DE PERE – St. Norbert College has been picked first in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association's annual pre-season poll of the league's coaches.
The Green Knights totaled 92 points and four first-place votes. Adrian College followed closely behind with 90 points and four first-place votes, while Aurora University came in third with 86 points and one first-place vote.
St. Norbert opens its season at the new state-of-the-art Schneider Family Arena against Oswego State University on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. The Green Knights open conference play against Concordia Wisconsin on Nov. 13.
2026-27 NCHA Pre-Season Men's Hockey Poll
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School
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Points
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First-Place Votes
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St. Norbert
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92
|
4
|
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Adrian
|
90
|
4
|
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Aurora
|
86
|
2
|
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Trine
|
71
|
0
|
|
MSOE
|
53
|
0
|
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Concordia Wisconsin
|
50
|
0
|
|
Marian
|
36
|
0
|
|
Dubuque
|
35
|
0
|
|
Lake Forest
|
21
|
0
|
|
Lawrence
|
16
|
0
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