The 1985 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 24th tournament in league history. It was played between March 8 and March 16, 1985.[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, Rensselaer received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

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 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

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

1984–85 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Rensselaer†*2120104013954383521245100
Harvard21155131995832219214796
Clarkson2115603087593421103143104
Cornell21146129101783018102145115
Yale2113712793783119111148122
St. Lawrence2112902475703217132122122
Colgate2191201875773214180122122
Princeton217122165874281214296105
Brown21615012598126917076102
Vermont2141708469729821075128
Dartmouth21317174912224518163139
Army^110110029603017130150121
Championship: Rensselaer
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Army played a half schedule

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Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the first round

Quarterfinals
March 8–9 		Semifinals
March 15 		Championship
March 16
           
1 Rensselaer 7 11 —
8 Princeton 2 4 —
1 Rensselaer 5
4 Cornell 1
2 Harvard 4 10 —
7 Colgate 2 2 —
1 Rensselaer 3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Harvard 1
3 Clarkson 6 4 —
6 St. Lawrence 2 4 —
2 Harvard 2 Third Place
3 Clarkson 1
4 Cornell 9 4 — 3 Clarkson 3
5 Yale 2 2 — 4 Cornell 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Rensselaer vs. (8) Princeton

March 8 Rensselaer 7 – 2 Princeton Houston Field House
March 9 Rensselaer 11 – 4 Princeton Houston Field House
Rensselaer won series 2–0

(2) Harvard vs. (7) Colgate

March 8 Harvard 4 – 2 Colgate Bright Hockey Center
March 9 Harvard 10 – 2 Colgate Bright Hockey Center
Harvard won series 2–0

(3) Clarkson vs. (6) St. Lawrence

March 8 Clarkson 6 – 2 St. Lawrence Walker Arena
March 9 Clarkson 4 – 4 St. Lawrence Walker Arena
Clarkson won series 1–0–1

(4) Cornell vs. (5) Yale

March 8 Cornell 9 – 2 Yale Lynah Rink
March 9 Cornell 4 – 2 Yale Lynah Rink
Cornell won series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) Rensselaer vs. (4) Cornell

March 15 Rensselaer 5 – 1 Cornell Boston Garden

(2) Harvard vs. (3) Clarkson

March 15 Harvard 2 – 1 Clarkson Boston Garden

Third Place

(3) Clarkson vs. (4) Cornell

March 16 Clarkson 3 – 5 Cornell Boston Garden

Championship

(1) Rensselaer vs. (2) Harvard

March 16 Rensselaer 3 – 1 Harvard Boston Garden

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

None

MOP

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References

  1. ↑ "Rensselaer Men's Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mike Addesa 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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