2009 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

Format

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.

Regular season standings

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

Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the First Round and Quarterfinals March 6–8 | RD1-seed1=5 | RD1-team1=Harvard | RD1-score1-1=0 | RD1-score1-2=0 | RD1-score1-3=— | RD1-seed2=12 | RD1-team2=Brown | RD1-score2-1=1 | RD1-score2-2=2 | RD1-score2-3=— | RD1-seed3=6 | RD1-team3=Dartmouth | RD1-score3-1=2 | RD1-score3-2=1 | RD1-score3-3=— | RD1-seed4=11 | RD1-team4=Rensselaer | RD1-score4-1=3* | RD1-score4-2=3 | RD1-score4-3=— | RD1-seed5=7 | RD1-team5=Quinnipiac | RD1-score5-1=3* | RD1-score5-2=4 | RD1-score5-3=4* | RD1-seed6=10 | RD1-team6=Colgate | RD1-score6-1=2 | RD1-score6-2=5* | RD1-score6-3=3 | RD1-seed7=8 | RD1-team7=Union | RD1-score7-1=5 | RD1-score7-2=7 | RD1-score7-3=— | RD1-seed8=9 | RD1-team8=Clarkson | RD1-score8-1=3 | RD1-score8-2=2 | RD1-score8-3=— March 13–15 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Yale | RD2-score1-1=4 | RD2-score1-2=2 | RD2-score1-3=— | RD2-seed2=12 | RD2-team2=Brown | RD2-score2-1=2 | RD2-score2-2=0 | RD2-score2-3=— | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=Cornell | RD2-score3-1=0 | RD2-score3-2=4 | RD2-score3-3=4 | RD2-seed4=11 | RD2-team4=Rensselaer | RD2-score4-1=1 | RD2-score4-2=0 | RD2-score4-3=3 | RD2-seed5=3 | RD2-team5=Princeton | RD2-score5-1=3 | RD2-score5-2=2 | RD2-score5-3=3 | RD2-seed6=8 | RD2-team6=Union | RD2-score6-1=2 | RD2-score6-2=5 | RD2-score6-3=1 | RD2-seed7=4 | RD2-team7=St. Lawrence | RD2-score7-1=5 | RD2-score7-2=5 | RD2-score7-3=— | RD2-seed8=7 | RD2-team8=Quinnipiac | RD2-score8-1=3 | RD2-score8-2=3 | RD2-score8-3=— March 20 | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=Yale | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2=4 | RD3-team2=St. Lawrence | RD3-score2=3 | RD3-seed3=2 | RD3-team3=Cornell | RD3-score3=4** | RD3-seed4=3 | RD3-team4=Princeton | RD3-score4=3 March 21 | RD4-seed1=1 | RD4-team1=Yale | RD4-score1=5 | RD4-seed2=2 | RD4-team2=Cornell | RD4-score2=0 | RD4b-seed1=3 | RD4b-team1=Princeton | RD4b-score1=2 | RD4b-seed2=4 | RD4b-team2=St. Lawrence | RD4b-score2=2

First round

(5) Harvard vs. (12) Brown

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-3-2 = 03:14 - Harry Zolnierczyk |goalie1-1 = Ryan Carroll ( 22 saves / 23 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Mike Clemente ( 39 saves / 39 shots ) |2-1-1 = No Scoring |2-1-2 = 02:56 - Eric Slais |2-3-2 = 03:27 - pp - Aaron Volpatti |goalie2-1 = Ryan Carroll ( 24 saves / 26 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Mike Clemente ( 47 saves / 47 shots )

(6) Dartmouth vs. (11) Rensselaer

|1-1-1 = Scott Fleming - 03:54 |1-1-2 = 13:33 - Seth Klerer |1-2-1 = Scott Fleming - 07:09 |1-3-2 = 02:13 - Jordan Watts |1-4-2 = 13:49 - Christian Morissette |goalie1-1 = Jody O'Neill ( 33 saves / 36 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Allen York ( 31 saves / 33 shots ) |2-1-1 = Joe Gaudet - pp - 14:58 |2-1-2 = 12:23 - Chase Polacek |2-2-2 = 05:42 - Alex Angers-Goulet 16:01 - Josh Rabbani |goalie2-1 = Jody O'Neill ( 18 saves / 21 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Allen York ( 27 saves / 28 shots )

(7) Quinnipiac vs. (10) Colgate

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-1-2 = 05:09 - Tom Riley 18:00 - pp - Peter Bogdanich |1-2-1 = Jean-Marc Beaudoin - 06:37 |1-3-1 = David Marshall - pp - 03:54 |1-4-1 = Brandon Wong - 10:29 |goalie1-1 = Bud Fisher ( 31 saves / 33 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Charles Long ( 27 saves / 30 shots ) |2-1-1 = Greg Holt - pp - 17:31 |2-1-2 = 13:22 - Austin Smith |2-2-1 = Bryan Leitch - pp - 02:40 |2-2-2 = 08:28 - David McIntyre |2-3-1 = Scott Zurevinski - 12:13 Eric Lampe - sh - 14:28 |2-3-2 = 17:37 - Nick St. Pierre 19:41 - pp - Austin Smith |2-4-2 = 00:54 - Austin Smith |goalie2-1 = Bud Fisher ( 22 saves / 27 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Charles Long ( 39 saves / 43 shots ) |3-1-1 = Greg Holt - 03:34 |3-1-2 = 04:06 - Brian Day 09:39 - pp - Jason Williams |3-2-1 = Mike Atkinson - 03:08 Eric Lampe - pp - 09:58 |3-3-2 = 16:13 - Austin Smith |3-4-1 = Brandon Wong - 13:13 |goalie3-1 = Bud Fisher ( 39 saves / 42 shots ) |goalie3-2 = Charles Long ( 31 saves / 35 shots )

(8) Union vs. (9) Clarkson

|1-1-1 = Mario Valery-Trabucco - 14:14 Adam Presizniuk - 17:27 |1-1-2 = 12:04 - Scott Freeman |1-2-1 = Jason Walters - 03:49 |1-2-2 = 01:13 - Chris D'Alvise 02:02 - Shea Guthrie |1-3-1 = Stephane Boileau - 07:05 Mario Valery-Trabucco - pp - 17:06 |goalie1-1 = Corey Milan ( 18 saves / 21 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Paul Karpowich ( 30 saves / 35 shots ) |2-1-1 = Adam Presizniuk - 03:27 Brendan Milnamow - pp - 16:01 Chris Potts - sh - 19:24 |2-2-2 = 00:35 - pp - Scott Freeman |2-3-1 = Chris Potts - 11:20 Andrew Buote - en sh - 15:11 Andrew Buote - en - 17:42 Matt Cook - pp - 19:18 |2-3-2 = 14:34 - pp - Tim Marks |goalie2-1 = Corey Milan ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Richie LaVeau ( 11 saves / 14 shots ) Paul Karpowich ( 22 saves / 24 shots )

Quarterfinals

(1) Yale vs. (12) Brown

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-1-2 = 15:57 - Jordan Pietrus |1-2-1 = Patrick Brosnihan - 11:27 Denny Kearney - sh - 19:57 |1-2-2 = 02:16 - David Brownschidle |1-3-1 = Broc Little - pp - 03:06 Kevin Limbert - pp - 09:17 |goalie1-1 = Alec Richards ( 26 saves / 28 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Mike Clemente ( 31 saves / 35 shots ) |2-1-1 = Mark Arcobello - pp - 12:42 |2-2-1 = Sean Backman - pp - 00:37 |goalie2-1 = Alec Richards ( 19 saves / 19 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Mike Clemente ( 34 saves / 36 shots )

(2) Cornell vs. (11) Rensselaer

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-3-2 = 17:14 - Patrick Cullen |goalie1-1 = Ben Scrivens ( 13 saves / 14 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Allen York ( 32 saves / 32 shots ) |2-1-1 = Evan Barlow - pp - 18:30 |2-2-1 = Riley Nash - 13:14 Evan Barlow - 19:41 |2-3-1 = Colin Greening - pp - 18:47 |goalie2-1 = Ben Scrivens ( 9 saves / 9 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Allen York ( 40 saves / 43 shots ) Mathias Lange ( 12 saves / 13 shots ) |3-1-1 = Evan Barlow - 17:05 |3-2-1 = Evan Barlow - pp - 12:13 Keir Ross - 14:25 Michael Kennedy - 15:49 |3-2-2 = 11:32 - sh - Matt Angers-Goulet |3-3-2 = 05:16 - Scott Halpern 19:04 - Jeff Foss |goalie3-1 = Ben Scrivens ( 31 saves / 34 shots ) |goalie3-2 = Allen York ( 22 saves / 26 shots )

(3) Princeton vs. (8) Union

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-1-2 = 19:40 - pp - Adam Presizniuk |1-2-1 = Dan Bartlett - 03:16 |1-3-1 = Mark Magnowski - 04:21 Lee Jubinville - 09:55 |1-3-2 = 13:50 - pp - Stephane Boileau |goalie1-1 = Zane Kalemba ( 25 shots / 27 saves ) |goalie1-2 = Corey Milan ( 35 shots / 38 saves ) |2-1-1 = No Scoring |2-1-2 = 06:41 - Mario Valery-Trabucco 09:01 - Brendan Milnamow |2-2-1 = Dan Bartlett - 14:53 |2-2-2 = 03:05 - Jason Shaffer 12:49 - pp - Mario Valery-Trabucco |2-3-1 = Dan Bartlett - 14:07 |2-3-2 = 17:46 - en - Matt Cook |goalie2-1 = Zane Kalemba ( 17 shots / 21 saves ) |goalie2-2 = Corey Milan ( 44 shots / 46 saves ) |3-1-1 = Brett Wilson - 00:56 Dan Bartlett - 02:08 Lee Jubinville - sh - 06:34 |3-2-2 = 15:41 - Andrew Buote |goalie3-1 = Zane Kalemba ( 38 shots / 39 saves ) |goalie3-2 = Corey Milan ( 30 shots / 33 saves )

(4) St. Lawrence vs. (7) Quinnipiac

|1-1-1 = Brock McBride - 10:17 Mike McKenzie - 15:28 |1-2-2 = 01:02 - Dan Henningson 17:49 - Mike Atkinson |1-3-1 = Kevin DeVergilio - 01:30 Mark Armstrong - pp - 12:47 Zach Miskovic - 16:01 |1-3-2 = 11:18 - sh - Mark Nelson |goalie1-1 = Alex Petizian ( 20 saves / 23 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Bud Fisher ( 33 saves / 38 shots ) |2-1-1 = Travis Vermeulen - 01:06 |2-1-2 = 10:44 - Scott Zurevinski 15:13 - pp - David Marshall 16:10 - Eric Lampe |2-2-1 = Travis Vermeulen - 01:33 Jared Ross - pp - 03:44 Zach Miskovic - pp - 08:59 |2-3-1 = Zach Miskovic - 11:27 |goalie2-1 = Alex Petizian ( 33 saves / 36 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Bud Fisher ( 34 saves / 39 shots )

Semifinals

(1) Yale vs. (4) St. Lawrence

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-1-2 = 12:11 - Jared Keller |1-2-1 = Broc Little - 04:12 Ken Trentowski - pp - 06:26 |1-2-2 = 09:39 - Zach Miskovic 16:54 - Kevin DeVergilio |1-3-1 = Mark Arcobello - 18:32 Matt Nelson - 18:54 |goalie1-1 = Alec Richards ( 35 saves / 38 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Alex Petizian ( 27 saves / 31 shots )}}

(2) Cornell vs. (3) Princeton

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-2-1 = Tyler Mugford - 07:15 |1-2-2 = 01:40 - Sam Sabky 14:03 - Dan Bartlett |1-3-1 = Evan Barlow - 17:08 Riley Nash - 19:35 |1-3-2 = 11:09 - Cam MacIntyre |1-4-1 = Colin Greening - 09:54 |goalie1-1 = Ben Scrivens ( 37 shots / 40 saves ) |goalie1-2 = Zane Kalemba ( 39 shots / 43 saves )}}

Third place

(3) Princeton vs. (4) St. Lawrence

|1-1-1 = Dan Bartlett - 04:59 |1-1-2 = 09:58 - Matt Generous |1-2-1 = Dan Bartlett - pp - 01:16 |1-3-2 = 05:48 - Derek Keller |goalie1-1 = Zane Kalemba ( 34 shots / 36 saves ) |goalie1-2 = Alex Petizian ( 31 saves / 33 shots )}}

Championship

(1) Yale vs. (2) Cornell

|1-1-1 = Sean Backman - 14:12 |1-2-1 = Denny Kearney - 13:44 Brian O'Neill - 18:13 |1-3-1 = Sean Backman - pp - 06:24 Sean Backman - en - 13:50 |goalie1-1 = Alec Richards ( 27 saves / 27 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Ben Scrivens ( 19 shots / 24 saves )}}

Tournament awards

[[List of ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team|All-Tournament Team]]

• F Sean Backman* (Yale)
• F Dan Bartlett (Princeton)
• F Broc Little (Yale)
• D Ryan Donald (Yale)
• D Jared Seminoff (Cornell)
• G Alec Richards (Yale)

• Most Outstanding Player(s)

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