2002 ECAC Tournament
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The 2002 ECAC Tournament took place between March 8, 2002 and March 16, 2002 for the Men's Division I league and between March X, 2002 and March XX, 2002 for the Women's Division I league.
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[edit] Men's Tournament
The regular season champions were the Cornell Big Red.
The seeds for the men's tournament were:
- 1. Cornell
- 2. Clarkson
- 3. Harvard
- 4. Dartmouth
- 5. Rensselaer
- 6. Princeton
- 7. Colgate
- 8. Brown
- 9. St. Lawrence
- 10. Yale
Union and Vermont did not qualify for the tournament.
[edit] First Round
The first round was played during March 8-9 at the site of the higher seed. The teams played a best of 3 series.
| Lynah Rink - Ithaca, NY | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Cornell | 2 | 4 |
| #10 Yale | 1 | 2 |
| Cheel Arena - Potsdam, NY | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|
| #2 Clarkson | 3 | 6 |
| #9 St. Lawrence | 1 | 1 |
| Bright Hockey Center - Boston, MA | Game 1 | Game 2 (ot) |
|---|---|---|
| #3 Harvard | 4 | 2 |
| #8 Brown | 1 | 1 |
| Thompson Arena - Hanover, NH | Game 1 (ot) | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|
| #4 Dartmouth | 5 | 4 |
| #7 Colgate | 4 | 1 |
| Houston Field House - Troy, NY | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|
| #5 Rensselaer | 5 | 6 |
| #6 Princeton | 3 | 0 |
[edit] ECAC Final Five
The ECAC Championships took place March 14-16 at 1980 Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, New York. The games were single-elimination.
On March 14th, the two lowest seeds, Dartmouth and Rensselaer, competed in the Play-in game.
| Play-in Game | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| #5 Rensselaer | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
On March 15th, the remaining four teams took part in the semifinal round.
| Semifinal #1 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Clarkson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| #3 Harvard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Semifinal #2 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Cornell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| #5 Rensselaer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The semifinal losers, Clarkson and Rensselaer, played in the consolation game on March 16th.
| ECAC Third Place Game | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Clarkson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| #5 Rensselaer | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Long time rivals Cornell and Harvard met in the ECAC Championship game. 6,518 watched the longest ECAC Championship Game in history. Tyler Kolarik broke the deadlock 16:26 into the second overtime period. He was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Harvard was awarded the ECAC's automatic bid.
| ECAC Championship Game | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | 2OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Cornell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| #3 Harvard | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Both Harvard and Cornell would represent the ECAC in the NCAA Tournament.
[edit] Women's Tournament
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