1986 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

The 1986 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 25th tournament in league history. It was played between March 7 and March 15, 1986.[4] Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the 'final four' games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. By winning the tournament, Cornell received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

1986 ECAC Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 7–15, 1986
Teams8
Finals siteBoston Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
ChampionsCornell[1] (7th title)
Winning coachLou Reycroft[2] (1st title)
MVPDoug Dadswell[3] (Cornell)
ECAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The four teams that finish below eighth place in the standings are not eligible for tournament play. In the quarterfinals the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played a two-game series to determine the winner. In the two games no overtime was permitted and if the two teams remained tied after the two games then a 10-minute mini-game would be played where a sudden-death overtime was allowed if the scheduled time did not produce a victor.[5] After the opening round every series becomes a single-elimination game. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the lowest remaining seed 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 1986 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

1985–86 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Harvard†211830361295334258118795
Yale21156030104723020100160116
Cornell*2113622810174322174145104
Rensselaer21137127100883220111167139
Clarkson21126327101703218113143110
Vermont2111100226463311713110299
St. Lawrence21101102092923116150145150
Colgate21911119821093215152142147
Princeton2171301476823011172109111
Dartmouth21417085912125718078134
Army^112904^36573018111154111
Brown21318066312723419073134
Championship: Cornell
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Army played a half schedule

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Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the first round

Quarterfinals
March 7–8 		Semifinals
March 14 		Championship
March 15
           
1 Harvard 2 6 —
8 Colgate 0 4 —
1 Harvard 2
5 Clarkson 4
2 Yale 6 9 —
7 St. Lawrence 5 4 —
3 Cornell 3*
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
5 Clarkson 2
3 Cornell 8 3 —
6 Vermont 3 3 —
2 Yale 2 Third Place
3 Cornell 3**
4 Rensselaer 1 4 — 1 Harvard 6
5 Clarkson 3 6 — 2 Yale 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

(1) Harvard vs. (8) Colgate
March 7 Harvard 2 – 0 Colgate Bright Hockey Center
March 8 Harvard 6 – 4 Colgate Bright Hockey Center
Harvard won series 2–0

(2) Yale vs. (7) St. Lawrence
March 7 Yale 6 – 5 St. Lawrence Ingalls Rink
March 8 Yale 9 – 4 St. Lawrence Ingalls Rink
Yale won series 2–0

(3) Cornell vs. (6) Vermont
March 7 Cornell 8 – 3 Vermont Lynah Rink
March 8 Cornell 3 – 3 Vermont Lynah Rink
Cornell won series 1–0–1

(4) Rensselaer vs. (5) Clarkson
March 7 Rensselaer 1 – 3 Clarkson Houston Field House
March 8 Rensselaer 4 – 6 Clarkson Houston Field House
Clarkson won series 2–0

(1) Harvard vs. (5) Clarkson
March 14 Harvard 2 – 4 Clarkson Boston Garden

(2) Yale vs. (3) Cornell
March 14 Yale 2 – 3 2OT Cornell Boston Garden

(1) Harvard vs. (2) Yale
March 15 Harvard 6 – 3 Yale Boston Garden

(3) Cornell vs. (5) Clarkson
March 15 Cornell 3 – 2 OT Clarkson Boston Garden

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

None

MOP

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References
  1. "Cornell Men's Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. "Lou Reycroft Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  3. "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  4. "ECAC Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  5. "College Hockey Notebook; Road to Final a 3-Way Route". The New York Times. March 8, 1988. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  6. "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guides". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  7. "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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