2021 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2021
Conference:ECAC
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 18–20, 2021
Teams:3
Finalarena:People's United Center
Finalcity:Hamden, Connecticut
Champions:St. Lawrence
Titlecount:7th
Coach:Brent Brekke
Coachcount:1st
Mvpteam:St. Lawrence
Prevseason Year:2020
Prevseason Link:2020 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament
Nextseason Year:2022
Nextseason Link:2022 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

The 2021 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament will be the 60th tournament in league history. It was played between March 18 and March 20, 2021.As the tournament champion, St. Lawrence, received an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

With the majority of ECAC member schools opting out of competition for the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the format for the tournament was reduced to just four participating institutions. The format introduced would have the four programs compete in two single-elimination rounds over the course of one championship weekend. The semifinals will take place on March 18, and the championship game on March 20 at the site of the highest remaining seed.[1]

On March 10, ECAC announced that Clarkson would not be participating in the tournament, due to COVID protocols.[2] As a result, the format of the tournament was further reduced to just three teams. Top-seed Quinnipiac was awarded a bye to the Championship game and St. Lawrence will host Colgate in the lone semifinal.

Bracket

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Semifinal

(3) St. Lawrence vs. (4) Colgate

Championship

(1) Quinnipiac vs. (3) St. Lawrence

Tournament awards

Most Outstanding Player(s)

[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: ECAC Hockey Announces Upcoming Postseason Information . ecachockey.com . February 24, 2021 . February 28, 2021.
  2. Web site: 2021-03-10. ECAC Hockey Announces Changes to Men's Championship Schedule. 2021-03-12. ECAC Hockey. en.
  3. News: St. Lawrence Wins First ECAC Hockey Championship in 20 Years . ECAC Hockey . March 20, 2021 . March 22, 2021.