And Then there Were Four . . . Cornell, Harvard, Colgate and Vermont Advance to ECACHL Semifinals
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The championship field has been set for the 2005 ECAC Men's Hockey League Tournament, and Cornell Harvard, Colgate and Vermont will be coming to the Pepsi Arena March 18-19 to determine the league champion.
As the #1 seed, Cornell will play the early semifinal game on the 18th, taking on #4 Vermont at 4:30 p.m. Semifinal No. 2 will feature #2 Harvard and #3 Colgate at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, the 19th, the third-place game will start at 5 p.m. followed by the championship final at 8 o'clock.
Cornell advanced to the semifinals after defeating Clarkson 5-0 and 3-2 (ot) in the quarterfinals. Harvard and Colgate also swept their quarterfinals. The Crimson downed St. Lawrence 2-0 and 3-2, while the Raiders defeated Brown 4-1 and 3-0. Vermont was the last to earn its spot in the semifinals, after needing three games to get past Dartmouth. The Catamounts dropped the first game of the best-of-three series 3-2 before rallying to win games two and three with 3-2 (ot) and 2-1 scores, respectively.
This year marks the 44th ECACHL championship tournament. Cornell has won the most titles with 10, most recently in 2003. Harvard is the defending tourney champion and has seven titles, while Colgate is in search of its second and Vermont is looking for its first. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Ticket are still available and can be purchased over the phone by calling 518-476-1000 or online at www.pepsiarena.com.
All-session passes for adults are $46 each and covers all four weekend games. Child all-session passes for those aged 14 and under are $24. Single session tickets are also available for $25 for adults and $12 for children 14 an under.
Follow the action with live stats from all the games along with postgame stories and box scores from all the contests online at www.ecachockeyleague.com.
Player of the Week: Shane Hynes -- Cornell (Jr., F)
Rookie of the Week: Mark Lutz -- Vermont (F)
Co-Goaltenders of the Week: Dov Grumet-Morris -- Harvard (Sr.) and
David McKee -- Cornell (So.)
