1979 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Ice Hockey Conference Tournament
| Year = 1979
| Conference = ECAC
| Gender = Men's
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| Dates = March 6–10, 1979
| Teams = 8
| FinalArena = Boston Garden
| FinalCity = Boston, Massachusetts
| Champions = New Hampshire{{cite news|title=New Hampshire Men's Team History|url=http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/new-hampshire/mens-hockey/|publisher=USCHO.com|accessdate=2014-04-23}}
| TitleCount = 1st
| Coach = Charlie Holt{{cite news|title=Charlie Holt Year-by-Year Coaching Record|url=http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,464/charlie-holt/|publisher=USCHO.com|accessdate=2013-05-22}}
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP = Greg Moffett{{cite news|title=ECAC Awards|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_awd.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archive|accessdate=2014-04-23}}
| MVPTeam = New Hampshire
| prevseason_year = 1978
| prevseason_link = 1978 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
| nextseason_year = 1980
| nextseason_link = 1980 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
}}
The 1979 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 18th tournament in league history. It was played between March 6 and March 10, 1979.{{cite news|title=ECAC Tournament|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_trn.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|accessdate=2014-04-23}} Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the 'final four' games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. By reaching the championship game both, New Hampshire and Dartmouth received invitations to participate in the 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Format
The tournament featured three rounds of play, all of which were single-elimination. The top eight teams, based on winning percentage, qualified to participate in the tournament. In the quarterfinals the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played against one another. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game.
Conference standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pct. = Winning percentage; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
{{1978–79 ECAC Hockey standings (men)}}
Bracket
Teams are reseeded after the first round
{{8TeamBracket | RD1-RD2-path = 0
| RD1=Quarterfinals
March 6
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=Boston University
| RD1-score1=4
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2=Vermont
| RD1-score2=3
| RD1-seed3=2
| RD1-team3=New Hampshire
| RD1-score3=9
| RD1-seed4=7
| RD1-team4=Yale
| RD1-score4=2
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5=Cornell
| RD1-score5=6*
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6=Providence
| RD1-score6=5
| RD1-seed7=4
| RD1-team7=Dartmouth
| RD1-score7=2*
| RD1-seed8=5
| RD1-team8=Clarkson
| RD1-score8=1
| RD2=Semifinals
March 9
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Boston University
| RD2-score1=3
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=Dartmouth
| RD2-score2=5
| RD2-seed3=2
| RD2-team3=New Hampshire
| RD2-score3=4
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=Cornell
| RD2-score4=2
| RD3=Championship
March 10
| RD3-seed1=2
| RD3-team1=New Hampshire
| RD3-score1=3
| RD3-seed2=4
| RD3-team2=Dartmouth
| RD3-score2=2
| RD3b=Third Place
| RD3b-seed1=1
| RD3b-team1=Boston University
| RD3b-score1=4
| RD3b-seed2=3
| RD3b-team2=Cornell
| RD3b-score2=7
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
=Quarterfinals=
==(1) Boston University vs. (8) Vermont==
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|team2 = Vermont
|stadium1 = Walter Brown Arena
|date1 = March 6
|score1 = 4 – 3
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==(2) New Hampshire vs. (7) Yale==
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|team2 = Yale
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==(3) Cornell vs. (6) Providence==
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|stadium1 = Lynah Rink
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==(4) Dartmouth vs. (5) Clarkson==
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=Semifinals=
==(1) Boston University vs. (4) Dartmouth==
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|team2 = Dartmouth
|stadium1 = Boston Garden
|date1 = March 9
|score1 = 3 – 5
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==(2) New Hampshire vs. (3) Cornell==
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|team2 = Cornell
|stadium1 = Boston Garden
|date1 = March 9
|score1 = 5 – 2
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=Third Place=
==(1) Boston University vs. (3) Cornell==
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|team1 = Boston University
|team2 = Cornell
|stadium1 = Boston Garden
|date1 = March 10
|score1 = 4 – 7
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=Championship=
==(2) New Hampshire vs. (4) Dartmouth==
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|team1 = New Hampshire
|team2 = Dartmouth
|stadium1 = Boston Garden
|date1 = March 10
|score1 = 3 – 2
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Tournament awards
=[[List of ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team|All-Tournament Team]]=
None
=[[List of ECAC Hockey Most Outstanding Player in Tournament|MOP]]=
- Greg Moffett (New Hampshire)
References
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External links
- [http://www.ecachockey.com/men/index ECAC Hockey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505082036/http://www.ecachockey.com/men/index |date=2010-05-05 }}
- [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/ecac19671979.html 1978–79 ECAC Hockey Standings]
- [http://www.eliteprospects.com/league_home.php?leagueid=70&startdate=1978 1978–79 NCAA Standings]
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