CANADA WEST MENS HOCKEY COACHES POLL

EDMONTON – The defending Canada West champion Alberta Golden Bears are the coaches’ pick to repeat as the conference’s best.

Alberta topped the annual preseason coaches poll, which was released Wednesday ahead of the 2019-20 season opening this weekend. The Golden Bears, who downed the Saskatchewan Huskies in last year’s CW Final, earned all seven possible first-place votes for a total of 49 points.

The Rest:

Team – Points (First-place votes)

1. Alberta Golden Bears – 49 (7)
2. Saskatchewan Huskies – 41
3. Calgary Dinos – 36 (1)
4. UBC Thunderbirds – 29
5. Mount Royal Cougars – 28
6. Regina Cougars – 15
7. *Lethbridge Pronghorns – 13
8. Manitoba Bisons – 13

(Evan Daum/Canada West PR)