The 2024–25 ECAC Hockey men's season is the 64th season of play for ECAC Hockey and will take place during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The season began on October 4, 2024, and concluded on March 21, 2025.
| 2024–25 ECAC Hockey men's season | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Conference | ECAC Hockey |
| Division | Division I |
| Sport | men's ice hockey |
| Duration | October 4, 2024– March 21, 2025 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+ |
| NHL Entry Draft | |
| Regular Season | |
| ECAC Hockey tournament | |
| NCAA tournament | |
| ECAC Hockey men's seasons « 2023–24 2025–26 » | |
Season
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Coaches
editAt the conclusion of the previous season, Princeton announced that Ron Fogarty would not be returning as head coach.[1] Soon thereafter, Cornell's associate had coach, Ben Syer, was named as the Tigers' 18th head coach.[2]
Later in the offseason, Cornell head coach Mike Schafer announced that this would be his final season behind the bench.[3] At the same time, Casey Jones, then the head coach for Clarkson, was announced as Schafer's successor and he joined the staff as an associate head coach.
Clarkson then announced that alumnus and former assistant coach, Jean-François Houle, would leave the Laval Rocket to take over at his alma mater.
Records
edit| Team | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | ECAC Hockey record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | Brendan Whittet | 15 | 131–261–56 | 85–179–44 |
| Clarkson | Jean-François Houle | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Colgate | Mike Harder | 2 | 16–16–4 | 13–7–2 |
| Cornell | Mike Schafer | 29 | 542–289–111 | 337–174–83 |
| Dartmouth | Reid Cashman | 4 | 25–56–13 | 18–38–10 |
| Harvard | Ted Donato | 20 | 305–259–72 | 205–163–61 |
| Princeton | Ben Syer | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Quinnipiac | Rand Pecknold | 30 | 642–347–105 | 237–135–52 |
| Rensselaer | Dave Smith | 7 | 75–131–17 | 49–75–8 |
| St. Lawrence | Brent Brekke | 6 | 52–92–21 | 33–56–14 |
| Union | Josh Hauge | 3 | 30–37–5 | 17–23–4 |
| Yale | Keith Allain | 18 | 276–233–51 | 187–162–33 |
Standings
edit| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| #20 Clarkson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Colgate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| #11 Cornell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| #15 Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Harvard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| #18 Quinnipiac | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Rensselaer | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| St. Lawrence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Union | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Yale | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Championship: March 21, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-Conference record
editRegular season record
edit| Team | AHA | Big Ten | CCHA | Hockey East | Independent | NCHC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Clarkson | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Colgate | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Cornell | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Dartmouth | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Harvard | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Princeton | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Quinnipiac | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Rensselaer | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| St. Lawrence | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Union | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Yale | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Overall | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
Statistics
editECAC tournament
editNCAA tournament
editRanking
editUSCHO
edit| Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Clarkson | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colgate | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cornell | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dartmouth | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Harvard | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Princeton | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quinnipiac | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rensselaer | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| St. Lawrence | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Union | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yale | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
USA Hockey
edit| Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Clarkson | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colgate | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cornell | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dartmouth | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Harvard | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Princeton | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quinnipiac | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rensselaer | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| St. Lawrence | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Union | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yale | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Pairwise
edit| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | 28 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Clarkson | 3 | 19 | 38 | 29 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colgate | 28 | 45 | 53 | 38 | 47 | 46 | 29 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cornell | 28 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dartmouth | 28 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Harvard | 28 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 13 | 30 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Princeton | 28 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 48 | 24 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quinnipiac | 28 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 32 | 20 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rensselaer | 28 | 29 | 21 | 34 | 29 | 37 | 44 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| St. Lawrence | 1 | 14 | 29 | 51 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Union | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yale | 28 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 26 | 52 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.[6]
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "Princeton Announces Change In Leadership For Men's Ice Hockey". Princeton Tigers. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ "Longtime Cornell, Quinnipiac men's hockey assistant Syer chosen new head coach at Princeton". USCHO. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ "Mike Schafer '86 to retire as hockey coach after next season". Cornell University. June 13, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "USA Hockey Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.