2000 ECAC Tournament
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The 2000 ECAC Tournament took place between March 10, 2000 and March 18, 2000 for the Men's Division I league and between March X, 2000 and March XX, 2000 for the Women's Division I league.
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[edit] Men's Tournament
The regular season champions were the St. Lawrence Saints.
The seeds for the men's tournament were:
- 1. St. Lawrence
- 2. Colgate
- 3. Rensselaer
- 4. Cornell
- 5. Clarkson
- 6. Princeton
- 7. Harvard
- 8. Dartmouth
- 9. Yale
- 10. Union
Brown did not qualify for the tournament. Vermont canceled its season following a hazing scandal and was not eligible for the playoffs.
[edit] First Round
The first round was played during March 10-11 at the site of the higher seed. The teams played a best of 3 series.
| Appleton Arena - Canton, NY | Game 1 | Game 2 (ot) |
|---|---|---|
| #1 St. Lawrence | 8 | 4 |
| #10 Union | 4 | 3 |
| Starr Rink - Hamilton, NY | Game 1 (ot) | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|
| #2 Colgate | 5 | 4 |
| #9 Yale | 4 | 2 |
| Houston Field House - Troy, NY | Game 1 | Game 2 (ot) |
|---|---|---|
| #3 Rensselaer | 7 | 3 |
| #8 Dartmouth | 2 | 2 |
| Lynah Rink - Ithaca, NY | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|
| #4 Cornell | 4 | 4 |
| #7 Harvard | 3 | 3 |
| Cheel Arena - Potsdam, NY | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|
| #5 Clarkson | 3 | 2 |
| #6 Princeton | 2 | 1 |
[edit] ECAC Final Five
The ECAC Championships took place March 16-18 at 1980 Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, New York. The games were single-elimination.
On March 16th, the two lowest seeds, Cornell and Clarkson, competed in the Play-in game.
| Play-in Game | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Cornell | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| #5 Clarkson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
On March 17th, the remaining four teams took part in the semifinal round.
| Semifinal #1 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Colgate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| #3 Rensselaer | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Semifinal #2 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 St. Lawrence | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| #4 Cornell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
The semifinal losers, Colgate and Cornell, played in the consolation game on March 18th.
| ECAC Third Place Game | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Colgate | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| #4 Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Lawrence and Rensselaer met in the ECAC Championship game. 6,790 watched St. Lawrence win its ECAC title since 1992, and fifth in school history, shutting out the Engineers 2-0. The Saints' freshman goaltender, Derek Gustafson was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. St. Lawrence was awarded the ECAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
| ECAC Championship Game | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 St. Lawrence | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| #3 Rensselaer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Women's Tournament
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