2018 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
| 2018 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 2–17, 2018 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Finals site |
TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts |
| Champions | Boston University (9th title) |
| Winning coach | David Quinn (2nd title) |
|
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The 2018 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 2 and March 17, 2018 at campus locations and at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
The tournament was the 34th in league history.
Format
The tournament included all eleven teams in the conference. Seeds 1–5 earned a first-round bye, and seeds 6–11 played a best-of-three Opening Round played on campus locations. Winners advanced to play the 1–3 seeds in the best-of-three Quarterfinals on campus locations. Winners of those series played in a single-game Semifinal, and those winners faced off in a single-game Championship Final, both at the TD Garden.
Regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
2017–18 Hockey East men's standings | ||||||||||||||
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| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#19 Boston College | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 79 | 53 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 108 | 99 | |
| #11 Northeastern | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 79 | 49 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 136 | 81 | |
| #7 Providence | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 117 | 85 | |
| #10 Boston University* | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 72 | 60 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 124 | 105 | |
| Connecticut | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 70 | 62 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 100 | 102 | |
| Maine | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 65 | 74 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 117 | 115 | |
| UMass Lowell | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 68 | 75 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 101 | 99 | |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 60 | 74 | 39 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 104 | 119 | |
| Vermont | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 75 | 37 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 79 | 112 | |
| Merrimack | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 51 | 70 | 37 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 83 | 105 | |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 71 | 36 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 88 | 104 | |
| Championship: March 17, 2018 Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals
| Opening Round March 1–4[1] |
Quarterfinals March 9–11[2] |
Semifinals March 16[3] |
Championship March 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston College | 1 | 4* | – | 1 | Boston College | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Maine | 4 | 3 | – | 10 | Merrimack | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | Boston University | 4* | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | New Hampshire | 1 | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northeastern | 3 | 7 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UMass Lowell | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | Massachusetts | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | Providence | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Merrimack | 2* | 3* | – | 4 | Boston University | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Providence | 4 | 3 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Massachusetts | 3* | 3 | 5 | 6 | Maine | 3 | 2 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Vermont | 2 | 4* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Boston University | 5* | 2 | – | 2 | Northeastern | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Connecticut | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | Providence | 3* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Tournament awards
All-Tournament Team
- Chad Krys, D – Boston University
- Jacob Bryson, D – Providence
- Jordan Greenway, F – Boston University
- Dylan Sikura, F – Northeastern
- Brandon Duhaime, F – Providence
- Jake Oettinger, G – Boston University
References
- ↑ http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/pres1718/201802/feb24hea.php
- ↑ http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/pres1718/201803/mar4hea.php
- ↑ http://hockeyeastonline.com/men/pres1718/201803/mar10hea.php
- ↑ "WEEKLY RELEASE: BOSTON UNIVERSITY WINS NINTH HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT TITLE". hockeyeastonline.com. March 19, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.