Last Year: 13-7-2

Fourth Place

Coach Mark Morris

Coach Mark Morris is perhaps the most quotable bard in the ECAC. The league should consider awarding the Golden Knights a few extra victories just for having Morris behind the bench.

Yet the Knights will need more than Morris' humor to earn another home-ice slot for the ECAC playoffs. Now that Jarmo Kekalainen skipped his final year to join the Boston Bruins, Clarkson will have some problems to figure out on offense.

The Knights will hope that senior goalie John Fletcher (.890 save percentage) has saved his best for his last season between the pipes.

Last Year: 15-6-1

Third Place

Coach Terry Slater

Meet the team with the fifth-place sign on its uniform. Sure, the Red Raiders are tough at their own Starr Rink, but on the road, they're a different squad.

Coach Terry Slater will sell his house to find replacements for All-ECAC defenseman Scott Young (and you thought Kevan Melrose was tough) and Mike Bishop. If there are no takers, then Colgate will slip down a few notches in the standings this year.

The front line, however, is a different story. With returning forwards Shawn Lillie, Craig Woodcroft and Steve Spott, Colgate should score some goals this year. But will the Red Raiders win more games? Probably not.

Last Year: 13-9

Tied, Fifth

Coach Brian McCutcheon