1988 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

1988 ECAC Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 4–12, 1988
Teams8
Finals siteBoston Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
ChampionsSt. Lawrence[1] (2nd title)
Winning coachJoe Marsh[2] (1st title)
MVPPete Lappin[3] (St. Lawrence)
ECAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

The 1988 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 27th tournament in league history. It was played between March 4 and March 12, 1988.[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 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format[edit]

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 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings[edit]

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

1987–88 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Harvard† 22 18 4 0 36 93 52 32 21 11 0 132 96
St. Lawrence†* 22 18 4 0 36 124 70 38 29 9 0 200 112
Cornell 22 15 7 0 30 98 68 28 19 9 0 121 81
Vermont 22 14 7 1 29 81 67 35 21 11 3 127 101
Colgate 22 13 8 1 27 105 63 32 18 11 3 156 104
Clarkson 22 10 9 3 23 86 82 35 17 15 3 133 125
Princeton 22 11 10 1 23 80 77 28 12 15 1 94 110
Rensselaer 22 9 13 0 18 99 91 32 15 17 0 164 125
Dartmouth 22 8 13 1 17 59 84 26 10 15 1 70 98
Yale 22 6 16 0 12 60 97 26 6 20 0 76 128
Army 22 3 17 2 8 59 119 30 9 19 2 97 151
Brown 22 2 19 1 5 46 120 26 3 22 1 63 144
Championship: St. Lawrence
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Bracket[edit]

Teams are reseeded after the first round

Quarterfinals
March 4–5 		Semifinals
March 11 		Championship
March 12
           
1 Harvard 5 6 —
8 Rensselaer 4 4 —
1 Harvard 4
6 Clarkson 6
2 St. Lawrence 5 10 —
7 Princeton 1 1 —
2 St. Lawrence 3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
6 Clarkson 0
3 Cornell 3 4 0
6 Clarkson 4 2 1
2 St. Lawrence 4 Third Place
4 Vermont 2
4 Vermont 8 3 — 1 Harvard 7
5 Colgate 0 3 — 4 Vermont 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals[edit]

(1) Harvard vs. (8) Rensselaer[edit]

March 4 Harvard 5 – 4 Rensselaer Bright Hockey Center
March 5 Harvard 6 – 4 Rensselaer Bright Hockey Center
Harvard won series 2–0


(2) St. Lawrence vs. (7) Princeton[edit]

March 4 St. Lawrence 5 – 1 Princeton Appleton Arena
March 5 St. Lawrence 10 – 1 Princeton Appleton Arena
St. Lawrence won series 2–0


(3) Cornell vs. (6) Clarkson[edit]

March 4 Cornell 3 – 4 Clarkson Lynah Rink
March 5 Cornell 4 – 2 Clarkson Lynah Rink
March 5 Cornell 0 – 1 (mini) Clarkson Lynah Rink
Clarkson won series 2–1


(4) Vermont vs. (5) Colgate[edit]

March 4 Vermont 8 – 0 Colgate Gutterson Fieldhouse
March 5 Vermont 3 – 3 Colgate Gutterson Fieldhouse
Vermont won series 1–0–1


Semifinals[edit]

(1) Harvard vs. (6) Clarkson[edit]

March 11 Harvard 4 – 6 Clarkson Boston Garden


(2) St. Lawrence vs. (4) Vermont[edit]

March 11 St. Lawrence 4 – 2 Vermont Boston Garden


Third Place[edit]

(1) Harvard vs. (4) Vermont[edit]

March 12 Harvard 7 – 1 Vermont Boston Garden


Championship[edit]

(2) St. Lawrence vs. (6) Clarkson[edit]

March 12 St. Lawrence 3 – 0 Clarkson Boston Garden


Tournament awards[edit]

All-Tournament Team[edit]

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

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References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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