1988 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
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.
| 1988 ECAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 4–12, 1988 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts |
| Champions | St. Lawrence[1] (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Joe Marsh[2] (1st title) |
| MVP | Pete Lappin[3] (St. Lawrence) |
ECAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
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
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Harvard† | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 93 | 52 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 132 | 96 | |
| St. Lawrence†* | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 124 | 70 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 200 | 112 | |
| Cornell | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 98 | 68 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 121 | 81 | |
| Vermont | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 81 | 67 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 127 | 101 | |
| Colgate | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 105 | 63 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 156 | 104 | |
| Clarkson | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 86 | 82 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 133 | 125 | |
| Princeton | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 80 | 77 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 94 | 110 | |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 99 | 91 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 164 | 125 | |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 59 | 84 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 70 | 98 | |
| Yale | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 60 | 97 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 76 | 128 | |
| Army | 22 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 59 | 119 | 30 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 97 | 151 | |
| Brown | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 120 | 26 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 63 | 144 | |
| Championship: St. Lawrence † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
Teams are reseeded after the first round
| Quarterfinals March 4–5 |
Semifinals March 11 |
Championship March 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Harvard | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | Harvard | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Rensselaer | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | Clarkson | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Lawrence | 5 | 10 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Princeton | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | St. Lawrence | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Clarkson | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cornell | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Clarkson | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Third Place | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Vermont | 8 | 3 | — | 2 | St. Lawrence | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Colgate | 0 | 3 | — | 4 | Vermont | 2 | 1 | Harvard | 7 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Vermont | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
(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 | |
Tournament awards
All-Tournament Team
- F Peter Ciavaglia (Harvard)
- F Pete Lappin* (St. Lawrence)
- F Steve Williams (Clarkson)
- D Pete McGeough (St. Lawrence)
- D Hank Lammens (St. Lawrence)
- G John Fletcher (Clarkson)
References
- "St. Lawrence Men's Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- "Joe Marsh Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- "ECAC Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- "College Hockey Notebook; Road to Final a 3-Way Route". The New York Times. 1988-03-08. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guides". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- "Men's All-Tournament Teams" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2014-04-26.