2003 ECAC Tournament
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The 2003 ECAC Tournament took place between March 7, 2003 and March 22, 2003 for the Men's Division I league and between March 7, 2003 and March 16, 2003 for the Women's Division I league.
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[edit] Men's Tournament
The regular season champions were the Cornell Big Red. Along with Harvard, Dartmouth, and Yale, Cornell recieved a first round bye.
The seeds for the men's tournament were:
- 1. Cornell
- 2. Harvard
- 3. Dartmouth
- 4. Yale
- 5. Brown
- 6. Union
- 7. Clarkson
- 8. Colgate
- 9. St. Lawrence
- 10. Vermont
- 11. Rensselaer
- 12. Princeton
[edit] First Round
The first round was played during March 7-9 at the site of the higher seed. The teams played a best of 3 series.
| Meehan Auditorium - Providence, RI | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|
| #5 Brown | 2 | 3 |
| #12 Princeton | 1 | 1 |
| Achilles Center - Schenectady, NY | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|
| #6 Union | 1 | 2 |
| #11 Rensselaer | 2 | 3 |
| Cheel Arena - Potsdam, NY | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|
| #7 Clarkson | 2 | 1 |
| #10 Vermont | 3 | 6 |
| Starr Rink - Hamilton, NY | Game 1 | Game 2 (ot) | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #8 Colgate | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| #9 St. Lawrence | 2 | 2 | 2 |
[edit] Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were played March 14-16 at the site of the higher seed.
| Lynah Rink - Ithaca, NY | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Cornell | 3 | 4 |
| #11 Rensselaer | 2 | 0 |
| Bright Hockey Center - Boston, MA | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|
| #2 Harvard | 4 | 5 |
| #10 Vermont | 2 | 1 |
| Thompson Arena - Hanover, NH | Game 1 (ot) | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #3 Dartmouth | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| #8 Colgate | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Ingalls Rink - New Haven, CT | Game 1 (ot) | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Yale | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| #5 Brown | 4 | 1 | 4 |
[edit] ECAC Final Four
The ECAC Championships took place March 19 and 20 at Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York. The games were single-elimination. It was the first time in ECAC history that all of the semifinal teams were from the Ivy League.
| Semifinal #1 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Cornell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| #5 Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Semifinal #2 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Harvard | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| #3 Dartmouth | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Dartmouth and Brown, losers on the first day of the Final Four, faced each other in the consolation game on March 20.
| ECAC Third Place Game | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 Dartmouth | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| #5 Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Cornell and Harvard, bitter rivals, met in the ECAC Championship Game for the second straight year. Cornell gained some revenge for the previous year's double-overtime loss, defeating the Crimson 3-2, this time requiring only one overtime session. Mark McRae scored with the Big Red net empty with 33 seconds left in the game, and Sam Paolini scored the game winner just 1:23 into the extra period, his second goal of the game. Cornell goaltender David LeNeveu was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The Big Red were awarded the Whitelaw Cup and the ECAC's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Tournament.
| ECAC Championship Game | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Cornell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| #2 Harvard | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Both Cornell and Harvard would represent the ECAC in the NCAA Tournament.
[edit] Women's Tournament
The regular season champions were the Harvard Crimson.
The seeds for the women's tournament were:
- 1. Harvard
- 2. Dartmouth
- 3. Princeton
- 4. St. Lawrence
- 5. Brown
- 6. Yale
- 7. Colgate
- 8. Cornell
Vermont did not qualify for the ECAC Tournament.
[edit] Quarterfinals
The quarterfinal round was played during March 7-9 at the site of the higher seed. The teams played a best of 3 series.
| Bright Hockey Center - Boston, MA | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Harvard | 13 | 7 |
| #8 Cornell | 1 | 0 |
| Thompson Arena - Hanover, NH | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|
| #2 Dartmouth | 8 | 8 |
| #7 Colgate | 2 | 0 |
| Hobey Baker Rink - Princeton, NJ | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|
| #3 Princeton | 6 | 8 |
| #6 Yale | 2 | 0 |
| Appleton Arena - Canton, NY | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #4 St. Lawrence | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| #5 Brown | 1 | 3 | 3 |
[edit] ECAC Final Four
The semifinal round was held at Meehan Auditorium on the campus of Brown University in Providence, RI on March 15. The semifinal winners faced each other in the championship game on March 16.
| Semifinal #1 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Harvard | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| #5 Brown | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Semifinal #2 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Dartmouth | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| #3 Princeton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| ECAC Championship | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Harvard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| #2 Dartmouth | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
