ECAC 2 Tournament

ECAC 2 Tournament (defunct)
Conference Hockey Championship
Sport	Ice hockey
Conference	ECAC 2
Format	Single-elimination
Played	1967–1984

History

ECAC 2 began holding a conference tournament for the 1965–66 season with four teams invited to participate. Even after 5 teams left in 1971 to form ECAC 3 the league's membership had risen from 15 to 24 teams in the interim and the championship was expanded to eight. By 1977–78 ECAC 2 has 32 member schools and rather than institute a single 16-team tournament the league decided to hold one 8-team tournament for each of its two divisions (East and West). This was partly done to guarantee the two tournament champions automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament which began play the same year. Some schools, however, either had policies that barred them from appearing in national tournaments[1] or were ineligible to appear in a Division II tournament due to being primarily a Division I or Division III school. This arrangement held for 6 years before the entire Division II level of college hockey collapsed after 1983–84 and ECAC 2 was formally split into two separate conferences the following season.

1966

Seed	School	Conference Record
1	American International
	Colby
	New Hampshire	11–5–0
4	Merrimack	5–5–1

	Semifinals March 8–9					ECAC 2 Championship March 12
	1	American International	1
	4	Merrimack	4
						4	Merrimack	0
							Colby	5
	Colby		2
	New Hampshire		1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1967

Seed	School	Conference Record
1	Norwich	14–2–1
2	Colby	10–2–1
3	Middlebury	9–3–0
4	Merrimack	7–3–0

	Semifinals March 8–9					ECAC 2 Championship March 11
	1	Norwich	3
	4	Merrimack	12
						4	Merrimack	6
						2	Colby	4
	2	Colby	4**
	3	Middlebury	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1968

Seed	School	Conference Record
1	Merrimack	10–1–0
	Hamilton
	Colby
4	American International

	Semifinals March 6–7					ECAC 2 Championship March 9
	1	Merrimack	6
	4	American International	1
						1	Merrimack	5
							Hamilton	4
	Hamilton		6
	Colby		3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1969

Seed	School	Conference Record
1	Merrimack	7–2–0
2	American International
3	Colby
4	Norwich	10–6–0

	Semifinals March 5–6					ECAC 2 Championship March 8
	1	Merrimack	3
	4	Norwich	5
						4	Norwich	6
						2	American International	7
	2	American International	10
	3	Colby	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1970

Seed	School	Conference Record
1	Bowdoin
2	Vermont	12–4–0
3	Middlebury
4	Merrimack	9–5–0

	Semifinals March 11					ECAC 2 Championship March 14
	1	Bowdoin	9
	4	Merrimack	1
						1	Bowdoin	1
						2	Vermont	4
	2	Vermont	5
	3	Middlebury	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1971

Seed	School	Conference Record
1	Bowdoin
2	Vermont	13–3–0
3	Massachusetts	12–3–1
4	Norwich	10–8–0

	Semifinals March 10					ECAC 2 Championship March 13
	1	Bowdoin	8
	4	Norwich	2
						1	Bowdoin	5*
						2	Vermont	4
	2	Vermont	2
	3	Massachusetts	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1972

Seed	School	Conference Record	Seed	School	Conference Record
1	Massachusetts	15–3–0	5	Merrimack	13–4–0
2	Buffalo	10–2–0	6	Lowell Tech	11–10–0
3	Vermont	12–2–1	7	Boston State
4	Salem State		8	Saint Anselm	8–5–0

	Quarterfinals March 4-5					Semifinals March 7-8					ECAC 2 Championship March 11
	1	Massachusetts	5			1	Massachusetts	4
	8	Saint Anselm	3			5	Merrimack	2
	2	Buffalo	9
	7	Boston State	5								1	Massachusetts	8
											2	Buffalo	1
	3	Vermont	5
	6	Lowell Tech	0
	4	Salem State	2			2	Buffalo	4
	5	Merrimack	4			3	Vermont	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1973

Seed	School	Conference Record	Seed	School	Conference Record
1	Vermont	16–0–0	5	Norwich	10–6–2
2	Bowdoin		6	Middlebury
3	Massachusetts	12–4–2	7	Williams
4	Merrimack	13–5–1	8	Saint Anselm	13–4–0

	Quarterfinals March 3-4					Semifinals March 6-7					ECAC 2 Championship March 10
	1	Vermont	6			1	Vermont	4
	8	Saint Anselm	2			4	Merrimack	3
	2	Bowdoin	5*
	7	Williams	4								1	Vermont	8
											2	Bowdoin	1
	3	Massachusetts	10
	6	Middlebury	2
	4	Merrimack	3			2	Bowdoin	9
	5	Norwich	2			3	Massachusetts	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1974

Seed	School	Conference Record	Seed	School	Conference Record
1	Vermont	15–1–0	5	Massachusetts	9–6–0
2	Salem State		6	Norwich	10–7–1
3	Merrimack	15–6–2	7	Williams
4	Boston State		8	Army	10–2–0

	Quarterfinals March 2-3					Semifinals March 5-6					ECAC 2 Championship March 9
	1	Vermont	10			1	Vermont	4
	8	Army	1			5	Massachusetts	3
	2	Salem State	9
	7	Williams	6								1	Vermont	6
											3	Merrimack	2
	3	Merrimack	4
	6	Norwich	3
	4	Boston State	4			2	Salem State	2
	5	Massachusetts	7			3	Merrimack	7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1975

Seed	School	Conference Record	Seed	School	Conference Record
1	Merrimack	21–2–1	5	Salem State
2	Bowdoin		6	Saint Anselm	11–8–1
3	Middlebury		7	Army	12–5–0
4	Hamilton		8	Lowell Tech	13–7–0

	Quarterfinals March 1-3					Semifinals March 5-6					ECAC 2 Championship March 8
	1	Merrimack	4			1	Merrimack	3
	8	Lowell Tech	2			4	Hamilton	4
	2	Bowdoin	8
	7	Army	4								4	Hamilton	4
											2	Bowdoin	6
	3	Middlebury	5
	6	Saint Anselm	4
	4	Hamilton	6			2	Bowdoin	3*
	5	Salem State	3			3	Middlebury	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1976

Seed	School	Conference Record	Seed	School	Conference Record
1	Merrimack	21–2–0	5	Oswego State	12–6–1
2	Union		6	Hamilton
3	Bowdoin		7	Army	12–5–0
4	Salem State		8	Buffalo

	Quarterfinals March 5-6					Semifinals March 9-10					ECAC 2 Championship March 13
	1	Merrimack	7			1	Merrimack	8
	8	Buffalo	4			7	Army	2
	2	Union	2
	7	Army	3								1	Merrimack	5
											3	Bowdoin	6
	3	Bowdoin	7
	6	Hamilton	3
	4	Salem State	3			3	Bowdoin	4
	5	Oswego State	1			4	Salem State	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1977

Seed	School	Conference Record	Seed	School	Conference Record
1	Merrimack	20–2–1	5	American International	14–5–0
2	Union	11–1–0	6	Lowell	16–8–1
3	Bowdoin	13–2–0	7	Salem State
4	Army	14–2–1	8	Elmira	17–2–0

	Quarterfinals March 4-5					Semifinals March 8-9					ECAC 2 Championship March 16
	1	Merrimack	5			1	Merrimack	6
	8	Elmira	1			6	Lowell	2
	2	Union	12
	7	Salem State	6								1	Merrimack	6
											2	Union	4
	3	Bowdoin	2
	6	Lowell	4
	4	Army	7*			2	Union	11
	5	American International	6			4	Army	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1978

East Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Bowdoin 13–3–1 5 Holy Cross 13–7–1 2 Merrimack 16–4–1 6 American International 3 Lowell 16–5–1 7 Saint Anselm 11–10–1 4 Salem State 17–7–0 8 Colby 9–12–1   Quarterfinals March 4-5 Semifinals March 8-9 ECAC East Championship March 16                               1 Bowdoin 7 1 Bowdoin 4   8 Colby 4 4 Salem State 1     2 Merrimack 12 7 Saint Anselm 3     1 Bowdoin 3   2 Merrimack 0   3 Lowell 6 6 American International 4   4 Salem State 4 2 Merrimack 6 5 Holy Cross 1 3 Lowell 3

West Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Middlebury 11–3–0 5 Norwich 13–9–0 2 Elmira 18–4–0 6 Army 10–8–1 3 Plattsburgh State 16–3–0 7 Hamilton 11–8–0 4 Oswego State 16–8–0 8 Buffalo 12–10–0   Quarterfinals March 4-5 Semifinals March 8-9 ECAC West Championship March 16                               1 Middlebury 7 1 Middlebury 5*   8 Buffalo 3 5 Norwich 4     2 Elmira 5 7 Hamilton 4     1 Middlebury 3   2 Elmira 6   3 Plattsburgh State 6 6 Army 3   4 Oswego State 3 2 Elmira 4 5 Norwich 5 3 Plattsburgh State 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1979

East Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Salem State 5 American International 2 Lowell 21–5–0 6 Holy Cross 13–8–0 3 Merrimack 20–5–0 7 New Haven 4 Maine 15–4–0 8 Bowdoin   Quarterfinals March 3 Semifinals March 7 ECAC East Championship March 10                               1 Salem State 4* 1 Salem State 7   8 Bowdoin 3 4 Maine 4     2 Lowell 7 7 New Haven 3     1 Salem State 1   2 Lowell 4   3 Merrimack 4 6 Holy Cross 1   4 Maine 4 2 Lowell 7 5 American International 1 3 Merrimack 6

West Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Plattsburgh State 23–2–0 5 Westfield State 2 Middlebury 14–4–1 6 Buffalo 3 Elmira 21–4–0 7 Oswego State 12–12–0 4 Norwich 15–8–0 8 Williams   Quarterfinals March 3 Semifinals March 7 ECAC West Championship March 10                               1 Plattsburgh State 11 1 Plattsburgh State 5   8 Williams 1 4 Norwich 6     2 Middlebury 7 7 Oswego State 2     4 Norwich 1   2 Middlebury 2   3 Elmira 5 6 Buffalo 4   4 Norwich 9 2 Middlebury 5 5 Westfield State 1 3 Elmira 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1980

East Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Bowdoin 14–2–2 5 Holy Cross 15–6–0 2 Lowell 19–4–0 6 Merrimack 14–8–2 3 Babson 15–7–2 7 New Haven 15–10–0 4 Salem State 19–6–0 8 Colby 12–8–0   Quarterfinals March 1–2 Semifinals March 5 ECAC East Championship March 8                               1 Bowdoin 5 1 Bowdoin 4   8 Colby 2 6 Merrimack 5*     2 Lowell 8 7 New Haven 5     6 Merrimack 4   2 Lowell 0   3 Babson 3 6 Merrimack 9   4 Salem State 1 2 Lowell 4 5 Holy Cross 5 5 Holy Cross 2

West Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Elmira 18–2–1 5 Westfield State 2 Plattsburgh State 18–5–2 6 Army 15–9–1 3 Oswego State 16–7–0 7 Norwich 9–12–0 4 Middlebury 11–5–3 8 North Adams State   Quarterfinals March 1–2 Semifinals March 5 ECAC West Championship March 8                               1 Elmira 5 2 Plattsburgh State 4   8 North Adams State 7 8 North Adams State 3     2 Plattsburgh State 4 7 Norwich 3     2 Plattsburgh State 3   3 Oswego State 8   3 Oswego State 12 6 Army 6   4 Middlebury 5* 3 Oswego State 4 5 Westfield State 4 4 Middlebury 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1981

East Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Lowell 18–3–0 5 Bowdoin 11–7–0 2 Merrimack 17–6–0 6 Babson 11–9–0 3 Salem State 16–6–1 7 Holy Cross 11–11–0 4 New England College 14–6–0 8 Colby 13–8–0   Quarterfinals February 28–March 1 Semifinals March 4 ECAC East Championship March 7                               1 Lowell 4 1 Lowell 6   8 Colby 3 5 Bowdoin 3     2 Merrimack 10 7 Holy Cross 7     1 Lowell 6   2 Merrimack 4   3 Salem State 4 6 Babson 3   4 New England College 2 2 Merrimack 5 5 Bowdoin 3 3 Salem State 3

West Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Oswego State 19–2–1 5 Norwich 14–8–1 2 Plattsburgh State 17–3–2 6 North Adams State 3 Elmira 18–7–0 7 Westfield State 11–8–1 4 Williams 10–3–3 8 Hamilton 6–10–3   Quarterfinals February 28–March 1 Semifinals March 4 ECAC East Championship March 7                               1 Oswego State 6 1 Oswego State 12   8 Hamilton 4 5 Norwich 5     2 Plattsburgh State 9 7 Westfield State 5     1 Oswego State 6   2 Plattsburgh State 7   3 Elmira 13 6 North Adams State 5   4 Williams 3 2 Plattsburgh State 5 5 Norwich 6 3 Elmira 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1982

East Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Lowell 19–1–0 5 Colby 2 Babson 16–4–1 6 Bowdoin 3 Merrimack 17–8–1 7 Salem State 4 New England College 8 Holy Cross 12–10–2   Quarterfinals February 27–28 Semifinals March 3 ECAC East Championship March 7                               1 Lowell 8 1 Lowell 3*   8 Holy Cross 2 4 New England College 2     2 Babson 6 7 Salem State 3     1 Lowell 5   3 Merrimack 1   3 Merrimack 7 6 Bowdoin 4   4 New England College 5 2 Babson 2 5 Colby 2 3 Merrimack 3

West Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Oswego State 17–5–0 5 Williams 2 Plattsburgh State 18–6–1 6 Rochester Tech 3 Norwich 15–9–1 7 Elmira 11–11–0 4 North Adams State 8 Potsdam State   Quarterfinals February 27–28 Semifinals March 3 ECAC East Championship March 7                               1 Oswego State 5 2 Plattsburgh State 11   8 Potsdam State 6* 8 Potsdam State 3     2 Plattsburgh State 7 7 Elmira 3     2 Plattsburgh State 14   6 North Adams State 3   5 Williams 3 4 North Adams State 5   3 Norwich 4 6 Rochester Tech 3 6 Rochester Tech 5 4 North Adams State 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1983

East Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Lowell 18–0–0 4 Colby 2 Babson 15–4–1 6 Bowdoin 3 Holy Cross 16–7–1 7 New England College 5 Salem State 8 Saint Anselm 8–10–0   Quarterfinals February 26–27 Semifinals March 2 ECAC East Championship March 5                               1 Lowell 9 1 Lowell 5   8 Saint Anselm 2 Salem State 1     2 Babson 5 7 New England College 3     1 Lowell 3*   2 Babson 2   3 Holy Cross 14 6 Bowdoin 9   4 Colby 4 2 Babson 6 5 Salem State 5 3 Holy Cross 2

West Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 RIT 18–4–0 5 Potsdam State 2 Oswego State 16–5–0 6 North Adams State 3 Norwich 14–6–0 7 Elmira 14–11–0 4 Plattsburgh State 16–8–0 8 Middlebury 7–9–1   Quarterfinals February 26–27 Semifinals March 2 ECAC East Championship March 5                               1 RIT 3 2 Oswego State 8   8 Middlebury 5 8 Middlebury 2     2 Oswego State 9 7 Elmira 3     2 Oswego State 9   4 Plattsburgh State 6   3 Norwich 3 6 North Adams State 5   4 Plattsburgh State 5 4 Plattsburgh State 5 5 Potsdam State 2 6 North Adams State 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1984

East Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Bowdoin 5 Merrimack 10–10–0 2 Babson 17–3–1 6 Colby 3 New England College 7 Salem State 4 Norwich 14–7–0 8 Massachusetts–Boston 7–9–0   Quarterfinals February 28–29 Semifinals March 3 ECAC East Championship March 5                               1 Bowdoin 6 1 Bowdoin 4*   8 Massachusetts–Boston 4 6 Colby 3     2 Babson 6 7 Salem State 2     1 Bowdoin 1   2 Babson 4   3 New England College 2 6 Colby 3   4 Norwich 7 2 Babson 3 5 Merrimack 4 4 Norwich 1

West Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 RIT 18–2–0 5 Plattsburgh State 14–11–0 2 Oswego State 14–5–0 6 North Adams State 3 Union 7 Potsdam State 4 Elmira 17–7–0 8 Hamilton   Quarterfinals February 26–27 Semifinals March 2 ECAC East Championship March 5                               1 RIT 7 1 RIT 6   8 Hamilton 0 5 Plattsburgh State 2     2 Oswego State 9 7 Potsdam State 2     1 RIT 3   3 Union 1   4 Elmira 1 5 Plattsburgh State 6   3 Union 6 2 Oswego State 3 6 North Adams State 3 3 Union 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Championships

School	Championships
Bowdoin	4
Lowell	4
Merrimack	4
Vermont	3
Oswego State	2
Plattsburgh State	2
American International	1
Babson	1
Colby	1
Elmira	1
Massachusetts	1
Middlebury	1
RIT	1

See also

• NEHC Men's Tournament
• ECAC West Men's Tournament

References

1. "Bowdoin College Men's Hockey History" (PDF). Bowdoin Polar Bears. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

Further reading

• "Army West Point hockey 2018-19 Record Book" (PDF). Army Black Knights. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
• "Babson Men's Ice Hockey Conference Tournament Results". Babson Beavers. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
• "Bowdoin College Men's Hockey History" (PDF). Bowdoin Polar Bears. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
• "Elmira Men's Hockey 2016-17 Media Guide". Elmira Soaring Eagles. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
• "All-Time Results". Hamilton Continentals. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
• "Holy Cross Crusaders Record Book" (PDF). Holy Cross Crusaders. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
• "UMass Hockey 2008-09 History" (PDF). UMass Minutemen. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
• "UMass Lowell History and Records". UMass Lowell River Hawks. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
• "Year-By-Year Records" (PDF). Merrimack Warriors. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
• "Middlebury College Men's Hockey History" (PDF). Middlebury Panthers. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
• "Norwich men's hockey 2011-12 Yearbook". Norwich Cadets. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
• "Oswego Men's Ice Hockey Game-by-Game Results". Oswego Lakers. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
• "Plattsburgh Men's Ice Hockey Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Plattsburgh Cardinals. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
• "RIT Tigers Men's Ice Hockey 2011-12 Media Guide" (PDF). RIT Tigers. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
• "Saint Anselm Hockey Record Book" (PDF). Saint Anselm Hawks. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
• "Vermont men's hockey 2017-18 Yearbook" (PDF). Vermont Catamounts. Retrieved November 28, 2018.