0 0 0 - 0 1 , ▁has ▁been ▁selected ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁first ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁EC AC ▁in ▁the ▁pr ese ason ▁poll . ▁The ▁voting ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁the ▁league ▁coach es ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁pre - season ▁pol ls ▁and ▁all - le ague ▁team . ▁ ▁The ▁Sain ts , ▁gar ner ed ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 0 7 ▁points , ▁including ▁three ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁first - place ▁votes . ▁St . ▁Lawrence , ▁bo asts ▁returning ▁all - le ague ▁selection ▁senior ▁def ender ▁Brit ni ▁Smith . ▁Last ▁season , ▁the ▁team ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁regular - season ▁stand ings ▁with ▁a ▁mark ▁of ▁ 1 6 - 5 - 1 . ▁ ▁Harvard ▁claimed ▁three ▁first - place ▁votes ▁to ▁finish ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁poll . ▁The ▁C rim son ▁earned ▁ 1 0 3 ▁total ▁points . ▁Harvard ▁is ▁the ▁two - time ▁def ending ▁regular - season ▁champion . ▁D art mouth ▁gained ▁five ▁first ▁place ▁votes , ▁and ▁is ▁sl otted ▁to ▁finish ▁third ▁in ▁regular - season ▁play ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁voting . ▁The ▁Big ▁Green ▁compiled ▁ 9 3 ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁poll . ▁Pr inc eton ▁ranks ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁pr ese ason ▁poll ▁with ▁ 8 9 ▁points . ▁Clark son ▁occup ies ▁the ▁fifth ▁slot ▁with ▁ 8 5 ▁points , ▁ear ning ▁one ▁first - place ▁vote . ▁EC AC ▁Hockey ▁Championship ▁runner - up ▁R ens sel a er ▁was