A young team, maturing quickly, takes the Lynah ice this year.
The TBRW ECAC Predictions for the 2008-09 season introduce a "something old, something new" methodology.
For the details, see Never Apologize, Never Explain.
| 1. | Princeton |
| 2. |
Cornell |
| 3. | Clarkson |
| 4. | Yale |
| 5. | Union |
| 6. | Harvard |
| 7. | Quinnipiac |
| 8. | Colgate |
| 9. | RPI |
| 10. | St. Lawrence |
| 11. | Brown |
| 12. | Dartmouth |
Last year the TBRW Predictions performed very poorly against the Coaches Poll. See the concise table summarizing how TBRW has compared with the Coaches Poll.
| Year | Prediction | Actual |
| 2009 | 2 |
? |
| 2008 | 6 |
5 |
| 2007 | 4 |
4 |
| 2006 | 1 |
3 |
| 2005 | 1 |
1 |
| 2004 | 2 |
2 |
| 2003 | 2 |
1 |
| 2002 | 4 |
1 |
| 2001 | 2 |
4 |
| 2000 | 2 |
4 |
| 1999 | 7 |
7 |
| 1998 | 3 |
8 |
| 1997 | 3 |
2 |
| 1996 | 6 |
4 |