2018 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

2018 ECAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
2018 ECAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Dates	March 2–17, 2018
Teams	12
Finals site	Herb Brooks Arena; Lake Placid, New York
Champions	Princeton (3rd title)
Winning coach	Ron Fogarty (1st title)
MVP	(Princeton)
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The 2018 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 57th tournament in league history. It was played between March 2 and March 17, 2018. 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 Princeton received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format[]

The tournament features 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, and no third-place game is played. All series after the quarterfinals are single-elimination games. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference Standings[]

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

2017–18 ECAC Hockey men's standings v t
	Conference record							Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#8 Cornell†	22	17	3	2	36	61	32	33	25	6	2	102	52
Union	22	16	5	1	33	70	48	38	21	15	2	115	98
#12 Clarkson	22	12	5	5	29	74	49	40	23	11	6	122	75
Harvard	22	11	8	3	25	68	50	33	15	14	4	104	85
Dartmouth	22	11	10	1	23	55	69	35	16	17	2	83	107
Colgate	22	10	9	3	23	49	46	40	17	17	6	87	88
#15 Princeton*	22	10	10	2	22	77	79	36	19	13	4	131	110
Yale	22	10	11	1	21	67	59	31	15	15	1	87	88
Quinnipiac	22	9	11	2	20	59	56	38	16	18	4	105	106
Brown	22	7	14	1	15	45	63	31	8	19	4	67	104
Rensselaer	22	4	16	2	10	45	86	37	6	27	4	73	129
St. Lawrence	22	3	18	1	7	43	76	37	8	27	2	80	122
Championship: March 17, 2018 indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated February 26, 2018

Bracket[]

Teams are reseeded after the First Round and Quarterfinals

First Round^[1] March 2–4					Quarterfinals^[2] March 9–11					Semifinals^[3] March 17			Championship March 18

					1	Cornell	9	2	–	1	Cornell	1
5	Dartmouth	2	2	2	9	Quinnipiac	1	0	–	7	Princeton	4
12	St. Lawrence	1	4	1

					2	Union	3	2	–
6	Colgate	3	0	2	7	Princeton	5	3	–				7	Princeton	2*
11	Rensselaer	1	1	0									3	Clarkson	1

					3	Clarkson	1	3	5
7	Princeton	8	7	–	6	Colgate	2	0	1
10	Brown	2	1	–

					4	Harvard	1	7	4	3	Clarkson	5*
8	Yale	1	1	–	5	Dartmouth	4	1	2	4	Harvard	4
9	Quinnipiac	5	4	–

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results[]

First round[]

(5) Dartmouth vs. (12) St. Lawrence[]

March 2	Dartmouth		2 – 1	St. Lawrence	Thompson Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
(Graber, Foreman) - 17:27 (Michalowski, Warpecha) - GW - 18:20		Second period		10:58 - (Ederer, Hanson)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
( 25 saves / 26 shots )		Goalie stats		( 30 saves / 32 shots )

March 3	Dartmouth		2 – 4	St. Lawrence	Thompson Arena	Recap
(Strong, Yau) - 02:32		First period		13:49 - (Nielsen, Hanson)
(Graber, Sellar) - 19:29		Second period		05:48 - (Ederer)
No scoring		Third period		09:53 - GW PP - (Alftberg, Gluchowski) 18:48 - EN - (Sullivan)
( 18 saves / 21 shots )		Goalie stats		( 26 saves / 28 shots )

March 4	Dartmouth		2 – 1	St. Lawrence	Thompson Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
(Yau, Kalk) - PP - 06:33		Second period		18:48 - (Gilmour)
(Baker) - GW - 06:33		Third period		No scoring
( 26 saves / 27 shots )		Goalie stats		( 31 saves / 33 shots )

Dartmouth won series 2–1

(6) Colgate vs. (11) Rensselaer[]

March 2	Colgate		3 – 1	Rensselaer	Class of 1965 Arena	Recap
(Austin, Cockrell) - PP - 06:14		First period		No scoring
(Brooks) - GW - 10:48		Second period		00:19 - (Prapavessis, Jerry)
(Meyer) - EN - 19:56		Third period		No scoring
( 26 saves / 27 shots ) Colton Point		Goalie stats		( 22 saves / 24 shots )

March 3	Colgate		0 – 1	Rensselaer	Class of 1965 Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period		12:43 - GW - Mat Harris (Reisinger, Burke)
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
( 25 saves / 26 shots ) Colton Point		Goalie stats		( 29 saves / 29 shots )

March 4	Colgate		2 – 1	Rensselaer	Class of 1965 Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
(Brooks, Panowyk) - GW PP - 05:54		Second period		No scoring
(McGuire, Dauda) - 03:05		Third period		No scoring
( 23 saves / 23 shots ) Colton Point		Goalie stats		( 30 saves / 32 shots )

Colgate won series 2–1

(7) Princeton vs. (10) Brown[]

March 2	Princeton		8 – 2	Brown	Hobey Baker Rink	Recap
(Cressey) Josh Teves - 03:20 (Véronneau, Cressey) Ryan Kuffner - 08:00		First period		18:18 - (Lafferty)
(Keenan, Yochim) - GW - 08:16 (Teves, Véronneau) Ryan Kuffner - PP - 10:47 (Kuffner, Teves) Max Véronneau - PP - 17:34		Second period		01:37 - PP - (Marchin, Lafferty)
(unassisted) - 11:54 (Hallisey, Kuffner) Josh Teves - PP - 16:00 (Keenan, Grande) - PP - 16:39		Third period		No scoring
( 33 saves / 35 shots )		Goalie stats		( 28 saves / 35 shots ) / ( 3 saves / 4 shots )

March 3	Princeton		7 – 1	Brown	Hobey Baker Rink	Recap
(Yochim) - 19:01		First period		No scoring
(Véronneau, Thom) Ryan Kuffner - GW - 03:37 (Robinson, Yochim) - PP - 05:03 (Paganelli, Teves) Luke Keenan - 15:32 (Kuffner, Véronneau) - 19:44		Second period		No scoring
(Riche, Kuffner) Max Véronneau - 12:33 (Robinson, Grabowski) - PP - 19:26		Third period		08:13 - PP - (Gottlieb, Lafferty)
( 27 saves / 28 shots ) / ( 2 saves / 2 shots )		Goalie stats		( 37 saves / 44 shots )

Princeton won series 2–0

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

March 2	Yale		1 – 5	Quinnipiac	Ingalls Rink	Recap
(Welsh, Lindstrand) - 13:32		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		02:09 - (MacMaster)
No scoring		Third period		02:41 - GW - Chase Priskie (Davidson) 08:43 - (Forchuk, Martin) 18:38 - EN - (Pieper, Duane) 19:22 - (unassisted)
( 27 saves / 31 shots )		Goalie stats		( 21 saves / 22 shots )

March 3	Yale		1 – 4	Quinnipiac	Ingalls Rink	Recap
No Scoring		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		04:41 - PP - Chase Priskie (Tufto, Furgele) 11:51 - GW - Odeen Tufto (MacMaster, Jermain)
(unassisted) - 13:22		Third period		10:43 - Brogan Rafferty (Duane, Martin) 19:00 - EN - (Rafferty)
( 26 saves / 29 shots )		Goalie stats		( 20 saves / 21 shots )

Quinnipiac won series 2–0

Quarterfinals[]

(1) Cornell vs. (9) Quinnipiac[]

March 9	Cornell		9 – 1	Quinnipiac	Lynah Rink	Recap
(Locke, Donaldson) - PP - 01:47 (Kaldis, McCrea) - GW PP - 18:08 (Fiegl, Kaldis) - PP - 19:19		First period		12:57 - PP - Tanner MacMaster (Čukste, Furgele)
(Locke, Kaldis) - 00:30 (Fiegl) - 09:43 (Locke, Donaldson) - 11:16 (Barron, Mullin) - PP - 11:59 (Angello, Kaldis) - 12:53 (Nuttle, Locke) - 15:48		Second period		No scoring
		Third period
( 12 saves / 13 shots ) Matthew Galajda / ( 5 saves / 5 shots )		Goalie stats		( 18 saves / 24 shots ) / ( 5 saves / 8 shots )

March 10	Cornell		2 – 0	Quinnipiac	Lynah Rink	Recap
No scoring		First period
(Betts, Mullin) - GW - 02:01		Second period
(Betts, Rauter) - 08:46		Third period
( 22 saves / 22 shots ) Matthew Galajda		Goalie stats		( 13 saves / 15 shots )

Cornell won series 2–0

(2) Union vs. (7) Princeton[]

March 9	Union		3 – 5	Princeton	Achilles Center	Recap
(Maier, Scarfo) - 01:50		First period		13:30 - Max Véronneau (Nelson, Kuffner)
(Scarfo) - 04:16 (Harrison) - 18:17		Second period		01:32 - (Robinson, Topatigh)
No scoring		Third period		07:06 - PP - Ryan Kuffner (Cressey, Véronneau) 17:51 - GW - (Germain, Teves) 18:48 - EN - Eric Robinson (Becker, Nelson)
( 21 saves / 25 shots )		Goalie stats		( 24 saves / 27 shots )

March 10	Union		2 – 3	Princeton	Achilles Center	Recap
No scoring		First period		14:44 - GW - (Véronneau, Teves) 18:49 - SH - Eric Robinson (Grabowski)
(Campbell, Kupsky) - PP - 07:53 (Scarfo, Morgan) - 09:07		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		19:50 - (Teves, Robinson)
( 19 saves / 22 shots )		Goalie stats		( 29 saves / 31 shots )

Princeton won series 2–0

(3) Clarkson vs. (6) Colgate[]

March 9	Clarkson		1 – 2	Colgate	Cheel Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
		Second period		14:04 - PP - (Cosgrove, McMann) 17:54 - GW - (Jeanson, Brooks)
(Thow, Gervais) - 09:51		Third period
( 12 saves / 14 shots ) Jake Kielly		Goalie stats		Colton Point ( 31 saves / 32 shots )

March 10	Clarkson		3 – 0	Colgate	Cheel Arena	Recap
(Dickinson, Astrén) - GW PP - 11:56		First period		No scoring
		Second period		No scoring
(Rempal, Sturm) - PP EN - 00:24 (Jokiharju) - 00:57		Third period		No scoring
( 19 saves / 19 shots ) Jake Kielly		Goalie stats		Colton Point ( 31 saves / 34 shots )

March 11	Clarkson		5 – 1	Colgate	Cheel Arena	Recap
(Jacome, Rempal) - 13:14 (Charyszyn, Thow) - GW - 16:56		First period		No Scoring
(Sturm, Rempal) - PP - 02:45 (Sturm, Summers) Sheldon Rempal - PP - 12:28 (Pierog, Gareau) - PP - 16:44		Second period		16:26 - (Racine, McMann)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
( 32 saves / 33 shots ) Jake Kielly		Goalie stats		Colton Point ( 24 saves / 29 shots )

Clarkson won series 2–1

(4) Harvard vs. (5) Dartmouth[]

March 9	Harvard		1 – 4	Dartmouth	Bright-Landry Hockey Center	Recap
No scoring		First period		04:14 - (Rutherford, Blankemeier) 08:58 - GW - (Kilistoff, Michalowski)
		Second period		10:35 - (Jasiek, Kalk)
(Horton, Donato) - 05:13		Third period		16:24 - EN - (Jasiek, Less)
( 17 saves / 20 shots )		Goalie stats		( 34 saves / 35 shots )

March 10	Harvard		7 – 1	Dartmouth	Bright-Landry Hockey Center	Recap
(Fox, Walsh) - PP - 09:29 (Floodstrand, Horton) - GW - 09:53		First period		No scoring
(Pelton-Byce, Donato) - 08:18 (Ellis, Marino) Adam Fox - 09:23 (Krusko, Donato) Adam Fox - 15:42 (Fox, Marino) Ryan Donato - PP - 19:56		Second period		09:30 - (Jasiek)
(Donato, Olson) - 13:08		Third period		No scoring
( 21 saves / 22 shots )		Goalie stats		( 23 saves / 29 shots ) / ( 3 saves / 4 shots )

March 11	Harvard		4 – 2	Dartmouth	Bright-Landry Hockey Center	Recap
(Fox, Walsh) Ryan Donato - PP - 11:41		First period		04:43 - (Kalk, Baker)
(Pelton-Byce, Donato) Ryan Donato - 08:18		Second period		No scoring
(Solin, Floodstrand) Adam Fox - GW - 13:08 (Marino) Ryan Donato - 13:16		Third period		16:17 - (Rutherford, Graber)
( 20 saves / 22 shots )		Goalie stats		( 25 saves / 29 shots )

Harvard won series 2–1

Semifinals[]

(1) Cornell vs. (7) Princeton[]

March 16	Cornell		1 – 4	Princeton	Herb Brooks Arena	Recap
(Donaldson) - 15:38		First period		No Scoring
No scoring		Second period		08:51 - (Teves) 14:04 - GW - Eric Robinson (Keenan)
No scoring		Third period		10:17 - Max Véronneau (Kuffner, Thom) 19:26 - EN - Eric Robinson (unassisted)
( 14 saves / 17 shots ) Matthew Galajda		Goalie stats		( 27 saves / 28 shots )

(3) Clarkson vs. (4) Harvard[]

March 16	Clarkson		5 – 4	OT	Harvard	Herb Brooks Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			11:37 - PP - (Pelton-Byce, Donato)
(Egle) - PP - 13:57 (Eden, Thompson) - PP - 17:23		Second period			05:47 - PP - (Walsh, Fox) 07:58 - (Donato, Krusko)
(Egle, Summers) - 00:15 (Rempal) - 01:11 (Egle) - 04:02		Third period			00:06 - (unassisted)
(Sturm, Brosseau) Sheldon Rempal - 00:15		First overtime period			No scoring
( 29 saves / 33 shots ) Jake Kielly		Goalie stats			( 31 saves / 36 shots )

Championship[]

(3) Clarkson vs. (7) Princeton[]

March 21^[4]	Clarkson		1 – 2	OT	Princeton	Herb Brooks Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period			16:43 - Josh Teves (Kuffner, Véronneau)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
(Amorosa, Rempal) - 12:17		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			02:37 - GW - (Germain, Grande)
( 21 saves / 23 shots ) Jake Kielly		Goalie stats			( 31 saves / 32 shots )

Tournament awards[]

All-Tournament Team[]

F Eric Robinson (Princeton)
F (Princeton)
F Sheldon Rempal (Clarkson)
D Kelly Summers (Clarkson)
D Josh Teves (Princeton)
G * (Princeton)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

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