2016 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

The 2016 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is the 55th tournament in league history. It was played between March 4 and March 19, 2016. 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, the team receives the ECAC's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

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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 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

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

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Quinnipiac † * 22 16 1 5 37 84 44 43 32 4 7 163 85
#10 Yale 22 14 5 3 31 57 37 32 19 9 4 86 57
#9 Harvard 22 12 6 4 28 72 47 34 19 11 4 116 81
#17 St. Lawrence 22 11 8 3 25 68 50 37 19 14 4 106 84
Clarkson 22 10 9 3 23 52 51 38 20 15 3 101 95
Rensselaer 22 8 7 7 23 47 49 40 18 15 7 97 104
Dartmouth 22 11 11 0 22 60 69 35 18 16 1 94 104
#18 Cornell 22 8 8 6 22 46 50 34 16 11 7 79 82
Union 22 6 10 6 18 53 62 36 13 14 9 91 96
Colgate 22 6 14 2 14 45 71 37 11 24 2 95 132
Brown 22 3 13 6 12 47 70 31 5 19 7 75 107
Princeton 22 3 16 3 9 40 71 31 5 23 3 60 99
Championship: March 19, 2016
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 8, 2016

Bracket

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Teams are reseeded after the First Round and Quarterfinals

First Round[1]
March 4–6
Quarterfinals
March 11–13
Semifinals
March 18
Championship
March 19
1 Quinnipiac 5 4 6
5 Clarkson 3** 3* 8 Cornell 2 5 3
12 Princeton 2 2 1 Quinnipiac 3
7 Dartmouth 1
2 Yale 3 1
6 Rensselaer 3 4 7 Dartmouth 4* 2
11 Brown 2 3 1 Quinnipiac 4
3 Harvard 1
3 Harvard 5 8
7 Dartmouth 3* 3 4** 6 Rensselaer 2 2
10 Colgate 2 5 3 3 Harvard 2*
4 St. Lawrence 1
4 St. Lawrence 3* 3**
8 Cornell 1 2* 5 Clarkson 2 2
9 Union 0 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

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First round

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(5) Clarkson vs. (12) Princeton

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March 4 Clarkson 3 – 2 2OT Princeton Cheel Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 05:35 - Alex Riche (Véronneau, Pompi)
No scoring Second period 09:46 - Ryan Siiro (Rankin, Pompi)
(Amorosa, Boucher) Kelly Summers - PP - 13:53
(Amorosa, Boucher) Sam Vigneault - PP EA - 19:38
Third period No scoring
(Di Nallo, Josephs) James de Haas - GW - 01:05 Second overtime period No scoring
( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Greg Lewis Goalie stats Colton Phinney ( 43 saves / 46 shots )
March 5 Clarkson 3 – 2 OT Princeton Cheel Arena Recap  
(D'Arrisso, Dalpe) Aaron Thow - 04:34
(Di Nallo, Gareau) Simon Bessette - 09:41
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 10:45 - Max Véronneau (Riche, Kuffner)
No scoring Third period 01:59 - Ben Foster (Pomeroy, Grabowski)
(Di Nallo) James de Haas - GW - 17:23 First overtime period No scoring
( 31 saves / 33 shots ) Greg Lewis Goalie stats Colton Phinney ( 44 saves / 47 shots )
Clarkson won series 2–0


(6) Rensselaer vs. (11) Brown

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March 4 Rensselaer 3 – 2 Brown Houston Field House Recap  
(Gillespie, Rodriguez) Meirs Moore - 07:37 First period No scoring
(Bourbonnais, Schroeder) Mike Prapavessis - 19:16 Second period 02:57 - Max Willman (Corcoran, Gottlieb)
(Prapavessis, Bourbonnais) Jared Wilson - GW PP - 02:39 Third period 07:04 - Charlie Corcoran (Lafferty, Marchin)
( 33 saves / 35 shots ) Jason Kasdorf Goalie stats Tim Ernst ( 20 saves / 23 shots )
March 5 Rensselaer 4 – 3 Brown Houston Field House Recap  
No Scoring First period 07:25 - PP - Sam Lafferty (Corcoran, Willman)
10:14 - Nick Lappin (Naclerio, Marchin)
19:32 - PP - Tyler Bird (Willman, Corcoran)
(Prapavessis, Kasdorf) Miloš Bubela - 00:30
(DeVito, Liljegren) Miloš Bubela - 08:04
Second period No scoring
(Bubela, Wilson) Riley Bourbonnais - PP - 09:27
(Wood) Jared Wilson - GW - 18:18
Third period No scoring
( 33 saves / 36 shots ) Jason Kasdorf Goalie stats Tim Ernst ( 27 saves / 31 shots )
Rensselaer won series 2–0


(7) Dartmouth vs. (10) Colgate

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March 4 Dartmouth 3 – 2 OT Colgate Thompson Arena Recap  
(Crema, Bligh) Brad Schierhorn - 10:47 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 13:20 - Tylor Spink (Tys. Spink)
18:04 - Emilio Audi (Borkowski, Citron)
(Bligh, Crema) Brad Schierhorn - 09:02 Third period No scoring
(Yau, Hesler) Brad Schierhorn - GW - 10:59 First overtime period No scoring
( 20 saves / 22 shots ) James Kruger Goalie stats Charlie Finn ( 35 saves / 38 shots )
March 5 Dartmouth 3 – 5 Colgate Thompson Arena Recap  
(Opperman, Kilistoff) Connor Yau - 03:37 First period No scoring
(Bligh, Yau) Brett Patterson - PP - 16:17 Second period 04:14 - Willie Brooks (Audi, Freeman)
08:49 - Mike Borkowski (Murphy)
13:03 - Evan Peterson (Borkowski, Murphy)
(Hartley, Ernsting) Alex Jasiek - 17:23 Third period 10:41 - PP GW - Darcy Murphy (Tyl. Spink, Corkey)
18:19 - EN - Tyson Spink (Corkey)
( 24 saves / 28 shots ) James Kruger Goalie stats Charlie Finn ( 40 saves / 43 shots )
March 6 Dartmouth 4 – 3 2OT Colgate Thompson Arena Recap  
(Opperman) Carl Hesler - 08:58 First period 03:35 - Tylor Spink (unassisted)
No scoring Second period No scoring
(O'Brien) Josh Hartley - SH - 04:23
(Schierhorn, Crema) Nick Bligh - 08:05
Third period 04:06 - Tim Harrison (Tyl. Spink, Borkowski)
07:06 - Derek Freeman (Audi, Corkey)
(Ernsting, Jasiek) Tim O'Brien - GW - 04:37 Second overtime period No scoring
( 24 saves / 28 shots ) James Kruger Goalie stats Charlie Finn ( 40 saves / 43 shots )
Dartmouth won series 2–1


(8) Cornell vs. (9) Union

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March 4 Cornell 1 – 0 Union Lynah Rink Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Vanderlaan, Kubiak) Holden Anderson - GW - 13:48 Third period No scoring
( 27 saves / 27 shots ) Mitch Gillam Goalie stats Alex Sakellaropoulos ( 21 saves / 22 shots )
March 5 Cornell 2 – 1 OT Union Lynah Rink Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
(Vanderlaan, Angello) Ryan Bliss - 10:25 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 10:56 - PP - Matt Wilkins (Supinski, Vecchione)
(Hilbrich, Yates) Matt Buckles - GW - 03:18 First overtime period No scoring
( 32 saves / 33 shots ) Mitch Gillam Goalie stats Alex Sakellaropoulos ( 26 saves / 28 shots )
Cornell won series 2–0


Quarterfinals

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(1) Quinnipiac vs. (8) Cornell

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March 11 Quinnipiac 5 – 2 Cornell TD Bank Sports Center Recap  
(St. Denis, C. Clifton) Landon Smith - 08:59 First period 03:23 - Jake Weidner (Freschi, Knisley)
(C. Clifton, Anas) Travis St. Denis - 00:30
(C. Clifton, MacMaster) Thomas Aldworth - GW - 02:10
(Anas, St. Denis) Landon Smith - PP - 18:08
Second period 10:15 - PP - Jeff Kubiak (Angello)
(Tiefenwerth, McKernan) Soren Jonzzon - EN - 18:36 Third period No scoring
( 16 saves / 18 shots ) Michael Garteig Goalie stats Mitch Gillam ( 36 saves / 40 shots )
March 12 Quinnipiac 4 – 5 Cornell TD Bank Sports Center Recap  
(L. Smith) Chase Priskie - 13:47
(Taverner, Tiefenwerth) Tommy Schutt - 14:18
First period No scoring
(Taverner, Priskie) K.J. Tiefenwerth - 07:14
(Schutt) Chase Priskie - 12:32
Second period 00:57 - Mitch Vanderlaan (Kubiak)
08:12 - Jeff Kubiak (Vanderlaan, Angello)
11:34 - PP - Matt Buckles (unassisted)
14:23 - Christian Hilbrich (unassisted)
(Tschantz, Hilbrich) Trevor Yates - GW - 05:44 Third period No scoring
( 20 saves / 25 shots ) Michael Garteig Goalie stats Mitch Gillam ( 24 saves / 28 shots )
March 13 Quinnipiac 6 – 3 Cornell TD Bank Sports Center Recap  
(T. Clifton) Scott Davidson - 01:10
(C. Clifton, Martin) Bo Pieper - 08:05
First period 04:12 - PP - Matt Buckles (Hilbrich, Bliss)
(MacMaster, Tiefenwerth) Bo Pieper - 02:45
(Priskie, D. Smith) Andrew Taverner - GW PP - 16:14
(Toews, T. Clifton) Sam Anas - PP - 19:33
Second period No scoring
(C. Clifton) Travis St. Denis - 14:52 Third period 05:56 - Eric Freschi (McCarron, Weidner)
18:48 - Jake Weidner (Hilbrich, Tiitinen)
( 30 saves / 33 shots ) Michael Garteig / ( 0 saves / 0 shots ) Jacob Meyers Goalie stats Mitch Gillam ( 29 saves / 34 shots ) / Ryan Coon ( 0 saves / 0 shots )
Quinnipiac won series 2–1


(2) Yale vs. (7) Dartmouth

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March 11 Yale 3 – 4 OT Dartmouth Ingalls Rink Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 11:19 - River Rymsha (Kalk)
(Learned) Frankie DiChiara - 00:28
(Hart, Hitchcock) Rob O'Gara - 09:21
(Snively, Wilson) John Hayden - 17:24
Third period 03:37 - Nick Bligh (Schierhorn, Crema)
12:24 - Nick Bligh (Crema, Hartley)
No scoring First overtime period 17:14 - Connor Yau (O'Brien, Jasiek)
( 36 saves / 40 shots ) Alex Lyon Goalie stats Charles Grant ( 48 saves / 51 shots )
March 12 Yale 1 – 2 Dartmouth Ingalls Rink Recap  
(Cooper, Learned) Frankie DiChiara - 07:11 First period 13:12 - Tim Shoup (Schierhorn, Crema)
18:00 - GW - Kevan Kilistoff (Neiley)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 13 saves / 15 shots ) Alex Lyon Goalie stats Charles Grant ( 46 saves / 47 shots )
Dartmouth won series 2–0


(3) Harvard vs. (6) Rensselaer

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March 11 Harvard 5 – 2 Rensselaer Bright-Landry Hockey Center Recap  
(Esposito, Bergin) Sean Malone - 17:02 First period No scoring
(Donato, Baughman) Seb Lloyd - 02:56
(Malone, Esposito) Colin Blackwell - GW - 08:08
(Donato, Kerfoot) Seb Lloyd - 15:38
Second period 18:06 - Miloš Bubela (unassisted)
(Esposito, Blackwell) Sean Malone - 09:32 Third period 04:49 - Phil Hampton (Miller, Rodriguez)
( 25 saves / 27 shots ) Merrick Madsen Goalie stats Jason Kasdorf ( 27 saves / 31 shots ) / Cam Hackett ( 11 saves / 12 shots )
March 12 Harvard 8 – 2 Rensselaer Bright-Landry Hockey Center Recap  
(Esposito, Malone) Jake Horton - 15:02
(Vesey, Criscuolo) Viktor Dombrovskiy - 17:43
First period 16:21 - Riley Bourbonnais (Nanne)
16:44 - Jesper Öhrvall (Nanne, Bradley)
(Jaw, Bergin) Sean Malone - GW - 01:35
(Blackwell, Malone) Clay Anderson - 09:26
Second period No scoring
(unassisted) Jimmy Vesey - 00:15
(unassisted) Jimmy Vesey - 13:04
(Floodstrand, Tringale) Brayden Jaw - PP - 16:03
(Floodstrand, Horton) Ryan Donato - 17:17
Third period No scoring
( 37 saves / 39 shots ) Merrick Madsen Goalie stats Cam Hackett ( 30 saves / 38 shots ) / Sam Goodman ( 0 saves / 0 shots )
Harvard won series 2–0


(4) St. Lawrence vs. (5) Clarkson

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March 11 St. Lawrence 3 – 2 OT Clarkson Appleton Arena Recap  
(Gluchowski, Hudson) Alexander Dahl - 04:57 First period 14:14 - Perry D'Arrisso (Megannety, de Haas)
No scoring Second period 10:41 - Nic Pierog (Summers)
(Lough, Smolcynski) Jacob Pritchard - 06:59 Third period No scoring
(Smolcynski) Brian Ward - GW - 08:12 First overtime period No scoring
( 40 saves / 42 shots ) Kyle Hayton Goalie stats Greg Lewis ( 33 saves / 33 shots )
March 12 St. Lawrence 3 – 2 2OT Clarkson Appleton Arena Recap  
(Thompson, Sweetman) Nolan Gluchowski - 00:56 First period No scoring
(Ward, Smolcynski) Jacob Pritchard - 06:47 Second period 16:12 - Jeff Di Nallo (Josephs, Bessette)
No scoring Third period 04:47 - Kevin Tansey (Bessette, Di Nallo)
(Ward, Smolcynski) Gavin Bayreuther - GW - 03:14 Second overtime period No scoring
( 50 saves / 52 shots ) Kyle Hayton Goalie stats Greg Lewis ( 40 saves / 43 shots )
St. Lawrence won series 2–0


Semifinals

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(1) Quinnipiac vs. (7) Dartmouth

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March 18 Quinnipiac 3 – 1 Dartmouth Herb Brooks Arena Recap  
(Anas) Connor Clifton - 16:53 First period No scoring
(T. Clifton, St. Denis) Sam Anas - GW PP - 00:54
(MacMaster, C. Clifton) Craig Martin - 05:12
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 14:57 - Connor Yau (Jasiek, Neiley)
( 23 saves / 24 shots ) Michael Garteig Goalie stats Charles Grant ( 26 saves / 29 shots )


(3) Harvard vs. (4) St. Lawrence

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March 18 Harvard 2 – 1 OT St. Lawrence Herb Brooks Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(Blackwell, Kerfoot) Jimmy Vesey - 00:59 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 14:36 - Gavin Bayreuther (Pritchard, Ward)
(Vesey, Bergin) Kyle Criscuolo - GW - 02:18 First overtime period No scoring
( 35 saves / 36 shots ) Merrick Madsen Goalie stats Kyle Hayton ( 29 saves / 31 shots )


Championship

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(1) Quinnipiac vs. (3) Harvard

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March 19 Quinnipiac 4 – 1 Harvard Herb Brooks Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(L. Smith) Tim Clifton - PP - 01:11
(L. Smith, C. Clifton) Bo Pieper - GW PP - 03:02
(Taverner, D. Smith) K.J. Tiefenwerth - PP - 07:20
Second period 07:28 - Ryan Donato (unassisted)
(St. Denis, C. Clifton) Scott Davidson - EN - 18:51 Third period No scoring
( 24 saves / 25 shots ) Michael Garteig Goalie stats Merrick Madsen ( 24 saves / 27 shots )


Tournament awards

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* Most Outstanding Player(s) [2][3]

Media

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Television

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ASN had the television rights to semifinals and championship game during the tournament.[4]

Broadcast Assignments

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Semifinals & Championship

Streaming

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Every game during the tournament was streamed through the ECAC Hockey's website.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "ECAC men's Hockey 2015–16 Week 23". USCHO.com. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Men's All-Tournament Teams" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "Awards - NCAA (ECAC) All-Tournament Team". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "ECAC Hockey To Air on ASN". ecachockey.com. ECAC Hockey. February 12, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "2016 ECAC Men's Hockey Championship Fan Guide". ecachockey.com. ECAC Hockey. January 6, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.