Fitchburg State Picked Second In 2010-11 MASCAC Ice Hockey Pre-Season Poll

Buzzards Bay, Mass. (November 3, 2010) — The Falcons of Fitchburg State University were picked second overall in the 2010-11 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Ice Hockey Pre-Season Poll as announced by the conference office Wednesdeay morning. 

The MASCAC is comprised of seven institutions that sponsor the sport of men's ice hockey, including affiliate members UMass Dartmouth and Plymouth State. In 2011-12, the MASCAC will be eligible to receive an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championships.

Salem State captured six first place votes to amass 48 points in taking the top spot in the poll, as the defending league tournament champion Vikings outdistanced second place and defending regular season champion Fitchburg State's total of 42 points that included the other first place vote. Plymouth State is next in third place with 32 points, while Westfield State and UMass Dartmouth follow in fourth and fifth place with 28 and 24 points, respectively. Worcester State is next in sixth place with 14 points, while Framingham State finished in seventh place in the poll with eight points.

The MASCAC announced in August that it was changing its acronym to "Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference" to reflect the name change of six member institutions (Bridgewater State, Fitchburg State, Framingham State, Salem State, Westfield State and Worcester State) from College to University. In addition to those six universities, the MASCAC is also comprised of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Two other institutions, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Plymouth State University, are affiliate members of the conference in the sport of men's ice hockey.