ECAC Hockey Releases Women’s Preseason Poll

HANOVER, N.H. — The ECAC Hockey women's preseason poll was announced on Wednesday, which saw Dartmouth finish 11^th with 23 points. Defending conference tournament champion Colgate was selected to finish first unanimously.

Yale, last season's regular season champion, were picked to finish second, followed by Quinnipiac in third. Cornell trailed Colgate in the poll by just two points, while Clarkson rounds out the top five.

Dartmouth finished the 2022-23 season with a 4-18-0 record in ECAC Hockey contests. The Big Green closed the season in 11^th and will look to improve upon last season prior to the newly formatted conference tournament, which will feature all 12 teams for the first time in league history.

The Big Green open the 2023-24 season on Tuesday, Oct. 10 against Assumption at home. Dartmouth kicks off ECAC Hockey competition at Thompson Arena on Friday, Oct. 13. Single game and season tickets are available through the Dartmouth Athletics Ticket Office.

2023-24 ECAC Hockey Women's Preseason Poll
1 - Colgate - 121 - 11 (Unanimous selection)
2 - Yale - 101
3 - Quinnipiac - 96
4 - Cornell - 94
5 - Clarkson - 92
6 - St. Lawrence - 67
7 - Princeton - 66
8 - Harvard - 46
9 - Brown - 41
10 - Rensselaer - 25
11 - Dartmouth - 23
12 - Union - 20

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