2015-16 ECAC Men's Season

This is the 2015-16 ECAC Hockey Men's Season. This is the league's 55th season.
==Membership changes==
*none
==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 	Starr Rink
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==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	P
Quinnipiac University 	22	16	1 	5	- 	- 	84	44	37
Yale University 	22	14	5 	3	- 	- 	57	37	31
Harvard University 	22	12	6 	4	- 	- 	72	47	28
St. Lawrence University 	22	11	8 	3	- 	- 	68	50	25
Clarkson University 	22	10	9 	3	- 	- 	52	51	23
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	22	8 	7 	7	- 	- 	46	49	23
Dartmouth College 	22	11	11	0	- 	- 	60	69	22
Cornell University 	22	8 	8 	6	- 	- 	46	50	22
Union College 	22	6 	10	6	- 	- 	53	62	18
Colgate University 	22	6 	14	2	- 	- 	45	71	14
Brown University 	22	3 	13	6	- 	- 	47	70	12
Princeton University 	22	3 	16	3	- 	- 	40	71	9
==2016 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 on March 18th. The semifinal winners meet on March 19th at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York for the conference championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===First Round===
*Clarkson defeated Princeton 2 games to none (3-2, 3-2 (ot))
*RPI defeated Brown 2 games to none (3-2, 4-3)
*Dartmouth defeated Colgate 2 games to 1 (3-2 (ot), 3-5, 4-3 (2ot)
*Cornell defeated Union 2 games to none (1-0, 2-1 (ot)
===Quarterfinals===
*Quinnipiac defeated Cornell 2 games to 1 (5-2, 4-5, 6-3)
*Yale vs Dartmouth defeated Yale 2 games to none (4-3, 2-1)
*Harvard defeated RPI 2 games to none (5-2, 8-2)
*St. Lawrence defeated Clarkson 2 games to none (3-2, 3-2)
===Semifinals===
*Quinnipiac defeated Dartmouth 3-1
*Harvard defeated St. Lawrence 2-2 (ot)
===Final===
*Quinnipiac defeated Harvard 4 to 1
The Quinnipiac Bobcats earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
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