ADRIAN, Mich. – The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) released their 2026-27 preseason poll, voted on by the league's coaches, that saw the MSOE men's hockey team voted fifth.

St. Norbert College led the poll, receiving four first-place votes, edging out Aurora University and Adrian College in second and third, who also received first-place votes. Trine University was voted fourth with the Raiders rounding out the top five.

The Raiders return several key players, including senior defensemen Nikolai Charchenko and Casey Roepke, who combined for nineteen points and 60 blocked shots last season, bringing back a formidable duo on both ends of the ice for the Red and White.  Also returning for the Red and White is Eddie Shepler, who logged seven goals and eight assists last year in just nineteen games, the third most points on the team, and Ethan Mann, who recorded thirteen points last season with the Raiders, a top five mark on the team.

The Raiders will open their season on Friday October 30^th, at UW-Eau Claire, before hosting their home opener the following week against Beloit College on Friday, November 6^th. The following week on Friday, November 13^th, MSOE opens conference play on the road against the University of Dubuque.

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