2025 ECAC Hockey men's tournament

The 2025 ECAC Hockey men's tournament was the 64th tournament in league history. It was played between March 7 and March 22, 2025. By winning the tournament, Cornell received ECAC Hockey's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament.

2025 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament
Dates	March 7–22, 2025
Teams	12
Finals site	Herb Brooks Arena Lake Placid, New York
Champions	Cornell (14th title)
Winning coach	Mike Schafer (7th title)
MVP	Ian Shane (Cornell)
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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

2024–25 ECAC Hockey Standings
	Conference record											Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#15 Quinnipiac †	22	16	5	1	2	3	0	50	79	42		38	24	12	2	135	83
#20 Clarkson	22	15	6	1	2	1	0	45	74	47		39	24	12	3	121	87
Colgate	22	13	7	2	2	2	1	42	80	65		36	18	15	3	114	116
Union	22	12	8	2	0	0	2	40	67	61		36	19	14	3	112	109
Dartmouth	22	12	9	1	0	2	0	39	70	52		33	18	13	2	110	84
#12 Cornell *	22	10	8	4	1	0	3	36	69	53		36	19	11	6	112	82
Harvard	22	9	10	3	2	2	1	31	56	56		33	13	17	3	85	97
Brown	22	9	11	2	3	0	2	28	53	63		32	14	15	3	79	85
Princeton	22	7	12	3	2	2	1	25	55	73		30	12	15	3	71	86
Rensselaer	22	7	15	0	0	2	0	23	57	82		35	12	21	2	101	131
Yale	22	5	14	3	1	1	1	19	52	80		30	6	21	3	67	121
St. Lawrence	22	5	15	2	1	1	1	18	43	81		35	9	24	2	71	121
Championship: March 22, 2025 † 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 quarterfinal and semifinal rounds

	First Round March 7–8					Quarterfinals March 14–16							Semifinals March 21					Championship March 22
						1	Quinnipiac	4	4	-
	5	Dartmouth	6			8	Brown	1	0	-
	12	St. Lawrence	2										1	Quinnipiac	2
													6	Cornell	3*
						2	Clarkson	3	2	2*
	6	Cornell	5			7	Harvard	2	3*	1
	11	Yale	1															6	Cornell	3
																		2	Clarkson	1
						3	Colgate	1	0	-
	7	Harvard	5			6	Cornell	4	3	-
	10	Rensselaer	2										2	Clarkson	4
													5	Dartmouth	1
						4	Union	2	2	-
	8	Brown	3			5	Dartmouth	3	7	-
	9	Princeton	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Note: All game times are local.

First Round

(5) Dartmouth vs. (12) St. Lawrence

March 8, 2025 7:00 pm

Dartmouth

6–2 (1–0, 2–2, 3–0)

St. Lawrence

Thompson Arena Attendance: 2,248

Game reference
	Emmett Croteau	Goalies	Mason Kucenski	Referees: William Brennan III Jason Williams Linesmen: Adam Wood Brendon Wormley
	(Nikora, Charpentier) Sean Chisholm (12) – 02:45 1–0 1–1 24:01 – Greg Lapointe (11) (Cristall, Waite) (Cleaves, Nikora) Sean Chisholm (13) – 28:48 2–1 (Charpentier, Flinton) Luke Haymes (10) – GW – 30:11 3–1 3–2 38:58 – PP – Fēlikss Gavars (6) (Beneteau, Cristall) (Townley, Stavroff) Braiden Dorfman (6) – 42:22 4–2 (M. Fusco, MacDonald) Eric Charpentier (3) – EN – 59:33 5–2 (Krause, Schenk) Nate Morgan (2) – EN – 59:54 6–2
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	39	Shots	18

(6) Cornell vs. (11) Yale

March 8, 2025 7:30 pm

Cornell

5–1 (1–0, 0–1, 4–0)

Yale

Lynah Rink Attendance: 4,121

Game reference
	Ian Shane	Goalies	Jack Stark	Referees: Joe Carusone Matt Terreri Linesmen: Dan Barreca Ryan Knapp
	(Robertson) Tim Rego (6) – 02:33 1–0 1–1 36:27 – William Dineen (10) (Chen, Berger) (Fegaras, Major) Ondřej Pšenička (8) – GW PP – 49:02 2–1 (unassisted) Hoyt Stanley (2) – 49:39 3–1 (Pšenička, Robertson) Tim Rego (7) – 56:51 4–1 (Suda) Nick DeSantis (7) – EN – 59:46 5–1
	23 min	Penalties	14 min
	33	Shots	19

(7) Harvard vs. (10) Rensselaer

March 7, 2025 7:00 pm

Harvard

5–2 (1–1, 4–0, 0–1)

Rensselaer

Bright-Landry Hockey Center Attendance: 1,420

Game reference
	Aku Koskenvuo	Goalies	Noah Giesbrecht (out 35:18) Jack Watson (in 35:18)	Referees: Cameron Lynch Anthony Kenney Linesmen: Stephen Drain Ryan Chauvin
	0–1 11:26 – Dovar Tinling (10) (Caron, McDermott) (Miller, Moore) Mick Thompson (11) – 17:37 1–1 (Healey, Miller) Justin Solovey (5) – 24:14 2–1 (MacDonald, Solovey) Joe Miller (5) – GW – 24:38 3–1 (Langenbrunner, St. Louis) Mick Thompson (12) – 27:50 4–1 (Moore, Thompson) Casey Severo (15) – PP – 35:18 5–1 5–2 55:34 – Jakob Lee (13) (Goffredo)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	32	Shots	38

(8) Brown vs. (9) Princeton

March 7, 2025 7:00 pm

Brown

3–2 (0–1, 1–0, 2–1)

Princeton

Meehan Auditorium Attendance: 1,742

Game reference
	Lawton Zacher	Goalies	Ethan Pearson	Referees: C. J. Hanafin Kenneth Gates Linesmen: Noah Merrow Patrick Dapuzzo
	0–1 11:34 – Jayden Sison (2) (Devlin, Ezman) (unassisted) Ryan St. Louis (10) – 20:41 1–1 (St. Louis) Tyler Kopff (8) – 46:15 2–1 (unassisted) Ryan St. Louis (11) – GW EN – 59:32 3–1 3–2 59:56 – EA – Kevin Anderson (7) (Gunty, Buydens)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	25	Shots	22

Quarterfinals

(1) Quinnipiac vs. (8) Brown

March 14, 2025 7:00 pm

Quinnipiac

4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1)

Brown

M&T Bank Arena Attendance: 2,512

Game reference
	Matej Marinov	Goalies	Lawton Zacher	Referees: Kenneth Gates Douglas Place Linesmen: Stephen Drain John Rey
	(Moore) Victor Czerneckianair (12) – 05:23 1–0 (Treloar, Groenewold) Jeremy Wilmer (14) – GW – 24:16 2–0 (Marcellus, Moore) Andon Cerbone (14) – PP – 53:10 3–0 3–1 54:28 – PP EA – Tyler Kopff (9) (St. Louis, Scott) (Schwartz, Marcellus) Chris Pelosi (12) – EN – 57:49 4–1
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	30	Shots	21

March 15, 2025 4:00 pm

Quinnipiac

4–0 (0–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Brown

M&T Bank Arena Attendance: 2,772

Game reference
	Matej Marinov	Goalies	Lawton Zacher	Referees: Kenneth Gates Douglas Place Linesmen: Stephen Drain John Rey
	(Cipollone, Smith) Tyler Borgula (11) – GW – 24:30 1–0 (Ricketts, Groenewold) Mason Marcellus (10) – 42:01 2–0 (Marcellus, Cerbone) Tyler Borgula (12) – PP – 57:18 3–0 (Groenewold) Victor Czerneckianair (7) – PP EN – 59:03 4–0
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	25	Shots	34

Quinnipiac wins series 2–0

(2) Clarkson vs. (7) Harvard

March 14, 2025 7:00 pm

Clarkson

3–2 (0–1, 0–0, 3–1)

Harvard

Cheel Arena Attendance: 2,466

Game reference
	Ethan Langenegger	Goalies	Aku Koskenvuo	Referees: Jason Williams C. J. Hanafin Linesmen: Patrick Dapuzzo Ryan Knapp
	(Sukovic, Martino) Ryan Bottrill (6) – PP – 41:12 1–0 1–1 27:44 – Mick Thompson (13) (Tresca, Severo) 1–2 46:02 – PP – Ian Moore (6) (Healey, Miller) (Martino, Richardson) Ellis Rickwood (10) – 46:44 2–2 (Martino, Ta. Taylor) Ryan Bottrill (7) – GW – 59:35 3–2
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	28	Shots	17

March 15, 2025 4:00 pm

Clarkson

2–3 (OT) (1–0, 1–2, 0–0, 0–1)

Harvard

Cheel Arena Attendance: 2,492

Game reference
	Ethan Langenegger	Goalies	Aku Koskenvuo	Referees: Jason Williams C. J. Hanafin Linesmen: Patrick Dapuzzo Ryan Knapp
	(Tr. Taylor, Sukovic) Erik Bargholtz (5) – 02:09 1–0 (Bottrill, Sparkes) Talon Sigurdson (10) – 20:56 2–0 2–1 21:40 – Zakary Karpa (1) (unassisted) 2–2 23:50 – Mason Langenbrunner (6) (Severo, St. Louis) 2–3 66:09 – GW – Casey Severo (16) (Thompson)
	4 min	Penalties	0 min
	26	Shots	21

March 16, 2025 4:00 pm

Clarkson

2–1 (OT) (0–1, 0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Harvard

Cheel Arena Attendance: 2,069

Game reference
	Ethan Langenegger	Goalies	Aku Koskenvuo	Referees: Jason Williams C. J. Hanafin Linesmen: Patrick Dapuzzo Ryan Knapp
	0–1 21:40 – SH – Mick Thompson (14) (unassisted) (Tr. Taylor, Rickwood) Ayrton Martino (24) – PP – 02:09 1–1 (K. Taylor, Sigurdson) Luka Sukovic (7) – GW – 67:10 2–1
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	41	Shots	26

Clarkson wins series 2–1

(3) Colgate vs. (6) Cornell

March 14, 2025 7:00 pm

Colgate

1–4 (0–1, 1–1, 0–2)

Cornell

Class of 1965 Arena Attendance: 1,100

Game reference
	Andrew Takacs	Goalies	Ian Shane	Referees: Anthony Kenney Cameron Lynch Linesmen: Adam Wood Brendon Wormley
	0–1 14:25 – Kyle Penney (6) (Major, Suda) 0–2 31:07 – GW – Jack O'Leary (7) (Kovich, Stanley) (Chorske, Irwin) Alex DiPaolo (11) – 38:16 1–2 1–3 48:08 – Jonathan Castagna (4) (Penney, Major) 1–4 58:49 – PP EN – Sullivan Mack (7) (Kovich)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	22	Shots	28

March 15, 2025 7:00 pm

Colgate

0–3 (0–1, 0–0, 0–2)

Cornell

Class of 1965 Arena Attendance: 1,029

Game reference
	Andrew Takacs	Goalies	Ian Shane	Referees: Anthony Kenney Cameron Lynch Linesmen: Adam Wood Brendon Wormley
	0–1 06:37 – GW – Sullivan Mack (8) (Bancroft, Suda) 0–2 44:11 – PP – Charlie Major (7) (Pšenička, Suda) 0–3 59:32 – SH – Dalton Bancroft (15) (unassisted)
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	21	Shots	22

Cornell wins series 2–0

(4) Union vs. (5) Dartmouth

March 14, 2025 7:00 pm

Union

2–3 (1–1, 1–1, 0–1)

Dartmouth

Achilles Rink Attendance: 2,302

Game reference
	Kyle Chauvette	Goalies	Emmett Croteau	Referees: William Brennan III Joseph Carusone Linesmen: Cameron Goebert Jason Shattie
	(Brueck, Miles) Lucas Buzziol (4) – 05:54 1–0 1–1 09:48 – Nikita Nikora (4) (Chisholm, Cleaves) (Villegas, Miles) Josh Nixon (13) – 21:33 2–1 2–2 37:10 – Braiden Dorfman (7) (Stavroff, M. Fusco) 2–3 47:33 – GW – Sean Chisholm (14) (Charpentier, Nikora)
	4 min	Penalties	0 min
	25	Shots	19

March 15, 2025 7:00 pm

Union

2–7 (1–1, 0–2, 1–4)

Dartmouth

Achilles Rink Attendance: 2,298

Game reference
	Kyle Chauvette	Goalies	Emmett Croteau	Referees: William Brennan III Joseph Carusone Linesmen: Cameron Goebert Jason Shattie
	(Ferguson) Lucas Buzziol (5) – 11:14 1–0 1–1 13:58 – Luke Haymes (11) (Charpentier) 1–2 24:29 – John Fusco (10) (M. Fusco, Cleaves) 1–3 27:06 – GW PP – Luke Haymes (12) (Stavroff, Nikora) 1–4 43:08 – Nate Morgan (3) (J. Fusco) (Prokop) Josh Nixon (14) – 44:56 2–4 2–5 46:29 – Sean Chisholm (15) (Foley, Nikora) 2–6 50:33 – SH EN – Cooper Flinton (11) (Krause) 2–7 59:24 – PP – Nate Morgan (4) (Krause, Grable)
	23 min	Penalties	10 min
	20	Shots	37

Dartmouth wins series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) Quinnipiac vs. (6) Cornell

March 21, 2025 4:00 pm

Quinnipiac

2–3 (OT) (0–1, 1–0, 1–1, 0–1)

Cornell

Herb Brooks Arena Attendance: 5,320

Game reference
	Matej Marinov	Goalies	Ian Shane	Referees: Kenneth Gates Cameron Lynch Linesmen: Jason Shattie Ryan Knapp
	(Treloar) Andon Cerbone (15) – PP – 34:08 1–0 1–1 19:56 – PP – Jonathan Castagna (5) (Rego, Walsh) (Leddy, Power) Chris Pelosi (13) – 54:42 2–1 2–2 58:21 – SH – Kyler Kovich (5) (Kraft) 2–3 74:39 – GW PP – Tim Rego (8) (Bancroft, Walsh)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	24	Shots	22

(2) Clarkson vs. (5) Dartmouth

March 21, 2025 7:00 pm

Clarkson

4–1 (0–0, 2–0, 2–1)

Dartmouth

Herb Brooks Arena Attendance: 5,320

Game reference
	Ethan Langenegger	Goalies	Roan Clarke	Referees: Jason Williams Anthony Kenney Linesmen: John Rey Patrick Dapuzzo
	(Tr. Taylor, Sarsland) Ryan Bottrill (8) – 21:04 1–0 (Rickwood, Martino) Tristan Sarsland (8) – GW – 25:23 2–0 (Rickwood, Richardson) Trey Taylor (9) – PP – 44:54 3–0 3–1 55:32 – EA – John Fusco (11) (Cleaves, Chisholm) (Richardson) Ayrton Martino (25) – EN – 58:10 4–1
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	15	Shots	26

Championship

(2) Clarkson vs. (6) Cornell

March 22, 2025 5:00 pm

Clarkson

1–3 (0–2, 1–0, 0–1)

Cornell

Herb Brooks Arena Attendance: 6,019

Game reference
	Ethan Langenegger	Goalies	Ian Shane	Referees: Joe Carusone C. J. Hanafin Linesmen: Adam Wood Stephen Drain
	0–1 05:11 – Ondřej Pšenička (9) (Castagna, DeSantis) 0–2 07:03 – GW – Nick DeSantis (8) (Castagna, Pšenička) (Sukovic, Dahm) Erik Bargholtz (6) – 33:23 1–2 1–3 58:11 – EN – Ryan Walsh (14) (Pšenička)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	31	Shots	24

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

• G Ian Shane* (Cornell)
• D Tim Rego (Cornell)
• D Trey Taylor (Clarkson)
• F Jonathan Castagna (Cornell)
• F Nick DeSantis (Cornell)
• F Ayrton Martino (Clarkson)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)