2024 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

2024 ECAC Men's ice hockey tournament
Dates	March 8–23, 2024
Teams	12
Finals site	Herb Brooks Arena Lake Placid, New York
Champions	Cornell (13th title)
Winning coach	Mike Schafer (6th title)
MVP	Jonathan Castagna (Cornell)
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The 2024 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament was the 63rd tournament in league history. It was played between March 8 and March 23, 2024. By winning the tournament, Cornell received ECAC Hockey's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament.

Format

The tournament features four rounds of play. The teams that finish above fifth place in the standings received a bye to the quarterfinal round. In the first round, the fifth and twelfth seeds, the sixth and eleventh seeds, the seventh and tenth seeds and the eighth and ninth seeds played a single-elimination game with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals the one seed played the lowest remaining seed, the second seed played the second-lowest remaining seed, the third seed played the third-lowest remaining seed and the fourth seed played the fourth-lowest remaining seed each in a best-of-three series with the winners of these the series advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals the top remaining seed played the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play against each other. The winners of the semifinals play in the championship game, and no third-place game is played. All series after the quarterfinals are single-elimination games. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament.

Conference standings

2023–24 ECAC Hockey Standings
	Conference record											Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#8 Quinnipiac †	22	17	4	1	0	2	0	54	99	39		39	27	10	2	159	79
#12 Cornell *	22	12	6	4	1	2	3	44	74	45		35	22	7	6	115	65
Colgate	22	13	7	2	2	2	2	43	85	68		36	16	16	4	120	112
Dartmouth	22	9	6	7	1	1	3	37	66	60		32	13	10	9	92	91
Clarkson	22	12	9	1	4	2	1	36	62	58		35	18	16	1	95	97
Union	22	9	10	3	1	1	2	32	75	75		37	16	18	3	123	121
St. Lawrence	22	8	10	4	1	1	1	29	49	64		39	14	19	6	90	118
Harvard	22	6	10	6	1	2	3	28	49	64		32	7	19	6	70	106
Princeton	22	8	11	3	4	0	2	25	70	90		30	10	16	4	89	114
Yale	22	7	13	2	1	2	1	25	46	57		30	10	18	2	63	91
Brown	22	6	14	2	2	3	1	22	43	69		30	8	19	3	61	98
Rensselaer	22	6	13	3	0	0	0	21	58	89		37	10	23	4	93	150
Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Bracket

Teams are reseeded for the semifinals

	First Round March 8–9					Quarterfinals March 15–17							Semifinals March 22					Championship March 23
						1	Quinnipiac	5	5	-
	5	Clarkson	2			12	Rensselaer	1	2	-
	12	Rensselaer	3										1	Quinnipiac	0
													7	St. Lawrence	3
						2	Cornell	4	4	-
	6	Union	6			8	Harvard	3	1	-
	11	Brown	0															7	St. Lawrence	1
																		2	Cornell	3
						3	Colgate	2	2	-
	7	St. Lawrence	4			7	St. Lawrence	3**	3	-
	10	Yale	2										2	Cornell	6
													4	Dartmouth	3
						4	Dartmouth	3	4	-
	8	Harvard	1			6	Union	1	2	-
	9	Princeton	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Note: All game times are local.

First Round

(5) Clarkson vs. (12) Rensselaer

March 9, 2024 7:00 pm

Clarkson

2–3 (1–1, 1–0, 2–0)

Rensselaer

Cheel Arena Attendance: 2,834

Game reference
	Austin Roden	Goalies	Jack Watson	Referees: Joe Carusone Tyler Loftus Linesmen: John Rey Adam Wood
	0–1 00:40 – Tyler Hotson (13) (Brushett, Tinling) 0–2 11:38 – PP – John Beaton (4) (Heidemann, Agnew) 0–3 49:05 – GW – Sutter Muzzatti (14) (Sertti, Heidemann) (Sarsland) Ellis Rickwood (4) – 53:13 1–3 (Martino, Taylor) Mathieu Gosselin (6) – EA – 57:51 2–3
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	17

(6) Union vs. (11) Brown

March 9, 2024 4:00 pm

Union

6–0 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0)

Brown

Achilles Rink Attendance: 2,035

Game reference
	Kyle Chauvette	Goalies	Lawton Zacher	Referees: William Brennan III Tom Steinel Linesmen: Ryan Knapp Stephen Drain
	(Nixon, Ferguson) Caden Villega (9) – GW – 14:57 1–0 (Immonen) D. J. Hart (1) – SH – 27:34 2–0 (Robertson) Chaz Smedsrud (14) – 30:33 3–0 (Kelly, Messina) Ben Tupker (8) – 46:34 4–0 (Immonen) Caden Villegas (10) – 51:33 5–0 (unassisted) Ben Tupker (9) – SH EN – 54:05 6–0
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	40	Shots	22

(7) St. Lawrence vs. (10) Yale

March 8, 2024 7:00 pm

St. Lawrence

4–2 (1–0, 3–2, 0–0)

Yale

Appleton Arena Attendance: 1,577

Game reference
	Ben Kraws	Goalies	Jack Stark	Referees: Jason Williams Matt Wyld Linesmen: Jason Shattie Ryan Chauvin
	(Chapleau, Burgin) Tomáš Mazura (5) – 11:57 1–0 1–1 24:23 – Briggs Gammill (14) (unassisted) (Gavars, Burgin) Tyler Cristall (7) – PP – 25:12 2–1 2–2 27:05 – PP – Ian Carpentier (8) (Szeto, Conroy) (Waite, Boyer) Greg Lapointe (6) – GW – 32:40 3–2 (Lasak, Ritchie) Jan Olenginski (2) – 34:08 4–2
	8 min	Penalties	13 min
	33	Shots	39

(8) Harvard vs. (9) Princeton

March 8, 2024 7:00 pm

Harvard

1–0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0)

Princeton

Bright-Landry Hockey Center Attendance: 1,482

Game reference
	Aku Koskenvuo	Goalies	Arthur Smith	Referees: CJ Hanafin Cameron Lynch Linesmen: Patrick Dapuzzo Robert Peterkin
	(Bar, Guzzo) Ian Moore (6) – GW – 13:18 1–0
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	17	Shots	38

Quarterfinals

(1) Quinnipiac vs. (12) Rensselaer

March 15, 2024 7:00 pm

Quinnipiac

5–1 (1–0, 2–1, 2–0)

Rensselaer

M&T Bank Arena Attendance: 2,721

Game reference
	Vinny Duplessis	Goalies	Jack Watson	Referees: Kenneth Gates Cameron Lynch Linesmen: Phil Kitchen John Rey
	(Czerneckianair, Power) Anthony Cipollone (6) – 1:45 1–0 (Marcellus, Cerbone) Jacob Quillan (14) – GW – 20:45 2–0 2–1 28:49 – Nick Ardanaz (1) (Tinling, Heidemann) (Marcellus) Andon Cerbone (10) – 31:16 3–1 (Quillan, Treloar) Sam Lipkin (15) – 44:47 4–1 (Marcellus, Legault) Collin Graf (21) – 53:51 5–1
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	35	Shots	21

March 16, 2024 7:00 pm

Quinnipiac

5–2 (0–0, 2–2, 3–0)

Rensselaer

M&T Bank Arena Attendance: 2,909

Game reference
	Vinny Duplessis	Goalies	Jack Watson	Referees: Kenneth Gates Cameron Lynch Linesmen: Phil Kitchen John Rey
	(Quillan, Marcellus) Andon Cerbone (11) – 35:24 1–0 (Moore, McGroarty) Anthony Cipollone (7) – 36:23 2–0 2–1 36:41 – Lauri Sertti (2) (Hotson) 2–2 38:21 – SH – Sutter Muzzatti (10) (Ciccarello) (Lee, Marcellus) Andon Cerbone (12) – GW PP – 49:13 3–2 (Cerbone, Marcellus) Jacob Quillan (15) – 58:52 4–2 (Quillan) Collin Graf (22) – 59:53 5–2
	17 min	Penalties	10 min
	32	Shots	25

Quinnipiac Won Series 2–0

(2) Cornell vs. (8) Harvard

March 15, 2024 7:00 pm

Cornell

4–3 (3–0, 1–1, 0–2)

Harvard

Lynah Rink Attendance: 4,267

Game reference
	Ian Shane	Goalies	Aku Koskenvuo	Referees: CJ Hanafin Kevin Graber Linesmen: Stephen Drain Adam Wood
	(Robertson) Jack O'Leary (6) – 4:30 1–0 (Castagna, Rego) Sullivan Mack (5) – 7:26 2–0 (Bancroft, Psenicka) Ryan Walsh (11) – 19:22 3–0 (Psenicka, Mack) Nick DeSantis (5) – GW PP – 25:12 4–0 4–1 32:37 – Joe Miller (15) (Langenbrunner, MacDonald) 4–2 44:49 – Casey Severo (15) (Johnson, Callow) 4–3 53:39 – Joe Miller (13) (MacDonald, Tresca)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	23	Shots	25

March 16, 2024 7:00 pm

Cornell

4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1)

Harvard

Lynah Rink Attendance: 4,267

Game reference
	Ian Shane	Goalies	Derek Mullahy	Referees: CJ Hanafin Kevin Graber Linesmen: Stephen Drain Adam Wood
	(Bancroft, Seger) Ben Robertson (4) – 15:10 1–0 (Psenicka, Penney) Gabriel Seger (13) – GW – 34:44 2–0 2–1 47:01 – EA – Ian Moore (3) (Healey, MacDonald) (Seger) Ben Robertson (5) – EN – 59:22 3–1 (Penney, Psenicka) Gabriel Seger (14) – EN – 59:37 4–1
	2 min	Penalties	17 min
	25	Shots	22

Cornell Won Series 2–0

(3) Colgate vs. (7) St. Lawrence

March 15, 2024 7:00 pm

Colgate

2–3 (2 OT) (0–0, 0–2, 2–0, 0–0, 0–1)

St. Lawrence

Class of 1965 Arena Attendance: 763

Game reference
	Carter Gylander	Goalies	Ben Kraws	Referees: Joe Carusone Anthony Kenney Linesmen: Jordan Patarino Patrick Dapuzzo
	0–1 28:34 – PP – Ján Lašák (15) (Naaykens, Burgin) 0–2 29:04 – Josh Boyer (3) (Mazura, Trela) (Labelle) Tommy Bergsland (5) – PP – 43:52 1–2 (Chorske, Bergsland) Alex DiPaolo (12) – 53:17 2–2 2–3 87:24 – GW – Luc Salem (3) (Boyer)
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	49	Shots	33

March 16, 2024 7:00 pm

Colgate

2–3 (1–0, 0–2, 1–1)

St. Lawrence

Class of 1965 Arena Attendance: 834

Game reference
	Carter Gylander	Goalies	Ben Kraws	Referees: Joe Carusone Anthony Kenney Linesmen: Jordan Patarino Patrick Dapuzzo
	(Foglia, DiPaolo) Ryan Sullivan (6) – 14:50 1–0 1–1 25:37 – Cameron Buhl (3) (Boyer) 1–2 34:55 – Felikss Gavars (13) (Mazura, Moran) (Mitton) Ryan McGuire (14) – PP – 46:23 2–2 2–3 49:10 – GW – Jan Olenginski (3) (Cristall, Naaykens)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	43	Shots	22

St. Lawrence Won Series 2–0

(4) Dartmouth vs. (6) Union

March 15, 2024 7:00 pm

Dartmouth

3–1 (0–1, 3–0, 0–0)

Union

Thompson Arena Attendance: 1,625

Game reference
	Cooper Black	Goalies	Kyle Chauvette	Referees: Jason Williams Tom Steinel Linesmen: Ryan Knapp Jason Shattie
	0–1 13:28 – Nick Young (15) (Villegas) (Charpentier, Chisholm) Braiden Dorfman (7) – 20:33 1–1 (MacDonald) Matt Fusco (2) – GW – 26:39 2–1 (MacDonald, Townley) Joey Musa (6) – 39:43 3–1
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	25	Shots	24

March 16, 2024 7:00 pm

Dartmouth

4–2 (1–1, 1–1, 2–0)

Union

Thompson Arena Attendance: 2,007

Game reference
	Cooper Black	Goalies	Kyle Chauvette	Referees: Jason Williams Tom Steinel Linesmen: Ryan Knapp Jason Shattie
	0–1 7:49 – PP – Caden Villegas (11) (Ferguson, MacArthur) (Chisholm, Desilets) Braiden Dorfman (8) – 15:39 1–1 1–2 23:49 – Caden Villegas (12) (Nixon) (Dorfman, Chisholm) Matt Fusco (3) – 29:02 2–2 (Flinton) Luke Haymes (18) – GW – 54:04 3–2 (J. Fusco, Chisholm) Cam MacDonald (4) – EN – 59:21 4–2
	9 min	Penalties	8 min
	25	Shots	26

Dartmouth Won Series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) Quinnipiac vs. (7) St. Lawrence

March 22, 2024 4:00 pm

Quinnipiac

0–3 (0–0, 0–2, 0–1)

St. Lawrence

Herb Brooks Arena Attendance: 4,015

Game reference
	Vinny Duplessis	Goalies	Ben Kraws	Referees: CJ Hanafin William Brennan III Linesmen: Stephen Drain Adam Wood
	0–1 27:43 – GW – Tomáš Mazura (6) (Moran, Gavars) 0–2 31:23 – PP – Max Dorrington (2) (Gavars, Burgin) 0–3 58:08 – EN – Ty Naaykens (6) (Dorrington, Paul)
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	22	Shots	25

(2) Cornell vs. (4) Dartmouth

March 22, 2024 7:30 pm

Cornell

6–3 (0–1, 1–2, 5–0)

Dartmouth

Herb Brooks Arena Attendance: 4,015

Game reference
	Ian Shane	Goalies	Cooper Black	Referees: Cameron Lynch Kevin Graber Linesmen: Ryan Knapp Patrick Dapuzzo
	0–1 15:02 – Sean Chisholm (6) (Dorfman, Musa) (Kraft, Robertson) Ondřej Pšenička (9) – 24:15 1–1 1–2 25:25 – John Fusco (6) (Flinton, Morgan) 1–3 32:18 – PP – John Fusco (7) (Dorfman, Chisholm) (Seger, Robertson) Dalton Bancroft (12) – PP – 40:43 2–3 (Seger, DeSantis) Kyle Penney (9) – 48:32 3–3 (Pšenička, Bancroft) Ryan Walsh (12) – GW – 49:22 4–3 (Penney, Seger) Nick DeSantis (6) – EN – 57:01 5–3 (Rego) Nick DeSantis (7) – EN – 58:24 6–3
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	33	Shots	30

Championship

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

March 22, 2024 5:00 pm

Cornell

3–1 (1–0, 1–0, 1–1)

St. Lawrence

Herb Brooks Arena Attendance: 4,912

Game reference
	Ian Shane	Goalies	Ben Kraws	Referees: Jason Williams Joe Carusone Linesmen: Jason Shattie John Ray
	(Bancroft, Suda) Jonathan Castagna (10) – 6:15 1–0 (Mack, Kempf) Jonathan Castagna (11) – GW – 25:13 2–0 2–1 44:54 – Cameron Buhl (4) (Chapleau, Ritchie) (Bancroft, Kempf) Jack O'Leary (7) – EN – 59:32 3–1
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	29	Shots	32

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

• G Ben Kraws (St. Lawrence)
• D Ben Robertson (Cornell)
• D John Fusco (Dartmouth)
• F Jonathan Castagna* (Cornell)
• F Gabriel Seger (Cornell)
• F Tomáš Mazura (St. Lawrence)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)