2015-16 ECAC Men's Season

This is the 2015-16 ECAC Hockey Men's Season. This is the league's 55th season.

Membership changes[]

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Membership[]

Institution	Location	Nickname	Arena
Brown University	Providence, Rhode Island	Bears	Meehan Auditorium
Clarkson University	Potsdam, New York	Golden Knights	Cheel Arena
Colgate University	Hamilton, New York	Raiders	Starr Rink
Cornell University	Ithaca, New York	Big Red	Lynah Rink
Dartmouth College	Hanover, New Hampshire	Big Green	Thompson Arena
Harvard University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Crimson	Bright Hockey Center
Princeton University	Princeton, New Jersey	Tigers	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink
Quinnipiac University	Hamden, Connecticut	Bobcats	TD Bank Sports Center
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, New York	Engineers	Houston Field House
St. Lawrence University	Canton, New York	Saints	Appleton Arena
Union College	Schenectady, New York	Dutchmen	Achilles Rink
Yale University	New Haven, Connecticut	Bulldogs	Ingalls Rink
Conference Tournament	Lake Placid, New York	---	Herb Brooks Arena

Standings[]

Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	P
Quinnipiac University	22	16	1	5	-	-	84	44	37
Yale University	22	14	5	3	-	-	57	37	31
Harvard University	22	12	6	4	-	-	72	47	28
St. Lawrence University	22	11	8	3	-	-	68	50	25
Clarkson University	22	10	9	3	-	-	52	51	23
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	22	8	7	7	-	-	46	49	23
Dartmouth College	22	11	11	0	-	-	60	69	22
Cornell University	22	8	8	6	-	-	46	50	22
Union College	22	6	10	6	-	-	53	62	18
Colgate University	22	6	14	2	-	-	45	71	14
Brown University	22	3	13	6	-	-	47	70	12
Princeton University	22	3	16	3	-	-	40	71	9

2016 Conference Tournament (Whitelaw Cup)[]

Format[]

All twelve teams qualify with the top 4 seeds getting a first round bye. The best-of-three first round matches up 5 vs 12, 6 vs 11, 7 vs 10, and 8 vs 9. The first round winners are re-seeded for the best-of-three quarterfinals and the 1 seed plays the lowest seeded first round winner, 2 plays the second lowest seed first round winner, 3 plays the third lowest first round winner. and 4 plays the highest seeded first round winner. Teams are re-seeded for the semifinals with the highest seeded winner playing the lowest seeded winner and the second and third seeds meet in a single game at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York on March 18th. The semifinal winners meet on March 19th at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York for the conference championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

First Round[]

Clarkson defeated Princeton 2 games to none (3-2, 3-2 (ot))
RPI defeated Brown 2 games to none (3-2, 4-3)
Dartmouth defeated Colgate 2 games to 1 (3-2 (ot), 3-5, 4-3 (2ot)
Cornell defeated Union 2 games to none (1-0, 2-1 (ot)

Quarterfinals[]

Quinnipiac defeated Cornell 2 games to 1 (5-2, 4-5, 6-3)
Yale vs Dartmouth defeated Yale 2 games to none (4-3, 2-1)
Harvard defeated RPI 2 games to none (5-2, 8-2)
St. Lawrence defeated Clarkson 2 games to none (3-2, 3-2)

Semifinals[]

Quinnipiac defeated Dartmouth 3-1
Harvard defeated St. Lawrence 2-2 (ot)

Final[]

Quinnipiac defeated Harvard 4 to 1

The Quinnipiac Bobcats earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament