ND SPORTS
BY JORDAN WELLS
T
he Hockey East Association held
its annual media day Sept. 21 at the
TD Garden in Boston and revealed the
league's preseason polls.
Notre Dame was picked to finish sev-
enth out of 12 teams in the coaches' poll,
totaling 72 points. Boston College led the
group with 115 points and seven first-
place votes, followed by Boston Univer-
sity with 107 points and three first-place
votes. Defending national champion
Providence rounded out the top three
with 95 points and two first-place votes.
The Irish will host Boston College
Jan. 29 and will bring in Boston Univer-
sity for two games Feb. 26-27.
"This year we will still be a young
team with 16 underclassmen, but the
positive thing is a lot of those players
now have a year under their belts," Irish
head coach Jeff Jackson told reporters.
"Especially the young blue liners and
Hockey Picked Fifth In
League's Media Poll
Sophomore goaltender Cal Petersen was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team last year after posting
a 2.51 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage.
PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME MEDIA RELATIONS
