The Grand Forks Herald has released their annual WCHA Coaches Poll, and North Dakota has been picked as the front-runner in the WCHA this year.
You can view the poll here, or if you don't want to register to see it, here is what it looks like:
1 UND (7) 79
2 Minnesota (3) 74
3 Colorado Coll. 55
4 Denver 53
5 Wisconsin 52
6 St. Cloud St. 43
7 Michigan Tech 41
8 Minn.-Duluth 23
9 MSU-Mankato 19
10 Anchorage 11
Kyle Turris was a near unanimous choice for rookie of the year, with Evan Trupp getting the last vote. North Dakota players got all the votes in player of the year, except for one vote for Kyle Okposo. Ryan Duncan had 5 votes, T.J. Oshie had 3, and Taylor Chorney got one vote.
Brad Schlossman has more on the poll.
You can view the poll here, or if you don't want to register to see it, here is what it looks like:
1 UND (7) 79
2 Minnesota (3) 74
3 Colorado Coll. 55
4 Denver 53
5 Wisconsin 52
6 St. Cloud St. 43
7 Michigan Tech 41
8 Minn.-Duluth 23
9 MSU-Mankato 19
10 Anchorage 11
Kyle Turris was a near unanimous choice for rookie of the year, with Evan Trupp getting the last vote. North Dakota players got all the votes in player of the year, except for one vote for Kyle Okposo. Ryan Duncan had 5 votes, T.J. Oshie had 3, and Taylor Chorney got one vote.
Brad Schlossman has more on the poll.