2005 ECACHL Tournament

The 2005 ECACHL Tournament took place between March 4, 2005 and March 19, 2005 for the Men's Division I league and between March 4, 2005 and March 13, 2005 for the Women's Division I league.

Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

Men's Tournament
The regular season champions were the Cornell Big Red. Along with Harvard, Colgate, and Vermont, Cornell recieved a first round bye.

The seeds for the men's tournament were:
 * 1. Cornell
 * 2. Harvard
 * 3. Colgate
 * 4. Vermont
 * 5. Dartmouth
 * 6. Brown
 * 7. St. Lawrence
 * 8. Union
 * 9. Clarkson
 * 10. Princeton
 * 11. Rensselaer
 * 12. Yale

First Round
The first round was played during March 4-6 at the site of the higher seed. The teams played a best of 3 series.

Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals was played March 11-13 at the site of the higher seed.

ECAC Final Four
The ECAC Championships took place March 18 and 19 at Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York. Among the four quarterfinal winners, the highest seed faced the lowest seed in the first game, and the other two teams will faced off in the second game, both on March 18th.

The semifinal losers, Colgate and Vermont, met in the Third Place game on March 19th.

For the third time in four years, Harvard and Cornell met in the ECAC Championship game. 8,637 viewed a dominating defensive performance by the Big Red as Cornell won their eleventh ECAC title, their second in three years. Cornell defenseman Charlie Cook, who scored two power-play goals in the championship, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Cornell was awarded the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Cornell, Harvard, and Colgate advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

Women's Tournament
The regular season champions were the Harvard Crimson.

The seeds for the women's tournament were:
 * 1. Harvard
 * 2. Dartmouth
 * 3. St. Lawrence
 * 4. Yale
 * 5. Princeton
 * 6. Brown
 * 7. Colgate
 * 8. Clarkson

Cornell, Vermont, and Union did not qualify for the ECAC Tournament.

Quarterfinals
The quarterfinal round was played during March 4-6 at the site of the higher seed. The teams played a best of 3 series.

ECAC Final Four
The semifinal round was held at Achilles Center on the campus of Union College in Schenectady, NY on March 12. The semifinal winners faced each other in the championship game on March 13.

Harvard, Dartmouth, and St. Lawrence advanced to represent the ECAC in the NCAA Tournament.