2005 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

The 2005 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 44th tournament in league history. It was played between March 4 and March 19, 2005. Opening round and quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Pepsi Arena (subsequently renamed Times Union Center) in Albany, New York. By winning the tournament, Cornell received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 2005 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

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Cornell†* 22 18 2 2 38 70 26 35 27 5 3 112 45
#10 Harvard 22 15 5 2 32 71 38 34 21 10 3 98 64
#14 Colgate 22 14 5 3 31 55 38 39 25 11 3 108 78
Vermont 22 13 6 3 29 66 37 39 21 14 4 108 85
Dartmouth 22 14 8 0 28 74 49 35 20 13 2 120 83
Brown 22 9 11 2 20 54 60 33 16 14 3 89 87
St. Lawrence 22 9 12 1 19 70 73 38 17 19 2 116 117
Union 22 8 13 1 17 43 72 37 13 22 2 79 111
Clarkson 22 7 13 2 16 44 66 39 13 23 3 92 120
Princeton 22 6 14 2 14 59 81 31 8 20 3 81 120
Rensselaer 22 6 15 1 13 46 73 38 14 22 2 102 118
Yale 22 3 18 1 7 50 89 32 5 25 2 70 140
Championship: Cornell
indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket[edit]

Teams are reseeded after the first round and quarterfinals

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

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round[edit]

(5) Dartmouth vs. (12) Yale[edit]

March 4[6] Dartmouth 7 – 2 Yale Thompson Arena Recap  
Nick Johnson – 06:55
Sean Offers – 08:17
Lee StempniakGW – 12:53
Tanner GlassSH – 17:28
First period 19:33 - Jean-Francois Boucher
Sean Offers – 00:27
Mike Ouellette – 08:55
Second period 17:19 – Bradley Mills
Eric PrzepiorkaPP – 16:50 Third period No scoring
Dan Yacey ( 18 saves / 20 shots ) Goalie stats Matt Modelski ( 14 saves / 20 shots ) / Josh Gartner ( 16 saves / 17 shots )
March 5[7] Dartmouth 4 – 5 OT Yale Thompson Arena Recap  
Jarrett Sampson – 03:26 First period 01:01 – Jeff Hristovski
Lee StempniakSH – 03:33 Second period 02:25 – PPBradley Mills
15:47 – Will Engasser
Eric Przepiorka – 15:51
Jarrett Sampson – 18:04
Third period 12:43 – Robert Burns
No Scoring First overtime period 02:41 – GWWill Engasser
Dan Yacey ( 22 saves / 27 shots ) Goalie stats Josh Gartner ( 60 saves / 64 shots )
March 6[8] Dartmouth 5 – 1 Yale Thompson Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
Nick JohnsonPP – 09:04
David JonesGW PP – 16:35
Lee Stempniak – 18:45
Second period 01:06 - Jean-Francois Boucher
Eric PrzepiorkaPP – 04:28
Mike Ouellette – 19:41
Third period No scoring
Dan Yacey ( 18 saves / 19 shots ) Goalie stats Josh Gartner ( 52 saves / 57 shots )
Dartmouth won series 2–1


(6) Brown vs. (11) Renssealer[edit]

March 4[9] Brown 7 – 4 Rensselaer Meehan Auditorium Recap  
Chris Poli – 03:52
Brian IhnacakPP – 07:26
First period 05:59 – PPKevin Broad
Sean Hurley – 10:25
Chris PoliPP – 15:36
Second period 07:12 – PPAlexander Valentin
14:51 – PPJake Luthi
Brian McNaryGW – 12:25
Mike Meech – 13:38
Chris SwonEN – 13:38
Third period 11:17 – Kevin Croxton
Adam D'Alba ( 26 saves / 30 shots ) Goalie stats Andrew Martin ( 18 saves / 24 shots )
March 5[10] Brown 4 – 3 OT Rensselaer Meehan Auditorium Recap  
Jeff ProughPP – 03:52
Mike Meech – 12:44
First period 10:23 – PPAlexander Valentin
Gerry Burke – 10:51 Second period 08:24 – Kirk MacDonald
09:32 – Kevin Croxton
No scoring Third period No scoring
Chris Poli – 05:33 First overtime period No scoring
Adam D'Alba ( 23 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats Andrew Martin ( 23 saves / 27 shots )
Brown won series 2–0


(7) St. Lawrence vs. (10) Princeton[edit]

March 4[11] St. Lawrence 7 – 0 Princeton Appleton Arena Recap  
Max TaylorGW PP – 08:31
John ZeilerPP – 14:49
First period No scoring
Mike Zbriger – 09:18
Jim Hakewill – 11:10
Josh Anderson – 16:17
Second period No scoring
Simon Watson – 07:00
Stace Page – 14:59
Third period No scoring
Mike McKenna ( 23 saves / 23 shots ) Goalie stats Eric Leroux ( 25 saves / 28 shots ) / B.J. Sklapsky ( 16 saves / 20 shots )
March 5[12] St. Lawrence 4 – 2 Princeton Appleton Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
Kyle Rank – SH – 03:24 Second period No scoring
Josh Anderson – 01:08
Matt MacdonaldGW – 18:10
T.J. TrevelyanEN – 19:19
Third period 07:59 – Dustin Sproat
13:37 – Dustin Sproat
Mike McKenna ( 20 saves / 22 shots ) Goalie stats Eric Leroux ( 52 saves / 55 shots )
St. Lawrence won series 2–0


(8) Union vs. (9) Clarkson[edit]

March 4[13] Union 0 – 1 OT Clarkson Achilles Center Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 15:43 – GWDavid Cayer
Justin Mrazek ( 21 saves / 22 shots ) Goalie stats Dustin Traylen ( 32 saves / 32 shots )
March 5[14] Union 2 – 1 OT Clarkson Achilles Center Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 03:11 – Michael Grenzy
Torren Delforte – 12:06 Third period No scoring
Torren DelforteGW – 10:39 First overtime period No scoring
Justin Mrazek ( 27 saves / 28 shots ) Goalie stats Dustin Traylen ( 28 saves / 30 shots )
March 6[15] Union 3 – 4 OT Clarkson Achilles Center Recap  
Olivier BouchardPP – 19:04 First period 16:58 – Chris Brekelmans
Jordan Webb – 04:10 Second period 08:52 – PPJay Latulippe
10:47 – Max Kolu
Olivier BouchardPP – 16:27 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 18:18 – GWShawn Weller
Justin Mrazek ( 40 saves / 44 shots ) Goalie stats Dustin Traylen ( 31 saves / 34 shots )
Clarkson won series 2–1


Quarterfinals[edit]

(1) Cornell vs. (9) Clarkson[edit]

March 11[16] Cornell 5 – 0 Clarkson Lynah Rink Recap  
Mike KnoepfliGW SH – 07:46
Byron BitzPP – 16:16
First period No scoring
Shane HynesPP – 12:09
Mike IgguldenSH – 14:31
Byron BitzPP – 16:15
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
David McKee ( 20 saves / 20 shots ) Goalie stats Dustin Traylen ( 19 saves / 23 shots ) / Kyle McNulty ( 5 saves / 6 shots )
March 12[17] Cornell 3 – 2 OT Clarkson Lynah Rink Recap  
Shane HynesPP – 03:56 First period 01:48 – Jay Latulippe
11:22 – David Cayer
Matt Moulson – 08:58 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Topher ScottGW – 12:00 First overtime period No scoring
David McKee ( 34 saves / 36 shots ) Goalie stats Dustin Traylen ( 34 saves / 37 shots )
Cornell won series 2–0


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

March 11[18] Harvard 2 – 0 St. Lawrence Bright Hockey Center Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
Charlie JohnsonGW PP – 16:44 Second period No scoring
Jon Pelle – 13:22 Third period No scoring
Dov Grumet-Morris ( 33 saves / 33 shots ) Goalie stats Mike McKenna ( 14 saves / 16 shots )
March 12[19] Harvard 5 – 3 St. Lawrence Bright Hockey Center Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
Brendan Bernakevitch – 05:32
Kevin DuPP – 17:47
Second period No scoring
Tyler MaguraGW SH – 10:43 Third period 05:36 – PPMike Zbriger
05:36 – PPMax Taylor
Dov Grumet-Morris ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) Goalie stats Mike McKenna ( 26 saves / 29 shots ) / Justin Pesony ( 0 saves / 0 shots )
Harvard won series 2–0


(3) Colgate vs. (6) Brown[edit]

March 11[20] Colgate 4 – 1 Brown Starr Rink Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
Adam MitchellPP – 13:37
Jon SmythGW – 17:50
Second period 08:30 – PPBrian McNary
Mike CampanerPP – 03:53
Dustin GillandersPP – 14:38
Third period No scoring
Steve Silverhorn ( 11 saves / 12 shots ) Goalie stats Adam D'Alba ( 28 saves / 32 shots )
March 12[21] Colgate 3 – 0 Brown Starr Rink Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
Anthony MasottoGW PP – 06:52
Tyler Burton – 13:26
Second period No scoring
Dave Thomas – 17:12 Third period No scoring
Steve Silverhorn ( 19 saves / 19 shots ) Goalie stats Adam D'Alba ( 26 saves / 29 shots )
Colgate won series 2–0


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

March 11[22] Dartmouth 2 – 3 Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse Recap  
Andy CorranPP – 01:55 First period 12:49 – Nick Johnson
Scott Mifsud – 02:48 Second period 15:59 – Mike Ouellette
No Scoring Third period 02:34 – Lee Stempniak
Joe Fallon ( 26 saves / 29 shots ) Goalie stats Dan Yacey ( 18 saves / 20 shots )
March 12[23] Dartmouth 3 – 2 OT Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse Recap  
Baron Becker – 06:30
Jeff Corey – PP – 15:13
First period No scoring
No Scoring Second period 07:11 – David Jones
No Scoring Third period 12:02 – Nick Johnson
Chris MyersGW PP – 17:34 First overtime period No scoring
Joe Fallon ( 24 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats Dan Yacey ( 32 saves / 35 shots )
March 13[24] Dartmouth 2 – 1 Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse Recap  
Jaime SifersPP – 06:05 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Mark LutzGW PP – 06:02 Third period 02:10 – Eric Przepiorka
Joe Fallon ( 24 saves / 25 shots ) Goalie stats Dan Yacey ( 24 saves / 26 shots )
Vermont won series 2–1


Semifinals[edit]

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

March 18[25] Cornell 3 – 0 Vermont Pepsi Arena Recap  
Topher ScottGW – 13:22 First period No scoring
Matt MoulsonPP – 09:56 Second period No scoring
Chris AbbottEN – 18:42 Third period No scoring
David McKee ( 25 saves / 25 shots ) Goalie stats Joe Fallon ( 19 saves / 21 shots )


(2) Harvard vs. (3) Colgate[edit]

March 18[26] Harvard 4 – 3 2OT Colgate Pepsi Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
Dan MurphyPP – 06:38 Second period No scoring
Charlie Johnson – 16:01
Tom Cavanagh – 18:03
Third period 00:27 – Jon Smyth
16:46 – Joey Mormina
18:39 – Joey Mormina
Kevin DuGW – 16:01 Second overtime period No scoring
Dov Grumet-Morris ( 46 saves / 49 shots ) Goalie stats Steve Silverhorn ( 47 saves / 51 shots )


Third place[edit]

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

March 19[27] Colgate 2 – 1 Vermont Pepsi Arena Recap  
Tyler BurtonPP – 05:17
Joey MorminaGW PP – 19:39
First period No scoring
No Scoring Second period 08:24 – PPMatt Syroczynski
No scoring Third period No scoring
Steve Silverhorn ( 34 saves / 35 shots ) Goalie stats Joe Fallon ( 18 saves / 20 shots )


Championship[edit]

(1) Cornell vs. (2) Harvard[edit]

March 18[28] Cornell 3 – 1 Harvard Pepsi Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 18:23 – PPDylan Reese
Paul Varteressian – 09:35
Charlie Cook – 10:30
Second period No scoring
Charlie CookPP – 06:35 Third period No scoring
David McKee ( 17 saves / 18 shots ) Goalie stats Dov Grumet-Morris ( 29 saves / 32 shots )


Tournament awards[edit]

All-Tournament Team[edit]

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

[29]

References[edit]

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