2025–26 ECAC Hockey men's season
| 2025–26 ECAC Hockey men's season | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2025–26 |
| Conference | ECAC Hockey |
| Division | Division I |
| Sport | men's ice hockey |
| Duration | October 3, 2025– March 21, 2026 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+ |
| NHL Entry Draft | |
| Regular Season | |
| ECAC Hockey tournament | |
| NCAA tournament | |
| ECAC Hockey men's seasons « 2024–25 2026–27 » | |
The 2025–26 ECAC Hockey men's season will be the 65th season of play for ECAC Hockey and took place during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The season will begin on October 3, 2025, and the conference tournament is set to concluded on March 21, 2026.
Season
Coaches
- Prior to the previous season, Mike Schafer announced that he would be retiring following the '25 campaign.[1] The school quickly decided to hire Cornell alum Casey Jones as an associate coach with the intent of promoting him to head coach for this season.
- After finishing with a losing record in six of seven season, Rensselaer decided to move on from Dave Smith as head coach.[2] Soon thereafter, the school hired former American International head coach Eric Lang for the position.[3]
- Shortly before the beginning of the academic year, Keith Allain announced his retirement effective immediately.[4] Due to short time constraints, assistant coach Joe Howe was promoted to interim head coach for this year with a national search set to begin following the season.
Records
| Team | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | ECAC Hockey record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | Brendan Whittet | 16 | 145–275–59 | 94–190–46 |
| Clarkson | Jean-François Houle | 2 | 24–12–3 | 15–6–1 |
| Colgate | Mike Harder | 3 | 34–31–7 | 26–14–4 |
| Cornell | Casey Jones | 1 | 0–0–0 | 124–96–35 |
| Dartmouth | Reid Cashman | 5 | 43–69–12 | 30–47–11 |
| Harvard | Ted Donato | 21 | 318–276–75 | 214–173–64 |
| Princeton | Ben Syer | 2 | 12–15–3 | 7–12–3 |
| Quinnipiac | Rand Pecknold | 31 | 666–359–107 | 253–130–54 |
| Rensselaer | Eric Lang | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| St. Lawrence | Brent Brekke | 7 | 61–116–23 | 38–71–15 |
| Union | Josh Hauge | 4 | 49–51–8 | 29–35–6 |
| Yale | Joe Howe | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Clarkson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Colgate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| #17 Cornell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| #8 Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| #18 Harvard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| #10 Quinnipiac | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Rensselaer | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| St. Lawrence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| #20 Union | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Yale | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Championship: March 21, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated September 22, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-Conference record
Regular season record
| Team | AHA | Big Ten | CCHA | Hockey East | Independent | NCHC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Clarkson | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Colgate | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Cornell | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Dartmouth | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Harvard | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Princeton | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Quinnipiac | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Rensselaer | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| St. Lawrence | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Union | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Yale | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Overall | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
Statistics
ECAC tournament
2026 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament
NCAA tournament
Ranking
USCHO
| Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Clarkson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colgate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cornell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Harvard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quinnipiac | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rensselaer | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| St. Lawrence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Union | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yale | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12 or 26.[5]
USA Hockey
| Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Clarkson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colgate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cornell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Harvard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quinnipiac | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rensselaer | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| St. Lawrence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Union | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yale | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.[6]
NPI
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | – | – | – | – | – | 47 | 57 | 46 | 53 | 56 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Clarkson | – | – | 45 | – | – | 38 | 43 | 50 | 48 | 42 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colgate | – | – | 36 | – | – | 49 | 46 | 45 | 47 | 51 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cornell | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Harvard | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 29 | 15 | 32 | 18 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quinnipiac | – | – | 11 | – | – | 21 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rensselaer | – | – | 55 | – | – | 58 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 58 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| St. Lawrence | – | – | 53 | – | – | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Union | – | – | 8 | – | – | 42 | 35 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yale | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 36 | 30 | 42 | 46 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.[7]
References
- ^ "Mike Schafer '86 to retire as hockey coach after next season | Cornell Chronicle".
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey to Undergo Change at Head Coach". RPI Engineers. March 10, 2025. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ "Eric Lang Named C. Lloyd Bauer '55 Men's Varsity Ice Hockey Coach". April 8, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
- ^ "Yale men's hockey coach Allain, who guided Bulldogs to 2013 national championship, announces retirement; Howe tabbed interim head coach for '25-26 season". USCHO. August 9, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "USA Hockey Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.