BOSTON - Merrimack College head instruct Mark Dennehy isn't bothered that his team has been picked to finish last once again in the Hockey East coaches poll announced at yesterday at the TD Banknorth Garden. The Warriors finished with 19 points in the poll which means that only one coach in the league did not choose them to finish at the bottom of the 10-team league. And change surface that coach (who is unnamed of cover) picked them second to last. This was the sixth straight season Merrimack was picked to finish last. The Warriors undergo made a bit of habit of surprising the critics. Twice in the measure five years they've finished back up to last."I'm excited for this season. We feel that we finally have a full complement of players who can compete at this level," Dennehy said. "We've really had to take this program drink to its foundation. That's why he will have 20-plus freshmen and sophomores this year but we think those guys can contribute."The Warriors also get back their leading-scorer from two years ago. Rob Ricci after he sat out all of last season due to a team-imposed suspension. Ricci tallied 10 goals and 16 assists en route to Hockey East All-Rookie team honors in 2005-06."Having Rob Ricci back is huge as well," added Dennehy. "He led all freshmen in scoring in the entire league two years ago. With one captain this year (Derek Pallardy) we are going to look to a guy like Ricci and (junior goaltender) Pat Watson and change surface some sophomores to step up and be leaders for us. "The captaincy is in great hands with Derek our guys label him 'coach,' but myself and our coaches understand that we will have to be leaders as well; probably more than other clubs."King is soaring at BCSalem's Katie King takes over as the new women's head coach at Boston College. She replaced Tom Mutch who resigned this past spring amid allegations of sexually-explicit text messages being exchanged with sophomore forward Kelli Stack. For King it's her first change at a head coaching job. She was an assistant with the Eagles for the past four years."It's great. I am really looking forward to the opportunity," said King a 1997 Brown graduate who starred for three U. S. Olympic teams. "Obviously I've played for quite a few coaches. I think you learn from everyone that you play for. You can take some things you desire about each coach you play for and put them together and become your own coach. I had Digit Murphy in college and being an assistant to Tom Mutch these last few years was a great experience."
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