2021_ECAC_Hockey_men's_ice_hockey_tournament
The 2021 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament will be the 60th tournament in league history. It was played between March 18 and March 20, 2021.As the tournament champion, St. Lawrence, received an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
| 2021 ECAC Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 18–20, 2021 |
| Teams | 3 |
| Finals site | People's United Center Hamden, Connecticut |
| Champions | St. Lawrence (7th title) |
| Winning coach | Brent Brekke (1st title) |
| MVP | David Jankowski (St. Lawrence) |
ECAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
With the majority of ECAC member schools opting out of competition for the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the format for the tournament was reduced to just four participating institutions. The format introduced would have the four programs compete in two single-elimination rounds over the course of one championship weekend. The semifinals will take place on March 18, and the championship game on March 20 at the site of the highest remaining seed.[1]
On March 10, ECAC announced that Clarkson would not be participating in the tournament, due to COVID protocols.[2] As a result, the format of the tournament was further reduced to just three teams. Top-seed Quinnipiac was awarded a bye to the Championship game and St. Lawrence will host Colgate in the lone semifinal.
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | PT% | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #11 Quinnipiac † | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 | .685 | 54 | 34 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 100 | 59 | |
| #20 Clarkson | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25 | .595 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 62 | 52 | |
| St. Lawrence * | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .357 | 30 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 45 | |
| Colgate | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .352 | 34 | 51 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 66 | |
| Brown | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cornell | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Dartmouth | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Harvard | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Princeton | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rensselaer | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Union | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Yale | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Championship: March 20, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||||||
| Semifinals March 18 | Championship March 20 | ||||||||
| 1 | Quinnipiac | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | St. Lawrence | 5* | 3 | St. Lawrence | 3* | ||||
| 4 | Colgate | 4 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Semifinal
(3) St. Lawrence vs. (4) Colgate
| March 19, 2021 2:00 PM | St. Lawrence | 5 – 4 (OT) (1–1, 1–2, 2–1, 1–0) | Colgate | Appleton Arena, Canton, New York Attendance: 0 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Emil Zetterquist | Goalies | Carter Gylander | Referees: Brad Leblanc Tom Steinel Linesmen: Patrick Dapuzzo Brian Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship
(1) Quinnipiac vs. (3) St. Lawrence
| March 20, 2021 4:00 PM | Quinnipiac | 2 – 3 (OT) (0–1, 2–0, 0–1, 0–1) | St. Lawrence | People's United Center, Hamden, Connecticut Attendance: 0 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Keith Petruzzelli | Goalies | Emil Zetterquist | Referees: Joe Carusone C. J. Hanafin Linesmen: Ryan Knapp Brian Oliver | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||
Most Outstanding Player(s)
- David Jankowski
- "ECAC Hockey Announces Upcoming Postseason Information". ecachockey.com. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- "ECAC Hockey Announces Changes to Men's Championship Schedule". ECAC Hockey. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- "St. Lawrence Wins First ECAC Hockey Championship in 20 Years". ECAC Hockey. March 20, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.