ANGOLA, Ind. – The Trine University men's hockey team's national rankings remained mostly unchanged this week, with the USCHO.com coaches poll leaving them at 11th and the DIII Hockey News rankings bumping them to 10th.
The Thunder gained two spots in the DIII Hockey News rankings, on the back of a four point increase to 104. They now sit one spot ahead of Utica University and just behind Hamilton College.
USCHO.com kept Trine in nearly the exact same position as last week, with the team receiving just four more points in the poll with 99. They are just behind Utica according to the poll and one spot ahead of Endicott College.
Three other members of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) are ranked in both polls, all sitting in the top-four. Aurora University took over the top spot of the three sitting second in both rankings after sweeping Adrian College last weekend. The Bulldogs fell to fourth in the polls. St. Norbert College moved up one spot to third in both polls.
The Thunder swept the University of Dubuque this past weekend, including 5-1 and 4-0 wins. They will travel to face the Milwaukee School of Engineering for their next games, with the first scheduled for 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT on Friday, November 21.
