2010 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2010 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 12 and March 20, 2010 at campus locations and at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston College was awarded the Lamoriello Trophy and an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The teams that finish below eighth in the conference are not eligible for tournament play. In the first round, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-elimination game, with the winner advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Regular season standings

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

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#11 New Hampshire2715663698773918147131122
#1 Boston College*2716833599614229103171104
Boston University27131222893913818173123124
Maine27131222895903919173143130
Massachusetts–Lowell2712114288272391916411492
Merrimack27121322682853716192109116
Massachusetts27131402672863618180105117
Vermont2791172578823917157113112
Northeastern2711142247087341616293100
Providence27518414468434102046899
Championship: Boston College
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
March 12–14
Semifinals
March 19
Championship
March 20
                               
  1 New Hampshire 7 0 0 2 Boston College 3  
8 Vermont 4 1 1* 8 Vermont 0  
  2 Boston College 6 5
7 Massachusetts 5 2     2 Boston College 7*
  4 Maine 6
  3 Boston University 3 2 3
6 Merrimack 2 3* 0
  4 Maine 1 2 2 3 Boston University 2
5 Massachusetts-Lowell 2 0 0 4 Maine 5  

Note: * denotes overtime periods

Quarterfinals

(1) New Hampshire vs. (8) Vermont

Vermont won series, 2–1

(2) Boston College vs. (7) Massachusetts

Boston College won series 2–0

(3) Boston University vs. (6) Merrimack

Boston University won series 2 - 1

(4) Maine vs. (5) Massachusetts-Lowell

Maine won series 2-1

Semifinals

(2) Boston College vs. (8) University of Vermont

(3) Boston University vs. (4) University of Maine

Championship

(2) Boston College vs. (4) Maine

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team[1]

* Tournament MVP(s)

References

  1. "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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