Repeat?

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Which teams have the best chance of repeating their conference titles, and why??... Let the arguments begin

[joecct]

Re: Repeat?

Norwich - yes
St. Norbert - no
Oswego - maybe if they had covered the guy in the slot, I would have gotten this one right
Bowdoin - hazy
Elmira - by default
Fitchburg - no
Curry - maybe
Adrian - should
Hamline - dunno

[norm1909]

Re: Repeat?

Norwich - yes
St. Norbert - no
Oswego - maybe
Bowdoin - hazy
Elmira - by default
Fitchburg - no
Curry - maybe
Adrian - should
Hamline - dunno

Oswego - maybe IF they had won the SUNYAC - but they didn't Plattsburgh did and will likely do it again.

[LoudHorns31]

Re: Repeat?

Oswego - maybe IF they had won the SUNYAC - but they didn't Plattsburgh did and will likely do it again.

Oswego did win the conference regular season title, but they didn't win the conference tournament.

[PrezdeJohnson09]

Re: Repeat?

Norwich - yes
St. Norbert - no
Oswego - maybe if they had covered the guy in the slot, I would have gotten this one right
Bowdoin - hazy
Elmira - by default
Fitchburg - no
Curry - maybe
Adrian - should
Hamline - dunno

An abrupt no under St. Norbert?

Interesting considering they have dominated the NCHA for the most part for over a decade.

[joecct]

Re: Repeat?

An abrupt no under St. Norbert?

Interesting considering they have dominated the NCHA for the most part for over a decade.

This is another transition year like they had between Kyle Jones and B.J. O'Brien.

[PrezdeJohnson09]

Re: Repeat?

I keep forgetting St. Norbert had that "bad" year by their standards in 2009.

Shucks they still won 19 games too. Just crazy how consistently great they have been for so long.

[pete99race]

Re: Repeat?

I keep forgetting St. Norbert had that "bad" year by their standards in 2009.

Shucks they still won 19 games too. Just crazy how consistently great they have been for so long.

From what I have heard a third goalie will be on SNC's roster at the start of the season, who (not yet announced) might allow for a smoother transition than we experienced from 08 to 09. Time will tell!!

[Hockeyfan2113]

Re: Repeat?

I don't see how Elmira is going to repeat "by default". I think its going to be very tough to repeat.

Manhattanville always has a good team and they choked in-conference after killing it out of conference, they were ranked #4 at one point and beat Norwich.

Hobart has a decent team especially with Broadwater in net.

Utica is on the up evidenced by this year and with Coffman who is posting very nice numbers(over 100 points in just 3 years) entering his senior year.

Neumann is always around and always are dangerous.

Elmira remember had a very poor first two months going 4-4-2 which was highlighted by losing to Skidmore then went on an absolute tear in the 2nd half going 11-0-1 before losing their next game. It would be hard to repeat that performance.

The key for all these 5 teams will be who will be coming in. And there are questions for all 5. Will Manhattanville have someone to replace Mickey Lang? Can Hobart replace the production of Matt Wallace? Will Utica continue to rise? Will Neumann find consistent offense and play better defense? Can MacDonald replicate his spectacular sophomore season?

That being said, I think Elmira certainly looks like they will be the best choice to win the ECAC-W but I don't think they will.

[Hammer]

Re: Repeat?

An abrupt no under St. Norbert?

Interesting considering they have dominated the NCHA for the most part for over a decade.

Uhh, yeah. Write off St. Norbert at your own peril.

As for the MCHA, it's a 3-horse race between MSOE, Adrian and Marian. MSOE returns the league's POY and likely runner-up in Jordan Keizer. Marian was the only team to beat Adrian in conference last year. Adrian's got a good chunk of returning defensemen, as well as their top two centers returning along with a few experienced forwards. There's a chance that we're not going to see the eye-popping dominance in the league that we have the last four years, but anyone who thinks they're going to fall off the face of the earth is delusional.

[NUProf]

Re: Repeat?

Norwich - yes
St. Norbert - no
Oswego - maybe if they had covered the guy in the slot, I would have gotten this one right
Bowdoin - hazy vacated no
Elmira - by default
Fitchburg - no
Curry - maybe
Adrian - should
Hamline - dunno

fixed your post

[PrezdeJohnson09]

Re: Repeat?

Uhh, yeah. Write off St. Norbert at your own peril.

There was no writing off of the Green Knights on my part.

I have come to expect St. Norbert to win the NCHA every season and make the Frozen Four pretty much four out of every five years.

It's just what they do. Win, and Dominate the west.

[Hammer]

Re: Repeat?

I wasn't implying you said anything of the sort. It was more of an agreement re: your post.