1989 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

The 1989 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 28th tournament in league history. It was played between March 3 and March 11, 1989.[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, St. Lawrence received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

1989 ECAC Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 3–11, 1989
Teams8
Finals siteBoston Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
ChampionsSt. Lawrence[1] (3rd title)
Winning coachJoe Marsh[2] (2nd title)
MVPDoug Murray[3] (St. Lawrence)
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 1989 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

1988–89 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Harvard†222020401304934313019189
St. Lawrence*22184036995636297016995
Colgate22156131108823119102161118
Clarkson22137228104873216133135129
Cornell2213902676743016131113100
Vermont22139026108733420131158116
Yale2210120207284311119199137
Rensselaer2281221874823212173118123
Dartmouth22714115709626817182113
Army2261511362108301316193125
Princeton22417197311326619197133
Brown22121025113226125058155
Championship: St. Lawrence
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)

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Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the first round

Quarterfinals
March 3–4 		Semifinals
March 10 		Championship
March 11
           
1 Harvard 7 5 —
8 Rensselaer 3 4 —
1 Harvard 2
6 Vermont 3*
2 St. Lawrence 2 9 —
7 Yale 1 2 —
2 St. Lawrence 4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
6 Vermont 1
3 Colgate 2 4 —
6 Vermont 2 8 —
2 St. Lawrence 6 Third Place
5 Cornell 1
4 Clarkson 3 0 — 1 Harvard 6
5 Cornell 5 0 — 5 Cornell 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

(1) Harvard vs. (8) Rensselaer
March 3 Harvard 7 – 3 Rensselaer Bright Hockey Center
March 4 Harvard 5 – 4 Rensselaer Bright Hockey Center
Harvard won series 2–0

(2) St. Lawrence vs. (7) Yale
March 3 St. Lawrence 2 – 1 Yale Appleton Arena
March 4 St. Lawrence 9 – 2 Yale Appleton Arena
St. Lawrence won series 2–0

(3) Colgate vs. (6) Vermont
March 3 Colgate 2 – 2 Vermont Starr Rink
March 4 Colgate 4 – 8 Vermont Starr Rink
Vermont won series 1–0–1

(4) Clarkson vs. (5) Cornell
March 3 Clarkson 3 – 5 Cornell Walker Arena
March 4 Clarkson 0 – 0 Cornell Walker Arena
Cornell won series 1–0–1

(1) Harvard vs. (6) Vermont
March 10 Harvard 2 – 3 OT Vermont Boston Garden

(2) St. Lawrence vs. (5) Cornell
March 10 St. Lawrence 6 – 1 Cornell Boston Garden

(1) Harvard vs. (5) Cornell
March 11 Harvard 6 – 3 Cornell Boston Garden

(2) St. Lawrence vs. (6) Vermont
March 11 St. Lawrence 4 – 1 Vermont Boston Garden

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

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References
  1. "St. Lawrence Men's Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. "Joe Marsh 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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