2011 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

The 2011 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 4 and March 19, 2011, at campus locations and at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. Yale won its second ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and received ECAC Hockey's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

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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 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Regular season 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
#12 Union 22 17 3 2 36 75 43 40 26 10 4 144 84
#6 Yale* 22 17 4 1 35 84 46 36 28 7 1 151 74
#15 Dartmouth 22 12 8 2 26 70 48 34 19 12 3 111 87
#20 Cornell 22 11 9 2 24 57 53 34 16 15 3 86 88
#16 Rensselaer 22 11 9 2 24 67 52 38 20 13 5 110 90
Princeton 22 11 9 2 24 69 70 32 17 13 2 105 88
Clarkson 22 9 12 1 19 58 78 36 15 19 2 98 117
Quinnipiac 22 6 9 7 19 49 62 39 16 15 8 95 102
Brown 22 8 12 2 18 55 70 31 10 16 5 83 107
Harvard 22 7 14 1 15 49 61 34 12 21 1 77 98
St. Lawrence 22 6 15 1 13 53 73 40 13 22 5 101 124
Colgate 22 4 15 3 11 51 81 42 11 28 3 107 142
Championship: March 19, 2009
indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll

Bracket

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

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

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(5) Rensselaer vs. (12) Colgate

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March 4 Rensselaer 4 - 2 Colgate Houston Field House Recap  
Marty O'Grady - 01:15
Brock Higgs - pp - 15:00
Chase Polacek - pp - 17:26
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Brock Higgs - 18:51 Third period Austin Smith - 04:44
Jeremy Price - pp - 18:12
Allen York ( 24 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats Erik Mihalik ( 23 saves / 27 shots )
March 5 Rensselaer 2 - 5 Colgate Houston Field House Recap  
No scoring First period Nick Prockow - 01:51
Chase Polacek - sh - 05:56
Chase Polacek - pp - 18:56
Second period Francois Brisebois - 09:16
Chris Wagner - 16:49
No scoring Third period Nick Prockow - en - 18:49
Francois Brisebois - pp - en - 19:57
Allen York ( 25 saves / 28 shots ) Goalie stats Erik Mihalik ( 29 saves / 31 shots )
March 6 Rensselaer 1 - 2 2OT Colgate Houston Field House Recap  
No scoring First period Austin Mayer - sh - 13:08
Tyler Helfrich - 18:48 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring Second overtime period Robbie Bourdon - 10:06
Allen York ( 37 saves / 39 shots ) Goalie stats Erik Mihalik ( 40 saves / 41 shots )
Colgate wins series 2-1


(6) Princeton vs. (11) St. Lawrence

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March 4 Princeton 4 - 1 St. Lawrence Hobey Baker Memorial Rink Recap  
Andrew Calof - 01:40 First period No scoring
Matt Arhontas - 06:18
Michael Sdao - pp - 07:39
Second period Kyle Flanagan - pp - 11:34
Rob Kleebaum - 07:22 Third period No scoring
Sean Bonar ( 22 saves / 23 shots ) Goalie stats Robby Moss ( 12 saves / 15 shots )
Matt Weninger ( 20 saves / 21 shots )
March 5 Princeton 2 - 3 St. Lawrence Hobey Baker Memorial Rink Recap  
Rob Kleebaum - 05:50 First period Greg Carey - pp - 09:38
Andrew Calof - 04:13 Second period Greg Carey - pp - 12:09
No scoring Third period Kyle Essery - 09:42
Sean Bonar ( 19 saves / 22 shots ) Goalie stats Matt Weninger ( 28 saves / 30 shots )
March 6 Princeton 1 - 2 St. Lawrence Hobey Baker Memorial Rink Recap  
No scoring First period Greg Carey - 05:27
Kyle Essery - 10:11
Derrick Pallis - pp - 12:57 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Sean Bonar ( 14 saves / 16 shots ) Goalie stats Matt Weninger ( 48 saves / 49 shots )
St. Lawrence wins series 2-1


(7) Clarkson vs. (10) Harvard

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March 4 Clarkson 1 - 2 Harvard Cheel Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Danny Biega - 03:32
No scoring Second period No scoring
Alex Boak - 04:14 Third period Michael Biega - 09:25
Paul Karpowich ( 16 saves / 18 shots ) Goalie stats Ryan Carroll ( 32 saves / 33 shots )
March 5 Clarkson 4 - 6 Harvard Cheel Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No Scoring
Nik Pokulok - 02:29
Bryan Rufenach - 4x4 - 09:56
Brandon DeFazio - 13:51
Second period Pier-Olivier Michaud - 04:00
Alex Fallstrom - 13:40
Ben Sexton - 7:29 Third period Daniel Moriarty - pp - 02:28
Daniel Moriarty - pp - 03:12
Michael Biega - 07:01
Alex Killorn - 13:15
Paul Karpowich ( 36 saves / 42 shots ) Goalie stats Ryan Carroll ( 29 saves / 33 shots )
Harvard wins series 2-0


(8) Quinnipiac vs. (9) Brown

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March 4 Quinnipiac 4 - 0 Brown TD Bank Sports Center Recap  
Jeremy Langlois - 00:15
Yuri Bouharevich - 12:56
First period No scoring
Zach Hansen - 04:55
Kellen Jones - 4x4 - 05:57
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Dan Clarke ( 22 saves / 22 shots ) Goalie stats Matt Clemente ( 8 saves / 12 shots )
Anthony Borelli (15 saves / 15 shots)
March 5 Quinnipiac 4 - 0 Brown TD Bank Sports Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Zack Currie - pp - 00:35
Jeremy Langlois - 02:25
Second period No scoring
Zach Hansen - 10:55
Ben Arnt - 14:07
Third period No scoring
Eric Hartzell ( 26 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats Matt Clemente ( 22 saves / 25 shots )
Anthony Borelli ( 6 saves / 7 shots )
Quinnipiac wins series 2-0


Quarterfinals

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(1) Union vs. (12) Colgate

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March 11 Union 4 - 1 Colgate Achilles Rink Recap  
Andrew Boute - 03:46
Wayne Simpson - pp - 15:12
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Chris Wagner - 13:09
No scoring Third period Matt Hatch - 03:02
Wayne Simpson - pp - 19:21
Keith Kinkaid - ( 19 saves / 20 shots ) Goalie stats Erik Mihalik - ( 38 saves / 42 shots )
March 12 Union 2 - 4 Colgate Achilles Rink Recap  
Wayne Simpson - 05:21 First period No scoring
Mat Bodie - 08:01 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Austin Mayer - 05:48
Chris Wagner - pp - 11:06
Robbie Bourdon - 14:48
Brian Day - en - 19:22
Keith Kinkaid - ( 18 saves / 21 shots ) Goalie stats Erik Mihalik - ( 27 saves / 29 shots )
March 13 Union 3 - 4 OT Colgate Achilles Rink Recap  
Andrew Buote - 12:02 First period No Scoring
Jeremy Welsh - PP - 05:15 Second period Austin Smith - PP - 02:59
Kurtis Bartliff - PP - 13:01
Kelly Zajac - 13:03 Third period Francois Brisebois - 17:33
No scoring First overtime period Wade Poplawski - 12:52
Keith Kinkaid - ( 29 saves / 33 shots ) Goalie stats Erik Mihalik - ( 34 saves / 37 shots )
Colgate Wins Series 2-1


(2) Yale vs. (11) St. Lawrence

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March 11 Yale 3 - 4 OT St. Lawrence Ingalls Rink Recap  
Denny Kearney - pp - 03:10
Jimmy Martin - pp - 08:15
First period Patrick Raley - 00:53
Jimmy Martin - pp - 03:58 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Aaron Bogosian - 06:27
Greg Carey - pp - 13:47
No scoring First overtime period Greg Carey - 16:28
Ryan Rondeau - ( 25 saves / 29 shots ) Goalie stats Matt Weninger - ( 31 saves / 34 shots )
March 12 Yale 5 - 2 St. Lawrence Ingalls Rink Recap  
Denny Kearney - 15:12 First period Kyle Flanagan - pp - 19:58
Kevin Limbert - 08:37
Clinton Bourbonais - 11:56
Kevin Peel - 13:47
Second period Nick Pitsikoulis - 17:41
Broc Little - pp - 08:38 Third period No scoring
Ryan Rondeau - ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Goalie stats Matt Weninger - ( 28 saves / 33 shots )
Series tied 1-1


(3) Dartmouth vs. (10) Harvard

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March 11 Dartmouth 2 - 3 Harvard Thompson Arena Recap  
Adam Estoclet - 16:00 First period Alex Killorn - pp - 05:39
Ryan Grimshaw - 17:15
No scoring Second period Michael Del Mauro - 18:49
Scott Fleming - 18:34 Third period No scoring
James Mello - ( 28 saves / 31 shots ) Goalie stats Ryan Carroll - ( 27 saves / 29 shots )
March 12 Dartmouth 2 - 1 OT Harvard Thompson Arena Recap  
Adam Estoclet - 13:56 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Michael Biega - pp - 11:12
Andrew Owsiak - 01:37 First overtime period No scoring
James Mello - ( 24 saves / 25 shots ) Goalie stats Ryan Carroll - ( 25 saves / 27 shots )
Series tied 1-1


(4) Cornell vs. (8) Quinnipiac

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March 17 Cornell 2 - 1 Quinnipiac Lynah Rink Recap  
Joe Devin - 01:58 First period Scott Zurevinski - 18:36
Joe Devin - pp - 19:35 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Mike Garman - ( 36 saves / 37 shots ) Goalie stats Dan Clarke - ( 25 saves / 27 shots )
March 12 Cornell 0 - 1 Quinnipiac Lynah Rink Recap  
No scoring First period Jeremy Langlois - 14:12
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Andy Iles - ( 30 saves / 31 shots ) Goalie stats Eric Hartzell - ( 24 saves / 24 shots )
Series tied 1-1


Semifinals

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(2) Yale vs. (12) Colgate

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March 18 Yale 4 - 0 Colgate Boardwalk Hall Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Chris Cahill - 05:07 Second period No scoring
Kenny Agostino - 06:42
Andrew Miller - 14:49
Antoine Laganiere - en - 19:45
Third period No scoring
Ryan Rondeau - ( 22 saves / 22 shots ) Goalie stats Eric Mihalik - ( 36 saves / 39 shots )


(3) Dartmouth vs. (4) Cornell

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March 18 Dartmouth 0 - 3 Cornell Boardwalk Hall Recap  
No scoring First period Sean Whitney - 18:05
Armand de Swardt - 18:29
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Locke Jillson - en - 18:59
James Mello - ( 15 saves / 17 shots ) Goalie stats Mike Garman - ( 36 saves / 36 shots )


3rd Place Game

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(3) Dartmouth vs. (12) Colgate

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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 - Robbie Bourdon (Poplawski, Larkin)
(Stephens, Reeds) Robbie Smith - 02:41
(Fleming) Adam Estoclet - GW - 15:49
Second period 12:57 - PP - Francis Brisbois (Bartliff, Smith)
(Lindblad) Dustin Walsh - 08:51 Third period 16:01 - Robbie Bourdon (Leidl, Day)
( 20 saves / 23 shots ) James Mello Goalie stats Eric Mihalik ( 29 saves / 34 shots )


Championship

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(2) Yale vs. (4) Cornell

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March 19 Yale 6 - 0 Cornell Boardwalk Hall Recap  
(Kearney, Martin) Kevin Limbert - PP GW - 03:03
(Martin, Kearney) Kevin Limbert - PP - 15:50
First period No scoring
(O'Neill, Miller) Antoine Laganière - 01:39
(O'Neill) Chris Cahill - 06:00
(Miller, Peel) Colin Dueck - 08:37
(Kearney) Broc Little - PP - 17:28
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 22 saves / 22 shots ) Ryan Rondeau Goalie stats Andy Iles ( 10 saves / 15 shots ) / Mike Garman ( 17 saves / 18 shots )


Tournament awards

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* Most Outstanding Player(s)

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References

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  1. ^ "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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