1987 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

The 1987 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 26th tournament in league history. It was played between March 6 and March 14, 1987.[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, Harvard received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

1987 ECAC Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 6–14, 1987
Teams8
Finals siteBoston Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
ChampionsHarvard[1] (3rd title)
Winning coachBill Cleary[2] (2nd title)
MVPLane MacDonald[3] (Harvard)
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 1987 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

1986–87 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Harvard†*222020401064334286016077
Colgate2215613111185332391170116
St. Lawrence22147130109733524110180114
Yale2213902977713015123101113
Clarkson22121002684663117131117101
Vermont2291302475823218140125120
Rensselaer229130188175331318212398
Brown22913018831022711160103128
Cornell2281401684942711160106114
Princeton22714115678726817181107
Army226160126410929919189130
Dartmouth22219155710925222163127
Championship: Harvard
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the first round

Quarterfinals
March 6–7 		Semifinals
March 13 		Championship
March 14
           
1 Harvard 6 5 —
8 Brown 2 2 —
1 Harvard 4
7 Rensselaer 1
2 Colgate 1 7 0
7 Rensselaer 9 2 2
1 Harvard 6
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 St. Lawrence 3
3 St. Lawrence 9 3 —
6 Vermont 1 1 —
3 St. Lawrence 7 Third Place
4 Yale 0
4 Yale 4 4 — 4 Yale 4*
5 Clarkson 4 3 — 7 Rensselaer 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

(1) Harvard vs. (8) Brown
March 6 Harvard 6 – 2 Brown Bright Hockey Center
March 7 Harvard 5 – 2 Brown Bright Hockey Center
Harvard won series 2–0

(2) Colgate vs. (7) Rensselaer
March 6 Colgate 1 – 9 Rensselaer Starr Rink
March 7 Colgate 7 – 2 Rensselaer Starr Rink
March 7 Colgate 0 – 2 (mini) Rensselaer Starr Rink
Rensselaer won series 2–1

(3) St. Lawrence vs. (6) Vermont
March 6 St. Lawrence 9 – 1 Vermont Appleton Arena
March 7 St. Lawrence 3 – 1 Vermont Appleton Arena
St. Lawrence won series 2–0

(4) Yale vs. (5) Clarkson
March 6 Yale 4 – 4 Clarkson Ingalls Rink
March 7 Yale 4 – 3 Clarkson Ingalls Rink
Yale won series 1–0–1

(1) Harvard vs. (7) Rensselaer
March 13 Harvard 4 – 1 Rensselaer Boston Garden

(3) St. Lawrence vs. (4) Yale
March 13 St. Lawrence 7 – 0 Yale Boston Garden

(4) Yale vs. (7) Rensselaer
March 14 Yale 4 – 4 OT Rensselaer Boston Garden

(1) Harvard vs. (3) St. Lawrence
March 14 Harvard 6 – 3 St. Lawrence Boston Garden

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

None

MOP

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References
  1. "Harvard Men's Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. "Bill Cleary 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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