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1986 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

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The 1986 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 25th tournament in league history. It was played between March 7 and March 15, 1986.[4] Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the 'final four' games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. By winning the tournament, Cornell received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

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The tournament featured three rounds of play. The four teams that finish below eighth place in the standings are not eligible for tournament play. In the quarterfinals the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played a two-game series to determine the winner. In the two games no overtime was permitted and if the two teams remained tied after the two games then a 10-minute mini-game would be played where a sudden-death overtime was allowed if the scheduled time did not produce a victor.[5] After the opening round every series becomes a single-elimination game. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

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Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Harvard 21 18 3 0 36 129 53 34 25 8 1 187 95
Yale 21 15 6 0 30 104 72 30 20 10 0 160 116
Cornell* 21 13 6 2 28 101 74 32 21 7 4 145 104
Rensselaer 21 13 7 1 27 100 88 32 20 11 1 167 139
Clarkson 21 12 6 3 27 101 70 32 18 11 3 143 110
Vermont 21 11 10 0 22 64 63 31 17 13 1 102 99
St. Lawrence 21 10 11 0 20 92 92 31 16 15 0 145 150
Colgate 21 9 11 1 19 82 109 32 15 15 2 142 147
Princeton 21 7 13 0 14 76 82 30 11 17 2 109 111
Dartmouth 21 4 17 0 8 59 121 25 7 18 0 78 134
Army^ 11 2 9 0 4^ 36 57 30 18 11 1 154 111
Brown 21 3 18 0 6 63 127 23 4 19 0 73 134
Championship: Cornell
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Army played a half schedule

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Bracket

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Teams are reseeded after the first round

Quarterfinals
March 7–8
Semifinals
March 14
Championship
March 15
           
1 Harvard 2 6
8 Colgate 0 4
1 Harvard 2
5 Clarkson 4
2 Yale 6 9
7 St. Lawrence 5 4
3 Cornell 3*
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
5 Clarkson 2
3 Cornell 8 3
6 Vermont 3 3
2 Yale 2 Third Place
3 Cornell 3**
4 Rensselaer 1 4 1 Harvard 6
5 Clarkson 3 6 2 Yale 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

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(1) Harvard vs. (8) Colgate

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March 7 Harvard 2 – 0 Colgate Bright Hockey Center
March 8 Harvard 6 – 4 Colgate Bright Hockey Center
Harvard won series 2–0


(2) Yale vs. (7) St. Lawrence

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March 7 Yale 6 – 5 St. Lawrence Ingalls Rink
March 8 Yale 9 – 4 St. Lawrence Ingalls Rink
Yale won series 2–0


(3) Cornell vs. (6) Vermont

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March 7 Cornell 8 – 3 Vermont Lynah Rink
March 8 Cornell 3 – 3 Vermont Lynah Rink
Cornell won series 1–0–1


(4) Rensselaer vs. (5) Clarkson

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March 7 Rensselaer 1 – 3 Clarkson Houston Field House
March 8 Rensselaer 4 – 6 Clarkson Houston Field House
Clarkson won series 2–0


Semifinals

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(1) Harvard vs. (5) Clarkson

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March 14 Harvard 2 – 4 Clarkson Boston Garden


(2) Yale vs. (3) Cornell

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March 14 Yale 2 – 3 2OT Cornell Boston Garden


Third Place

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(1) Harvard vs. (2) Yale

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March 15 Harvard 6 – 3 Yale Boston Garden


Championship

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(3) Cornell vs. (5) Clarkson

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March 15 Cornell 3 – 2 OT Clarkson Boston Garden


Tournament awards

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None

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References

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  1. ^ "Cornell Men's Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Lou Reycroft Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  3. ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "ECAC Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  5. ^ "College Hockey Notebook; Road to Final a 3-Way Route". The New York Times. March 8, 1988. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  6. ^ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guides". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  7. ^ "Men's All-Tournament Teams" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
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