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Ben Dalpe and Clarkson host David Hallisey and Princeton in the first round of the ECAC Hockey playoffs (photo: Shelley M. Szwast).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At least one ECAC Hockey first-round playoff series going to a Game 3 has been something of a given recently.<\/p>\n

To find the last time all four opening-round series were decided in sweeps, you have to go back to 2004. (Make a note of that. We’ll be going back to 2004 a few times here.)<\/p>\n

So which teams are going to be extended to the limit this weekend as the postseason begins?<\/p>\n

How about Cornell and Union? The Dutchmen will be on the road, but they were 1-0-1 in their games against the Big Red this season.<\/p>\n

Maybe Dartmouth and Colgate? The Big Green swept the season series against the Raiders, but the latter showed signs of new life last weekend in going into the playoffs with a pair of victories.<\/p>\n

It could be 11th-seed Brown forcing Rensselaer to the edge if the Bears are able to hold a lead against the Engineers this time. Brown led by three goals in the teams’ first meeting this season and by two in the return match, only to collect a tie and loss.<\/p>\n

You wouldn’t think it could be last-place Princeton against Clarkson, but the Tigers blanked the Golden Knights in November, so it can be done.<\/p>\n

When the 2016 ECAC Hockey playoffs open Friday night, there will be teams looking to reverse trends. Rensselaer hasn’t won a home playoff series since 2004, with five series losses since then and a 4-10 record at Houston Field House.<\/p>\n

The Engineers are battered and bruised but they entered the postseason with a hint of a positive sign after a late Milos Bubela goal earned a 3-3 tie at Cornell last Saturday.<\/p>\n

“We’re not a work of art and I don’t know who we’ll be able to play, we were down to 11 healthy forwards tonight, we had five guys out,” Rensselaer coach Seth Appert said last Saturday. “But I do know that our guys will compete their tails off and all year they’ve put us in position to win games in the third period.”<\/p>\n

And there are teams hoping that a recent development starts to become a trend.<\/p>\n

Last season, Harvard became the first team that didn’t earn a first-round bye to win the championship since 2004. In both 2004 and 2015, the Crimson won as the sixth seed.<\/p>\n

Eight teams look to this weekend to be the start of a successful three-week journey ending in Lake Placid.<\/p>\n

Closing time at Starr Rink<\/h4>\n

Jake Kulevich scored the last Colgate men’s hockey goal at Starr Rink, the game-winner in a 2-1 victory over Union last Saturday in front of a crowd of 2,115.<\/p>\n

For 56 years, the Raiders have called Starr Rink home, but they’re scheduled to move into the new Class of 1965 Arena next season.<\/p>\n

“Starr Rink has so much history, so many great players have come through here,” Kulevich said, “it’s neat to go out that way.”<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at the final seconds of the last Raiders men’s hockey game in the rink:<\/p>\n

[youtube_sc url=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_kWGJdQdE80]<\/p>\n

Colgate’s women’s hockey team had a memorable Starr Rink finale a day later, beating Harvard 3-2 in overtime<\/a> of Game 3 of a ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series.<\/p>\n

February’s best<\/h4>\n
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St. Lawrence’s Gavin Bayreuther became the first defenseman to be named ECAC Hockey’s player of the month (photo: Shelley M. Szwast).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

St. Lawrence defenseman Gavin Bayreuther was named ECAC Hockey’s player of the month for February, while teammate Jacob Pritchard was the top rookie and Yale’s Alex Lyon took top goaltender honors.<\/p>\n

Bayreuther became the first defenseman to lead the Saints in scoring, finishing the regular season with a nine-game point streak. The junior is also the first defenseman to be named the league’s player of the month.<\/p>\n

Pritchard led league rookies with five goals in February and, like Bayreuther, scored at least a point in all eight Saints games in the month.<\/p>\n

Lyon went 7-1-1 in February with a 1.38 GAA, .945 save percentage and two shutouts. The junior didn’t allow a power-play goal in the month.<\/p>\n

The champions<\/h4>\n

Harvard and Quinnipiac players swept the top five spots in the scoring stats for conference games.<\/p>\n

The Crimson’s Jimmy Vesey won the goal- and point-scoring titles with 17 and 32, respectively, in 21 games.<\/p>\n

Quinnipiac’s Tim Clifton (29 points), Sam Anas (25) and Travis St. Denis (24) and Harvard’s Alexander Kerfoot (23) rounded out the top five for points.<\/p>\n

Lyon won the goaltending championship, posting a 1.50 GAA and .943 save percentage. Quinnipiac’s Michael Garteig had the best record, 16-1-5.<\/p>\n

Watch the postseason online<\/h4>\n

ECAC Hockey announced that the playoffs will be available to view on the web through the league website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Using BoxCast technology, games will be streamed for desktop and mobile viewing for $9.95 per game.<\/p>\n

The tournament championship from Lake Placid, N.Y., on March 18-19 will be broadcast by American Sports Network.<\/p>\n

Contributing: Will LeBlond, Nate Owen<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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