College hockey media pick the ECAC Hockey playoffs

by Ryan Fay

With the ECAC Hockey men's playoffs getting underway Friday night, I polled several college hockey media members and asked how they see the playoffs unfolding. Their full playoff picks, along with mine, are below.

A few notes:

• No. 1 Union, No. 2 Colgate, No. 3 Quinnipiac and No. 4 Cornell have first round byes.
• In the quarterfinals, Union faces the lowest remaining seed, Colgate the second lowest, Quinnipiac the third lowest and Cornell the fourth lowest.
• In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds left and second highest and second lowest left seeds play a single game. The two semifinal winners then play a single game for the championship.

JOHN BUCCIGROSS - ESPN

FIRST-ROUND (best-of-3)

Campus sites, best-of-three, March 7-9

No. 12 Princeton at No. 5 Clarkson - Clarkson in 2

No. 11 Harvard at No. 6 Yale - Yale in 2

No. 10 Dartmouth at No. 7 RPI - RPI in 3

No. 9 Brown at No. 8 St. Lawrence - St. Lawrence in 3

QUARTERFINALS (best-of-3)

Campus sites, best-of-three, March 14-16

St. Lawrence at No. 1 Union - Union in 2

RPI at No. 2 Colgate - Colgate in 3

Yale at No. 3 Quinnipiac - Quinnipiac in 3

Clarkson at No. 4 Cornell - Cornell in 3

SEMIFINALS

Herb Brooks Arena - Lake Placid N.Y., March 21

Semifinal No. 1 - Union over Cornell

Semifinal No. 2 - Quinnipiac over Colgate

CHAMPIONSHIP

Herb Brooks Arena - Lake Placid N.Y., March 22

Quinnipiac over Union

SEAN MARTIN - ALBANY TIMES UNION

FIRST-ROUND

No. 12 Princeton at No. 5 Clarkson - Clarkson in 2

No. 11 Harvard at No. 6 Yale - Yale in 3

No. 10 Dartmouth at No. 7 RPI - RPI in 3

No. 9 Brown at No. 8 St. Lawrence - St. Lawrence in 3

QUARTERFINALS

St. Lawrence at No. 1 Union - Union in 2

RPI at No. 2 Colgate - RPI in 3

Yale at No. 3 Quinnipiac - Quinnipiac in 3

Clarkson at No. 4 Cornell - Clarkson in 3

SEMIFINALS

Semifinal No. 1 - Union over RPI

Semifinal No. 2 - Quinnipiac over Clarkson

CHAMPIONSHIP

Union over Quinnipiac

JEFF COX - SB NATION COLLEGE HOCKEY

FIRST-ROUND

No. 12 Princeton at No. 5 Clarkson - Clarkson in 2

No. 11 Harvard at No. 6 Yale - Yale in 3

No. 10 Dartmouth at No. 7 RPI - RPI in 2

No. 9 Brown at No. 8 St. Lawrence - St. Lawrence in 3

QUARTERFINALS (best of 3)

St. Lawrence at No. 1 Union - Union in 2

RPI at No. 2 Colgate - RPI in 3

Yale at No. 3 Quinnipiac - Quinnipiac in 3

Clarkson at No. 4 Cornell - Cornell in 2

SEMIFINALS

Semifinal No. 1 - Union over RPI

Semifinal No. 2 - Cornell over Quinnipiac

CHAMPIONSHIP

Cornell over Union

ADAM WODON - COLLEGE HOCKEY NEWS

FIRST-ROUND

No. 12 Princeton at No. 5 Clarkson - Clarkson in 2

No. 11 Harvard at No. 6 Yale - Yale in 3

No. 10 Dartmouth at No. 7 RPI - RPI in 2

No. 9 Brown at No. 8 St. Lawrence - Brown in 3

QUARTERFINALS (best of 3)

Brown at No. 1 Union - Union in 2

RPI at No. 2 Colgate - Colgate in 3

Yale at No. 3 Quinnipiac - Quinnipiac in 3

Clarkson at No. 4 Cornell - Cornell in 3

SEMIFINALS

Semifinal No. 1 - Union over Cornell

Semifinal No. 2 - Quinnipiac over Colgate

CHAMPIONSHIP

Union over Quinnipiac

JOSH SEGUIN - COLLEGE HOCKEY NEWS

FIRST-ROUND

No. 12 Princeton at No. 5 Clarkson - Clarkson in 3

No. 11 Harvard at No. 6 Yale - Yale in 2

No. 10 Dartmouth at No. 7 RPI - Dartmouth in 3

No. 9 Brown at No. 8 St. Lawrence - St. Lawrence in 2

QUARTERFINALS 

Dartmouth at No. 1 Union - Union in 3

St. Lawrence at No. 2 Colgate - St. Lawrence in 3

Yale at No. 3 Quinnipiac - Quinnipiac in 2

Clarkson at No. 4 Cornell - Cornell in 3

SEMIFINALS

Semifinal No. 1 - Union over St. Lawrence

Semifinal No. 2 - Quinnipiac over Cornell

CHAMPIONSHIP

Quinnipiac over Union

ME - UNION HOCKEY BLOG

FIRST-ROUND

No. 12 Princeton at No. 5 Clarkson - Clarkson in 3

No. 11 Harvard at No. 6 Yale - Yale in 2

No. 10 Dartmouth at No. 7 RPI - Dartmouth in 3

No. 9 Brown at No. 8 St. Lawrence - St. Lawrence in 3

QUARTERFINALS

Dartmouth at No. 1 Union - Union in 2

St. Lawrence at No. 2 Colgate - Colgate in 3

Yale at No. 3 Quinnipiac - Quinnipiac in 2

Clarkson at No. 4 Cornell - Cornell in 2

SEMIFINALS

Semifinal No. 1 - Union over Cornell

Semifinal No. 2 - Colgate over Quinnipiac

CHAMPIONSHIP

Union over Colgate

KEN SCHOTT - DAILY GAZETTE

FIRST-ROUND

No. 12 Princeton at No. 5 Clarkson - Clarkson in 2

No. 11 Harvard at No. 6 Yale - Yale in 2

No. 10 Dartmouth at No. 7 RPI - Dartmouth in 3

No. 9 Brown at No. 8 St. Lawrence - St. Lawrence in 2

QUARTERFINALS

Dartmouth at No. 1 Union - Union in 2

St. Lawrence at No. 2 Colgate - Colgate in 3

Yale at No. 3 Quinnipiac - Quinnipiac in 3

Clarkson at No. 4 Cornell - Cornell in 3

SEMIFINALS

Semifinal No. 1 - Union over Cornell

Semifinal No. 2 - Quinnipiac over Colgate

CHAMPIONSHIP

Union over Quinnipiac

NATE OWEN - USCHO.COM

FIRST-ROUND

No. 12 Princeton at No. 5 Clarkson - Clarkson in 2

No. 11 Harvard at No. 6 Yale - Yale in 3

No. 10 Dartmouth at No. 7 RPI - Dartmouth in 3

No. 9 Brown at No. 8 St. Lawrence - St. Lawrence in 3

QUARTERFINALS

Dartmouth at No. 1 Union - Union in 2

St. Lawrence No. 2 Colgate - Colgate in 2

Yale at No. 3 Quinnipiac - Quinnipiac in 3

Clarkson at No. 4 Cornell - Cornell in 3

SEMIFINALS

Semifinal No. 1 - Union over Cornell

Semifinal No. 2 - Colgate over Quinnipiac

CHAMPIONSHIP

Union over Colgate

MARK DIVVER - PROVIDENCE JOURNAL

FIRST-ROUND

No. 12 Princeton at No. 5 Clarkson - Clarkson in 2

No. 11 Harvard at No. 6 Yale - Yale in 2

No. 10 Dartmouth at No. 7 RPI - Dartmouth in 3

No. 9 Brown at No. 8 St. Lawrence - Brown in 3

QUARTERFINALS

Dartmouth at No. 1 Union - Union in 2

Brown at No. 2 Colgate - Colgate in 2

Yale at No. 3 Quinnipiac - Quinnipiac in 3

Clarkson at No. 4 Cornell - Cornell in 2

SEMIFINALS

Semifinal No. 1 - Union over Cornell

Semifinal No. 2 - Quinnipiac over Colgate

CHAMPIONSHIP

Quinnipiac over Union

JASHVINA SHAH - EYE ON THE TIGERS BLOG

FIRST-ROUND

No. 12 Princeton at No. 5 Clarkson - Clarkson in 3

No. 11 Harvard at No. 6 Yale - Yale in 2

No. 10 Dartmouth at No. 7 RPI - Dartmouth in 3

No. 9 Brown at No. 8 St. Lawrence - St. Lawrence in 3

QUARTERFINALS

Dartmouth at No. 1 Union - Union in 2

St. Lawrence at No. 2 Colgate - Colgate in 2

Yale at No. 3 Quinnipiac - Quinnipiac in 3

Clarkson at No. 4 Cornell - Clarkson in 3

SEMIFINALS

Semifinal No. 1 - Union over Clarkson

Semifinal No. 2 - Quinnipiac over Colgate

CHAMPIONSHIP

Union over Quinnipiac

JASON KLUMP - FREELANCER

FIRST-ROUND

No. 12 Princeton at No. 5 Clarkson - Clarkson in 2

No. 11 Harvard at No. 6 Yale - Yale in 2

No. 10 Dartmouth at No. 7 RPI - Dartmouth in 3

No. 9 Brown at No. 8 St. Lawrence - St. Lawrence in 3

QUARTERFINALS

Dartmouth at No. 1 Union - Union in 2

St. Lawrence at No. 2 Colgate - Colgate in 3

Yale at No. 3 Quinnipiac - Quinnipiac in 3

Clarkson at No. 4 Cornell - Cornell in 3

SEMIFINALS

Semifinal No. 1 - Union over Cornell

Semifinal No. 2 - Colgate over Quinnipiac

CHAMPIONSHIP

Colgate over Union

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