This week’s polls are out and the Minutemen have hung onto their ranking.  Barely.

UMass sits at #19 in the USCHO poll.  Note that six Hockey East teams currently sit in the top 20.

The team is just barely in the also receiving votes category for the USA Today poll.

In the only poll that really counts, the pairwise, UMass sits at 16th.  That means that they’d be on the outside looking in for a NCAA selection since the Atlantic Hockey autobid would take that spot.

INCH has UMass at #19 in their power rankings.

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Bobby Butler’s four point outing against UMass helped him gain the Hockey East Player of the Week which he shared with Lowell’s Scott Campbell.  Justin Braun and Will Ortiz were named Top Performers.

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However when we’re talking about college hockey awards there’s one that stands out above the rest.  The Hobey Baker Award.  Fan voting has started for this year’s award.  UMass has two players on the fan voting ballot; Justin Braun and James Marcou.  For some inexplicable reason Casey Wellman, who leads the nation in goals currently with State’s Corey Tropp, is not on the ballot.  Better yet, there seems to be no way to contact anyone having to do with the website to try to correct the obvious error (or the fact that they say the championship will be held in Washington DC).

But in the meantime be sure to cast your votes for Marcou and Braun.

The Hobey Baker Award last year in DC.