The All-ECAC Hockey Teams are composed of players at all positions from teams that are members of
ECAC Hockey
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, an
NCAA Division I
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hockey-only conference
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Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main p ...
. Each year, from
1961–62 onward, at the conclusion of the ECAC Hockey regular season the
head coach
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es of each member team vote for players to be placed on each all-conference team. The First Team and Second Team have been named in each ECAC Hockey season with a Third team added in
2005–06; a Rookie Team was added starting in
1987–88.
The all-conference teams are composed of one
goaltender
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, two
defensemen and three
forwards. If a tie occurred for the final selection at any position, both players were included as part of the greater all-conference team; if a tie resulted in an increase in the number of superior all-stars, the inferior team would not be reduced in number (as happened in
1965–66 and
1983–84) until
2005–06, after which the inferior team will be reduced accordingly (as happened in
2006–07). Players may only appear once per year on any of the first, second, or third teams but freshman may appear on both the rookie team and one of the other all-conference teams.
Jack Leetch
Jack Leetch is an American retired ice hockey Defenseman and Winger who was an All-American for Boston College.
Career
Jack Leetch was a three-year varsity player for Boston College under John Kelley. He led the team in goals as a senior, sco ...
is so far the only player to appear on the All-Star teams in two different positions (forward and defense).
In the first three years ECAC Hockey's all-conference teams were double in size for goaltenders and defensemen and triple for forwards, reflecting the 28-29 teams in the conference. After the
1963–64 season the ECAC split their conference into Division I and
NCAA Division III
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classifications and subsequently reduced the team size to a standard (and current) format.
Due to two thirds of league members cancelling their seasons due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, ECAC Hockey did not name a second- or third-team all-conference in
2020–21
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.
All-conference teams
First Team
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
First Team players by school
=Current members
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=Former members
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Multiple appearances
Second Team
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Second Team players by school
=Current members
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=Former members
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Multiple appearances
Third Team
2000s
2010s
2020s
Third Team players by school
Multiple appearances
Rookie Team
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Rookie Team players by school
See also
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ECAC Hockey Awards
References
External links
ECAC Awards and HonorsECAC First All-Star Team (Incomplete)ECAC Second All-Star Team (Incomplete)ECAC Third All-Star Team (Incomplete)ECAC All-Rookie Team (Incomplete)
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College ice hockey trophies and awards in the United States