# ECAC 2 tournament

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The **ECAC 2 Tournament** was a [college ice hockey](/source/College_ice_hockey) conference tournament played from 1967 until 1984. For several years it was the only championship held for lower-tier college programs under the oversight of the NCAA and served as the [de facto](/source/De_facto) NCAA national championship until 1978.

## History

ECAC 2 began holding a conference tournament for the 1965–66 season with four teams invited to participate. Even after 5 teams left in 1971 to form [ECAC 3](/source/ECAC_3) the league's membership had risen from 15 to 24 teams in the interim and the championship was expanded to eight. When ECAC 2 reached 32 member institutions in 1977–1978, the league elected to stage separate 8–team tournaments for each of its two divisions rather than establishing a single 16–team competition (East and West). This was partly done to guarantee the two tournament champions automatic bids to the [NCAA Tournament](/source/NCAA_Division_II_Men's_Ice_Hockey_Championship) which began play the same year. Some schools, however, either had policies that barred them from appearing in national tournaments[1] or were ineligible to appear in a Division II tournament due to being primarily a [Division I](/source/NCAA_Division_I) or [Division III](/source/NCAA_Division_III) school. This arrangement held for 6 years before the entire Division II level of college hockey collapsed after 1983–84 and ECAC 2 was formally split into two separate conferences the following season.

## [1966](/source/1965%E2%80%9366_NCAA_College_Division_men's_ice_hockey_season)

Seed School Conference Record 1 American International 11–4–0 2 New Hampshire 11–5–0 3 Colby 8–4–0 4 Merrimack 4–4–1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## [1967](/source/1966%E2%80%9367_NCAA_College_Division_men's_ice_hockey_season)

Seed School Conference Record 1 Norwich 14–2–1 2 Colby 9–2–1 3 Middlebury 8–3–0 4 Merrimack 7–3–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## [1968](/source/1967%E2%80%9368_NCAA_College_Division_men's_ice_hockey_season)

Seed School Conference Record 1 Merrimack 10–1–0 2 Colby 15–2–0 3 Hamilton 13–2–1 4 American International 10–5–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## [1969](/source/1968%E2%80%9369_NCAA_College_Division_men's_ice_hockey_season)

Seed School Conference Record 1 Merrimack 7–2–0 2 American International 13–5–0 3 Colby 12–6–0 4 Norwich 10–6–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## [1970](/source/1969%E2%80%9370_NCAA_College_Division_men's_ice_hockey_season)

Seed School Conference Record 1 Bowdoin 13–0–0 2 Vermont 12–4–0 3 Middlebury 11–5–0 4 Merrimack 9–4–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## [1971](/source/1970%E2%80%9371_NCAA_College_Division_men's_ice_hockey_season)

Seed School Conference Record 1 Bowdoin 14–2–0 2 Vermont 13–3–0 3 Massachusetts 12–3–1 4 Norwich 10–8–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## [1972](/source/1971%E2%80%9372_NCAA_College_Division_men's_ice_hockey_season)

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Massachusetts 15–3–0 5 Salem State 10–9–1 2 Buffalo 10–2–0 6 Lowell Tech 8–10–0 3 Vermont 12–2–1 7 Boston State 13–10–0 4 Merrimack 12–4–0 8 Saint Anselm 7–6–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## [1973](/source/1972%E2%80%9373_NCAA_College_Division_men's_ice_hockey_season)

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Vermont 16–0–0 5 Norwich 11–6–2 2 Bowdoin 11–4–1 6 Middlebury 9–7–0 3 Massachusetts 12–4–2 7 Williams 14–5–0 4 Merrimack 13–5–1 8 Saint Anselm 15–4–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## [1974](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_NCAA_Division_II_men's_ice_hockey_season)

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Vermont 15–1–0 5 Massachusetts 10–6–0 2 Salem State 18–3–0 6 Norwich 10–8–1 3 Merrimack 16–6–2 7 Williams 7–5–2 4 Boston State 13–9–2 8 Army 9–2–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## [1975](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_NCAA_Division_II_men's_ice_hockey_season)

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Merrimack 22–2–1 5 Salem State 15–7–0 2 Bowdoin 11–5–0 6 Saint Anselm 12–9–1 3 Middlebury 10–4–1 7 Army 12–7–0 4 Hamilton 13–5–1 8 Lowell Tech 13–8–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## [1976](/source/1975%E2%80%9376_NCAA_Division_II_men's_ice_hockey_season)

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Merrimack 21–2–0 5 Oswego State 13–6–1 2 Union 13–1–0 6 Hamilton 9–7–1 3 Bowdoin 13–3–0 7 Army 12–5–0 4 Salem State 15–5–0 8 Buffalo 9–4–1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## [1977](/source/1976%E2%80%9377_NCAA_Division_II_men's_ice_hockey_season)

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Merrimack 20–2–1 5 American International 14–5–0 2 Union 11–1–0 6 Lowell 16–8–1 3 Bowdoin 13–2–0 7 Salem State 16–6–0 4 Army 14–2–1 8 Elmira 19–2–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## [1978](/source/1977%E2%80%9378_NCAA_Division_II_men's_ice_hockey_season)

### East

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Bowdoin 13–3–1 5 Holy Cross 14–7–0 2 Merrimack 16–4–1 6 American International 13–7–1 3 Lowell 16–5–1 7 Saint Anselm 10–10–1 4 Salem State 17–7–0 8 Colby 9–12–1

### West

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Middlebury 11–3–0 5 Norwich 13–9–0 2 Elmira 18–4–0 6 Army 10–8–1 3 Plattsburgh State 16–3–0 7 Hamilton 11–8–0 4 Oswego State 16–8–0 8 Buffalo 12–10–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## [1979](/source/1978%E2%80%9379_NCAA_Division_II_men's_ice_hockey_season)

### East

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Maine 16–4–0 5 Bowdoin 10–7–0 2 Lowell 21–5–0 6 Holy Cross 15–8–0 3 Merrimack 20–5–0 7 New Haven 13–7–1 4 Salem State 18–8–1 8 American International 13–10–0

### West

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Plattsburgh State 22–2–0 5 Westfield State 14–4–1 2 Middlebury 14–4–1 6 Buffalo 11–8–0 3 Elmira 21–4–0 7 Oswego State 12–12–0 4 Norwich 15–8–0 8 Williams 8–10–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## [1980](/source/1979%E2%80%9380_NCAA_Division_II_men's_ice_hockey_season)

### East

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Bowdoin 14–2–2 5 Holy Cross 15–6–0 2 Lowell 19–4–0 6 Merrimack 14–8–2 3 Babson 15–7–2 7 New Haven 12–8–0 4 Salem State 19–6–0 8 Colby 12–8–0

### West

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Elmira 18–2–1 5 Westfield State 12–8–0 2 Plattsburgh State 18–5–2 6 Army 15–10–1 3 Oswego State 16–7–0 7 Norwich 9–12–0 4 Middlebury 11–5–3 8 North Adams State 11–9–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## [1981](/source/1980%E2%80%9381_NCAA_Division_II_men's_ice_hockey_season)

### East

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Lowell 18–3–0 5 Bowdoin 11–7–0 2 Merrimack 17–6–0 6 Babson 11–9–0 3 Salem State 16–6–1 7 Holy Cross 11–11–0 4 New England College 14–6–0 8 Colby 13–8–0

### West

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Oswego State 19–2–1 5 Norwich 14–8–1 2 Plattsburgh State 17–3–2 6 North Adams State 11–8–1 3 Elmira 18–7–0 7 Westfield State 11–8–1 4 Williams 10–3–3 8 Hamilton 6–10–3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## [1982](/source/1981%E2%80%9382_NCAA_Division_II_men's_ice_hockey_season)

### East

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Lowell 19–1–0 5 Colby 12–7–2 2 Babson 16–5–1 6 Bowdoin 11–8–0 3 Merrimack 17–8–1 7 Salem State 14–11–1 4 New England College 15–9–1 8 Holy Cross 12–10–2

### West

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Oswego State 17–5–0 5 Williams 10–7–1 2 Plattsburgh State 18–6–1 6 RIT 16–7–1 3 Norwich 16–9–0 7 Elmira 11–11–0 4 North Adams State 16–7–0 8 Potsdam State

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## [1983](/source/1982%E2%80%9383_NCAA_Division_II_men's_ice_hockey_season)

### East

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Lowell 18–0–0 5 Salem State 14–8–3 2 Babson 15–4–1 6 Bowdoin 9–8–1 3 Holy Cross 16–7–1 7 New England College 13–10–0 4 Colby 11–8–0 8 Saint Anselm 9–11–0

### West

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 RIT 20–4–0 5 Potsdam State 14–9–1 2 Oswego State 18–5–0 6 North Adams State 9–11–1 3 Norwich 14–7–0 7 Elmira 14–11–0 4 Plattsburgh State 16–8–0 8 Middlebury 7–9–1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## [1984](/source/1983%E2%80%9384_NCAA_Division_II_men's_ice_hockey_season)

### East

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 Bowdoin 12–3–1 5 Merrimack 10–10–0 2 Babson 16–3–1 6 Colby 7–8–1 3 New England College 16–6–2 7 Salem State 10–11–3 4 Norwich 14–7–0 8 Massachusetts–Boston 7–9–0

### West

Seed School Conference Record Seed School Conference Record 1 RIT 22–2–0 5 North Adams State 15–8–2 2 Oswego State 17–4–0 6 Plattsburgh State 14–11–0 3 Elmira 17–8–0 7 Potsdam State 14–10–1 4 Union 13–5–1 8 Hamilton 9–10–0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## Championships

School Championships Bowdoin 4 Lowell 4 Merrimack 4 Vermont 3 Oswego State 2 Plattsburgh State 2 American International 1 Babson 1 Colby 1 Elmira 1 Massachusetts 1 Middlebury 1 RIT 1

## See also

- [NEHC Men's Tournament](/source/NEHC_Men's_Tournament)
- [ECAC West Men's Tournament](/source/ECAC_West_Men's_Tournament)

## References

### Specific

1. ["Bowdoin College Men's Hockey History"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181129013211/http://athletics.bowdoin.edu/records/mhhistory.pdf). Bowdoin Polar Bears. Archived from [the original](http://athletics.bowdoin.edu/records/mhhistory.pdf) on November 29, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

### General

- ["Army West Point hockey 2018-19 Record Book"](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/goarmywestpoint.com/documents/2018/10/4/2018_19_AWP_Hockey_Record_Book_compressed.pdf). Army Black Knights. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ["Babson Men's Ice Hockey Conference Tournament Results"](http://www.babsonathletics.com/sports/m-hockey/ih_conference_tournament). *Babson Beavers*. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ["Bowdoin College Men's Hockey History"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181129013211/http://athletics.bowdoin.edu/records/mhhistory.pdf). *Bowdoin Polar Bears*. Archived from [the original](http://athletics.bowdoin.edu/records/mhhistory.pdf) on November 29, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ["Elmira Men's Hockey 2016-17 Media Guide"](https://issuu.com/ecathletics/docs/1617_final). *Elmira Soaring Eagles*. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ["All-Time Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181129012927/https://athletics.hamilton.edu/sports/mice/All-Time_Results). Hamilton Continentals. Archived from [the original](https://athletics.hamilton.edu/sports/mice/All-Time_Results) on November 29, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
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- ["Year-By-Year Records"](https://merrimackathletics.com/documents/2017/7/27/Men_s_Ice_Hockey_Year_by_Year_All_Time_Series.pdf). *Merrimack Warriors*. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ["Middlebury College Men's Hockey History"](http://athletics.middlebury.edu/sports/mice/records/mhh.pdf). *Middlebury Panthers*. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ["Norwich men's hockey 2011-12 Yearbook"](https://issuu.com/norwichuniversity/docs/2011-12_mhock_media_guide2_layout_1?layout=http%253A%252F%252Fskin.issuu.com%252Fv%252Flight%252Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true). *Norwich Cadets*. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ["Oswego Men's Ice Hockey Game-by-Game Results"](https://oswegolakers.com/sports/2015/4/10/MHOCKEY_0410155217.aspx?id=460). *Oswego Lakers*. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ["Plattsburgh Men's Ice Hockey Year-by-Year Results"](https://gocardinalsports.com/documents/2018/7/24/year_by_year_results.pdf?id=4066). *Plattsburgh Cardinals*. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ["RIT Tigers Men's Ice Hockey 2011-12 Media Guide"](https://static.ritathletics.com/custompages/mhock/2011-12/2011-12%20MHK%20Media%20Guide.pdf). *RIT Tigers*. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ["Saint Anselm Hockey Record Book"](https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/7/j/5bx5p9m4q68n70/MHOC_RecordBook.pdf). *Saint Anselm Hawks*. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ["Vermont men's hockey 2017-18 Yearbook"](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/uvm.internetconsult.com/documents/2018/5/23/MHKYRecordBook_2017_18.pdf). *Vermont Catamounts*. Retrieved November 28, 2018.[dead link]

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