Monday, November 25, 2013

News and Notes 11/25/13: National Polls and NESCAC Player of the Week

USCHO and D3Hockey.com Polls
Last week Bowdoin fell from the United States College Hockey Online (USCHO)poll and this week the Polar Bears (1-2-1) dropped from D3Hockey.com (D3H)'s rankings as well to become completely un-ranked for the first time in almost two years. Amherst, the only 4-0-0 team in the NESCAC, made the biggest move in the polls by a 'Cac team. In USCHO, the Lord Jeffs moved from 13th to tenth; in D3H, they went from un-ranked to a poll debut at number 11 this week.

Williams (3-0-1) is the highest ranked NESCAC team in D3H at ninth (one spot bump from last week), while they stay at 12th in the USCHO poll. Middlebury (3-0-1) went from unranked to fifteenth in USCHO and from 11th to tenth in D3H. Trinity (3-1-0) received two points in both polls. 

Outside of the NESCAC, the biggest movement came from defending national champions Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The Blugolds (1st in USCHO 2nd in D3H) faced off against St. Norbert (2nd in USCHO, 1st in D3H) on Friday and the Green Knights emerged with a 5-2 victory and a unanimous top ranking. UWE fell to fourth in USCHO and fifth in D3H. Hobart departed from the rankings after tying and losing to eighth ranked Utica. Umass-Boston also fell from the rankings after a pair of ties against Castelton State and Skidmore

USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll

November 25, 2013

Team(First Place Votes)RecordPointsLast Poll
1St. Norbert(19)8- 0-02982
2Norwich5- 0-12513
3Plattsburgh6- 0-12454
4Wisconsin-Eau Claire5- 1-02421
5Adrian7- 0-02285
6Wisconsin-Stevens Point( 1)8- 0-02155
7Babson6- 0-01699
8Utica6- 1-11557
9St. Thomas6- 1-111011
10Amherst4- 0-010413
11Oswego4- 2-0828
12Williams3- 0-17512
13St. Scholastica5- 1-27010
14Geneseo6- 2-05315
15Middlebury3- 0-136NR
Others receiving votes: Augsburg 28, Hobart 14, Wisconsin-River Falls 11, Concordia (Minn.) 4, Salve Regina 4, Bowdoin 2, Trinity 2, Gustavus Adolphus 1, New England College 1.

Read more: http://www.uscho.com/rankings/d-iii-mens-poll/#ixzz2lgxHHFUr

D3hockey.com Men's Top 15: Nov. 25

#School (1st votes)RecPtsPrev.
1St. Norbert (19)8-02991
2Plattsburgh State6-0-12633
3UW-Stevens Point (1)8-02505
4Adrian7-02296
5UW-Eau Claire5-12242
6Norwich5-0-12034
7Babson6-01848
8Utica6-1-11687
9Williams3-0-110610
10Middlebury3-0-110311
11Amherst4-097NR
12Geneseo State6-273NR
13St. Thomas6-1-16412
14Augsburg7-0-155NR
15Oswego State4-2379

Dropped Out: Bowdoin, Hobart, UMass Boston
Others receiving votes: Hobart 17, New England College 9, St. Scholastica 7, UMass Boston 4, Concordia-Moorhead 3, Trinity 2, Salve Regina 2, Elmira 1

NESCAC Player of the Week
Colby's Sam Parker (G, '15) has been named the NESCAC men's ice hockey Player of the Week (November 18-24) by the conference. Parker had a .938 save percentage on the week and went 2-1, including 35 saves in a big 4-2 road victory in the second half of Bowdoin/Colby rivalry weekend. It is junior from Cambridge, MA's first Player of the Week selection and the first such honor for Colby since Tom McGinn (D, '12) in February of 2011.

Read More: NESCAC - - Men's Ice Hockey Weekly Release #2 

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