2000 ECAC Men's ice hockey tournament | |
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Dates | March 10–18, 2000 |
Teams | 10 |
Finals site | Olympic Arena Lake Placid, New York |
Champions | St. Lawrence (5th title) |
Winning coach | Joe Marsh [1] (4th title) |
MVP | Derek Gustafson [2] (St. Lawrence) |
ECAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments |
The 2000 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 39th tournament in league history. It was played between March 10 and March 18, 2000. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final five games were played at the Olympic Arena (subsequently renamed Herb Brooks Arena) in Lake Placid, New York. By winning the tournament, St. Lawrence received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The two teams that finish below tenth place in the standings are not eligible for tournament play. In the first round, the first and tenth seeds, the second and ninth seeds, the third seed and eighth seeds, the fourth seed and seventh seeds and the fifth seed and sixth seeds played a best-of-three series with the three highest-seeded winners advancing to the semifinals and the remaining two winners playing in the Four vs. Five matchup. After the opening round every series becomes a single-elimination game. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the winner of the four vs. five game 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 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#4 St. Lawrence†* | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 76 | 47 | 37 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 130 | 94 | |
#9 Colgate | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 85 | 61 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 132 | 93 | |
#13 Rensselaer | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 123 | 85 | |
Cornell | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 70 | 54 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 104 | 86 | |
Clarkson | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 69 | 71 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 111 | 116 | |
Princeton | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 66 | 66 | 30 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 84 | 97 | |
Harvard | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 65 | 63 | 30 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 85 | 95 | |
Dartmouth | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 54 | 63 | 30 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 71 | 98 | |
Yale | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 45 | 63 | 30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 68 | 85 | |
Union | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 48 | 75 | 33 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 79 | 127 | |
Brown | 21 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 52 | 78 | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 66 | 98 | |
Vermont^ | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 53 | 75 | |
Championship: St. Lawrence † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) ^ Vermont was ineligible for the postseason Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |
Teams are reseeded after the First Round
First Round [3] March 10–11 | Four vs. Five [4] March 16 | Semifinals March 17 | Championship March 18 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | St. Lawrence | 8 | 4* | — | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Union | 4 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
1 | St. Lawrence | 3* | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Colgate | 5* | 4 | — | 4 | Cornell | 4 | 4 | Cornell | 2 | ||||||||||
9 | Yale | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | Clarkson | 2 | |||||||||||||
3 | Rensselaer | 7 | 3* | — | 1 | St. Lawrence | 2 | |||||||||||||
8 | Dartmouth | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | Rensselaer | 0 | |||||||||||||
4 | Cornell | 4 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Harvard | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | Colgate | 1 | |||||||||||||
3 | Rensselaer | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Clarkson | 3 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Princeton | 2 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
March 10 [5] | St. Lawrence | 8 – 4 | Union | Appleton Arena | ||||
Brandon Dietrich - PP - 12:02 Mike Gellard - 16:59 | First period | 03:41 - PP - Ryan Campbell 17:37 - PP - Drew Taylor | ||||||
Mike Gellard - 06:59 Ray DiLauro - 11:04 Matt Desrosiers - GW PP - 12:26 | Second period | 06:59 - Ryan Campbell 12:48 - Ryan Campbell | ||||||
Jason Windle - 00:16 Al Fyfe - PP - 16:59 Jack O'Brien - 18:38 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Derek Gustafson ( 29 saves / 33 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brandon Snee ( 38 saves / 46 shots ) |
March 11 [6] | St. Lawrence | 4 – 3 | OT | Union | Appleton Arena | |||
Erik Anderson - PP - 14:31 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Jason Windle - 05:03 | Second period | 06:13 - PP - Clark Jones 06:34 - Bryan Yackel 12:34 - PP - Clark Jones | ||||||
Mike Gellard - EA - 19:50 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Jason Windle - GW - 05:42 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Derek Gustafson ( 32 saves / 35 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brandon Snee ( 56 saves / 60 shots ) |
St. Lawrence won series 2–0 | |
March 10 [7] | Colgate | 5 – 4 | OT | Yale | Starr Rink | |||
No Scoring | First period | 18:44 - PP - Lee Jelenic | ||||||
Darryl Campbell - PP - 16:22 Andy McDonald - PP - 17:59 | Second period | 00:58 - Jeff Brow 12:50 - Keith Fitzpatrick | ||||||
Sean Nolan - 03:39 Sean Nolan - PP - 13:35 | Third period | 00:35 - PP - Jeff Brow | ||||||
Sean Nolan - GW - 00:53 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Shep Harder ( 20 saves / 24 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dan Lombard ( 37 saves / 42 shots ) |
March 11 [8] | Colgate | 4 – 2 | Yale | Starr Rink | ||||
Darryl Campbell - PP - 02:39 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Cory Murphy - 07:25 | Second period | 08:43 - PP - Jeff Brow | ||||||
Andy McDonald - GW - 12:51 Andy McDonald - EN - 19:11 | Third period | 01:43 - SH - Cory Shea | ||||||
Shep Harder ( 23 saves / 25 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dan Lombard ( 20 saves / 23 shots ) |
Colgate won series 2–0 | |
March 10 [9] | Rensselaer | 7 – 2 | Dartmouth | Houston Field House | ||||
Andrew McPherson - 04:33 Brian Pothier - PP - 13:39 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Marc Cavosie - GW - 04:33 Keith Dupee - 17:01 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Matt Murley - 01:19 Jim Henkel - 10:50 Doug Shepherd - 12:51 | Third period | 05:16 - Frank Nardella 14:24 - Dan Casella | ||||||
Joel Laing ( 33 saves / 35 shots ) | Goalie stats | Nick Boucher ( 17 saves / 24 shots ) / Eric Almon ( 2 saves / 2 shots ) |
March 11 [10] | Rensselaer | 3 – 2 | OT | Dartmouth | Houston Field House | |||
No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Brad Tapper - PP - 13:07 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Pete Gardiner - EA - 19:54 | Third period | 08:49 - Craig Lund 10:33 - Pete Summerfelt | ||||||
Pete Gardiner - GW - 10:37 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Joel Laing ( 37 saves / 39 shots ) | Goalie stats | Nick Boucher ( 31 saves / 34 shots ) |
Rensselaer won series 2–0 | |
March 10 [11] | Cornell | 4 – 3 | Harvard | Lynah Rink | ||||
Stephen Bâby - 10:33 Danny Powell - 13:21 Mike Rutter - 17:13 | First period | 08:03 - PP - Steve Moore 15:44 - Pete Capouch | ||||||
Doug Stienstra - GW - 19:08 | Second period | 10:31 - PP - Scott Turco | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Ian Burt ( 20 saves / 23 shots ) | Goalie stats | J.R Prestifilippo ( 31 saves / 35 shots ) |
March 11 [12] | Cornell | 4 – 3 | Harvard | Lynah Rink | ||||
No Scoring | First period | 05:26 - SH - Jeff Stonehouse | ||||||
Doug Stienstra - PP - 11:38 Rick Sacchetti - 17:54 | Second period | 17:32 - Brett Nowak | ||||||
Denis Ladouceur - 06:29 Krzysztof Wieckowski - GW - 06:54 | Third period | 04:41 - Chris Bala | ||||||
Ian Burt ( 23 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | J.R Prestifilippo ( 20 saves / 24 shots ) |
Cornell won series 2–0 | |
March 10 [13] | Clarkson | 3 – 2 | Princeton | Cheel Arena | ||||
No Scoring | First period | 01:45 - David Bennett 16:26 - PP - Shane Campbell | ||||||
Murray Kuntz - PP - 12:35 Erik Cole - 16:40 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Matt Poapst - GW - 01:02 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Karl Mattson ( 24 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dave Stathos ( 26 saves / 29 shots ) |
March 11 [14] | Clarkson | 2 – 1 | Princeton | Cheel Arena | ||||
No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Erik Cole - PP - 08:06 David Evans - GW - 17:20 | Second period | 03:05 - Chris Corrinet | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Karl Mattson ( 19 saves / 20 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dave Stathos ( 35 saves / 37 shots ) |
Clarkson won series 2–0 | |
March 16 [15] | Cornell | 4 – 2 | Clarkson | Olympic Arena | ||||
Murray Kuntz - PP - 08:18 | First period | 19:34 - Daniel Svoboda | ||||||
Andrew McNiven - 04:09 Stephen Bâby - GW - 04:37 Mark McRae - 19:53 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 06:36 - Adam Campana | ||||||
Ian Burt ( 38 saves / 40 shots ) | Goalie stats | Karl Mattson ( 13 saves / 16 shots ) / Shawn Grant ( 9 saves / 10 shots ) |
March 17 [16] | St. Lawrence | 3 – 2 | OT | Cornell | Olympic Arena | |||
Brandon Dietrich - 13:58 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Jack O'Brien - 13:41 | Second period | 19:58 - PP - Douglas Murray | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 05:23 - Frank Kovac | ||||||
Brandon Dietrich - GW - 14:51 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Derek Gustafson ( 25 saves / 27 shots ) | Goalie stats | Ian Burt ( 40 saves / 43 shots ) |
March 17 [17] | Colgate | 1 – 3 | Rensselaer | Olympic Arena | ||||
Chad MacDonald - 17:15 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 06:47 - PP - Keith Dupee 06:47 - GW - Nolan Graham | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 18:53 - Keith Dupee | ||||||
Shep Harder ( 38 saves / 41 shots ) | Goalie stats | Joel Laing ( 19 saves / 20 shots ) |
March 18 [18] | Colgate | 4 – 0 | Cornell | Olympic Arena | ||||
Sean Nolan - GW - 14:48 Andy McDonald - 15:52 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Sean Nolan - PP - 13:50 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Darryl Campbell - PP - 10:16 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Shep Harder ( 33 saves / 33 shots ) | Goalie stats | Chris Gartman ( 23 saves / 27 shots ) |
March 18 [19] | St. Lawrence | 2 – 0 | Rensselaer | Olympic Arena | ||||
Jason Windle - GW - 01:23 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Jason Windle - 01:53 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Derek Gustafson ( 30 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Joel Laing ( 33 saves / 35 shots ) |
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