The Albany Times-Union reported that the ECAC Hockey Preseason Poll has been released and Rensselaer is ranked fifth out of 12 teams.

Junior forward Matt Murley, a native of Troy, is quoted as saying, "I know we are going to be a good team. When you are ranked high in the poll, there are a lot of
teams that will really gun for you. We're in the middle of
the pack ... and we are going to surprise some people."