2001 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2001 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 17th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 8 and March 17, 2001. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament, Boston College received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finishes ninth in the conference is 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 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference 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
#1 Boston College†*241752361035743338217598
#7 Maine241275297062392012711695
#11 Providence2413832976714022135131108
#14 New Hampshire241185276147392112612286
Massachusetts–Lowell24101132367663819163124104
Boston University2491232166773714203109118
Northeastern2471341858733613194102122
Merrimack247143176086381420492121
Massachusetts24715216538134822478123
Championship: Boston College
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

Bracket

  Quarterfinals[2]
March 8–11
Semifinals[3]
March 16
Championship
March 17
                               
  1 Boston College 1 5 1 Boston College 5  
8 Merrimack 0 1 5 Massachusetts-Lowell 1  
  2 Maine 2 6
7 Northeastern 1 3     1 Boston College 5
  3 Providence 3
  3 Providence 6 1 4**
6 Boston University 3 2 3
  4 New Hampshire 4 1 1 2 Maine 3
5 Massachusetts-Lowell 2 2 2 3 Providence 4  

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston College vs. (8) Merrimack

Boston College won series 2–0

(2) Maine vs. (7) Northeastern

Maine won series 2–0

(3) Providence vs. (6) Boston University

Providence won series 2–1

(4) New Hampshire vs. (5) Massachusetts-Lowell

Massachusetts-Lowell won series 2–1

Semifinals

(1) Boston College vs. (5) Massachusetts-Lowell

(2) Maine vs. (3) Providence

Championship

(1) Boston College vs. (3) Providence

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team[17]

* Tournament MVP(s)

References

  1. "Boston College Men's Team History". Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  2. "Hockey East men's Hockey 2000-01 Week 24". USCHO.com. 2001-03-11. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  3. "Hockey East men's Hockey 2000-01 Week 25". USCHO.com. 2001-03-17. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  4. "Boston College 1, Merrimack 0". USCHO.com. 2001-03-09. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  5. "Boston College 5, Merrimack 1". USCHO.com. 2001-03-10. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  6. "Maine 2, Northeastern 1". USCHO.com. 2001-03-08. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  7. "Maine 6, Northeastern 3". USCHO.com. 2001-03-09. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  8. "Providence 6, Boston University 3". USCHO.com. 2001-03-09. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  9. "Boston University 2, Providence 1". USCHO.com. 2001-03-10. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  10. "Providence 4, Boston University 3". USCHO.com. 2001-03-11. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  11. "New Hampshire 4, Massachusetts-Lowell 2". USCHO.com. 2001-03-08. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  12. "Massachusetts-Lowell 2, New Hampshire 1". USCHO.com. 2001-03-09. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  13. "Massachusetts-Lowell 2, New Hampshire 1". USCHO.com. 2001-03-10. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  14. "Boston College 5, Massachusetts-Lowell 1". USCHO.com. 2001-03-16. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  15. "Providence 4, Maine 3". USCHO.com. 2001-03-16. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  16. "Boston College 5, Providence 3". USCHO.com. 2001-03-17. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  17. "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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