ECAC Hockey (ECACHL)
Established: 1962
NCAA	Division I
Members	12
Sports fielded	Ice hockey (men's: 12 teams; women's: 12 teams)
Region	Northeastern United States
Former names	ECAC Hockey League (2004-2007) Eastern College Athletic Conference (1962-2004)
Headquarters	Albany, NY
Commissioner	Steve Hagwell
Website	http://www.ecachockeyleague.com
Locations

ECAC Hockey is one of the six conferences that compete in NCAA Division I ice hockey. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Northeast is a region of the United States. As defined by the U Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Despite its name, it is not sponsored by the Eastern College Athletic Conference, a consortium of over 300 colleges in the eastern United States. The Eastern College Athletic Conference ( ECAC) is a College athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 35 men's and women's sports College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The name derives from the league's former direct association with the ECAC, which ended in 2004. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " ^[1]

A men's game between the Big Green and Tigers at Thompson Arena in Hanover

A women's game between the Golden Knights & Saints at Appleton Arena in Canton. Rupert C Thompson Arena is a 3500-seat hockey Arena in Hanover New Hampshire. Appleton Arena is a 3000-seat multi-purpose Arena in Canton New York.

Membership

• Brown University
  • 3-time ECAC women's champions (1998, 2000, 2002)
• Clarkson University
  • 5-time ECAC men's champions (1966, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2007)
  • 10-time ECAC men's regular season champions (1966, 1977, 1981-82, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2008)
• Colgate University
  • 1-time ECAC men's champions (1990)
  • 3-time ECAC men's regular season champions (1990, 2004, 2006)
• Cornell University
  • 11-time ECAC men's champions (1967-70, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1996-97, 2003, 2005)
  • 8-time ECAC men's regular season champions (1968-70, 1972-73, 2002-03, 2005)
  • 2-time NCAA men's champions (1967, 1970)
• Dartmouth College
  • 1-time ECAC men's regular season champions (2006)
  • 3-time ECAC women's champions (2001, 2003, 2007)
• Harvard University
  • 8-time ECAC men's champions (1963, 1971, 1983, 1987, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2006)
  • 5-time ECAC women's champions (1999, 2004-06, 2008)
  • 10-time ECAC men's regular season champions (1963, 1973, 1975, 1986-89, 1992-94)
  • 5-time ECAC wommen's regular season champions (1999, 2003-05, 2008)
  • 1-time NCAA men's champions (1989)
  • 1-time women's national champions (1999, crowned by AWCHA, pre-dated NCAA Women's Frozen Four)
• Princeton University
  • 2-time ECAC men's champions (1998, 2008)
• Quinnipiac University
  • New member in 2005
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • 3-time ECAC men's champions (1984-85, 1995)
  • 2-time ECAC men's regular season champions (1984-85)
  • 2-time NCAA men's champions (1954, 1985)
  • Women's team joined in 2006
• St. Lawrence University (Team article)
  • 6-time ECAC men's champions (1962, 1988-89, 1992, 2000-01)
  • 2-time ECAC men's regular season champions (2000, 2007)
  • 2-time ECAC women's regular season champions (2005-06)
• Union College
• Yale University
  • 1-time ECAC men's regular season champions (1998)

As of the 2006-07 season, all ECAC schools participate with men's and women's teams, making ECAC Hockey the only Division I hockey conference with a full complement of teams for both sexes. Brown University is a highly esteemed private University located in Providence, Rhode Island and is a member of the Ivy League. Clarkson University is a private university located in Rural Potsdam, New York. Colgate University is a private liberal arts college located in the Village of Hamilton in Madison County New York, USA Dartmouth College ( is a private, Coeducational University located in Hanover, New Hampshire, U The annual NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship tournament determines the top Ice hockey team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. Quinnipiac University is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational University located in Hamden, Connecticut, at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or RPI, is a Nonsectarian private Research University located in Troy, New York St Lawrence University is a private four-year liberal arts college located in the village of Canton in Saint Lawrence County New York. The Skating Saints of St Lawrence University, in Canton New York, is part of the Division-I ECACHL ice hockey league Union College is a non-denominational independent liberal arts college located in Schenectady New York. ^[2]

Six of the members of ECAC Hockey are also members of the Ivy League, and all of the Ivy universities with Division I ice hockey programs are also members of ECAC Hockey. The Ivy League is an Athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. Neither the University of Pennsylvania nor Columbia University have intercollegiate ice hockey programs. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. UPenn supported an intercollegiate varsity hockey program in the past and was an ECAC Hockey member from 1966 to 1978 before the team was disbanded. The Ivy school that has the best regular season record against other Ivy opponents is crowned the Ivy League ice hockey champion. Princeton won the 2008 Ivy League ice hockey championship. The Ivy League schools require their teams to play seasons that are about three weeks shorter than those of the other schools in the league. ^[3] Thus, they enter the league schedule with fewer non-conference warm-up games, though Harvard competes in the annual Beanpot Tournament and Cornell hosts a holiday tournament in Estero, Florida. The Beanpot refers primarily to a men's Ice hockey tournament among the four major college hockey schools of the Boston Massachusetts area held annually since the Estero is a Census-designated place (CDP in Lee County, Florida, United States. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the

History

The ECAC Hockey League was founded in 1962. Brown University is a highly esteemed private University located in Providence, Rhode Island and is a member of the Ivy League. Brown University is a highly esteemed private University located in Providence, Rhode Island and is a member of the Ivy League. Nonsectarian, in its most literal sense refers to a lack of Sectarianism. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. The Ivy League is an Athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. Clarkson University is a private university located in Rural Potsdam, New York. Potsdam New York relates to two locations in Saint Lawrence County New York: Potsdam (town New York Potsdam (village New York Clarkson University is a private university located in Rural Potsdam, New York. The Liberty League is an intercollegiate Athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA ’s Division III. Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. Colgate University is a private liberal arts college located in the Village of Hamilton in Madison County New York, USA Hamilton is a Town in Madison County, New York, United States. Colgate University is a private liberal arts college located in the Village of Hamilton in Madison County New York, USA The Patriot League is a College athletic conference which operates in the Northeastern United States. The City of Ithaca (named for the Greek island of Ithaca) sits on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York The Cornell Big Red is the name of the sports teams and other competitive teams at Cornell University. The Ivy League is an Athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. Dartmouth College ( is a private, Coeducational University located in Hanover, New Hampshire, U Hanover is a town along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. Dartmouth College ( is a private, Coeducational University located in Hanover, New Hampshire, U Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently The Ivy League is an Athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. Unitarianism as a theology is the belief in the single personality of God in contrast to the doctrine of the Trinity (three persons in one God The Ivy League is an Athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. See also Princeton Township New Jersey, Borough of Princeton New Jersey Princeton Borough New Jersey Princeton Township New Jersey this Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity The Ivy League is an Athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. Quinnipiac University is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational University located in Hamden, Connecticut, at the Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The Northeast Conference (NEC is a College athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or RPI, is a Nonsectarian private Research University located in Troy, New York Troy is a City in New York, US, and the County seat of Rensselaer County. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or RPI, is a Nonsectarian private Research University located in Troy, New York The Liberty League is an intercollegiate Athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA ’s Division III. Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. St Lawrence University is a private four-year liberal arts college located in the village of Canton in Saint Lawrence County New York. Canton New York is a town and a village in the US state of New York The Skating Saints of St Lawrence University, in Canton New York, is part of the Division-I ECACHL ice hockey league The Universalist Church of America was a Christian Universalist religious denomination in the United States (plus affiliated Churches in other parts of the world The Liberty League is an intercollegiate Athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA ’s Division III. Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. Union College is a non-denominational independent liberal arts college located in Schenectady New York. Schenectady (skəˈnɛktədi Θkahnéhtati in Tuscarora) is a City in Schenectady County, New York, United States The Liberty League is an intercollegiate Athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA ’s Division III. Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently The Ivy League is an Athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. In June 1983, concerns that the Ivy League schools were potentially leaving the conference and disagreements over schedule length versus academics caused Boston University, Boston College, Providence, Northeastern and New Hampshire to decide to leave the ECAC to form what would become Hockey East, which began play in 1984-1985 season. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. This page refers to a college in Rhode Island. For the college in Manitoba, see Providence College and Theological Seminary. Northeastern University, abbreviated NU or NEU, is a private University in Boston Massachusetts. University of New Hampshire ( UNH) is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire (USNH United States. Hockey East Association is a college athletic conference which operates in New England. ^[13] By that fall, Maine also departed the ECAC for the new conference. The University of Maine, established in 1865 is the Flagship University of the University of Maine System. ^[14] This left the ECAC with twelve teams (Army, Brown, Clarkson, Colgate, Cornell, Darmouth, Harvard, Princeton RPI, St. "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA, Lawrence, Vermont, Yale). The University of Vermont is a national public research university and the state of Vermont's land-grant university Army would stay in the conference until the end of the 1990-1991 season, at which point they became independent (they now play in Atlantic Hockey) and were replaced by Union College. Atlantic Hockey is a college athletic conference which operates primarily in the northeastern United States. Union College is a non-denominational independent liberal arts college located in Schenectady New York. Vermont left the ECAC for Hockey East at the end of the 2004-2005 season, and were replaced in the conference by Quinnipiac. Quinnipiac University is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational University located in Hamden, Connecticut, at the ^[15]

Men's ECAC championship games

From 1962 to 1992, the ECAC Championship Game was held in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Boston Arena from 1962 to 1966, and at Boston Garden from 1966 to 1992. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Matthews Arena, located in Boston Massachusetts, is the oldest surviving indoor ice hockey arena in the world Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Boston Garden was a famous Arena built in 1928 in Boston Massachusetts.

From 1993 to 2002, the ECAC Championship Game was held at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Herb Brooks Arena is a 7700-seat multi-purpose Arena in Lake Placid New York. Lake Placid is a Village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States.

Since 2003, the ECAC Championship Game has been held at the Times Union Center (formerly Pepsi Arena) in Albany, New York. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "Pepsi Arena" redirects here For the arenas in Denver see Pepsi Center; Quebec City see Colisée Pepsi; Indianapolis see Pepsi Coliseum Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County.

Winners of the game are awarded the Whitelaw Cup and receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Hockey Tournament. The annual NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship tournament determines the top Ice hockey team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division

• 1962 St. Lawrence def. Clarkson 5-2
• 1963 Harvard def. Boston College 4-3 (ot)
• 1964 Providence def. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. This page refers to a college in Rhode Island. For the college in Manitoba, see Providence College and Theological Seminary. St. Lawrence 3-1
• 1965 Boston College def. Brown 6-2
• 1966 Clarkson def. Cornell 6-2
• 1967 Cornell def. Boston University 4-3
• 1968 Cornell def. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. Boston College 6-3
• 1969 Cornell def. Harvard 4-2
• 1970 Cornell def. Clarkson 3-2
• 1971 Harvard def. Clarkson 7-4
• 1972 Boston University def. Cornell 4-1
• 1973 Cornell def. Boston College 3-2
• 1974 Boston University def. Harvard 4-2
• 1975 Boston University def. Harvard 7-3
• 1976 Boston University def. Brown 9-2
• 1977 Boston University def. New Hampshire 8-6
• 1978 Boston College def. University of New Hampshire ( UNH) is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire (USNH United States. Providence 4-2
• 1979 New Hampshire def. Dartmouth 3-2
• 1980 Cornell def. Dartmouth 5-1
• 1981 Providence def. Cornell 8-4
• 1982 Northeastern def. Northeastern University, abbreviated NU or NEU, is a private University in Boston Massachusetts. Harvard 5-2
• 1983 Harvard def. Providence 4-1
• 1984 Rensselaer def. Boston University 5-2
• 1985 Rensselaer def. Harvard 3-1
• 1986 Cornell def. Clarkson 3-2 (ot)
• 1987 Harvard def. St. Lawrence 6-3
• 1988 St. Lawrence def. Clarkson 3-0
• 1989 St. Lawrence def. Vermont 4-1
• 1990 Colgate def. The University of Vermont is a national public research university and the state of Vermont's land-grant university Rensselaer 5-4
• 1991 Clarkson def. St. Lawrence 5-4
• 1992 St. Lawrence def. Cornell 4-2
• 1993 Clarkson def. Brown 3-1
• 1994 Harvard def. Rensselaer 3-0
• 1995 Rensselaer def. Princeton 5-1
• 1996 Cornell def. Harvard 2-1
• 1997 Cornell def. Clarkson 2-1
• 1998 Princeton def. Clarkson 5-4 (2ot)
• 1999 Clarkson def. St. Lawrence 3-2
• 2000 St. Lawrence def. Rensselaer 2-0
• 2001 St. Lawrence def. Cornell 3-1
• 2002 Harvard def. Cornell 4-3 (2ot)
• 2003 Cornell def. Harvard 3-2 (ot)
• 2004 Harvard def. Clarkson 4-2
• 2005 Cornell def. Harvard 3-1
• 2006 Harvard def. Cornell 6-2
• 2007 Clarkson def. Quinnipiac 4-2
• 2008 Princeton def. Harvard 4-1

The Cleary Cup, named for former Harvard player and coach Bill Cleary, is awarded to the regular season champion (the team with the best in-conference record). William J "Bill" Cleary Jr (born August 19, 1934 in Cambridge Massachusetts) is a former United States Ice hockey At present, this team is given the top seed in the ECAC conference tournament (including the first round bye given to the top four seeded teams), but is not given any special consideration in the NCAA tournament.

Women's ECAC championship games

• 1985 Providence def. New Hampshire
• 1986 New Hampshire def. Northeastern
• 1987 New Hampshire def. Northeastern
• 1988 Northeastern def. Providence
• 1989 Northeastern def. Providence
• 1990 New Hampshire def. Providence (in Durham, New Hampshire)
• 1991 New Hampshire def. Durham is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. Northeastern (Durham)
• 1992 Providence def. New Hampshire (in Providence, Rhode Island)
• 1993 Providence def. New Hampshire (in Boston)
• 1994 Providence def. Northeastern (Providence)
• 1995 Providence def. New Hampshire (Providence)
• 1996 New Hampshire def. Providence (Durham)
• 1997 Northeastern def. New Hampshire (Boston)
• 1998 Brown def. New Hampshire (Boston)
• 1999 Harvard def. New Hampshire (Providence)
• 2000 Brown def. Dartmouth (Providence)
• 2001 Dartmouth def. Harvard (in Hanover, New Hampshire)
• 2002 Brown def. Hanover is a town along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. Dartmouth (Hanover)
• 2003 Dartmouth def. Harvard (Providence)
• 2004 Harvard def. St. Lawrence (in Schenectady, New York)
• 2005 Harvard def. Schenectady (skəˈnɛktədi Θkahnéhtati in Tuscarora) is a City in Schenectady County, New York, United States Dartmouth (Schenectady)
• 2006 Harvard def. Brown (in Canton, New York)
• 2007 Dartmouth def. Canton New York is a town and a village in the US state of New York St. Lawrence (Hanover)
• 2008 Harvard def. St. Lawrence (Boston)

Conference arenas

NCAA Records

• In 2000, St. Appleton Arena is a 3000-seat multi-purpose Arena in Canton New York. The Frank L Messa Rink at Achilles Center is a 2225-seat multi-purpose Arena in Schenectady New York. David S Ingalls Rink is a hockey rink designed by architect Eero Saarinen and built between 1953 and 1958 for Yale University. Lawrence University won the longest game in NCAA tournament history. St. Lawrence defeated Boston University in quadruple overtime by a score of 4-3. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. Currently, this game is the third longest game in NCAA division I history. ^[16]
• On March 4, 2006, Union College played host to the longest NCAA men's ice hockey game in NCAA history. In Game 2 of the first round of the 2006 ECACHL Tournament (best of three series) between Yale University and Union, Yale won 3-2 1:35 into the 5th overtime. Overall, the game took 141:35 to decide who would win. ^[17]

References

External links

• ECAC Hockey home page