1962 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1962 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 1st tournament in league history. It was played between March 6 and March 10, 1962.[4] Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the 'final four' games were played at the Boston Arena in Boston, Massachusetts. By reaching the championship game both, St. Lawrence and Clarkson received invitations to participate in the 1962 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

1962 ECAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Dates	March 6–10, 1962
Teams	8
Finals site	Boston Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Champions	St. Lawrence[1] (1st title)
Winning coach	George Menard[2] (1st title)
MVP	Arlie Parker[3] (St. Lawrence)
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Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play, all of which were single-elimination. The top eight teams, based on conference rankings, qualified to participate in the tournament. 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 against one another. In the semifinals, the winner of the first and eighth matchup played the winner of the fourth and fifth matchup while the other two remaining teams played with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game.

Conference Standings

Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pct. = Winning Percentage; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

1961–62 ECAC Hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Colby†	19	17	1	1	.921	124	30		27	19	6	2	147	62
Harvard	20	18	2	0	.900	103	30		26	21	5	0	130	56
Clarkson	15	13	1	1	.900	97	28		26	22	3	1	173	55
Williams	20	16	3	1	.825	159	64		20	16	3	1	159	64
Army	19	14	4	1	.763	81	40		24	17	6	1	111	52
Colgate	24	18	6	0	.750	140	57		24	18	6	0	140	57
Rensselaer	16	12	4	0	.750	99	56		23	16	7	0	142	93
Cornell	16	11	5	0	.688	68	45		18	13	5	0	77	45
MIT	15	10	5	0	.667	70	49		15	10	5	0	70	49
St. Lawrence*	15	9	5	1	.633	83	47		27	17	9	1	135	78
New Hampshire	17	10	7	0	.588	100	63		18	10	7	1	103	66
Boston College	25	13	11	1	.540	84	75		28	15	12	1	96	86
Merrimack	13	7	6	0	.539	71	52		13	7	6	0	71	52
Providence	17	8	7	2	.529	74	65		21	11	8	2	110	77
Middlebury	17	8	8	1	.500	83	81		22	11	9	2	107	98
Bowdoin	21	10	11	0	.476	89	73		23	11	11	1	106	84
Massachusetts	18	8	10	0	.444	84	94		18	8	10	0	84	94
Norwich	20	8	11	1	.425	105	103		21	8	12	1	109	110
Princeton	21	8	12	1	.405	60	88		21	8	12	1	60	88
Dartmouth	20	8	12	0	.400	101	122		20	8	12	0	101	122
Yale	21	7	14	0	.333	78	87		24	8	16	0	78	97
Boston University	24	7	16	1	.313	71	119		25	7	17	1	74	123
Northeastern	23	7	16	0	.304	83	136		24	7	17	0	85	149
Brown	24	7	17	0	.292	82	122		24	7	17	0	81	119
Connecticut	9	2	6	1	.278	30	86		12	2	9	1	30	86
American International	19	4	15	0	.211	78	160		19	4	15	0	78	160
Hamilton	15	1	13	1	.100	24	72		15	1	14	1	24	72
Amherst	15	1	14	0	.067	20	143		15	1	14	0	20	143
Championship: St. Lawrence † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

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Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 6					Semifinals March 9					Championship March 10
	1	Clarkson	6
	8	Providence	3
						1	Clarkson	4
						3	Colby	1
	3	Colby	7
	6	Rensselaer	6
											1	Clarkson	2
											4	St. Lawrence	5
	2	Harvard	2*
	7	Army	1
						2	Harvard	5		Third place
						4	St. Lawrence	6
	4	St. Lawrence	5								2	Harvard	2
	5	Boston College	3								3	Colby	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Clarkson vs. (8) Providence

March 6

Clarkson

6 – 3

Providence

Clarkson Arena

(2) Harvard vs. (7) Army

March 6

Harvard

2 – 1

OT

Army

Donald C. Watson Rink

(3) Colby vs. (6) Rensselaer

March 6

Colby

7 – 6

Rensselaer

Alfond Rink

(4) St. Lawrence vs. (5) Boston College

March 6

St. Lawrence

9 – 4

Boston College

Appleton Arena

Semifinals

(1) Clarkson vs. (3) Colby

March 9

Clarkson

4 – 1

Colby

Boston Arena

(2) Harvard vs. (4) St. Lawrence

March 9

Harvard

5 – 6

St. Lawrence

Boston Arena

Third Place

(2) Harvard vs. (3) Colby

March 10

Harvard

2 – 0

Colby

Boston Arena

Championship

(1) Clarkson vs. (4) St. Lawrence

March 10

Clarkson

2 – 5

St. Lawrence

Boston Arena

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

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First Team F Tim Taylor (Harvard) F Hal Pettersen (Clarkson) F Ron Mason (St. Lawrence) D Arlie Parker* (St. Lawrence) D Dave Johnston (Harvard) G Frank Stephenson (Colby) * Most Outstanding Player(s)

Second Team F Don Young (Colby) F Gene Kinasewich (Harvard) F Ron Ryan (Colby) D Jack Graves (Clarkson) D Pat Brophy (Clarkson) G Richie Broadbelt (St. Lawrence)

References

1. "St. Lawrence Men's Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
2. "George Menard Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
3. "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
4. "ECAC Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
5. "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guides". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
6. "Men's All-Tournament Teams" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2014-04-26.

External links

• ECAC Hockey
• 1961–62 ECAC Hockey Standings
• 1961–62 NCAA Standings