesota (0-0-0)
Absolutely cannot wait to go to the Minnesota-North Dakota series this weekend.
9. Yale (0-0-0)
10. Vermont (1-1-0)
I believe.
11. Boston College (0-0-0)
The Eagles hung 6 on the USNTDP last week. The upcoming trip to Burlington might be a bit tougher.
12. Nebraska-Omaha (2-0-0)
The Mavs defeated Army and a very good Lowell team to win the Icebreaker. They’d like to end their season the same way the last Icebreaker champs did.
13. Wisconsin (0-0-0)
14. Alaska (2-0-0)
15. UMass-Lowell
16. St. Cloud State
I’m really not confident about 11-16 at all. Definitely a drawback of having to do rankings this early. Id expect a lot of movement over the first couple weeks while we get things sorted out across the country.
Teams by conference: WCHA 5, CCHA 4, Hockey East 4, ECAC Hockey 4
Maybe next week: Michigan State, New Hampshire