ECAC Tourney First Round 2024

[BowWowWow]

Tournament time! For the first time, all teams enter the postseason. The first round is single-elimination. After reseeding, quarterfinals are best-of-three. The weekend after that, the semis and finals are single-elimination hosted by the top remaining seed.
First round this Saturday: (12) Harvard at (5) Quinnipiac - (11) Union at (6) Yale - (10) Dartmouth at (7) Princeton - (9) RPI at (8) Brown

Who advances to the quarterfinals? (note: Inspired by ARM's previous polls.)

 

[Skate79]

I'm going with Dartmouth to upset Princeton

 

[hab]

Wow. Brave call, but I can see it. Princeton has under-performed all year. I am going with RPI over Brown (not a big upset).

 

[vicb]

I'm going with Dartmouth to upset Princeton

I do not see this happening. Saw Dartmouth against Clarkson (9-0 and 5-0) and Princeton against Clarkson (1-0 and 1-0) and Princeton is helmets and shoulder pads better than the Big Green.
Dartmouth had no chance against Clarkson while Princeton with a bounce of the puck or without a couple of great saves by Clarkson's Michelle Pasiechnyk could have won either game.
The only upset I can see in round 1 is RPI over Brown with goaltending making the difference in the game.
I am hoping Quinnipiac can somehow take out Clarkson's Kryptonite Cornell in the next series and that Clarkson gets by I am expecting Princeton.
Clarkson would then probably have to take out SLU setting up a third game against probably Colgate. Tough to beat a good team 3 times in one season, especially one as good as Colgate.

 

[Skate79]

I do not see this happening. Saw Dartmouth against Clarkson (9-0 and 5-0) and Princeton against Clarkson (1-0 and 1-0) and Princeton is helmets and shoulder pads better than the Big Green.
Dartmouth had no chance against Clarkson while Princeton with a bounce of the puck or without a couple of great saves by Clarkson's Michelle Pasiechnyk could have won either game.
The only upset I can see in round 1 is RPI over Brown with goaltending making the difference in the game.
I am hoping Quinnipiac can somehow take out Clarkson's Kryptonite Cornell in the next series and that Clarkson gets by I am expecting Princeton.
Clarkson would then probably have to take out SLU setting up a third game against Colgate. Tough to beat a good team 3 times in one season, especially one as good as Colgate.

Maybe. Maybe not. In a one-game playoff, anything can happen. As you say, a bounce of the puck in the wrong direction can be the difference between winning and losing. I've seen it happen too many times in the past to discount the possibility.

 

[Timothy A]

Maybe. Maybe not. In a one-game playoff, anything can happen. As you say, a bounce of the puck in the wrong direction can be the difference between winning and losing. I've seen it happen too many times in the past to discount the possibility.

I really dislike single elimination for hockey.

 

[BowWowWow]

An interesting conversation being had about single-elimination and also Dartmouth! They had ties against Princeton and Brown this season but also lost to them.

The first-round poll closes this afternoon at 3:01 eastern/2:01 central.

 

[vicb]

End of 1

Prin 2 Dart 0 SOG Prin 26 to 6
Quinn 2 Harv 0 SOG Quinn 19 to 6
RPI 0 Brown 0 SOG RPI 10 to 7
Yale 2 Union 0 SOG Yale 18 to 8

 

[vicb]

Quinn 9 Harvard 0 Final
RPI 0 Brown 0 Going to OT

 

[vicb]

Yale 5 Union 2 Final
Princeton 5 Dartmouth 1 Final
SOG Prin 54 to 18 Ouch.

 

[vicb]

Next weekend Quarterfinals

Colgate vs Brown
Clarkson vs Princeton
SLU vs Yale
Quinnipiac vs Cornell