ECAC Hockey
Formerly | Eastern College Athletic Conference (1962–2004) ECAC Hockey League (2004–2007) |
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Association | NCAA |
Founded | 1961 |
Commissioner | Doug Christiansen |
Sports fielded |
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Division | Division I |
No. of teams | 12 |
Headquarters | Clifton Park, New York |
Region | Northeastern United States |
Official website | www.ecachockey.com |
Locations | |
ECAC Hockey is one of the six conferences that compete in NCAA Division I ice hockey. The conference used to be affiliated with the Eastern College Athletic Conference, a consortium of over 300 colleges in the eastern United States. This relationship ended in 2004; however, the ECAC abbreviation was retained in the name of the hockey conference.[1] ECAC Hockey is the only ice hockey conference with identical memberships in both its women's and men's divisions. Cornell has won the most ECAC men's hockey championships with 13, followed by Harvard at 11. Quinnipiac, which joined the league in 2005, already has 7 regular season championships. ECAC Hockey teams have won 10 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championships, most recently in 2023.
History
ECAC Hockey was founded in 1961 as a loose association of college hockey teams in the Northeast.[2]
Cornell won the first NCAA championship for ECAC Hockey in 1967 in 4-1 victory over fellow ECAC Hockey team Boston University.
The Big Red won their second title in 1970 to complete the first and thus far only undefeated campaign in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey history, this time with a 6-4 victory over Clarkson.
ECAC Hockey completed back-to-back titles when Boston University won the 1971 championship with a 4-2 victory over Minnesota. The Terriers then made it two in a row for their school and three straight for ECAC Hockey when they repeated as champions in 1972 with a 4-0 victory over Cornell.
Boston University won their third title in 1978 with a 5-3 victory over Boston College, another ECAC Hockey member at that time.
In June 1983, concerns that the Ivy League schools were potentially leaving the conference and disagreements over schedule length versus academics caused Boston University, Boston College, Providence, Northeastern and New Hampshire to decide to leave the ECAC to form what would become Hockey East, which began play in the 1984–85 season.[1] By that fall, Maine also departed the ECAC for the new conference.[3]
This left the ECAC with twelve teams (
RPI won its second national championship, and first as a member of ECAC Hockey when it defeated Providence of the newly formed Hockey East, 2-1 at the 1985 championship tournament. The Engineers previously won in 1954 as a member of the Tri-State League.
Harvard won its first and thus-far only NCAA Division I Hockey Championship when the Crimson topped Minnesota, 4-3 in overtime at the 1989 Tournament.
After seven titles and multiple Frozen Four representatives in the preceding 23-year period, ECAC Hockey suffered through a 23-year drought before Yale won its first title at the 2013 Tournament with a 4-0 victory over first-time finalists Quinnipiac. The 2013 Tournament was also unique in that with Quinnipiac defeating fellow ECAC Hockey school Union to advance to the Frozen Four before losing to Yale in the final, the only teams to defeat an ECAC school at the Tournament were other schools from ECAC Hockey.
The Dutchmen gained a measure of revenge when it won the 2014 Championship with a 7-4 victory over Minnesota.
After finishing runner up again in 2016, Quinnipiac finally broke through to win their first title at the 2023 Tournament with a 3-2 overtime victory over Minnesota.
The ECAC began sponsoring an invitational women's tournament in 1985. ECAC teams began playing an informal regular season schedule in the 1988–89 season, with the conference officially sponsoring women's hockey beginning in the 1993–94 season.[4] ECAC teams won two of the three pre-NCAA American Women's College Hockey Alliance national championships, New Hampshire winning in 1998 and Harvard in 1999.
The ECAC was the only Division I men's hockey conference that neither gained nor lost members during
Membership
There are 12 member schools in the ECAC. Since the 2006–07 season, all schools have participated with men's and women's teams, making ECAC Hockey the only Division I hockey conference with a full complement of teams for both sexes.[1]
Ivy League Teams
Six
Members
Membership timeline
Men Women Both
Men's tournament sites
The ECAC Championship Game has been held at the following sites:
- 1962–1966 — Boston Arena (now Matthews Arena), Boston
- 1966–1992 — Boston Garden, Boston
- 1993–2002 — Olympic Center (now Herb Brooks Arena), Lake Placid, New York
- 2003–2010 — Times Union Center (Pepsi Arena through 2006), Albany, New York
- 2011–2013 — Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
- 2014–2019 — Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, New York
- 2020 - Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021 - People's United Center, Hamden, Connecticut
- 2022-2024 - Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, New York
The winner of the game is awarded the
Men's tournament champions
- 1962St. Lawrence def. Clarkson 5–2
- 1963Harvard def. Boston College 4–3 (ot)
- 1964Providence def. St. Lawrence 3–1
- 1965Boston College def. Brown 6–2
- 1966Clarkson def. Cornell 6–2
- 1967Cornell def. Boston University 4–3
- 1968Cornell def. Boston College 6–3
- 1969Cornell def. Harvard 4–2
- 1970Cornell def. Clarkson 3–2
- 1971Harvard def. Clarkson 7–4
- 1972Boston University def. Cornell 4–1
- 1973Cornell def. Boston College 3–2
- 1974Boston University def. Harvard 4–2
- 1975Boston University def. Harvard 7–3
- 1976Boston University def. Brown 9–2
- 1977Boston University def. New Hampshire 8–6
- 1978Boston College def. Providence 4–2
- 1979New Hampshire def. Dartmouth 3–2
- 1980Cornell def. Dartmouth 5–1
- 1981Providence def. Cornell 8–4
- 1982Northeastern def. Harvard 5–2
- 1983Harvard def. Providence 4–1
- 1984Rensselaer def. Boston University 5–2
- 1985Rensselaer def. Harvard 3–1
- 1986Cornell def. Clarkson 3–2 (ot)
- 1987Harvard def. St. Lawrence 6–3
- 1988St. Lawrence def. Clarkson 3–0
- 1989St. Lawrence def. Vermont 4–1
- 1990Colgate def. Rensselaer 5–4
- 1991Clarkson def. St. Lawrence 5–4
- 1992St. Lawrence def. Cornell 4–2
- 1993Clarkson def. Brown 3–1
- 1994Harvard def. Rensselaer 3–0
- 1995Rensselaer def. Princeton 5–1
- 1996Cornell def. Harvard 2–1
- 1997Cornell def. Clarkson 2–1
- 1998Princeton def. Clarkson 5–4 (2ot)
- 1999Clarkson def. St. Lawrence 3–2
- 2000St. Lawrence def. Rensselaer 2–0
- 2001St. Lawrence def. Cornell 3–1
- 2002Harvard def. Cornell 4–3 (2ot)
- 2003Cornell def. Harvard 3–2 (ot)
- 2004Harvard def. Clarkson 4–2
- 2005Cornell def. Harvard 3–1
- 2006Harvard def. Cornell 6–2
- 2007Clarkson def. Quinnipiac 4–2
- 2008Princeton def. Harvard 4–1
- 2009Yale def. Cornell 5–0
- 2010Cornell def. Union 3–0
- 2011Yale def. Cornell 6–0
- 2012Union def. Harvard 3–1
- 2013Union def. Brown 3–1
- 2014Union def. Colgate 4–2
- 2015Harvard def. Colgate 4–2
- 2016Quinnipiac def. Harvard 4–1
- 2017Harvard def. Cornell 4–1
- 2018Princeton def Clarkson 2–1
- 2019Clarkson def Cornell 3–2 (ot)
- 2020Tournament Canceled
- 2021St. Lawrence def Quinnipiac 3–2 (ot)
- 2022Harvard def Quinnipiac 3-2 (ot)
- 2023 Colgate def Harvard 3-2
- 2024 Cornell def St. Lawrence 3-1
Men's regular season champion
The Cleary Cup, named for former Harvard player and coach
- 1984–85 Rensselaer
- 1985–86 Harvard
- 1986–87 Harvard
- 1987–88 Harvard and St. Lawrence
- 1988–89 Harvard
- 1989–90 Colgate
- 1990–91 Clarkson
- 1991–92 Harvard
- 1992–93 Harvard
- 1993–94 Harvard
- 1994–95 Clarkson
- 1995–96 Vermont
- 1996–97 Clarkson
- 1997–98 Yale
- 1998–99 Clarkson
- 1999–00 St. Lawrence
- 2000–01 Clarkson
- 2001–02 Cornell
- 2002–03 Cornell
- 2003–04 Colgate
- 2004–05 Cornell
- 2005–06 Colgate and Dartmouth
- 2006–07 St. Lawrence
- 2007–08 Clarkson
- 2008–09 Yale
- 2009–10 Yale
- 2010–11 Union
- 2011–12 Union
- 2012–13 Quinnipiac
- 2013–14 Union
- 2014–15 Quinnipiac
- 2015–16 Quinnipiac
- 2016–17 Harvard and Union
- 2017–18 Cornell
- 2018–19 Cornell and Quinnipiac
- 2019–20 Cornell
- 2020–21 Quinnipiac
- 2021–22 Quinnipiac
- 2022–23 Quinnipiac
- 2023–24 Quinnipiac
Women's ECAC championship games
- 1984 Providence def. New Hampshire
- 1985 Providence def. New Hampshire
- 1986 New Hampshire def. Northeastern
- 1987 New Hampshire def. Northeastern
- 1988 Northeastern def. Providence
- 1989 Northeastern def. Providence
- 1990 New Hampshire def. Providence (in Durham, New Hampshire)
- 1991 New Hampshire def. Northeastern (Durham)
- 1992 Providence def. New Hampshire (in Providence, Rhode Island)
- 1993 Providence def. New Hampshire (in Boston)
- 1994 Providence def. Northeastern (Providence)
- 1995 Providence def. New Hampshire (Providence)
- 1996 New Hampshire def. Providence (Durham)
- 1997 Northeastern def. New Hampshire (Boston)
- 1998 Brown def. New Hampshire (Boston)
- 1999 Harvard def. New Hampshire (Providence)
- 2000 Brown def. Dartmouth (Providence)
- 2001 Dartmouth def. Harvard (in Hanover, New Hampshire)
- 2002 Brown def. Dartmouth (Hanover)
- 2003 Dartmouth def. Harvard (Providence)
- 2004 Harvard def. St. Lawrence (in Schenectady, New York)
- 2005 Harvard def. Dartmouth (Schenectady)
- 2006 Harvard def. Brown (in Canton, New York)
- 2007 Dartmouth def. St. Lawrence (Hanover)
- 2008 Harvard def. St. Lawrence (Boston)
- 2009 Dartmouth def. Rensselaer (Boston)
- 2010 Cornell def. Clarkson (in Ithaca, New York)
- 2011 Cornell def. Dartmouth (Ithaca)
- 2012 St. Lawrence def. Cornell (Ithaca)
- 2013 Cornell def. Harvard (Ithaca)
- 2014 Cornell def. Clarkson (in Potsdam, New York)
- 2015 Harvard def. Cornell (Potsdam)
- 2016 Quinnipiac def. Clarkson (Hamden, Connecticut)
- 2017 Clarkson def. Cornell (Potsdam)
- 2018 Clarkson def. Colgate (Potsdam)
- 2019 Clarkson def. Cornell (Ithaca)
- 2020 Princeton def. Cornell (Ithaca)
- 2021 Colgate def. St. Lawrence (Hamilton)
- 2022 Colgate def. Yale (New Haven)
- 2023 Colgate def. Clarkson (New Haven)
- 2024 Colgate def. Clarkson (Hamilton)
Men's conference records
Team's records against current conference opponents. (As of the end of the 2018-19 season.)
School | Brown | Clarkson | Colgate | Cornell | Dartmouth | Harvard | Princeton | Quinnipiac | Rensselaer | St. Lawrence | Union | Yale | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | Win% | |
Brown | 19 | 68 | 9 | 25 | 58 | 8 | 43 | 80 | 7 | 69 | 83 | 8 | 47 | 116 | 13 | 90 | 72 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 63 | 9 | 30 | 48 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 77 | 102 | 8 | 452 | 727 | 103 | .396 | |||
Clarkson | 68 | 19 | 9 | 88 | 53 | 18 | 56 | 67 | 17 | 73 | 31 | 7 | 57 | 58 | 12 | 84 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 99 | 51 | 11 | 127 | 72 | 11 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 76 | 40 | 8 | 771 | 468 | 109 | .612 | |||
Colgate | 58 | 25 | 8 | 53 | 88 | 18 | 58 | 84 | 15 | 51 | 51 | 7 | 25 | 56 | 8 | 59 | 48 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 63 | 65 | 5 | 72 | 80 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 4 | 51 | 51 | 6 | 550 | 600 | 86 | .480 | |||
Cornell | 80 | 43 | 8 | 67 | 56 | 18 | 84 | 58 | 15 | 83 | 49 | 6 | 78 | 66 | 11 | 91 | 53 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 63 | 38 | 11 | 64 | 45 | 8 | 43 | 22 | 9 | 85 | 61 | 8 | 760 | 508 | 106 | .592 | |||
Dartmouth | 83 | 69 | 8 | 31 | 73 | 7 | 51 | 51 | 7 | 49 | 83 | 6 | 66 | 139 | 13 | 104 | 89 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 42 | 46 | 6 | 42 | 61 | 4 | 26 | 31 | 7 | 98 | 112 | 15 | 603 | 775 | 91 | .441 | |||
Harvard | 116 | 47 | 13 | 58 | 57 | 12 | 56 | 25 | 8 | 66 | 78 | 11 | 139 | 67 | 13 | 157 | 59 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 58 | 37 | 8 | 62 | 44 | 7 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 144 | 91 | 22 | 905 | 536 | 117 | .618 | |||
Princeton | 72 | 90 | 11 | 34 | 84 | 7 | 48 | 59 | 8 | 53 | 91 | 8 | 89 | 104 | 16 | 58 | 158 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 36 | 68 | 11 | 25 | 70 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 7 | 109 | 141 | 11 | 562 | 919 | 103 | .387 | |||
Quinnipiac | 24 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 204 | 143 | 46 | .578 | |||
Rensselaer | 63 | 30 | 9 | 51 | 97 | 11 | 65 | 63 | 5 | 38 | 63 | 11 | 46 | 42 | 6 | 37 | 58 | 8 | 69 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 60 | 83 | 7 | 53 | 40 | 11 | 57 | 52 | 6 | 546 | 582 | 94 | .485 | |||
St. Lawrence | 48 | 30 | 13 | 72 | 127 | 11 | 80 | 72 | 5 | 45 | 64 | 17 | 61 | 42 | 4 | 44 | 62 | 7 | 70 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 83 | 60 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 64 | 41 | 11 | 620 | 567 | 93 | .521 | |||
Union | 23 | 25 | 14 | 27 | 33 | 5 | 29 | 44 | 4 | 22 | 43 | 9 | 31 | 26 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 40 | 53 | 11 | 29 | 38 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 298 | 366 | 76 | .454 | |||
Yale | 102 | 77 | 8 | 40 | 76 | 8 | 51 | 51 | 6 | 61 | 85 | 8 | 112 | 98 | 15 | 91 | 144 | 22 | 141 | 109 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 52 | 57 | 6 | 41 | 64 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 725 | 810 | 105 | .474 |
- Harvard and Princeton both record a loss on January 4, 1941. The game was played in Princeton with the score either 5–3 Harvard or 6–2 Princeton.[24][25]
Conference arenas
School | Hockey arena (built) | Capacity |
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Brown | Meehan Auditorium (1962) | 3,100 |
Clarkson | Cheel Arena (1991) | 3,000 |
Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena (2016) | 2,222 |
Cornell | Lynah Rink (1957) | 4,267 |
Dartmouth | Thompson Arena (1975) | 4,500 |
Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center (1956/1979) | 3,095 |
Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (1923) | 2,092 |
Quinnipiac | M&T Bank Arena (2007) | 3,386 |
Rensselaer | Houston Field House (1949) | 4,780 |
St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena (1951) | 2,300 |
Union | Frank L. Messa Rink at Achilles Center (1975)
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2,225 |
Yale | Ingalls Rink (1958) | 3,500 |
Awards
Men's
At the conclusion of each regular season schedule the coaches of each ECAC team vote which players they choose to be on the two to four All-Conference teams: and the All-Tournament team was discontinued from
All-Conference teams
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Individual awards
† Open to both men and women. |
NCAA Records
- In 2000, St. Lawrence University won the second longest game in NCAA tournament history. St. Lawrence defeated Boston University in quadruple overtime by a score of 3–2. Currently, this game is the fifth longest game in NCAA division I history.[29]
- On March 4, 2006, Union College played host to the longest NCAA men's ice hockey game in NCAA history. In Game 2 of the first round of the 2006 ECACHL Tournament (best of three series) between Yale University and Union, Yale won 3–2 1:35 into the 5th overtime. Overall, the game took 141:35 to decide the winner.[30]
- On March 11, 2010, Quinnipiac defeated Union College 3–2. The game, which lasted 150 minutes and 22 seconds, set a new record for the longest hockey game in NCAA history.[31] The record lasted until March 6, 2015 when a Hockey East playoff game between UMass and Notre Dame lasted just over a minute longer.[32]
- Cornell University recorded the only undefeated and untied season for a Division I NCAA champion in 1970.[33]
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External links
- ECAC Hockey home pages:
- Men Archived May 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- Women Archived May 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ECAC Hockey to Celebrate 50th Anniversary Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (September 8, 2010 press release). ECAC Hockey official website. Retrieved September 25, 2010.