60 Days. 60 Teams. 600 Words (or Less): The Introduction

I want to try something new this offseason.

Beginning today, a single Division 1 men's hockey team will be spotlighted each weekday in the leadup to the 2019-20 season. To a point. Each of the 60 teams will have its moment in the sun with a preview of no more than 600 words.

Why 600 words? Any more and I might as well write a book. 600 words (or less) is enough to paint a picture of where a team has been and where a team would like to go.

The order has been decided by both the 2018-19 Pairwise rankings and NCAA Tournament results. For non-NCAA Tournament teams, previews will start in order beginning with the 60th ranked team (Alaska Anchorage) and working upwards towards 1st. Once all non-NCAA Tournament teams have been previewed, the 16 NCAA Tournament teams will start grouped by NCAA Tournament elimination round. Each round begins with the lowest-ranked team, by Pairwise, eliminated and works upwards towards the highest-ranked team. Then it's on to the next round, eventually ending with the defending national champion (Minnesota Duluth).

Links to each "60 Days. 60 Teams. 600 Words (or Less)" can be found below, along with the schedule. Bookmark this page.

Schedule:

Monday, July 8: Alaska Anchorage
Tuesday, July 9: St. Lawrence
Wednesday, July 10: Alabama Huntsville
Thursday, July 11: Ferris State
Friday, July 12: Holy Cross

Monday, July 15: Merrimack
Tuesday, July 16: Canisius
Wednesday, July 17: Mercyhurst
Thursday, July 18: Army
Friday, July 19: RPI

Monday, July 22: Colgate
Tuesday, July 23: Robert Morris
Wednesday, July 24: Alaska
Thursday, July 25: Omaha
Friday, July 26: Connecticut

Monday, July 29: Niagara
Tuesday, July 30: Princeton
Wednesday, July 31: Air Force
Thursday, August 1: Michigan Tech
Friday, August 2: Sacred Heart

Monday, August 5: Bentley
Tuesday, August 6: Vermont
Wednesday, August 7: Miami
Thursday, August 8: Dartmouth
Friday, August 9: RIT

Monday, August 12: Bemidji State
Tuesday, August 13: Boston College
Wednesday, August 14: New Hampshire
Thursday, August 15: Michigan State
Friday, August 16: Yale

Monday, August 19: Maine
Tuesday, August 20: Michigan
Wednesday, August 21: Wisconsin
Thursday, August 22: Brown
Friday, August 23: Boston University

Monday, August 26: Northern Michigan
Tuesday, August 27: Colorado College
Wednesday, August 28: Lake Superior State
Thursday, August 29: UMass Lowell
Friday, August 30: North Dakota

Monday, September 2: Minnesota (Labor Day)
Tuesday, September 3: Union
Wednesday, September 4: Western Michigan
Thursday, September 5: Penn State
Friday, September 6: Bowling Green

Monday, September 9: Harvard
Tuesday, September 10: Arizona State
Wednesday, September 11: Ohio State
Thursday, September 12: Northeastern
Friday, September 13: Clarkson

Monday, September 16: Minnesota State
Tuesday, September 17: St. Cloud State
Wednesday, September 18: American International
Thursday, September 19: Notre Dame
Friday, September 20: Cornell

Monday, September 23: Quinnipiac
Tuesday, September 24: Providence
Wednesday, September 25: Denver
Thursday, September 26: Massachusetts
Friday, September 27: Minnesota Duluth

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