MH: Panthers selected third in preseason coaches’ poll

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Plymouth State University men’s ice hockey team was picked to finish third as the Little East Conference (LEC) released its Preseason Coaches’ Poll on Tuesday. Plymouth State earned 68 points, just two behind second-place Babson, which received 70 points and two first-place votes. Norwich earned eight first-place votes and 79 points to lead the poll after winning the inaugural LEC Tournament and advancing to the national quarterfinals last year. UMass Boston (56), Southern Maine (49) and VTSU Castleton (41) rounded out the top six, while New England College (29), UMass Dartmouth (25), Keene State (24) and…