ECAC hockey
| ECAC hockey | |
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| founding year | 1962 |
| Members | 12 |
| Sports | ice Hockey |
| region | Northeast United States |
| States | 6 - Connecticut , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Rhode Island |
| Earlier names | Eastern College Athletic Conference (1962-2004) ECAC Hockey League (2004-2007) |
| Headquarters | Albany , New York |
| Chairman | Steve Hagwell |
The ECAC Hockey is an American university and college sports league , which is primarily based in the northeastern United States. It belongs to the Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and is a pure Hockey - Conference . Despite its name, the league is not organized by the Eastern College Athletic Conference , but the name goes back to a former collaboration with this organization, which ended in 2004. The Conference was founded in 1962 as the "Eastern College Athletic Conference".
Attendees
The men's division currently has twelve members.
Former participants
- Boston University (now Hockey East ), until 1984
- Boston College (now Hockey East ), until 1984
- Providence College (now Hockey East ) until 1984
- Northeastern University (now Hockey East ) until 1984
- University of New Hampshire (now Hockey East ), until 1984
- University of Maine (now Hockey East ), until 1984
- United States Military Academy (now Atlantic Hockey ), until 1990
- University of Vermont (now Hockey East ), until 2004
Finals and champions
Men
From 1962 to 1992, the championship final of the ECAC was played in the Boston Arena and later in the Boston Garden in Boston , Massachusetts . From 1993 to 2002 the championship was played at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid , New York . From 2003 to 2010, the best teams met at the Times Union Center in Albany , New York . The Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City , New Jersey was from 2011 to 2013 the venue of the final match. Since 2014, the venue has been the Herb Brooks Arena again (until 2005: Olympic Center) and should remain so until 2019.
The winner receives the Whitelaw Cup and can automatically take part in the NCAA ice hockey championship.
- 1962 St. Lawrence defeated Clarkson 5–2
- 1963 Harvard defeated Boston College 4-3 on overtime
- 1964 Providence def. St. Lawrence 3-1
- 1965 Boston College defeated Brown 6–2
- 1966 Clarkson defeated Cornell 6-2
- 1967 Cornell defeated Boston University 4-3
- 1968 Cornell defeated Boston College 6-3
- 1969 Cornell defeated Harvard 4–2
- 1970 Cornell defeated Clarkson 3–2
- 1971 Harvard defeated Clarkson 7–4
- 1972 Boston University defeated Cornell 4–1
- 1973 Cornell defeated Boston College 3–2
- 1974 Boston University defeated Harvard 4–2
- 1975 Boston University defeated Harvard 7–3
- 1976 Boston University defeated Brown 9-2
- 1977 Boston University defeated New Hampshire 8–6
- 1978 Boston College defeated Providence 4–2
- 1979 New Hampshire defeated Dartmouth 3–2
- 1980 Cornell defeated Dartmouth 5–1
- 1981 Providence defeated Cornell 8–4
- 1982 Northeastern defeated Harvard 5–2
- 1983 Harvard defeated Providence 4–1
- 1984 Rensselaer defeated Boston University 5–2
- 1985 Rensselaer defeated Harvard 3–1
- 1986 Cornell defeated Clarkson 3–2 after overtime
- 1987 Harvard defeated St. Lawrence 6–3
- 1988 St. Lawrence defeated Clarkson 3–0
- 1989 St. Lawrence defeated Vermont 4–1
- 1990 Colgate defeated Rensselaer 5-4
- 1991 Clarkson defeated St. Lawrence 5-4
- 1992 St. Lawrence defeated Cornell 4–2
- 1993 Clarkson defeated Brown 3–1
- 1994 Harvard defeated Rensselaer 3–0
- 1995 Rensselaer defeated Princeton 5–1
- 1996 Cornell defeated Harvard 2–1
- 1997 Cornell defeated Clarkson 2–1
- 1998 Princeton defeated Clarkson 5-4 after two overtimes
- 1999 Clarkson defeated St. Lawrence 3–2
- 2000 St. Lawrence defeated Rensselaer 2–0
- 2001 St. Lawrence defeated Cornell 3–1
- 2002 Harvard defeated Cornell 4–3 after two overtimes
- 2003 Cornell defeated Harvard 3–2 after overtime
- 2004 Harvard defeated Clarkson 4–2
- 2005 Cornell defeated Harvard 3–1
- 2006 Harvard defeated Cornell 6–2
- 2007 Clarkson defeated Quinnipiac 4–2
- 2008 Princeton defeated Harvard 4–1
- 2009 Yale defeated Cornell 5–0
- 2010 Cornell defeated Union 3–0
- 2011 Yale defeated Cornell 6–0
- 2012 Union defeated Harvard 3–1
- 2013 Union defeated Brown 3–1
- 2014 Union defeated Colgate 4–2
- 2015 Harvard defeated Colgate 4–2
- 2016 Quinnipiac defeated Harvard 4–1
- 2017 Harvard defeated Cornell 4–1
The regular season champion is awarded the Cleary Cup , named after former Harvard player and coach Bill Cleary .
Women
A women's championship has also been played in the ECAC Hockey since 1985. In contrast to the men's finals, the games usually take place in a different arena every year.
- 1985 Providence defeated New Hampshire 4–2
- 1986 New Hampshire defeated Northeastern 6–2
- 1987 New Hampshire defeated Northeastern 3–2
- 1988 Northeastern defeated Providence 5-3
- 1989 Northeastern defeated Providence 4–2
- 1990 New Hampshire defeated Providence (in Durham) 5–2
- 1991 New Hampshire defeated Northeastern (in Durham) 6–1
- 1992 Providence defeated New Hampshire (in Providence) 2–1
- 1993 Providence defeated New Hampshire (in Boston) 2–1
- 1994 Providence defeated Northeastern (in Providence) 5–2
- 1995 Providence defeated New Hampshire (in Providence) 2–1
- 1996 New Hampshire defeated Providence (in Durham) 3–2
- 1997 Northeastern defeated New Hampshire (in Boston) 3–2
- 1998 Brown defeated New Hampshire (in Boston) 4-3
- 1999 Harvard defeated New Hampshire (in Providence) 5–4
- 2000 Brown defeated Dartmouth (in Providence) 6–2
- 2001 Dartmouth defeated Harvard (in Hanover) 3–1
- 2002 Brown defeated Dartmouth (in Hanover) 4-3
- 2003 Dartmouth defeated Harvard (in Providence) 7-2
- 2004 Harvard defeated St. Lawrence (in Schenectady) 6–1
- 2005 Harvard defeated Dartmouth (in Schenectady) 4–1
- 2006 Harvard defeated Brown (in Canton) 4–3
- 2007 Dartmouth defeated St. Lawrence (in Hanover) 7–3
- 2008 Harvard defeated St. Lawrence 3–2 (a.d.)
- 2009 Dartmouth defeated Rensselaer 6–1
- 2010 Cornell defeated Clarkson 4–3 (apt.)
- 2011 Cornell defeated Dartmouth 3–0
- 2012 St. Lawrence defeated Cornell 3–1
- 2013 Cornell defeated Harvard 2–1
- 2014 Cornell defeated Clarkson 1–0
- 2015 Harvard defeated Cornell 7–3
- 2016 Quinnipiag defeated Clarkson 1–0
- 2017 Clarkson defeated Cornell 3–0
Successes of the participating teams
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Brown University
- three times champion of the ECAC (women) (1998, 2000, 2002)
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Clarkson University
- five times champion of the ECAC (1966, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2007)
- nine times regular season champions (1966, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001)
- once master of the NCAA (women) (2014)
- once master of the ECAC (women) (2017)
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Colgate University
- once master of the ECAC (1990)
- three times regular season champion (1990, 2004, 2006)
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Cornell University
- twelve times champion of the ECAC (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010)
- eight times regular season champions (1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 2002, 2003, 2005)
- two NCAA champions (1967, 1970)
- four times champion of the ECAC (women) (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)
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Dartmouth College
- once master regular season (2006)
- four times champion of the ECAC (women) (2001, 2003, 2007, 2009)
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Harvard University
- ten times champion of the ECAC (1963, 1971, 1983, 1987, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2015, 2017)
- six times champion of the ECAC (women) (1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2015)
- ten times regular season champions (1963, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994)
- once master of the NCAA (1989)
- once national champion (women) (awarded in 1999 by AWCHA )
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Princeton University
- twice champion of the ECAC (1998, 2008)
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Quinnipiac University
- once master of the ECAC (2016)
- once master of the ECAC (women) (2016)
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- three times master of the ECAC (1984, 1985, 1995)
- two regular season champions (1984–1985)
- two NCAA champions (1954, 1985)
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St. Lawrence University
- six times champion of the ECAC (1962, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2000, 2001)
- two times regular season champions (2000, 2007)
- once master of the ECAC (women) (2012)
- two times regular season champions (women) (2005, 2006)
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Union College
- three times master of the ECAC (2012, 2013, 2014)
- once master of the NCAA (2014)
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Yale University
- twice champions of the ECAC (2009, 2011)
- once regular season champion (1998)
- once master of the NCAA (2013)
Conference venues
| university | arena | capacity |
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| Brown | Meehan Auditorium | 3,100 |
| Clarkson | Cheel Arena | 3,000 |
| Colgate | Rigid rink | 2,600 |
| Cornell | Lynah Rink | 4,267 |
| Dartmouth | Thompson Arena | 4,500 |
| Harvard | Bright Hockey Center | 2,850 |
| Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink | 2,092 |
| Quinnipiac | TD Banknorth Sports Center | 3,286 |
| Rensselaer | Houston Field House | 5,217 |
| St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena | 3,000 |
| union | Frank L. Messa Rink at Achilles Center | 2,225 |
| Yale | Ingalls Rink | 3,486 |
Records
- In 2000, St. Lawrence University won the longest game in the history of the NCAA finals with 4-3 after four overtimes against Boston University. This is also the third longest game in the history of the entire NCAA Division I.
- On March 4, 2006, Union College won the longest ice hockey game in NCAA history. In the second game of the ECAC championship round, Union defeated Yale University 3-2 by a hit after 1:35 minutes in the fifth overtime. Overall, the game lasted 141: 35 minutes.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ dailygazette.com: ECACH tournament championship round staying in Lake Placid ( Memento of the original from October 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article from March 19, 2016
