2016-17 ECAC Men's Season

This is the 2016-17 ECAC Hockey Men's Season. This is the league's 56th season.
==Membership changes==
*none, however, The Colgate Raiders move into the new Class of 1965 Arena
==Membership==
Institution 	Location 	Nickname 	Arena
Brown University 	Providence, Rhode Island	Bears 	Meehan Auditorium
Clarkson University 	Potsdam, New York 	Golden Knights	Cheel Arena
Colgate University 	Hamilton, New York 	Raiders 	
Class of 1965 Arena
Cornell University 	Ithaca, New York 	Big Red 	Lynah Rink
Dartmouth College 	Hanover, New Hampshire 	Big Green 	Thompson Arena
Harvard University 	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Crimson 	Bright Hockey Center
Princeton University 	Princeton, New Jersey 	Tigers 	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink
Quinnipiac University 	Hamden, Connecticut 	Bobcats 	TD Bank Sports Center
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, New York 	Engineers 	Houston Field House
St. Lawrence University 	Canton, New York 	Saints 	Appleton Arena
Union College 	Schenectady, New York 	Dutchmen 	Achilles Rink
Yale University 	New Haven, Connecticut 	Bulldogs 	Ingalls Rink
Conference Tournament 	Lake Placid, New York 	--- 	Herb Brooks Arena
==Standings==
ECAC Hockey 	ECAC Hockey	ECAC Hockey	ECAC Hockey	ECAC Hockey	ECAC Hockey	ECAC Hockey	ECAC Hockey	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Harvard Crimson 	22 	16 	4 	2 	85 	47 	34 	36 	28 	6 	2 	146 	77
Union Dutchmen 	22 	16 	4 	2 	87 	56 	34 	38 	25 	10 	3 	143 	113
Cornell Big Red 	22 	13 	4 	5 	70 	51 	31 	35 	21 	9 	5 	99 	81
St. Lawrence Saints 	22 	12 	6 	4 	61 	44 	28 	37 	17 	13 	7 	104 	88
Quinnipiac Bobcats 	22 	13 	8 	1 	69 	55 	27 	40 	23 	15 	2 	121 	101
Clarkson Golden Knights	22 	10 	9 	3 	67 	62 	23 	39 	18 	16 	5 	124 	112
Princeton Tigers 	22 	8 	11 	3 	63 	75 	19 	34 	15 	16 	3 	103 	111
Yale Bulldogs 	22 	7 	11 	4 	62 	67 	18 	33 	13 	15 	5 	99 	98
Dartmouth Big Green 	22 	7 	13 	2 	59 	80 	16 	31 	10 	18 	3 	83 	111
Colgate Raiders 	22 	6 	13 	3 	40 	62 	15 	37 	9 	22 	6 	78 	113
RPI Engineers 	22 	6 	16 	0 	52 	76 	12 	37 	8 	28 	1 	83 	138
Brown Bears 	22 	3 	18 	1 	47 	87 	7 	31 	4 	25 	2 	66 	132
==2017 Conference Tournament (Whitelaw Cup)==
===Format===
All twelve teams qualify with the top 4 seeds getting a first round bye. The best-of-three first round matches up 5 vs 12, 6 vs 11, 7 vs 10, and 8 vs 9. The first round winners are re-seeded for the best-of-three quarterfinals and the 1 seed plays the lowest seeded first round winner, 2 plays the second lowest seed first round winner, 3 plays the third lowest first round winner. and 4 plays the highest seeded first round winner. Teams are re-seeded for the semifinals with the highest seeded winner playing the lowest seeded winner and the second and third seeds meet in a single game at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York. The semifinal winners meet at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York for the conference championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===First Round===
*Quinnipiac Bobcats defeated Brown Bears 2 games to none
*Clarkson Golden Knights defeated RPI Engineers 2 games to none
*Princeton Tigers defeated Colgate Raiders 2 games to 1
*Yale Bulldogs defeated Dartmouth Big Green 2 games to none
===Quarterfinals===
*Harvard Crimson defeated Yale Bulldogs 2 games to none
*Union Dutchmen defeated Princeton Tigers 2 games to none
*Cornell Big Red defeated Clarkson Golden Knights 2 games to 1
*Quinnipiac Bobcats defeated St. Lawrence Saints 2 games to 1
===Semifinals===
*Harvard Crimson defeated Quinnipiac Bobcats 4-2
*Cornell Big Red defeated Union Dutchmen 4-1
===Final===
*Harvard Crimson defeated Cornell Big Red 4-1
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