2011 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

2011 ECAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
2011 ECAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Dates	March 4–19, 2011
Teams	12
Finals site	Boardwalk Hall; Atlantic City, New Jersey
Champions	Yale (2nd title)
Winning coach	Keith Allain (2nd title)
MVP	Ryan Rondeau (Yale)
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The 2011 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 4 and March 19, 2011 at campus locations and at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. Yale won its second ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and received ECAC Hockey's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format[]

The tournament features four rounds of play. In the first round, the fifth and twelfth, sixth and eleventh, seventh and tenth, and eighth and ninth seeds as determined by the final regular season standings play a best-of-three series, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals. There, the first seed and lowest-ranked first-round winner, the second seed and second-lowest-ranked first-round winner, the third seed and second-highest-ranked first-round winner, and the fourth seed and highest-ranked first-round winner play a best-of-three series, with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second-highest and second-lowest seeds play a single game, with the winner advancing to the championship game and the loser advancing to the third-place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Regular season standings[]

Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

2010–11 ECAC Hockey standings v t
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#12 Union†	22	17	3	2	36	75	43	40	26	10	4	144	84
#6 Yale*	22	17	4	1	35	84	46	36	28	7	1	151	74
#15 Dartmouth	22	12	8	2	26	70	48	34	19	12	3	111	87
#20 Cornell	22	11	9	2	24	57	53	34	16	15	3	86	88
#16 Rensselaer	22	11	9	2	24	67	52	38	20	13	5	110	90
Princeton	22	11	9	2	24	69	70	32	17	13	2	105	88
Clarkson	22	9	12	1	19	58	78	36	15	19	2	98	117
Quinnipiac	22	6	9	7	19	49	62	39	16	15	8	95	102
Brown	22	8	12	2	18	55	70	31	10	16	5	83	107
Harvard	22	7	14	1	15	49	61	34	12	21	1	77	98
St. Lawrence	22	6	15	1	13	53	73	40	13	22	5	101	124
Colgate	22	4	15	3	11	51	81	42	11	28	3	107	142
Championship: March 19, 2009 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll

Bracket[]

First round March 4–6					Quarterfinals March 11–13					Semifinals March 18			Championship March 19

					1	Union	4	2	3	2	Yale	4
5	Rensselaer	4	2	1	12	Colgate	1	4	4	12	Colgate	0
12	Colgate	2	5	2**

					2	Yale	3	5	4
6	Princeton	4	2	1	11	St. Lawrence	4*	2	0				2	Yale	6
11	St. Lawrence	1	3	2									4	Cornell	0

					3	Dartmouth	2	2	4
7	Clarkson	1	4	—	10	Harvard	3	1	3
10	Harvard	2	6	—									Third place

					4	Cornell	2	0	3	3	Dartmouth	0
8	Quinnipiac	4	4	—	8	Quinnipiac	1	1	2	4	Cornell	3		3	Dartmouth	5
9	Brown	0	0	—									12	Colgate	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First Round[]

(5) Rensselaer vs. (12) Colgate[]

March 4	Rensselaer		4 - 2	Colgate	Houston Field House	Recap
- 01:15 - pp - 15:00 Chase Polacek - pp - 17:26		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
- 18:51		Third period		Austin Smith - 04:44 - pp - 18:12
Allen York ( 24 saves / 26 shots )		Goalie stats		( 23 saves / 27 shots )

March 5	Rensselaer		2 - 5	Colgate	Houston Field House	Recap
No scoring		First period		- 01:51
Chase Polacek - sh - 05:56 Chase Polacek - pp - 18:56		Second period		- 09:16 Chris Wagner - 16:49
No scoring		Third period		- en - 18:49 - pp - en - 19:57
Allen York ( 25 saves / 28 shots )		Goalie stats		( 29 saves / 31 shots )

March 6	Rensselaer		1 - 2	2OT	Colgate	Houston Field House	Recap
No scoring		First period			- sh - 13:08
- 18:48		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		Second overtime period			Robbie Bourdon - 10:06
Allen York ( 37 saves / 39 shots )		Goalie stats			( 40 saves / 41 shots )

Colgate wins series 2-1

(6) Princeton vs. (11) St. Lawrence[]

March 4	Princeton		4 - 1	St. Lawrence	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink	Recap
Andrew Calof - 01:40		First period		No scoring
- 06:18 Michael Sdao - pp - 07:39		Second period		Kyle Flanagan - pp - 11:34
- 07:22		Third period		No scoring
( 22 saves / 23 shots )		Goalie stats		( 12 saves / 15 shots ) ( 20 saves / 21 shots )

March 5	Princeton		2 - 3	St. Lawrence	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink	Recap
- 05:50		First period		Greg Carey - pp - 09:38
Andrew Calof - 04:13		Second period		Greg Carey - pp - 12:09
No scoring		Third period		- 09:42
( 19 saves / 22 shots )		Goalie stats		( 28 saves / 30 shots )

March 6	Princeton		1 - 2	St. Lawrence	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink	Recap
No scoring		First period		Greg Carey - 05:27 - 10:11
- pp - 12:57		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
( 14 saves / 16 shots )		Goalie stats		( 48 saves / 49 shots )

St. Lawrence wins series 2-1

(7) Clarkson vs. (10) Harvard[]

March 4	Clarkson		1 - 2	Harvard	Cheel Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period		Danny Biega - 03:32
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
- 04:14		Third period		- 09:25
( 16 saves / 18 shots )		Goalie stats		( 32 saves / 33 shots )

March 5	Clarkson		4 - 6	Harvard	Cheel Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period		No Scoring
- 02:29 - 4x4 - 09:56 Brandon DeFazio - 13:51		Second period		- 04:00 - 13:40
Ben Sexton - 7:29		Third period		- pp - 02:28 - pp - 03:12 - 07:01 Alex Killorn - 13:15
( 36 saves / 42 shots )		Goalie stats		( 29 saves / 33 shots )

Harvard wins series 2-0

(8) Quinnipiac vs. (9) Brown[]

March 4	Quinnipiac		4 - 0	Brown	TD Bank Sports Center	Recap
- 00:15 - 12:56		First period		No scoring
- 04:55 - 4x4 - 05:57		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Dan Clarke ( 22 saves / 22 shots )		Goalie stats		( 8 saves / 12 shots ) (15 saves / 15 shots)

March 5	Quinnipiac		4 - 0	Brown	TD Bank Sports Center	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
- pp - 00:35 - 02:25		Second period		No scoring
- 10:55 - 14:07		Third period		No scoring
Eric Hartzell ( 26 saves / 26 shots )		Goalie stats		( 22 saves / 25 shots ) ( 6 saves / 7 shots )

Quinnipiac wins series 2-0

Quarterfinals[]

(1) Union vs. (12) Colgate[]

March 11	Union		4 - 1	Colgate	Achilles Rink	Recap
- 03:46 Wayne Simpson - pp - 15:12		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		Chris Wagner - 13:09
No scoring		Third period		Matt Hatch - 03:02 Wayne Simpson - pp - 19:21
Keith Kinkaid - ( 19 saves / 20 shots )		Goalie stats		- ( 38 saves / 42 shots )

March 12	Union		2 - 4	Colgate	Achilles Rink	Recap
Wayne Simpson - 05:21		First period		No scoring
Mat Bodie - 08:01		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		- 05:48 Chris Wagner - pp - 11:06 Robbie Bourdon - 14:48 Brian Day - en - 19:22
Keith Kinkaid - ( 18 saves / 21 shots )		Goalie stats		- ( 27 saves / 29 shots )

March 13	Union		3 - 4	OT	Colgate	Achilles Rink	Recap
- 12:02		First period
Jeremy Welsh - PP - 05:15		Second period			Austin Smith - PP - 02:59 - PP - 13:01
Kelly Zajac - 13:03		Third period			- 17:33
No scoring		First overtime period			- 12:52
Keith Kinkaid - ( 29 saves / 33 shots )		Goalie stats			- ( 34 saves / 37 shots )

Colgate Wins Series 2-1

(2) Yale vs. (11) St. Lawrence[]

March 11	Yale		3 - 4	OT	St. Lawrence	Ingalls Rink	Recap
- pp - 03:10 Jimmy Martin - pp - 08:15		First period			- 00:53
Jimmy Martin - pp - 03:58		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			Aaron Bogosian - 06:27 Greg Carey - pp - 13:47
No scoring		First overtime period			Greg Carey - 16:28
- ( 25 saves / 29 shots )		Goalie stats			- ( 31 saves / 34 shots )

March 12	Yale		5 - 2	St. Lawrence	Ingalls Rink	Recap
- 15:12		First period		Kyle Flanagan - pp - 19:58
- 08:37 - 11:56 - 13:47		Second period		- 17:41
Broc Little - pp - 08:38		Third period		No scoring
- ( 29 saves / 31 shots )		Goalie stats		- ( 28 saves / 33 shots )

Series tied 1-1

(3) Dartmouth vs. (10) Harvard[]

March 11	Dartmouth		2 - 3	Harvard	Thompson Arena	Recap
- 16:00		First period		Alex Killorn - pp - 05:39 - 17:15
No scoring		Second period		- 18:49
- 18:34		Third period		No scoring
- ( 28 saves / 31 shots )		Goalie stats		- ( 27 saves / 29 shots )

March 12	Dartmouth		2 - 1	OT	Harvard	Thompson Arena	Recap
- 13:56		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			- pp - 11:12
- 01:37		First overtime period			No scoring
- ( 24 saves / 25 shots )		Goalie stats			- ( 25 saves / 27 shots )

Series tied 1-1

(4) Cornell vs. (8) Quinnipiac[]

March 17	Cornell		2 - 1	Quinnipiac	Lynah Rink	Recap
- 01:58		First period		- 18:36
- pp - 19:35		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Mike Garman - ( 36 saves / 37 shots )		Goalie stats		Dan Clarke - ( 25 saves / 27 shots )

March 12	Cornell		0 - 1	Quinnipiac	Lynah Rink	Recap
No scoring		First period		- 14:12
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Andy Iles - ( 30 saves / 31 shots )		Goalie stats		Eric Hartzell - ( 24 saves / 24 shots )

Series tied 1-1

Semifinals[]

(2) Yale vs. (12) Colgate[]

March 18	Yale		4 - 0	Colgate	Boardwalk Hall	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
- 05:07		Second period		No scoring
Kenny Agostino - 06:42 Andrew Miller - 14:49 Antoine Laganiere - en - 19:45		Third period		No scoring
- ( 22 saves / 22 shots )		Goalie stats		- ( 36 saves / 39 shots )

(3) Dartmouth vs. (4) Cornell[]

March 18	Dartmouth		0 - 3	Cornell	Boardwalk Hall	Recap
No scoring		First period		- 18:05 - 18:29
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		- en - 18:59
- ( 15 saves / 17 shots )		Goalie stats		Mike Garman - ( 36 saves / 36 shots )

3rd Place Game[]

(3) Dartmouth vs. (12) Colgate[]

March 19	Dartmouth		5 - 3	Colgate	Boardwalk Hall	Recap
(Lindblad, Walsh) Connor Goggin - PP - 14:35 (Estoclet) Matt Lindblad - PP - 19:41		First period		07:41 - (Poplawski, Larkin)
(Stephens, Reeds) - 02:41 (Fleming) - GW - 15:49		Second period		12:57 - PP - (Bartliff, Smith)
(Lindblad) Dustin Walsh - 08:51		Third period		16:01 - (Leidl, Day)
( 20 saves / 23 shots )		Goalie stats		( 29 saves / 34 shots )

Championship[]

(2) Yale vs. (4) Cornell[]

March 19	Yale		6 - 0	Cornell	Boardwalk Hall	Recap
(Kearney, Martin) - PP GW - 03:03 (Martin, Kearney) - PP - 15:50		First period		No scoring
(O'Neill, Miller) Antoine Laganière - 01:39 (O'Neill) - 06:00 (Miller, Peel) - 08:37 (Kearney) Broc Little - PP - 17:28		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
( 22 saves / 22 shots )		Goalie stats		Andy Iles ( 10 saves / 15 shots ) / ( 17 saves / 18 shots )

Tournament awards[]

All-Tournament Team[]

F (Yale)
F Andrew Miller (Yale)
F Brian O’Neill (Yale)
D Connor Goggin (Dartmouth)
D Jimmy Martin (Yale)
G * (Yale)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

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References[]

^ "Men's All-Tournament Teams" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2014-04-26.

External links[]

2011 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

[1] "Men's All-Tournament Teams" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2014-04-26.

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