In the preseason Hockey East Coach’s Poll, the Maine Men’s Team was picked to finish 4th, while the Maine Women were picked to finish tied for 7th. The poll was released on September 16th.

The Coaches picked Boston University to finish 1st in the Men’s League, while UConn was picked 1st in the Women’s League.

Here are the polls

Men’s Poll

1. Boston University 105 points (7 1st place)2. Providence 91 points (3 1st place)3. UConn – 90 points4. Maine – 87 points (1 1st place)5. Boston College 85 points6. Massachusetts 64 pointsT7 UMass Lowell and Northeastern 53 points9. Merrimack 33 points10 New Hampshire 31 points11 Vermont 23 points.

Boston College won Hockey East last year, with Maine finishing 2nd. The Black Bears open the season on October 10th at home against Holy Cross.

The Maine Women’s Team was picked to finish tied for 7th. Here is the Women’s Preseason Poll.

1. UConn 86 points (5 1st place votes)2. Boston University 82 points (5 1st place votes)3. Northeastern 76 points4. Boston College 64 points5 Providence 61 points6. New Hampshire 44 pointsT7 Maine and Vermont 41 points9. Holy Cross 27 points10. Merrimack 18 points

UConn won Hockey East last year. Maine finished 6th with a 10-14-3 record in Hockey East and 11-21-3 record overall

The Maine Women’s Hockey Team opens the season on the road on September 20th against UNH