2007 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

2007 ECAC Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 2–17, 2007
Teams12
Finals siteTimes Union Center
Albany, New York
ChampionsClarkson[1] (5th title)
Winning coachGeorge Roll[2] (1st title)
MVPChris D'Alvise[3] (Clarkson)
ECAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

The 2007 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 46th tournament in league history. It was played between March 2 and March 17, 2007. 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, Clarkson received the ECAC Hockey automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured four rounds of play. The teams that finish above fifth place in the standings receive a bye to the quarterfinal round. In the first round, the fifth and twelfth seeds, the sixth and eleventh seeds, the seventh and tenth seeds and the eighth and ninth seeds played a best-of-three series with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals the one seed plays the lowest remaining seed, the second seed plays the second-lowest remaining seed, the third seed plays the third-lowest remaining seed and the fourth seed plays the fourth-lowest remaining seed another best-of-three series with the winners of these the series advancing to the Semifinals. In the semifinals the top remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play against each other. The winners of the semifinals play in the championship game while the losers play in a third-place game. All series after the quarterfinals are single-elimination games. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

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

2006–07 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#14 St. Lawrence† 22 16 5 1 33 73 55 39 23 14 2 122 104
#7 Clarkson* 22 13 4 4 30 74 53 39 25 9 5 136 93
Dartmouth 22 12 7 3 27 69 60 33 18 12 3 105 93
Cornell 22 10 8 4 24 64 55 31 14 13 4 90 78
Quinnipiac 22 10 8 4 24 74 63 40 21 14 5 140 106
Harvard 22 10 10 2 22 67 65 33 14 17 2 88 90
Princeton 22 10 10 2 22 69 63 34 15 16 3 102 100
Colgate 22 7 12 3 17 53 60 40 15 21 4 100 105
Rensselaer 22 6 11 5 17 55 84 36 10 18 8 88 130
Yale 22 8 13 1 17 56 72 31 11 17 3 78 98
Brown 22 6 12 4 16 65 69 32 11 15 6 96 95
Union 22 7 14 1 15 54 74 36 14 19 3 103 119
Championship: Clarkson
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the First Round and Quarterfinals

First Round[4]
March 2–4 		Quarterfinals[5]
March 9–10 		Semifinals[6]
March 16 		Championship
March 17
1 St. Lawrence 6 5 –
5 Quinnipiac 3 5* – 8 Colgate 1 1 –
12 Union 1 4 – 1 St. Lawrence 0
5 Quinnipiac 4
2 Clarkson 3 2 –
6 Princeton 3 2* 4 7 Harvard 0 1 –
11 Brown 4* 1 3 5 Quinnipiac 2
2 Clarkson 4
3 Dartmouth 6 3 –
7 Harvard 5 2 – 6 Princeton 2 2 –
10 Yale 2 1 – 2 Clarkson 5 Third Place
3 Dartmouth 4
4 Cornell 0 2 – 1 St. Lawrence 5
8 Colgate 3 4 – 5 Quinnipiac 1* 3 – 3 Dartmouth 3
9 Rensselaer 1 1 –

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

(5) Quinnipiac vs. (12) Union

March 2[7] Quinnipiac 3 – 1 Union TD Banknorth Center Recap  
(Cashman, Sorteberg) Ben Nelson - PP - 19:36 First period No scoring
(Marshall) Eric Lampe - GW - 19:44 Second period No scoring
(Bates, Henningson) Bryan Leitch - PP - 04:48 Third period 17:18 - EA PP - Olivier Bouchard (Fox, Schreiber)
( 25 saves / 26 shots ) Bud Fisher Goalie stats Justin Mrazek ( 30 saves / 33 shots )
March 3[8] Quinnipiac 5 – 4 OT Union TD Banknorth Center Recap  
No Scoring First period 17:34 - Lane Caffaro (Bouchard, Coyle)
(Holt, Bates) Reid Cashman - PP - 05:00
(Cashman, Bates) Matt Sorteberg - PP - 14:04 		Second period No scoring
(Cashman, Marshall) Chris Myers - 02:43
(Beaudoin, Holt) Brandon Wong - 07:26 		Third period 01:05 - PP - Chris Potts (Walters, Schreiber)
10:16 - PP - Josh Coyle (Bouchard, Fox)
16:23 - Torren Delforte (Fox, Beynon)
(Leitch, Cashman) Jamie Bates - GW PP - 01:20 First overtime period No scoring
( 18 saves / 22 shots ) Bud Fisher Goalie stats Justin Mrazek ( 27 saves / 32 shots )
Quinnipiac won series 2–0


(6) Princeton vs. (11) Brown

March 2[9] Princeton 3 – 4 OT Brown Hobey Baker Rink Recap  
No Scoring First period 01:22 - PP - Ryan Garbutt (Poli, Ihnacak)
(Goeckner-Zoeller, Cousins) Brett Wilson - PP - 06:43
(Westgarth, Stankievech) Kyle Hagel - 08:16 		Second period 10:34 - PP - Brian McNary (Prough, Hurley)
(Stankievech, Magnowski) Daryl Marcoux - 16:53 Third period 16:53 - PP - Ryan Garbutt (Ihnacak, Russell)
No scoring First overtime period 01:24 - GW - Sean Muncy (Ihnacak, Dersch)
( 23 saves / 27 shots ) Zane Kalemba Goalie stats Dan Rosen ( 36 saves / 39 shots )
March 3[10] Princeton 2 – 1 OT Brown Hobey Baker Rink Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(Jubinville, Westgarth) Cam MacIntyre - PP - 13:31 Second period 15:38 - Devin Timberlake (Poli, Palmer)
No scoring Third period No scoring
(Jubinville, Powe) Brett Wilson - GW - 01:50 First overtime period No scoring
( 21 saves / 22 shots ) B.J. Sklapsky Goalie stats Dan Rosen ( 33 saves / 35 shots )
March 4[11] Princeton 4 – 3 Brown Hobey Baker Rink Recap  
(Bartlett, Shattenkirk) Daryl Marcoux - 18:24 First period No scoring
(Wilson, Powe) Lee Jubinville - 06:29 Second period 06:06 - Aaron Volpatti (Poli, Timberlake)
09:46 - Aaron Volpatti (Palmer, Poli)
14:39 - PP - Matt Vokes (Hurley, Russell)
(Goeckner-Zoeller, Wilson) Kevin Westgarth - PP - 01:31
(Magnowski, Marcoux) Grant Goeckner-Zoeller - GW - 07:22 		Third period No scoring
( 32 saves / 35 shots ) B.J. Sklapsky Goalie stats Dan Rosen ( 27 saves / 31 shots )
Princeton won series 2–1


(7) Harvard vs. (10) Yale

March 2[12] Harvard 5 – 2 Yale Bright Hockey Center Recap  
No Scoring First period 07:26 - PP - Chris Cahill (Mills, Boucher)
18:16 - Robert Page
(Fraser, Du) Dylan Reese - PP - 06:41
(Du, Pelle) Dylan Reese - PP - 14:05 		Second period No scoring
(Rogers, Fraser) Dylan Reese - GW PP - 01:16
(McCafferty, Biega) Doug Rogers - PP - 05:34
(Maki, MacDonald) Alex Meintel - 13:03 		Third period No scoring
( 16 saves / 18 shots ) Justin Tobe Goalie stats Alec Richards ( 23 saves / 27 shots )
March 3[13] Harvard 2 – 1 Yale Bright Hockey Center Recap  
(McCafferty, Taylor) Jimmy Fraser - 18:43 First period 12:34 - PP - Brad Mills (Boucher, Cahill)
(Morin, Christian) Steve Rolecek - GW - 17:15 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 28 saves / 29 shots ) Justin Tobe Goalie stats Matt Modelski ( 22 saves / 24 shots ))
Harvard won series 2–0


(8) Colgate vs. (9) Rensselaer

March 2[14] Colgate 3 – 1 Rensselaer Starr Rink Recap  
(Fulton, St. Pierre) Tom Riley - PP - 02:06
(Burton, Bogdanich) Jesse Winchester - GW PP - 16:03 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 00:25 - PP - Oren Eizenman (Uryadov, Luthi)
(Burton) David McIntyre - 07:18 Third period No scoring
( 16 saves / 17 shots ) Mark Dekanich Goalie stats Mathias Lange ( 16 saves / 19 shots )
March 3[15] Colgate 4 – 1 Rensselaer Starr Rink Recap  
(Fulton, Fredricks) Jason Williams - PP - 04:34 First period 13:13 - Jonathan Ornelas (MacDonald, Morissette)
(Dekanich) Tom Riley - GW - 07:00 Second period No scoring
Jesse Winchester - PS - 14:12
(Williams, Fulton) Tom Riley - 15:50 		Third period No scoring
( 25 saves / 26 shots ) Mark Dekanich / ( 1 saves / 1 shots ) Justin Kowalkoski Goalie stats Jordan Alford ( 30 saves / 34 shots )
Colgate won series 2–0


Quarterfinals

(1) St. Lawrence vs. (8) Colgate

March 9[16] St. Lawrence 6 – 1 Colgate Appleton Arena Recap  
(Taylor, McBride) Casey Parenteau - PP - 03:41
(Rank, Bagnall) Mike McKenzie - GW - 11:10
(Vermeulen, Curran) Casey Parenteau - 13:04 		First period 01:37 - Jason Williams (Fulton)
(Taylor, McBride) Kevin DeVergilio - 00:47
(Parenteau, Bagnall) Mike McKenzie - PP - 12:06
(Rank, McKenzie) Casey Parenteau - PP - 12:49 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 26 saves / 28 shots ) Alex Petizian Goalie stats Charles Long ( 9 saves / 13 shots ) / Justin Kowalkoski ( 13 saves / 15 shots )
March 10[17] St. Lawrence 5 – 1 Colgate Appleton Arena Recap  
Andrzej Sandrzyk - SH - 10:48
(McBride, Taylor) Jared Ross - GW - 14:38
(DeVergilio, Miskovic) Max Taylor - PP - 18:01 		First period No scoring
(Curran) Kevin DeVergilio - 17:34
(Taylor, DeVergilio) Shawn Fensel - 19:41 		Second period 12:35 - Jason Fredricks (Fulton, Winchester)
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 22 saves / 23 shots ) Alex Petizian Goalie stats Justin Kowalkoski ( 31 saves / 36 shots )
St. Lawrence won series 2–0


(2) Clarkson vs. (7) Harvard

March 9[18] Clarkson 3 – 0 Harvard Cheel Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(Kolu) Brodie Rutherglen - GW - 10:25 Second period No scoring
(Weller, Cayer) Nick Dodge - PP - 14:09
(Dodge) Shawn Weller - EN - 19:32 		Third period No scoring
( 27 saves / 27 shots ) David Leggio Goalie stats Justin Tobe ( 18 saves / 20 shots )
March 10[19] Clarkson 2 – 1 Harvard Cheel Arena Recap  
(Weller, Cayer) Grant Clitsome - PP - 13:51 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 14:12 - PP - Mike Taylor (Maki, Rogers)
(Cayer) Mike Sullivan - GW - 16:19 Third period No scoring
( 37 saves / 38 shots ) David Leggio Goalie stats Justin Tobe ( 27 saves / 29 shots )
Clarkson won series 2–0


(3) Dartmouth vs. (6) Princeton

March 9[20] Dartmouth 6 – 2 Princeton Thompson Arena Recap  
(Shields, Swallow) J. T. Wyman - PP - 11:54 First period No scoring
(Swallow, Wyman) TJ Galiardi - 00:35
(Lewis, Galiardi) J. T. Wyman - GW - 04:27
(Glass, Johnson) David Jones - 07:29
(Swallow, Shields) Ben Lovejoy - PP - 10:31 		Second period 14:57 - Jofy Pederson (Kaiser, Shattenkirk)
18:57 - PP - Darroll Powe (Westgarth, Marcoux)
(Wyman, Devine) Rob Pritchard - EN SH - 15:33 Third period No scoring
( 23 saves / 27 shots ) Mike Devine Goalie stats Zane Kalemba ( 13 saves / 18 shots ) / Thomas Sychterz ( 8 saves / 8 shots )
March 10[21] Dartmouth 3 – 2 Princeton Thompson Arena Recap  
(Glass, Johnson) David Jones - 06:38 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 07:22 - Lee Jubinville (Westgarth, Westgarth)
(Lewis, Glass) David Jones - SH - 11:49
(Swallow, Galiardi) J. T. Wyman - GW - 13:15 		Third period 13:49 - Mark Magnowski (Goeckner-Zoeller, MacIntyre)
( 27 saves / 29 shots ) Mike Devine Goalie stats B.J. Sklapsky ( 29 saves / 32 shots )
Dartmouth won series 2–0


(4) Cornell vs. (5) Quinnipiac

March 9[22] Cornell 0 – 1 OT Quinnipiac Lynah Rink Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 02:08 - GW - Dan Lefort (Lampe)
( 23 saves / 24 shots ) Troy Davenport Goalie stats Bud Fisher ( 23 saves / 23 shots )
March 10[23] Cornell 2 – 3 Quinnipiac Lynah Rink Recap  
(Nash, McCutcheon) Evan Barlow - 14:34
(Gallagher, Nash) Colin Greening - PP - 16:56 		First period 00:23 - David Marshall (Lampe)
No scoring Second period 16:12 - Brandon Wong (Holt, Cashman)
No scoring Third period 15:39 - GW PP - Ben Nelson (Cashman)
( 24 saves / 27 shots ) Troy Davenport Goalie stats Bud Fisher ( 19 saves / 21 shots )
Quinnipiac won series 2–0


Semifinals

(1) St. Lawrence vs. (5) Quinnipiac

March 16[24] St. Lawrence 0 – 4 Quinnipiac Times Union Center Recap  
No Scoring First period 05:10 - GW - Ben Nelson (Leitch, Duncan)
No scoring Second period 06:52 - PP - Brandon Wong (Cashman, Marshall)
19:25 - David Marshall
No scoring Third period 15:55 - GW - Ben Nelson (Leitch)
( 24 saves / 28 shots ) Alex Petizian Goalie stats Bud Fisher ( 23 saves / 23 shots )


(2) Clarkson vs. (3) Dartmouth

March 16[25] Clarkson 5 – 4 Dartmouth Times Union Center Recap  
(Dodge, Cayer) Shawn Weller - PP - 08:28 First period No scoring
(Sullivan, Clitsome) Nick Dodge - 09:26
(Tuttle, Kolu) Mike Willemsen - 15:59 		Second period 08:48 - Rob Pritchard (Shribman, Grecu)
(Guthrie, Marks) Chris D'Alvise - 05:05
(Weller, Grenzy) Steve Zalewski - GW - 19:19 		Third period 03:38 - Grant Lewis (Swallow, Lovejoy)
06:16 - PP - TJ Galiardi (Jones)
18:20 - J. T. Wyman (Swallow, Galiardi)
( 25 saves / 29 shots ) David Leggio Goalie stats Mike Devine ( 24 saves / 29 shots )


Third place

(1) St. Lawrence vs. (3) Dartmouth

March 17[26] St. Lawrence 5 – 3 Dartmouth Times Union Center Recap  
No Scoring First period 19:36 - Nick Johnson (Jones)
(Generous, Keller) Kevin DeVergilio - EA - 06:47
(Bagnall, Rank) Mike McKenzie - 07:33
(Wallmann, Griffin) Jeremiah Cunningham - 12:20 		Second period 02:05 - PP - TJ Galiardi (Johnson)
02:05 - J. T. Wyman (Galiardi, Lovejoy)
(Bagnall, Sandrzyk) Mike McKenzie - GW - 11:27
(Curran) Max Taylor - EN - 19:52 		Third period No scoring
( 24 saves / 27 shots ) Alex Petizian Goalie stats Mike Devine ( 37 saves / 41 shots )


Championship

(2) Clarkson vs. (5) Quinnipiac

March 17[27] Clarkson 4 – 2 Quinnipiac Times Union Center Recap  
No Scoring First period 00:32 - Jean-Marc Beaudoin
19:54 - Bryan Leitch (Bates, Nelson)
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Guthrie) Chris D'Alvise - 01:43
(Zalewski, Weller) Philippe Paquet - 12:30
(D'Alvise, Guthrie) Brodie Rutherglen - GW - 13:20
(D'Alvise) Shawn Weller - EN - 19:04 		Third period No scoring
( 23 saves / 25 shots ) David Leggio Goalie stats Bud Fisher ( 26 saves / 29 shots )


Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

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