2014 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

2014 ECAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
2014 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament logo
Dates	March 7–22, 2014
Teams	12
Finals site	Herb Brooks Arena Lake Placid, New York
Champions	Union[1] (3rd title)
Winning coach	Rick Bennett[2] (3rd title)
MVP	Daniel Carr[3] (Union)
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The 2014 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 53rd tournament in league history. It was played between March 7 and March 22, 2014. First Round and Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York. By winning the tournament, Union received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format[]

The tournament featured four rounds of play. The teams that finish above fifth place in the standings receive a bye to the quarterfinal round. In the first round, the fifth and twelfth seeds, the sixth and eleventh seeds, the seventh and tenth seeds and the eighth and ninth seeds played a best-of-three series with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals the one seed plays the lowest remaining seed, the second seed plays the second-lowest remaining seed, the third seed plays the third-lowest remaining seed and the fourth seed plays the fourth-lowest remaining seed another best-of-three series with the winners of these the series advancing to the Semifinals. In the semifinals the top remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play against each other. The winners of the semifinals play in the championship game while the losers play in a third-place game. All series after the quarterfinals are single-elimination games. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

The third place game was eliminated from the tournament starting in 2014.^[4]

Conference Standings[]

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

2013–14 ECAC Hockey men's standings v t
	Conference record								Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Union*	22	18	3	1	37	83	42		42	32	6	4	160	90
#12 Colgate	22	13	6	3	29	72	59		39	20	14	5	108	104
#7 Quinnipiac	22	12	6	4	28	78	43		40	24	10	6	141	81
#16 Cornell	22	11	7	4	26	51	50		32	17	10	5	77	74
Clarkson	22	11	9	2	24	57	64		42	21	17	4	101	102
Yale	22	10	8	4	24	71	56		33	17	11	5	106	82
Rensselaer	22	8	9	5	21	57	57		37	15	16	6	104	100
St. Lawrence	22	7	11	4	18	70	78		38	15	19	4	122	131
Brown	22	8	13	1	17	48	62		31	11	17	3	75	87
Dartmouth	22	7	13	2	16	51	72		34	10	20	4	84	115
Harvard	22	6	12	4	16	44	52		31	10	17	4	69	83
Princeton	22	4	18	0	8	44	91		32	6	26	0	60	126
Championship: Union indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2014

Bracket[]

Teams are reseeded after the First Round and Quarterfinals

	First Round[5] March 7–9							Quarterfinals[6] March 14–16							Semifinals[7] March 21					Championship March 22
								1	Union	3	4	–			1	Union	5
	5	Clarkson	2	4	3			10	Dartmoutn	0	2	–			4	Cornell	2
	12	Princeton	3*	0	2
								2	Colgate	2	4	–
	6	Yale	4	2	–			8	St. Lawrence	1	3	–								1	Union	5
	11	Harvard	0	1	–															2	Colgate	2
								3	Quinnipiac	6	5	–
	7	Rensselaer	4	2	4			6	Yale	2	3	–
	10	Dartmouth	1	3	5
								4	Cornell	2	1	1*			2	Colgate	3**
	8	St. Lawrence	3**	3	–			5	Clarkson	1	4	0			3	Quinnipiac	2
	9	Brown	2	2	–

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round[]

(5) Clarkson vs. (12) Princeton[]

March 7[8]	Clarkson		2 – 3	OT	Princeton	Cheel Arena
No Scoring		First period			04:19 - (Liau, Foster)
(Sexton, McPherson) - PP - 03:34 (Boak, Zarbo) - 19:51		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			06:15 - PP - Andrew Calof (Ambrosia, Rush)
No scoring		First overtime period			12:02 - GW - Andrew Ammon (Calof, Liau)
( 26 saves / 29 shots )		Goalie stats			( 39 saves / 41 shots )

March 8[9]	Clarkson		4 – 0		Princeton	Cheel Arena
(McPherson, Powers) - GW - 00:54 (Sexton, McPherson) - PP - 10:20		First period			No scoring
(Zarbo, Sinz) - 04:22 (Sexton) - 10:31		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
( 24 saves / 24 shots )		Goalie stats			( 33 saves / 37 shots )

March 7[10]	Clarkson		2 – 3		Princeton	Cheel Arena
(Zarbo) Jarrett Burton - PP - 02:13 (Geiger, DiNallo) - 12:29		First period			06:52 - (Brockett, Foster)
(DiNallo) - GW PP - 12:49		Second period			10:00 - PP - (Ambrosia, Calof)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
( 21 saves / 23 shots )		Goalie stats			( 32 saves / 35 shots )

Clarkson won series 2–1

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

March 7[11]	Yale		4 – 0		Harvard	Ingalls Rink
(Agostino, Killian) Jesse Root - GW - 07:47 (Learned, Ruffolo) - 09:56		First period			No scoring
(Obuchowski, Lyon) - SH - 05:44		Second period			No scoring
(Ruffolo, O'Gara) - 16:31		Third period			No scoring
( 24 saves / 24 shots ) Alex Lyon		Goalie stats			( 11 saves / 14 shots ) / ( 13 saves / 14 shots )

March 8[12]	Yale		2 – 1		Harvard	Ingalls Rink	Recap
No Scoring		First period			16:42 - PP - (Malone, Newell)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
(Day, Root) - EA - 10:31 (Root, Hayden) Kenny Agostino - GW PP - 11:09		Third period			No scoring
( 18 saves / 19 shots ) Alex Lyon		Goalie stats			( 37 saves / 39 shots )

Yale won series 2–0

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

March 7[13]	Rensselaer		4 – 1		Dartmouth	Houston Field House
(Neal, Zalewski) Ryan Haggerty - PP - 04:39 (unassisted) Ryan Haggerty - GW - 10:01		First period			No scoring
(Bubela, Neal) - 02:29		Second period			08:53 - (Simpson, Hartley)
(Miller) - 01:06		Third period			No scoring
( 29 saves / 30 shots )		Goalie stats			( 33 saves / 37 shots )

March 8[14]	Rensselaer		2 – 3		Dartmouth	Houston Field House
No Scoring		First period			07:13 - PP - (Opperman, Sikura)
(Neal) - 08:43 (Neal, Zalewski) Ryan Haggerty - PP - 11:55		Second period			09:51 - (unassisted)
No scoring		Third period			13:46 - GW - (Opperman, Hartley)
( 36 saves / 39 shots )		Goalie stats			( 20 saves / 22 shots )

March 8[15]	Rensselaer		4 – 5		Dartmouth	Houston Field House
(Higgs, Zalewski) Ryan Haggerty - 03:39 (Haggerty) Mike Zalewski - 16:00		First period			06:38 - SH - (unassisted)
(McGowan, Leonard) - 15:43 (Schroeder) - 18:50		Second period			18:05 - (McNally, Neiley)
No scoring		Third period			02:10 - (McNally, Opperman) 08:48 - (Neiley) 17:46 - GW - (O'Brien)
( 34 saves / 39 shots )		Goalie stats			( 35 saves / 39 shots )

Dartmouth won series 2–1

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

March 7[16]	St. Lawrence		3 – 2	2OT	Brown	Appleton Arena
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
(Ward, Dahl) - 04:42 (Bayreuther, Carey) Greg Carey - PP - 18:46		Second period			14:00 - (Hathaway, Lamacchia)
No scoring		Third period			19:05 - EA - Nick Lappin (Hathaway, Naclerio)
(Wick, Raley) - GW - 01:27		Second overtime period			No scoring
( 26 saves / 28 shots )		Goalie stats			( 43 saves / 46 shots )

March 8[17]	St. Lawrence		3 – 2		Brown	Appleton Arena
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
(Dahl, Carey) - PP - 05:13		Second period			No scoring
(Essery, Hughes) Gavin Bayreuther - 04:36 (Hagen, Ward) - GW - 05:52		Third period			04:10 - Garnet Hathaway (Pryzbek) 10:10 - (Middleton, Doane)
( 23 saves / 25 shots )		Goalie stats			( 25 saves / 28 shots )

St. Lawrence won series 2–0

Quarterfinals[]

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

March 14[18]	Union		3 – 0		Dartmouth	Achilles Center
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
(Vecchione, Gostisbehere) - GW PP - 01:12		Second period			No scoring
(unassisted) Daniel Carr - PS - 17:23 (Gostisbehere, Vecchione) Daniel Carr - EN - 18:34		Third period			No scoring
( 32 saves / 32 shots ) Colin Stevens		Goalie stats			( 39 saves / 41 shots )

March 15[19]	Union		4 – 2		Dartmouth	Achilles Center
(Ciampini, Carr) Mike Vecchione - 04:34		First period			11:38 - PP - (Opperman, Neiley) 13:01 - PP - (Beamish, Mosey)
(Vecchione) Daniel Carr - 18:45		Second period			No scoring
(Taylor, Sullivan) - GW - 09:09 (Vecchione) Daniel Ciampini - EN - 19:08		Third period			No scoring
( 33 saves / 35 shots ) Colin Stevens		Goalie stats			( 27 saves / 30 shots )

Union won series 2–0

(2) Colgate vs. (8) St. Lawrence[]

March 14[20]	Colgate		2 – 1		St. Lawrence	Starr Rink
(Spink, Borkowski) - PP - 02:29 (Spink, Spink) - GW PP - 05:09		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			14:20 - (Carey, Raley)
( 22 saves / 23 shots )		Goalie stats			( 29 saves / 31 shots )

March 15[21]	Colgate		4 – 3		St. Lawrence	Starr Rink
(Borowski, Gentzler) - 02:22		First period			01:40 - (Ward, Smolcynski) 15:13 - PP - Greg Carey (Bayreuther, Wick)
(Wilson, Black) - PP - 08:43		Second period			No scoring
(Johnston, Black) - 05:00 (Wilson, Johnston) - GW PP - 09:25		Third period			16:46 - Greg Carey (Wick, Carey)
( 23 saves / 26 shots )		Goalie stats			( 20 saves / 24 shots )

Colgate won series 2–0

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

March 14[22]	Quinnipiac		6 – 2		Yale	TD Bank Sports Center	Recap
(Sherbinin) - 05:10		First period			No scoring
(Tolkinen, Peca) - 04:00 (Toews) Connor Jones - GW - 05:17 (Tolkinen, Jones) Bryce Van Brabant - 10:33		Second period			16:39 - PP - (Root, Fallen)
(Samuels-Thomas) - 19:50 (Schutt) Connor Clifton - 10:24		Third period			02:19 - PP - John Hayden (Wilson, Obuchowski)
( 17 saves / 19 shots ) Michael Garteig		Goalie stats			Alex Lyon ( 29 saves / 33 shots ) / ( 5 saves / 7 shots )

March 15[23]	Quinnipiac		5 – 3		Yale	TD Bank Sports Center	Recap
(Jones, Jones) Sam Anas - 03:00 (Tolkinen, Peca) - 05:31 (Scherbinin, Peca) - 17:11		First period			14:31 - PP - John Hayden (Agostino, Root)
No scoring		Second period			02:56 - (Witek) 12:27 - John Hayden (Root, Agostino)
(Van Brabant, Smith) Jordan Samuels-Thomas -GW PP - 04:40 (Jones) Sam Anas - 08:40		Third period			No scoring
( 23 saves / 26 shots ) Michael Garteig		Goalie stats			Alex Lyon ( 29 saves / 34 shots )

Quinnipiac won series 2–0

(4) Cornell vs. (5) Clarkson[]

March 14[24]	Cornell		2 – 1		Clarkson	Lynah Rink
(Lowry, McCarron) Kirill Gotovets - 11:33		First period			No scoring
(McCarron, Ferlin) Kirill Gotovets - GW PP - 02:31		Second period			14:49 - PS - (unassisted)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
( 28 saves / 29 shots ) Andy Iles		Goalie stats			( 31 saves / 32 shots )

March 15[25]	Cornell		1 – 4		Clarkson	Lynah Rink
No Scoring		First period			07:00 - PP - (McPherson, Sexton)
(Bardreau, Ferlin) - 11:09		Second period			05:52 - GW - (Geiger, McPherson) 07:33 - PP - (DiNallo, Sexton)
No scoring		Third period			19:52 - EN - Jarrett Burton (Frederick)
( 11 saves / 14 shots ) Andy Iles		Goalie stats			( 23 saves / 24 shots )

March 16[26]	Cornell		1 – 0	OT	Clarkson	Lynah Rink
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
(Lewis, Ryan) Brian Ferlin - GW - 12:32		First overtime period			No scoring
( 23 saves / 23 shots ) Andy Iles		Goalie stats			( 25 saves / 26 shots )

Cornell won series 2–1

Semifinals[]

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

March 21[27]	Union		5 – 2		Cornell	Herb Brooks Arena	Recap
(Pontarelli, Coatta) - 09:24 (Wilkins, Bodie) - PP - 17:47		First period			No scoring
(Hatch, Sullivan) - GW - 17:20 (Carr, Bodie) Mike Vecchione - 18:32		Second period			05:56 - (unassisted) 18:18 - Joakim Ryan (Willcox, Knisley)
(unassisted) Daniel Carr - EN - 18:37		Third period			No scoring
( 24 saves / 26 shots ) Colin Stevens		Goalie stats			Andy Iles ( 26 saves / 30 shots )

(2) Colgate vs. (3) Quinnipiac[]

March 21[28]	Colgate		3 – 2	2OT	Quinnipiac	Herb Brooks Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
(unassisted) - 19:18		Second period			02:54 - Connor Jones (Jones) 15:37 - Sam Anas (Peca, Toews)
(Spink) Kyle Baun - EA - 19:04		Third period			No scoring
(Baun, Kulevich) - GW - 00:58		Second overtime period			No scoring
( 30 saves / 32 shots )		Goalie stats			Michael Garteig ( 33 saves / 36 shots )

Championship[]

(1) Union vs. (2) Colgate[]

March 22[29]	Union		5 – 2		Colgate	Herb Brooks Arena
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
(Sullivan, Gostisbehere) Matt Hatch - 11:17 (Novak, Bodie) Daniel Carr - PP - 13:51 (Carr, Taylor) Daniel Ciampini - GW - 15:40		Second period			No scoring
(Carr, Ciampini) Mike Vecchione - 07:30 (Hatch) - EN - 17:47		Third period			12:49 - (Johnston) 17:16 - EA - (Kulevich, Spink)
( 31 saves / 33 shots ) Colin Stevens		Goalie stats			( 24 saves / 28 shots )

Tournament awards[]

All-Tournament Team[]

• F Daniel Carr* (Union)
• F (Colgate)
• F Mike Vecchione (Union)
• D Mathew Bodie (Union)
• D Shayne Gostisbehere (Union)
• G Colin Stevens (Union)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

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References[]

External links[]

• ECAC Hockey