The Union men's hockey team finished last season in 10th place in ECAC Hockey.
The league's media and coaches predict Union will improve on that finish this season. The Dutchmen were picked to finish sixth by both parties on Tuesday. Union picked up 177 points in the media poll and 65 in the coaches poll.It's Union's lowest position in the poll since getting picked sixth in 2009-10.
Yale was the media's pick to finish first, edging Quinnipiac on the basis of points (325-322). Both teams garnered 10 first-place votes.
Harvard was the coaches selection to finish first, racking up nine of 12 first-place votes and 119 points. St. Lawrence (102 points), Yale (99) and Colgate (93) had the other three first-place votes.
Union was represented on both the media and coaches preseason All-Conference teams, also released Tuesday. Junior center Mike Vecchione was selected to both squads, while junior defenseman Jeff Taylor made the media's team.
Vecchione tied for second in scoring among league players last year with 19 goals and 31 assists in 50 games. Taylor topped all league defenseman in scoring with four goals and 27 assists in 34 contests.
Media Poll
First-place votes in parentheses
Team Points
1. Yale (10) 325
2 Quinnipiac (10) 322
3. Harvard (9) 306
4. St. Lawrence (1) 268
5. Colgate 257
6. Union 177
7. Dartmouth 149
8. Clarkson 143
9. Cornell 139
10. Rensselaer 124
11. Brown 97
12. Princeton 34
All-Conference (media selections)
G - Alex Lyon, Yale
D - Jeff Taylor, Union
D - Rob O'Gara, Yale
F - Jimmy Vesey, Harvard
F - Sam Anas, Quinnipiac
F - Mike Vecchione, Union
Coaches' Poll
1. Harvard (9) 119
2. St. Lawrence (1) 102
3. Yale (1) 99
4. Quinnipiac 93
5. Colgate (1) 90
6. Union 65
7. Cornell 55
8. Clarkson 47
9. Dartmouth 41
10. Rensselaer 36
11. Brown 34
12. Princeton 11
All-Conference (coaches' selections)
G - Alex Lyon, Yale
D - Gavin Bayreuther, St. Lawrence
D - Rob O'Gara, Yale
F - Jimmy Vesey, Harvard
F - Sam Anas, Quinnipiac
F - Mike Vecchione, Union
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