Boston College Tabbed to Lead Hockey East

[Shahriar Mohammad Kamal]

With a league-high seven first-place votes and 115 total points, Boston College was picked to lead Hockey East in the annual coaches poll. Last year's national runner-up and league champion, Boston University, was slotted second with 107 points, and the reigning national champion, Providence, was ranked third with 95 points.

The only team to earn three straight appearances in the Hockey East Final en route to a pair of league titles (2013, 2014) and a runner-up finish last season, Massachusetts-Lowell garnered 92 points and was picked fourth, followed by Northeastern (76) and New Hampshire (74) to round out the top six.

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