The 1988 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 27th tournament in league history. It was played between March 4 and March 12, 1988.[4] Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the 'final four' games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. By winning the tournament, St. Lawrence received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The four teams that finish below eighth place in the standings are not eligible for tournament play. In the quarterfinals the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played a two-game series to determine the winner. In the two games no overtime was permitted and if the two teams remained tied after the two games then a 10-minute mini-game would be played where a sudden-death overtime was allowed if the scheduled time did not produce a victor.[5] After the opening round every series becomes a single-elimination game. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the lowest remaining seed 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 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

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

1987–88 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Harvard†221840369352322111013296
St. Lawrence†*2218403612470382990200112
Cornell22157030986828199012181
Vermont2214712981673521113127101
Colgate22138127105633218113156104
Clarkson2210932386823517153133125
Princeton2211101238077281215194110
Rensselaer2291301899913215170164125
Dartmouth22813117598426101517098
Yale22616012609726620076128
Army22317285911930919297151
Brown22219154612026322163144
Championship: St. Lawrence
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the first round

Quarterfinals
March 4–5 		Semifinals
March 11 		Championship
March 12
           
1 Harvard 5 6 —
8 Rensselaer 4 4 —
1 Harvard 4
6 Clarkson 6
2 St. Lawrence 5 10 —
7 Princeton 1 1 —
2 St. Lawrence 3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
6 Clarkson 0
3 Cornell 3 4 0
6 Clarkson 4 2 1
2 St. Lawrence 4 Third Place
4 Vermont 2
4 Vermont 8 3 — 1 Harvard 7
5 Colgate 0 3 — 4 Vermont 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Harvard vs. (8) Rensselaer

March 4 Harvard 5 – 4 Rensselaer Bright Hockey Center
March 5 Harvard 6 – 4 Rensselaer Bright Hockey Center
Harvard won series 2–0

(2) St. Lawrence vs. (7) Princeton

March 4 St. Lawrence 5 – 1 Princeton Appleton Arena
March 5 St. Lawrence 10 – 1 Princeton Appleton Arena
St. Lawrence won series 2–0

(3) Cornell vs. (6) Clarkson

March 4 Cornell 3 – 4 Clarkson Lynah Rink
March 5 Cornell 4 – 2 Clarkson Lynah Rink
March 5 Cornell 0 – 1 (mini) Clarkson Lynah Rink
Clarkson won series 2–1

(4) Vermont vs. (5) Colgate

March 4 Vermont 8 – 0 Colgate Gutterson Fieldhouse
March 5 Vermont 3 – 3 Colgate Gutterson Fieldhouse
Vermont won series 1–0–1

Semifinals

(1) Harvard vs. (6) Clarkson

March 11 Harvard 4 – 6 Clarkson Boston Garden

(2) St. Lawrence vs. (4) Vermont

March 11 St. Lawrence 4 – 2 Vermont Boston Garden

Third Place

(1) Harvard vs. (4) Vermont

March 12 Harvard 7 – 1 Vermont Boston Garden

Championship

(2) St. Lawrence vs. (6) Clarkson

March 12 St. Lawrence 3 – 0 Clarkson Boston Garden

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

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References

  1. ↑ "St. Lawrence Men's Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Joe Marsh Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  3. ↑ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ "ECAC Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  5. ↑ "College Hockey Notebook; Road to Final a 3-Way Route". The New York Times. March 8, 1988. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  6. ↑ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guides". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Men's All-Tournament Teams" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
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