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St. Anselm’s Andrew Andary was the NE-10 Player of the Year last season and looks to lead the Hawks to a conference championship this season (photo: Saint Anselm Athletics).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since the 2016-17 season, four different teams have hoisted the championship banner in the NE-10 including Assumption two times, St. Anselm, Southern New Hampshire and Stonehill. With the departure of Stonehill to play in the D-1 ranks, the NE-10 now fields just six teams who will play each other four times each during the regular season on the way to the playoffs and conference championship. Last year\u2019s champions from Assumption are certainly in the mix and the coach from last season\u2019s regular season winner, Southern New Hampshire\u2019s coach Sean Walsh believes the race this season is wide open.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have George Thurston and his 21 goals back along with Adam Mercer in goal but lost defenseman Joe Fiorino to graduation,\u201d stated Walsh. \u201cOur area of focus is the blueline, but every team has strengths and weaknesses to figure out entering the season. New coach Tim Richter will bring a lot of energy to Post who made it to the title game last year and everyone else has some great players to build around. It is going to be an interesting race.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Favorites<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Anselm returns last year\u2019s Player of the Year in Andrew Andary along with All-NE-10 defenseman, Jack Murphy, and experience in goal with Nick Howard. The supporting cast is deep for the Hawks who will be seeking their first conference title since the 2017-18 season.<\/p>\n

Southern New Hampshire brings back George Thurston who scored over twenty goals last season and was among the leaders in the country on the power play. Adam Mercer will backstop the Penmen and help stabilize the defensive end as a young group develops in game action.<\/p>\n

The Dark Horses<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Assumption Greyhounds are the defending champions and return graduate student Michael Zampanti to the ice to bolster the offense with Colin Philippon as four of the top five scorers from last season have graduated. The Greyhounds will also look to someone other than David Altman in the blue paint and give the team a chance to win every game.<\/p>\n

Post, who made it to last season\u2019s championship game, will be looking to one of their rostered goaltenders to step up to replace the graduated Brandon Brown as new coach Tim Richter takes over a team with a lot of positive momentum from last season.<\/p>\n

Players to watch<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Assumption:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michael Zampanti \u2013 forward; Colin Philippon – forward<\/p>\n

Franklin Pierce:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cody Rumsey – forward; Conor Foley \u2013 forward<\/p>\n

Post:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tim Richter – coach; Niko Grollman – forward<\/p>\n

Southern New Hampshire:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adam Mercer \u2013 goaltender; George Thurston – forward<\/p>\n

St. Anselm:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jack Murphy \u2013 defense; Andrew Andary – forward<\/p>\n

St. Michael\u2019s:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeremy Routh \u2013 forward; Case Kantgias – defense<\/p>\n

USCHO Predicted finish<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. St. Anselm<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    2. Southern New Hampshire<\/p>\n

    3. Assumption<\/p>\n

    4. Post<\/p>\n

    5. Franklin Pierce<\/p>\n

    6. St. Michael\u2019s<\/p>\n

    The season starts out quickly with Southern New Hampshire and St. Anselm opening conference play on Friday night. In a quirk of this year\u2019s schedule, the two teams open the regular season, close out the first half in December with a pair of games and open the second half in January to complete their four-game series.<\/p>\n

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