2009 ECAC Hockey Men's ice hockey tournament | |
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Dates | March 6–21, 2009 |
Teams | 12 |
Finals site | Times Union Center Albany, New York |
Champions | Yale [1] (1st title) |
Winning coach | Keith Allain [2] (1st title) |
MVP | Sean Backman [3] (Yale) |
ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments |
The 2009 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 48th tournament in league history. It was played between March 6 and March 21, 2009. First Round and Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. By winning the tournament, Yale received the ECAC Hockey automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
The tournament features four rounds of play. In the first round, the fifth and twelfth, sixth and eleventh, seventh and tenth, and eighth and ninth seeds as determined by the final regular season standings play a best-of-three series, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals. There, the first seed and lowest ranked first round winner, the second seed and second lowest ranked first round winner, the third seed and second highest ranked first round winner, and the fourth seed and highest ranked first round winner play a best-of-three series, with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winner advancing to the championship game and the loser advancing to the third place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2009 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 | ||
#10 Yale†* | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 74 | 48 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 113 | 76 | |
#12 Cornell | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 56 | 41 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 92 | 74 | |
#15 Princeton | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 53 | 40 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 99 | 74 | |
St. Lawrence | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 71 | 48 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 124 | 92 | |
Harvard | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 54 | 56 | 31 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 68 | 96 | |
Dartmouth | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 63 | 60 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 88 | 87 | |
Quinnipiac | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 62 | 46 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 124 | 110 | |
Union | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 56 | 64 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 111 | 107 | |
Clarkson | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 58 | 68 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 88 | 115 | |
Colgate | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 45 | 58 | 37 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 89 | 109 | |
Rensselaer | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 50 | 75 | 39 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 76 | 132 | |
Brown | 22 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 82 | 33 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 60 | 115 | |
Championship: Yale † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Teams are reseeded after the First Round and Quarterfinals
First round [4] March 6–8 | Quarterfinals [5] March 13–15 | Semifinals [6] March 20 | Championship March 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Yale | 4 | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Harvard | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | Brown | 2 | 0 | — | ||||||||||||||
12 | Brown | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | Yale | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | St. Lawrence | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Cornell | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Dartmouth | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | Rensselaer | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
11 | Rensselaer | 3* | 3 | — | 1 | Yale | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Cornell | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Princeton | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Quinnipiac | 3* | 4 | 4* | 8 | Union | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
10 | Colgate | 2 | 5* | 3 | 2 | Cornell | 4** | Third place | |||||||||||||||
3 | Princeton | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | St. Lawrence | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | Princeton | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Union | 5 | 7 | — | 7 | Quinnipiac | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | St. Lawrence | 2 | |||||||||||
9 | Clarkson | 3 | 2 | — |
March 6 [7] | Harvard | 0 – 1 | Brown | Bright Hockey Center | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 03:14 - Harry Zolnierczyk | ||||||
Ryan Carroll ( 22 saves / 23 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mike Clemente ( 39 saves / 39 shots ) |
March 7 [8] | Harvard | 0 – 2 | Brown | Bright Hockey Center | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | 02:56 - Eric Slais | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 03:27 - pp - Aaron Volpatti | ||||||
Ryan Carroll ( 24 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mike Clemente ( 47 saves / 47 shots ) |
Brown won series 2–0 | |
March 6 [9] | Dartmouth | 2 – 3 | OT | Rensselaer | Thompson Arena | Recap | ||
Scott Fleming - 03:54 | First period | 13:33 - Seth Klerer | ||||||
Scott Fleming - 07:09 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 02:13 - Jordan Watts | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 13:49 - Christian Morissette | ||||||
Jody O'Neill ( 33 saves / 36 shots ) | Goalie stats | Allen York ( 31 saves / 33 shots ) |
March 7 [10] | Dartmouth | 1 – 3 | Rensselaer | Thompson Arena | Recap | |||
Joe Gaudet - pp - 14:58 | First period | 12:23 - Chase Polacek | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 05:42 - Alex Angers-Goulet 16:01 - Josh Rabbani | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Jody O'Neill ( 18 saves / 21 shots ) | Goalie stats | Allen York ( 27 saves / 28 shots ) |
Rensselaer won series 2–0 | |
March 6 [11] | Quinnipiac | 3 – 2 | OT | Colgate | TD Banknorth Sports Center | Recap | ||
No Scoring | First period | 05:09 - Tom Riley 18:00 - pp - Peter Bogdanich | ||||||
Jean-Marc Beaudoin - 06:37 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
David Marshall - pp - 03:54 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Brandon Wong - 10:29 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Bud Fisher ( 31 saves / 33 shots ) | Goalie stats | Charles Long ( 27 saves / 30 shots ) |
March 7 [12] | Quinnipiac | 4 – 5 | OT | Colgate | TD Banknorth Sports Center | Recap | ||
Greg Holt - pp - 17:31 | First period | 13:22 - Austin Smith | ||||||
Bryan Leitch - pp - 02:40 | Second period | 08:28 - David McIntyre | ||||||
Scott Zurevinski - 12:13 Eric Lampe - sh - 14:28 | Third period | 17:37 - Nick St. Pierre 19:41 - pp - Austin Smith | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 00:54 - Austin Smith | ||||||
Bud Fisher ( 22 saves / 27 shots ) | Goalie stats | Charles Long ( 39 saves / 43 shots ) |
March 8 [13] | Quinnipiac | 4 – 3 | OT | Colgate | TD Banknorth Sports Center | Recap | ||
Greg Holt - 03:34 | First period | 04:06 - Brian Day 09:39 - pp - Jason Williams | ||||||
Mike Atkinson - 03:08 Eric Lampe - pp - 09:58 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 16:13 - Austin Smith | ||||||
Brandon Wong - 13:13 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Bud Fisher ( 39 saves / 42 shots ) | Goalie stats | Charles Long ( 31 saves / 35 shots ) |
Quinnipiac won series 2–1 | |
March 6 [14] | Union | 5 – 3 | Clarkson | Achilles Rink | ||||
Mario Valery-Trabucco - 14:14 Adam Presizniuk - 17:27 | First period | 12:04 - Scott Freeman | ||||||
Jason Walters - 03:49 | Second period | 01:13 - Chris D'Alvise 02:02 - Shea Guthrie | ||||||
Stephane Boileau - 07:05 Mario Valery-Trabucco - pp - 17:06 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Corey Milan ( 18 saves / 21 shots ) | Goalie stats | Paul Karpowich ( 30 saves / 35 shots ) |
March 7 [15] | Union | 7 – 2 | Clarkson | Achilles Rink | ||||
Adam Presizniuk - 03:27 Brendan Milnamow - pp - 16:01 Chris Potts - sh - 19:24 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 00:35 - pp - Scott Freeman | ||||||
Chris Potts - 11:20 Andrew Buote - en sh - 15:11 Andrew Buote - en - 17:42 Matt Cook - pp - 19:18 | Third period | 14:34 - pp - Tim Marks | ||||||
Corey Milan ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) | Goalie stats | Richie LaVeau ( 11 saves / 14 shots ) Paul Karpowich ( 22 saves / 24 shots ) |
Union won series 2–0 | |
March 13 [16] | Yale | 4 – 2 | Brown | Ingalls Rink | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | 15:57 - Jordan Pietrus | ||||||
Patrick Brosnihan - 11:27 Denny Kearney - sh - 19:57 | Second period | 02:16 - David Brownschidle | ||||||
Broc Little - pp - 03:06 Kevin Limbert - pp - 09:17 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Alec Richards ( 26 saves / 28 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mike Clemente ( 31 saves / 35 shots ) |
March 14 [17] | Yale | 2 – 0 | Brown | Ingalls Rink | Recap | |||
Mark Arcobello - pp - 12:42 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Sean Backman - pp - 00:37 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Alec Richards ( 19 saves / 19 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mike Clemente ( 34 saves / 36 shots ) |
Yale won series 2–0 | |
March 13 [18] | Cornell | 0 – 1 | Rensselaer | Lynah Rink | ||||
No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 17:14 - Patrick Cullen | ||||||
Ben Scrivens ( 13 saves / 14 shots ) | Goalie stats | Allen York ( 32 saves / 32 shots ) |
March 14 [19] | Cornell | 4 – 0 | Rensselaer | Lynah Rink | ||||
Evan Barlow - pp - 18:30 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Riley Nash - 13:14 Evan Barlow - 19:41 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Colin Greening - pp - 18:47 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Ben Scrivens ( 9 saves / 9 shots ) | Goalie stats | Allen York ( 40 saves / 43 shots ) Mathias Lange ( 12 saves / 13 shots ) |
March 15 [20] | Cornell | 4 – 3 | Rensselaer | Lynah Rink | ||||
Evan Barlow - 17:05 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Evan Barlow - pp - 12:13 Keir Ross - 14:25 Michael Kennedy - 15:49 | Second period | 11:32 - sh - Matt Angers-Goulet | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 05:16 - Scott Halpern 19:04 - Jeff Foss | ||||||
Ben Scrivens ( 31 saves / 34 shots ) | Goalie stats | Allen York ( 22 saves / 26 shots ) |
Cornell won series 2–1 | |
March 13 [21] | Princeton | 3 – 2 | Union | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink | ||||
No Scoring | First period | 19:40 - pp - Adam Presizniuk | ||||||
Dan Bartlett - 03:16 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Mark Magnowski - 04:21 Lee Jubinville - 09:55 | Third period | 13:50 - pp - Stephane Boileau | ||||||
Zane Kalemba ( 25 shots / 27 saves ) | Goalie stats | Corey Milan ( 35 shots / 38 saves ) |
March 14 [22] | Princeton | 2 – 5 | Union | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink | ||||
No Scoring | First period | 06:41 - Mario Valery-Trabucco 09:01 - Brendan Milnamow | ||||||
Dan Bartlett - 14:53 | Second period | 03:05 - Jason Shaffer 12:49 - pp - Mario Valery-Trabucco | ||||||
Dan Bartlett - 14:07 | Third period | 17:46 - en - Matt Cook | ||||||
Zane Kalemba ( 17 shots / 21 saves ) | Goalie stats | Corey Milan ( 44 shots / 46 saves ) |
March 15 [23] | Princeton | 3 – 1 | Union | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink | ||||
Brett Wilson - 00:56 Dan Bartlett - 02:08 Lee Jubinville - sh - 06:34 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 15:41 - Andrew Buote | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Zane Kalemba ( 38 shots / 39 saves ) | Goalie stats | Corey Milan ( 30 shots / 33 saves ) |
Princeton won series 2–1 | |
March 13 [24] | St. Lawrence | 5 – 3 | Quinnipiac | Appleton Arena | Recap | |||
Brock McBride - 10:17 Mike McKenzie - 15:28 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 01:02 - Dan Henningson 17:49 - Mike Atkinson | ||||||
Kevin DeVergilio - 01:30 Mark Armstrong - pp - 12:47 Zach Miskovic - 16:01 | Third period | 11:18 - sh - Mark Nelson | ||||||
Alex Petizian ( 20 saves / 23 shots ) | Goalie stats | Bud Fisher ( 33 saves / 38 shots ) |
March 14 [25] | St. Lawrence | 5 – 3 | Quinnipiac | Appleton Arena | ||||
Travis Vermeulen - 01:06 | First period | 10:44 - Scott Zurevinski 15:13 - pp - David Marshall 16:10 - Eric Lampe | ||||||
Travis Vermeulen - 01:33 Jared Ross - pp - 03:44 Zach Miskovic - pp - 08:59 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Zach Miskovic - 11:27 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Alex Petizian ( 33 saves / 36 shots ) | Goalie stats | Bud Fisher ( 34 saves / 39 shots ) |
St. Lawrence won series 2–0 | |
March 20 [26] | Yale | 4 – 3 | St. Lawrence | Times Union Center | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | 12:11 - Jared Keller | ||||||
Broc Little - 04:12 Ken Trentowski - pp - 06:26 | Second period | 09:39 - Zach Miskovic 16:54 - Kevin DeVergilio | ||||||
Mark Arcobello - 18:32 Matt Nelson - 18:54 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Alec Richards ( 35 saves / 38 shots ) | Goalie stats | Alex Petizian ( 27 saves / 31 shots ) |
March 20 [27] | Cornell | 4 – 3 | 2OT | Princeton | Times Union Center | Recap | ||
No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Tyler Mugford - 07:15 | Second period | 01:40 - Sam Sabky 14:03 - Dan Bartlett | ||||||
Evan Barlow - 17:08 Riley Nash - 19:35 | Third period | 11:09 - Cam MacIntyre | ||||||
Colin Greening - 09:54 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Ben Scrivens ( 37 shots / 40 saves ) | Goalie stats | Zane Kalemba ( 39 shots / 43 saves ) |
March 21 [28] | Princeton | 2 – 2 | St. Lawrence | Times Union Center | Recap | |||
Dan Bartlett - 04:59 | First period | 09:58 - Matt Generous | ||||||
Dan Bartlett - pp - 01:16 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 05:48 - Derek Keller | ||||||
Zane Kalemba ( 34 shots / 36 saves ) | Goalie stats | Alex Petizian ( 31 saves / 33 shots ) |
March 21 [29] | Yale | 5 – 0 | Cornell | Times Union Center | Recap | |||
Sean Backman - 14:12 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Denny Kearney - 13:44 Brian O'Neill - 18:13 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Sean Backman - pp - 06:24 Sean Backman - en - 13:50 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Alec Richards ( 27 saves / 27 shots ) | Goalie stats | Ben Scrivens ( 19 shots / 24 saves ) |
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