2012 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

2012 ECAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
2012 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament logo
Dates	March 2–17, 2012
Teams	12
Finals site	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey
Champions	Union (1st title)
Winning coach	Rick Bennett (1st title)
MVP	Jeremy Welsh (Union)
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The 2012 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 2 and March 17, 2012 at campus locations and at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. The winner of the tournament received ECAC Hockey's automatic bid to the 2012 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 2012 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

2011–12 ECAC Hockey standings v t
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#3 Union*	22	14	4	4	32	76	38		41	26	8	7	143	75
#10 Cornell	22	12	4	6	30	66	46		35	19	9	7	100	79
#18 Harvard	22	8	5	9	25	61	59		34	13	10	11	106	100
Colgate	22	11	10	1	23	60	57		39	19	17	3	121	113
Quinnipiac	22	9	8	5	23	60	57		40	20	14	6	122	98
Yale	22	10	10	2	22	74	61		35	16	16	3	123	106
Clarkson	22	9	9	4	22	57	60		39	16	17	6	105	109
St. Lawrence	22	10	11	1	21	50	64		36	14	19	3	88	120
Dartmouth	22	8	11	3	19	63	74		33	13	16	4	93	102
Rensselaer	22	7	12	3	17	43	61		39	12	24	3	78	111
Princeton	22	6	12	4	16	58	72		32	9	16	7	85	105
Brown	22	5	13	4	14	54	75		32	9	18	5	75	97
Championship: Union 3, Harvard 1 indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Bracket[]

	First round March 2–4							Quarterfinals March 9–11							Semifinals March 16					Championship March 17
								1	Union	3	4	—			1	Union	6
	5	Quinnipiac	1	3	4			10	Rensselaer	2	2	—			4	Colgate	2
	12	Brown	4	0	2
								2	Cornell	4**	3	—
	6	Yale	4	4	7			9	Dartmouth	3	1	—								1	Union	3
	11	Princeton	2	5*	3															3	Harvard	1
								3	Harvard	1	4**	8
	7	Clarkson	1	4***	1			6	Yale	2*	3	2
	10	Rensselaer	5	3	4															Third place
								4	Colgate	4	2	4			2	Cornell	1
	8	St. Lawrence	3	1	—			5	Quinnipiac	2	4	0			3	Harvard	6			2	Cornell	3
	9	Dartmouth	6	4	—															4	Colgate	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First Round[]

(5) Quinnipiac vs. (12) Brown[]

March 2	Quinnipiac		1 - 4		Brown	TD Bank Sports Center	Recap
(C. Jones, Peca) - PP - 12:53		First period			17:44 - (Quick, Zaires)
No scoring		Second period			08:51 - GW - (Maclellan, Lorito)
No scoring		Third period			17:12 - (Quick, Smith) 17:42 - EN - Bobby Farnham (Jacobson, Robertson)
( 26 saves / 29 shots ) Eric Hartzell		Goalie stats			( 25 saves / 26 shots )

March 3	Quinnipiac		3 - 0		Brown	TD Bank Sports Center	Recap
(Peca, K. Jones) Connor Jones - GW PP - 02:11 (Peca, K. Jones) - 10:05		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
(Currie, K. Jones) Matthew Peca - PP - 06:44		Third period			No scoring
( 16 saves / 16 shots ) Eric Hartzell		Goalie stats			( 39 saves / 42 shots )

March 4	Quinnipiac		4 - 2		Brown	TD Bank Sports Center	Recap
(Peca) - PP - 01:16 (Van Brabant, Dalhuisen) - 09:29		First period			No scoring
(Heichman, Currie) - GW - 16:35		Second period			No scoring
(unassisted) - EN - 19:45		Third period			02:34 - PP - Bobby Farnham (Buvinow, Crowley) 03:43 - (Buvinow, Hourihan)
( 35 saves / 37 shots ) Eric Hartzell		Goalie stats			( 29 saves / 32 shots )

Quinnipiac wins series 2-1

(6) Yale vs. (11) Princeton[]

March 2	Yale		4 - 2		Princeton	Ingalls Rink	Recap
(Root, Dueck) Brian O'Neill - 06:12 (Root) - 16:38		First period			No scoring
(Bourbonais, Agostino) - GW PP - 16:27		Second period			14:28 - PP - (Meland, Hagel)
(unassisted) Antoine Laganière - EN - 19:00		Third period			04:20 - (Hagel, Kleebaum)
( 25 saves / 27 shots )		Goalie stats			( 29 saves / 32 shots )

March 3	Yale		4 - 5	OT	Princeton	Ingalls Rink	Recap
No Scoring		First period			05:01 - (Hagel, Berger)
No scoring		Second period			18:35 - PP - Andrew Calof (Kleebaum, Meland)
(Jaskowiak, Agostino) - PP - 06:33 (Dueck) Jesse Root - SH - 12:31 (Fallen, O'Neill) Antoine Laganière - PP - 14:00 (O'Neill, Fallen) Andrew Miller - PP - 17:36		Third period			09:08 - (Hagel, MacDonald) 14:27 - Michael Sdao (MacDonald, Brockett)
No scoring		First overtime period			00:33 - Andrew Calof (Ammon)
( 26 saves / 31 shots )		Goalie stats			( 38 saves / 42 shots )

March 4	Yale		7 - 3		Princeton	Ingalls Rink	Recap
(Agostino) - 04:52 (Young) Antoine Laganière - SH - 07:55 (Agostino, Young) - 10:23		First period			16:13 - Andrew Calof (Rush)
(Limbert, Miller) Antoine Laganière - GW - 12:10 (O'Neill, Root) Antoine Laganière - PP - 16:53		Second period			15:39 - Andrew Calof (Pallis)
(Miller) Brian O'Neill - EN - 12:10 (Peel, Dueck) - PP - 18:50		Third period			00:56 - Michael Sdao (Calof, Meland)
( 27 saves / 30 shots )		Goalie stats			( 35 saves / 41 shots )

Yale wins series 2-1

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

March 2	Clarkson		1 - 5		Rensselaer	Cheel Arena	Recap
(McPherson, Labrecque) - PP - 03:25		First period			05:44 - PP EA - (Haggerty, Lee) 06:33 - GW PP - Nick Bailen (Bergin, Neal) 09:39 - PP - Nick Bailen (Lalibertè, Bergin) 12:17 - (Leboeuf, O'Grady)
No scoring		Second period			17:32 - (Haggerty, Neal)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
( 27 saves / 32 shots )		Goalie stats			( 16 saves / 17 shots )

March 3	Clarkson		4 - 3	3OT	Rensselaer	Cheel Arena	Recap
(Labrecque, Sexton) - PP - 15:56		First period			08:43 - PP - (Cullen)
No scoring		Second period			06:47 - (Tinordi, Higgs)
(Zarbo, Tamblyn) - PP - 06:25 (unassisted) - 15:01		Third period			11:00 - (Dolan, Schroeder)
(McPherson, Pokulok) Ben Sexton - GW - 13:48		Third overtime period			No scoring
( 50 saves / 53 shots )		Goalie stats			( 40 saves / 44 shots )

March 4	Clarkson		1 - 4		Rensselaer	Cheel Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
(Tremblay, Morley) - PP - 08:03		Second period			13:02 - Ryan Haggerty (Bailen, Leboeuf)
No scoring		Third period			04:14 - (Higgs, McGowan) 05:47 - (Leonard, Dolan) 18:28 - (Lee, Bailen)
( 26 saves / 29 shots )		Goalie stats			( 23 saves / 24 shots )

Rensselaer wins series 2-1

(8) St. Lawrence vs. (9) Dartmouth[]

March 2	St. Lawrence		3 - 6		Dartmouth	Appleton Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period			19:08 - (Lee, Pinkston)
(Carden) - 09:54 (Mobley, Drewiske) - 10:19		Second period			02:52 - Connor Goggin (Walsh, Keenan)
(Flanagan, Martin) Greg Carey - 02:41		Third period			02:29 - PP - (Keenan) 11:15 - GW - (Sikura, Keenan) 12:39 - (Mosey) 15:21 - Matt Lindblad (Sikura)
( 20 saves / 26 shots )		Goalie stats			( 30 saves / 33 shots )

March 3	St. Lawrence		1 - 4		Dartmouth	Appleton Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period			04:27 - (Lindblad, Neiley) 07:24 - GW - Matt Lindblad (Sikura, Neiley)
(Flanagan, Hughes) Greg Carey - 02:29		Second period			15:02 - (Robinson)
No scoring		Third period			19:03 - (unassisted)
( 18 saves / 21 shots )		Goalie stats			( 38 saves / 39 shots )

Dartmouth wins series 2-0

Quarterfinals[]

(1) Union vs. (10) Rensselaer[]

March 9	Union		3 - 2		Rensselaer	Achilles Rink	Recap
(Hatch, Julseth-White) - 06:32 (Bodie, Zajac) Wayne Simpson - PP - 13:19		First period			00:42 - (McGowan, Leboeuf)
(Bodie, Zajac) - GW PP - 10:19		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			10:32 - SH - (Bergin, Leonard)
( 21 saves / 23 shots ) Troy Grosenick		Goalie stats			( 24 saves / 27 shots )

March 10	Union		4 - 2		Rensselaer	Achilles Rink	Recap
(Gostisbehere, Simpson) - PP - 10:14 (Carr, Jooris) Jeremy Welsh - 14:03		First period			No scoring
(Stuart, Bodie) - GW - 17:37		Second period			15:03 - (Cullen, Bergin) 16:36 - PP - (Lalibertè, Bergin)
(Bodie, Coburn) - 05:58		Third period			No scoring
( 28 saves / 30 shots ) Troy Grosenick		Goalie stats			( 20 saves / 24 shots )

Union Wins Series 2-0

(2) Cornell vs. (9) Dartmouth[]

March 9	Cornell		4 - 3	2OT	Dartmouth	Lynah Rink	Recap
(Miller, Mowrey) - 06:10 (D'Agostino, Ryan) - PP - 10:20 (Miller, Gotovets) - 18:11		First period			02:20 - PP - Tyler Sikura (Lindblad) 14:18 - PP - Connor Goggin (Sikura, Lindblad)
No scoring		Second period			12:32 - (Mosey, Bourgea)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
(de Swardt, Gotovets) - GW - 17:40		Second overtime period			No scoring
( 46 saves / 49 shots ) Andy Iles		Goalie stats			( 45 saves / 49 shots )

March 10	Cornell		3 - 1		Dartmouth	Lynah Rink	Recap
(Esposito, Miller) - 01:07 (Axell, Ryan) - GW - 05:42 (Lowry, Collins) - PP - 08:21		First period			11:29 - (Simpson, Goggin)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
( 27 saves / 28 shots ) Andy Iles		Goalie stats			( 4 saves / 7 shots ) / ( 23 saves / 23 shots )

Cornell Wins Series 2-0

(3) Harvard vs. (6) Yale[]

March 9	Harvard		1 - 2	OT	Yale	Bright Hockey Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			15:50 - (Bourbonais, Day)
(Biega, Kroshus) - 19:33		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			03:49 - GW - Kenny Agostino (Laganière, Peel)
( 42 saves / 44 shots )		Goalie stats			( 32 saves / 33 shots )

March 10	Harvard		4 - 3	2OT	Yale	Bright Hockey Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			05:17 - (Ziegler) 16:36 - (Miller)
(Killorn, McNally) Danny Biega - PP - 08:09 (Fallstrom, McNally) - PP - 16:07		Second period			No scoring
(Killorn, McNally) Danny Biega - PP - 11:20		Third period			19:33 - Antoine Laganière (Bourbonais, Peel)
(Morrison, Moore) - GW - 09:20		Second overtime period			No scoring
( 48 saves / 51 shots )		Goalie stats			( 49 saves / 53 shots )

March 11	Harvard		8 - 2		Yale	Bright Hockey Center	Recap
(Everson) Alex Killorn - 06:49		First period			04:06 - (Bourbonais, Weberg)
(Killorn, Everson) - 00:35 (Morrinson, O'Regan) - GW - 10:00 (Grimshaw) Alex Killorn - 12:26 (Killorn, Fallstrom) - 17:15		Second period			No scoring
(McNally, O'Regan) - 11:20 (Biega, Everson) - PP - 15:10 (Moriarty, Moore) - PP - 19:41		Third period			10:41 - PP - Antoine Laganière (O'Neill, Miller)
( 39 saves / 41 shots )		Goalie stats			( 28 saves / 33 shots ) / ( 3 saves / 5 shots ) / ( 2 saves / 3 shots )

Harvard Wins Series 2-1

(4) Colgate vs. (5) Quinnipiac[]

March 9	Colgate		4 - 2		Quinnipiac	Starr Arena	Recap
(Goulakos) Austin Smith - 03:15		First period			15:35 - PP - Connor Jones (K. Jones, Baron)
(Wilson, Sinz) Chris Wagner - 00:14		Second period			15:50 - PP - Connor Jones (Peca, Baron)
(Wilson, Smith) Chris Wagner - GW PP - 11:32 (Mayer, Sinz) - 11:49		Third period			No scoring
( 29 saves / 31 shots )		Goalie stats			Eric Hartzell ( 32 saves / 36 shots )

March 10	Colgate		2 - 4		Quinnipiac	Starr Arena	Recap
(unassisted) Chris Wagner - PS - 11:31		First period			04:15 - (Peca, Baron) 06:18 - Connor Jones (Peca, Baron)
(Price) - 13:04		Second period			19:53 - GW PP - (Jones, Peca)
No scoring		Third period			18:32 - PP - (Hartzell)
( 29 saves / 33 shots )		Goalie stats			Eric Hartzell ( 19 saves / 21 shots )

March 11	Colgate		4 - 0		Quinnipiac	Starr Arena	Recap
(Wilson, McPherson) Chris Wagner - GW - 04:37		First period			No scoring
(Bartliff, Bourdon) - 08:55 (Wagner, Sinz) Austin Smith - 17:08		Second period			No scoring
(Smith) Chris Wagner - EN - 15:48		Third period			No scoring
( 31 saves / 31 shots )		Goalie stats			Eric Hartzell ( 27 saves / 30 shots )

Colgate Wins Series 2-1

Semifinals[]

(1) Union vs. (4) Colgate[]

March 16	Union		6 - 2		Colgate	Boardwalk Hall	Recap
(Jooris) Daniel Carr - 01:35 (unassisted) - 13:11		First period			No scoring
(Bodie, Welsh) Josh Jooris - GW PP - 13:57		Second period			00:26 - (Wagner, Smith)
(Welsh) Daniel Carr - SH - 03:39 (Jooris) Jeremy Welsh - 07:19 (Jooris, Hatch) - 18:19		Third period			13:20 - (unassisted)
( 28 saves / 30 shots ) Troy Grosenick		Goalie stats			( 24 saves / 19 shots ) / ( 8 saves / 9 shots )

(2) Cornell vs. (3) Harvard[]

March 16	Cornell		1 - 6		Harvard	Boardwalk Hall	Recap
(Jooris) Daniel Carr - 01:35 (unassisted) - 13:11		First period			No scoring
(Bodie, Welsh) Josh Jooris - GW PP - 13:57		Second period			00:26 - (Wagner, Smith)
(Welsh) Daniel Carr - SH - 03:39 (Jooris) Jeremy Welsh - 07:19 (Jooris, Hatch) - 18:19		Third period			13:20 - (unassisted)
( 28 saves / 30 shots ) Troy Grosenick		Goalie stats			( 24 saves / 19 shots ) / ( 8 saves / 9 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[]

(1) 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 Daniel Carr (Union)
• F Alex Killorn (Harvard)
• F Jeremy Welsh* (Union)
• D Danny Biega (Harvard)
• D Shayne Gostisbehere (Union)
• G Troy Grosenick (Union)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

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References[]

External links[]

• 2012 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament