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UNE’s Billy Girard looks to build off an incredible first full season for the Nor’easters in the CCC (Photo by Joe Ambrose)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of New England carried the CCC banner all the way to the Frozen Four last season but will face strong challenges from the other teams in the conference. New coaches at Nichols (Alex Gacek) and Suffolk (Shawn McEachern) will bring new depth and excitement to this season\u2019s battle for the conference championship.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it is a really good league,\u201d said Suffolk head coach Shawn McEachern. \u201cI am new to the league but know we are going to need to play a disciplined, aggressive and fast game to compete and win in the CCC. I am lucky to have inherited a quality group from Chris Glionna and they have been very committed to working hard and learning our systems for how we can best play and compete in the league.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

UNE has progressed every year in advancing beyond the conference on the national stage including last season\u2019s run to the Frozen Four. Captain Daniel Winslow, Jared Christy and Jake Fuss lead a strong group of forwards while goaltender Billy Girard IV has emerged as one of the best goaltenders in the league. Building the blueline back from key losses to graduation will be important to the Nor\u2019easters run to repeat as conference champions.<\/p>\n

Endicott has been a contender in the conference since joining the CCC but face their first season without All-American goaltender Conor O\u2019Brien. The group is experienced and returns key players including forwards Zach Mazur, Connor Beatty, Andrew Kurapov, Svet Kuchynski and Noah Strawn.<\/p>\n

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

Curry had a very successful season with coach Peter Roundy and saw some breakout performances from forward Timmy Kent and goaltender Roland Polasek. This year\u2019s team will need to see the next jump in production for returning players who showed they were competitive with everyone and especially on home ice.<\/p>\n

Salve Regina is always in the mix and returning forwards Mitch Walinski and Cayden Kraus will provide some offensive firepower for the Seahawks.<\/p>\n

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

Curry:\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 Roland Polasek \u2013 goaltender; Timmy Kent – forward<\/p>\n

Endicott:\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 Andrew Kurapov \u2013 forward; Conor Beatty – forward<\/p>\n

Nichols:\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 Alex Gacek \u2013 coach; Conor Leonard – forward<\/p>\n

Salve Regina:\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 Mitch Walinski \u2013 forward; Cayden Kraus – forward<\/p>\n

Suffolk:\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 Sean McEachern \u2013 coach; Cal Wilcox – goaltender<\/p>\n

University of New England:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Billy Girard IV \u2013 goaltender; Jake Fuss – forward<\/p>\n

Wentworth:\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 Connor Carbo \u2013 goaltender; Kevin Obssuth – forward<\/p>\n

Western New England:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sam Mitchell \u2013 forward; Shane Miller – defense<\/p>\n

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

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  1. University of New England<\/li>\n
  2. Endicott<\/li>\n
  3. Curry<\/li>\n
  4. Salve Regina<\/li>\n
  5. Suffolk<\/li>\n
  6. Wentworth<\/li>\n
  7. Nichols<\/li>\n
  8. Western New England<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    McEachern’s Rams will benchmark where they are in the league quickly as their schedule includes two-game series each with Salve Regina, Endicott and UNE in their first ten games before the semester break.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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