1997 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

The 1997 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 36th tournament in league history. It was played between March 4 and March 15, 1997.[4] Preliminary and quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the 'final four' games were played at the Olympic Arena (subsequently renamed Herb Brooks Arena) in Lake Placid, New York. By winning the tournament, Cornell received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

1997 ECAC Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 4–15, 1997
Teams10
Finals siteOlympic Arena
Lake Placid, New York
ChampionsCornell[1] (9th title)
Winning coachMike Schafer[2] (2nd title)
MVPJason Elliott[3] (Cornell)
ECAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

Format

The tournament featured four rounds of play. The two teams that finish below tenth place in the standings are not eligible for tournament play. In the preliminary round, the seventh and tenth seeds and the eighth and ninth seeds each play a single game to determine the final qualifying teams for the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals the first seed and lower ranked qualifier, the second and higher ranked qualifier, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played a modified best-of-three series, where the first team to receive 3 points moves on. 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 1997 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

1996–97 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Clarkson†221750349454372710015491
Cornell*221462308063352195123100
Vermont2213632967603622113125105
Rensselaer2212732783713620124137112
Union221183256354341813310679
Princeton2211832570593418124111103
Colgate2210932379793316143126124
Harvard229112206467321118385106
St. Lawrence2251251578923510205121148
Yale226142146182321019390114
Dartmouth22515212751002910172105121
Brown2241621081114297193108148
Championship: Cornell
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

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Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the first two rounds

Preliminary Round
March 4 		Quarterfinals
March 7–9 		Semifinals
March 14 		Championship
March 15
1 Clarkson 5 4 —
7 Colgate 0 10 Yale 2 1 —
10 Yale 1 1 Clarkson 5
6 Princeton 1
2 Cornell 2* 4 —
8 Harvard 2 1 —
1 Clarkson 1
2 Cornell 2
3 Vermont 2 7 2
8 Harvard 4 6 Princeton 3 1 3
9 St. Lawrence 2 2 Cornell 5 Third Place
4 Rensselaer 3
4 Rensselaer 3 3 — 4 Rensselaer 8
5 Union 1 1 — 6 Princeton 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

(7) Colgate vs. (10) Yale
March 4 Clarkson 0 – 1 Yale Starr Rink

(8) Harvard vs. (9) St. Lawrence
March 4 Harvard 4 – 2 St. Lawrence Bright Hockey Center

(1) Clarkson vs. (10) Yale
March 7 Clarkson 5 – 2 Yale Cheel Arena
March 8 Clarkson 4 – 1 Yale Cheel Arena
Clarkson won series 2–0

(2) Cornell vs. (8) Harvard
March 7 Cornell 2 – 2 OT Harvard Lynah Rink
March 8 Cornell 4 – 1 Harvard Lynah Rink
Cornell won series 1–0–1

(3) Vermont vs. (6) Princeton
March 7 Vermont 2 – 3 Princeton Gutterson Fieldhouse
March 8 Vermont 7 – 1 Princeton Gutterson Fieldhouse
March 9 Vermont 2 – 3 Princeton Gutterson Fieldhouse
Princeton won series 2–1

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

(1) Clarkson vs. (6) Princeton
March 14 Clarkson 5 – 1 Princeton Olympic Arena

(2) Cornell vs. (4) Rensselaer
March 14 Cornell 5 – 3 Rensselaer Olympic Arena

(4) Rensselaer vs. (6) Princeton
March 15 Rensselaer 8 – 4 Princeton Olympic Arena

(1) Clarkson vs. (2) Cornell
March 15 Clarkson 1 – 2 Cornell Olympic Arena

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

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References
  1. "Cornell Men's Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. "Mike Schafer 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. "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guides". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  6. "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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