2017-18 ECAC Men's Season

This is the 2017-18 ECAC Hockey Men's Season. This is the league's 57th season.
==Membership changes==
*None
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 (until 2019)	Lake Placid, New York 	--- 	Herb Brooks Arena
==Standings==
==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 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===First Round===
*Dartmouth Big Green defeated St. Lawrence Saints 2 games to 1
*Colgate Raiders defeated RPI Engineers 2 games to 1
*Princeton Tigers defeated Brown Bears 2 games to none
*Quinnipiac Bobcats defeated Yale Bulldogs 2 games to none
===Quarterfinals===
*Cornell Big Red defeated Quinnipiac Bobcats 2 games to none
*Princeton Tigers defeated Union Dutchmen 2 games to none
*Clarkson Golden Knights defeated Colgate Raiders 2 games to 1
*Harvard Crimson defeated Dartmouth Big Green 2 games to 1
===Semifinals===
*Princeton Tigers defeated Cornell Big Red 4-1
*Clarkson Golden Knights defeated Harvard Crimson 5-4 (ot)
===Final===
*Princeton Tigers defeated Clarkson Golden Knights 2-1 (ot)
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