ALBANY, N.Y. --- The opening round of the men’s ECAC Hockey Tournament went according to script with no upsets. The four home teams, the opening round’s higher seeds, all moved on to this weekend’s quarterfinals.  

Quinnipiac (21-13-2, 15-8-1), the tournament’s fifth-seed, blew past 12^th seeded Brown (4-25-2, 3-20-1) with scores of 6-1 and 5-1 and now travel to Canton, N.Y. where they square off against fourth-seeded St. Lawrence. The Saints (16-11-7,12-6-4) had a first round bye and enter the tournament with a 4-5-1 mark in their last 10 games.

Sixth-seeded Clarkson (17-14-5, 12-9-3) handled 11^th seeded RPI (8-28-1, 6-18-0), skating past the Engineers with scores of 7-4 and 4-2. Up next for the Golden Knights is the number-three seed Cornell (18-6-5, 13-4-5).

Number-eight Yale (13-13-5, 9-11-4) dispatched ninth-seeded Dartmouth (10-18-3, 7-15-3). The Bulldogs, who now face the conference’s top squad, Harvard (22-5-2, 16-4-2) in their best-of-three series, topped the Big Green with scores of 6-1 and 3-2, in overtime.

Finally, the Princeton (15-14-3, 10-12-3) and Colgate (9-22-6, 7-15-3) series was the only one that extended to three games. The 10^th seeded Red Raiders won the opener 3-2, in overtime, but lost the series’ final two games by scores of 4-3 and 2-1.

Up next for seventh-seeded Princeton is the tournament’s second-seed, Union (23-8-3, 16-4-2). The Tigers will need to play their best hockey during their best-of-three series, in Schenectady, where the Dutchmen are 10-3-1 at home. Princeton has not played well on the road, winning just four times.

The remaining four teams will come to Lake Placid, N.Y., Friday and Saturday, March 17 and 18, to play in the ECAC Hockey Championship Tournament. The winner of this tournament receives an automatic bid to the 71^st annual NCAA Division I men’s hockey tournament.

The two semifinal games will take place Friday, March 17, at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and the championship game will be played Saturday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m.

All-session tickets can be purchased by calling the Lake Placid Olympic Center box office at 518-523-3330, or by visiting www.tickets.com. Tickets are priced at $55 for adults (ages 13-64), and $45 for juniors (12 & under) and seniors (65 & older).  Single day adult tickets are also on sale for $35 for adults and $30 for juniors and seniors.

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-- ORDA --

Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre and Gore Mountain ski areas; the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg; the Olympic speed skating oval, Olympic jumping complex and Olympic arena. As host to international and national championships, the Authority has brought millions of athletes, spectator and participants to the region, resulting in significant economic development.