10. COLGATE

Colgate brings a wealth of experience onto the ice and dearth of it into the head office.

With 20 returning lettermen, including seven of its top scorers and last season's entire defense, Colgate should improve on last season's eighth place, 11-11-0 finish.

That is, if its coaching staff can put together a solid strategy.

With the death of Terry Slater, Colgate now has Don Vaughan as head coach, including his plan for building a "strong defense."

Vaughan attributes the team's two losses this season, against Lowell (3-2) and Boston University (5-3), to mental errors and team chemistry.

Of course, a lack of talent didn't help the cause either. The team's scoring burden, heavy that it is, rests on top scoring Captains Andrew Dickson (15-31-46), Marcel Richard (18-27-45) and Ron Fogarty (16-24-40).

"For a team that has come off a rough season with the loss of a coach and getting used to a new staff, we have played well," says Moore. "We are all finding our way."

To where, is anyone's guess.

11. DARTMOUTH

The 1992-93 Dartmouth hockey season rests on the proven shoulders of a strong goalie duo and on the quick skates of a precocious sophomore front line.

Picked 11th in the preseason polls, the Big Green is hoping to rebuild after its disappointing 3-21-2 season last year.

In goal, senior Assistant Captain Vern Guetens and junior Mike Bracco combined last season to stop 904 shots, for an .868 save percentage. Bracco was an ECAC all-rookie goalie in 1991 and Guetens had the second best individual save percentage in the league last year.

The sophomore line of Patrick Turcotte, Dion DelMonte and Mike Stacchi will most likely provide the bulk of the scoring this season. As a rookie line last year, the trio accounted for 52 points including 22 goals, 30 percent of the team's offensive production.

Junior Scott Fraser, the Big Green's active career scoring leader and their most dangerous individual threat, will head the team's junior line.