2000 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

The 2000 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 39th tournament in league history. It was played between March 10 and March 18, 2000. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final five games were played at the Olympic Arena (subsequently renamed Herb Brooks Arena) in Lake Placid, New York. By winning the tournament, St. Lawrence received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

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The tournament featured three rounds of play. The two teams that finish below tenth place in the standings are not eligible for tournament play. In the first round, the first and tenth seeds, the second and ninth seeds, the third seed and eighth seeds, the fourth seed and seventh seeds and the fifth seed and sixth seeds played a best-of-three series with the three highest-seeded winners advancing to the semifinals and the remaining two winners playing in the Four vs. Five matchup. After the opening round every series becomes a single-elimination game. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the winner of the four vs. five game while the two remaining teams play with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Men's Division I 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 Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 St. Lawrence†* 20 16 3 1 33 76 47 37 27 8 2 130 94
#9 Colgate 20 14 4 2 30 85 61 35 24 9 2 132 93
#13 Rensselaer 21 11 9 1 23 61 49 37 22 13 2 123 85
Cornell 20 10 9 1 21 70 54 32 16 14 2 104 86
Clarkson 20 9 8 3 21 69 71 35 17 15 3 111 116
Princeton 21 8 9 4 20 66 66 30 10 16 4 84 97
Harvard 21 9 10 2 20 65 63 30 11 17 2 85 95
Dartmouth 21 8 10 3 19 54 63 30 9 17 4 71 98
Yale 21 6 11 4 16 45 63 30 9 16 5 68 85
Union 21 6 14 1 13 48 75 33 8 24 1 79 127
Brown 21 4 15 2 10 52 78 28 6 19 3 66 98
Vermont^ 7 3 2 2 8 25 26 17 5 9 3 53 75
Championship: St. Lawrence
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
^ Vermont was ineligible for the postseason
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

Bracket

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Teams are reseeded after the First Round

First Round[3]
March 10–11
Four vs. Five[4]
March 16
Semifinals
March 17
Championship
March 18
1St. Lawrence84*
10Union43
1St. Lawrence3*
2Colgate5*44Cornell44Cornell2
9Yale425Clarkson2
3Rensselaer73*1St. Lawrence2
8Dartmouth223Rensselaer0
4Cornell44
7Harvard332Colgate1
3Rensselaer3
5Clarkson32
6Princeton21

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

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(1) St. Lawrence vs. (10) Union

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March 10[5] St. Lawrence 8 – 4 Union Appleton Arena  
Brandon Dietrich - PP - 12:02
Mike Gellard - 16:59
First period 03:41 - PP - Ryan Campbell
17:37 - PP - Drew Taylor
Mike Gellard - 06:59
Ray DiLauro - 11:04
Matt Desrosiers - GW PP - 12:26
Second period 06:59 - Ryan Campbell
12:48 - Ryan Campbell
Jason Windle - 00:16
Al Fyfe - PP - 16:59
Jack O'Brien - 18:38
Third period No scoring
Derek Gustafson ( 29 saves / 33 shots ) Goalie stats Brandon Snee ( 38 saves / 46 shots )
March 11[6] St. Lawrence 4 – 3 OT Union Appleton Arena  
Erik Anderson - PP - 14:31 First period No scoring
Jason Windle - 05:03 Second period 06:13 - PP - Clark Jones
06:34 - Bryan Yackel
12:34 - PP - Clark Jones
Mike Gellard - EA - 19:50 Third period No scoring
Jason Windle - GW - 05:42 First overtime period No scoring
Derek Gustafson ( 32 saves / 35 shots ) Goalie stats Brandon Snee ( 56 saves / 60 shots )
St. Lawrence won series 2–0


(2) Colgate vs. (9) Yale

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March 10[7] Colgate 5 – 4 OT Yale Starr Rink  
No Scoring First period 18:44 - PP - Lee Jelenic
Darryl Campbell - PP - 16:22
Andy McDonald - PP - 17:59
Second period 00:58 - Jeff Brow
12:50 - Keith Fitzpatrick
Sean Nolan - 03:39
Sean Nolan - PP - 13:35
Third period 00:35 - PP - Jeff Brow
Sean Nolan - GW - 00:53 First overtime period No scoring
Shep Harder ( 20 saves / 24 shots ) Goalie stats Dan Lombard ( 37 saves / 42 shots )
March 11[8] Colgate 4 – 2 Yale Starr Rink  
Darryl Campbell - PP - 02:39 First period No scoring
Cory Murphy - 07:25 Second period 08:43 - PP - Jeff Brow
Andy McDonald - GW - 12:51
Andy McDonald - EN - 19:11
Third period 01:43 - SH - Cory Shea
Shep Harder ( 23 saves / 25 shots ) Goalie stats Dan Lombard ( 20 saves / 23 shots )
Colgate won series 2–0


(3) Rensselaer vs. (8) Dartmouth

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March 10[9] Rensselaer 7 – 2 Dartmouth Houston Field House  
Andrew McPherson - 04:33
Brian Pothier - PP - 13:39
First period No scoring
Marc Cavosie - GW - 04:33
Keith Dupee - 17:01
Second period No scoring
Matt Murley - 01:19
Jim Henkel - 10:50
Doug Shepherd - 12:51
Third period 05:16 - Frank Nardella
14:24 - Dan Casella
Joel Laing ( 33 saves / 35 shots ) Goalie stats Nick Boucher ( 17 saves / 24 shots ) / Eric Almon ( 2 saves / 2 shots )
March 11[10] Rensselaer 3 – 2 OT Dartmouth Houston Field House  
No Scoring First period No scoring
Brad Tapper - PP - 13:07 Second period No scoring
Pete Gardiner - EA - 19:54 Third period 08:49 - Craig Lund
10:33 - Pete Summerfelt
Pete Gardiner - GW - 10:37 First overtime period No scoring
Joel Laing ( 37 saves / 39 shots ) Goalie stats Nick Boucher ( 31 saves / 34 shots )
Rensselaer won series 2–0


(4) Cornell vs. (7) Harvard

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March 10[11] Cornell 4 – 3 Harvard Lynah Rink  
Stephen Bâby - 10:33
Danny Powell - 13:21
Mike Rutter - 17:13
First period 08:03 - PP - Steve Moore
15:44 - Pete Capouch
Doug Stienstra - GW - 19:08 Second period 10:31 - PP - Scott Turco
No scoring Third period No scoring
Ian Burt ( 20 saves / 23 shots ) Goalie stats J.R Prestifilippo ( 31 saves / 35 shots )
March 11[12] Cornell 4 – 3 Harvard Lynah Rink  
No Scoring First period 05:26 - SH - Jeff Stonehouse
Doug Stienstra - PP - 11:38
Rick Sacchetti - 17:54
Second period 17:32 - Brett Nowak
Denis Ladouceur - 06:29
Krzysztof Wieckowski - GW - 06:54
Third period 04:41 - Chris Bala
Ian Burt ( 23 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats J.R Prestifilippo ( 20 saves / 24 shots )
Cornell won series 2–0


(5) Clarkson vs. (6) Princeton

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March 10[13] Clarkson 3 – 2 Princeton Cheel Arena  
No Scoring First period 01:45 - David Bennett
16:26 - PP - Shane Campbell
Murray Kuntz - PP - 12:35
Erik Cole - 16:40
Second period No scoring
Matt Poapst - GW - 01:02 Third period No scoring
Karl Mattson ( 24 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats Dave Stathos ( 26 saves / 29 shots )
March 11[14] Clarkson 2 – 1 Princeton Cheel Arena  
No Scoring First period No scoring
Erik Cole - PP - 08:06
David Evans - GW - 17:20
Second period 03:05 - Chris Corrinet
No scoring Third period No scoring
Karl Mattson ( 19 saves / 20 shots ) Goalie stats Dave Stathos ( 35 saves / 37 shots )
Clarkson won series 2–0


Four vs. Five

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(4) Cornell vs. (5) Clarkson

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March 16[15] Cornell 4 – 2 Clarkson Olympic Arena  
Murray Kuntz - PP - 08:18 First period 19:34 - Daniel Svoboda
Andrew McNiven - 04:09
Stephen Bâby - GW - 04:37
Mark McRae - 19:53
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 06:36 - Adam Campana
Ian Burt ( 38 saves / 40 shots ) Goalie stats Karl Mattson ( 13 saves / 16 shots ) / Shawn Grant ( 9 saves / 10 shots )


Semifinals

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(1) St. Lawrence vs. (4) Cornell

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March 17[16] St. Lawrence 3 – 2 OT Cornell Olympic Arena  
Brandon Dietrich - 13:58 First period No scoring
Jack O'Brien - 13:41 Second period 19:58 - PP - Douglas Murray
No scoring Third period 05:23 - Frank Kovac
Brandon Dietrich - GW - 14:51 First overtime period No scoring
Derek Gustafson ( 25 saves / 27 shots ) Goalie stats Ian Burt ( 40 saves / 43 shots )


(2) Colgate vs. (3) Rensselaer

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March 17[17] Colgate 1 – 3 Rensselaer Olympic Arena  
Chad MacDonald - 17:15 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 06:47 - PP - Keith Dupee
06:47 - GW - Nolan Graham
No scoring Third period 18:53 - Keith Dupee
Shep Harder ( 38 saves / 41 shots ) Goalie stats Joel Laing ( 19 saves / 20 shots )


Third place

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(2) Colgate vs. (4) Cornell

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March 18[18] Colgate 4 – 0 Cornell Olympic Arena  
Sean Nolan - GW - 14:48
Andy McDonald - 15:52
First period No scoring
Sean Nolan - PP - 13:50 Second period No scoring
Darryl Campbell - PP - 10:16 Third period No scoring
Shep Harder ( 33 saves / 33 shots ) Goalie stats Chris Gartman ( 23 saves / 27 shots )


Championship

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(1) St. Lawrence vs. (3) Rensselaer

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March 18[19] St. Lawrence 2 – 0 Rensselaer Olympic Arena  
Jason Windle - GW - 01:23 First period No scoring
Jason Windle - 01:53 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Derek Gustafson ( 30 saves / 30 shots ) Goalie stats Joel Laing ( 33 saves / 35 shots )


Tournament awards

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* Most Outstanding Player(s)

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References

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  1. ^ "St. Lawrence Men's Team History". Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  2. ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "ECAC men's Hockey 1999-00 Week 24". USCHO.com. March 11, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  4. ^ "ECAC men's Hockey 1999-00 Week 25". USCHO.com. March 18, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  5. ^ "St. Lawrence 8, Union 4". USCHO.com. March 10, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  6. ^ "St. Lawrence 4, Union 3". USCHO.com. March 11, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  7. ^ "Colgate 5, Yale 4". USCHO.com. March 10, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  8. ^ "Colgate 4, Yale 2". USCHO.com. March 11, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  9. ^ "Rensselaer 7, Dartmouth 2". USCHO.com. March 10, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  10. ^ "Rensselaer 3, Dartmouth 2". USCHO.com. March 11, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  11. ^ "Cornell 4, Harvard 3". USCHO.com. March 10, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  12. ^ "Cornell 4, Harvard 3". USCHO.com. March 11, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  13. ^ "Clarkson 3, Princeton 2". USCHO.com. March 10, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  14. ^ "Clarkson 2, Princeton 1". USCHO.com. March 11, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  15. ^ "Cornell 4, Clarkson 2". USCHO.com. March 16, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  16. ^ "St. Lawrence 3, Cornell 2". USCHO.com. March 17, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  17. ^ "Rensselaer 6, Colgate 3". USCHO.com. March 17, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  18. ^ "Colgate 4, Cornell 0". USCHO.com. March 18, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  19. ^ "St. Lawrence 2, Rensselaer 0". USCHO.com. March 18, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  20. ^ "Men's All-Tournament Teams" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
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