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March 03, 2015
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ECAC Hockey Men’s Championship Pairings SetTickets on Sale Now for 2015 ECAC Hockey Championship Tournament, March 20-21 in Lake Placid |
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- ECAC Hockey has announced the pairings for the 2015 ECAC Men's Hockey Championship featuring a 12-team tournament field held over three consecutive weekends. The tournament field, in order of seeds, feature Quinnipiac, St. Lawrence, Yale, Colgate, Dartmouth, Harvard, Cornell, Clarkson, Rensselaer, Union, Brown and Princeton. Tournament competition features four first-round series conducted at on-campus sites Friday-Sunday, March 6-8; four quarterfinals series at on-campus sites Friday-Sunday, March 13-15; and the championship semifinals and championship game March 20-21 at the 1980 Rink-Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y. The first-round and quarterfinals series are best-of-three games. The top four seeds (Quinnipiac, St. Lawrence, Yale and Colgate will receive first-round byes. Listed below is a summary of the upcoming tournament schedule: (Game times for first-round will be 7 p.m. starts unless otherwise noted) FIRST-ROUND (Friday, March 6 - Sunday, March 8 - Best-of-three) No. 12 Princeton at No. 5 Dartmouth (Sun., March 8 game will start at 5 p.m.) No. 11 Brown at No. 6 Harvard No. 10 Union at No. 7 Cornell No. 9 Rensselaer at No. 8 Clarkson (Sat., March 7 game will start at 7:30 p.m.) QUARTERFINALS (Friday, March 13 - Sunday, March 15 - Best-of-three) TBD at No. 1 Quinnipiac TBD at No. 2 St. Lawrence TBD at No. 3 Yale TBD at No. 4 Colgate FRIDAY, MARCH 20 (SEMIFINALS) Semifinal No. 1 - 4:07 p.m.; Semifinal No. 2 - 7:37 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 21 (CHAMPIONSHIP GAME) Championship Game - 7:37 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 $50 for adults (ages 13-64), and $40 for juniors (12 & under) and seniors (65 & older). Single day adult tickets are also on sale for $30 for adults and $25 for juniors and seniors. Media Advisory: Attached to this press release is the media credential request form for the ECAC Hockey Championship Tournament in Lake Placid, NY. Please complete and return the form to Ed Krajewski, assistant commissioner of ECAC Hockey, email: ekrajewski@ecachockey.com, or fax, 518-487-2290. -- 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. |
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2634 Main Street, Lake Placid, New York 12946
FAX: 518.523.9275 PHONE: 518.523.1655
NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo, ORDA Chairman Patrick Barrett, ORDA President/CEO Ted Blazer
