2020 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2020 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was intended to be played between March 13 and March 21, 2020, at campus locations and at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The tournament would have been the 36th in league history. On March 12, 2020, the tournament was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, before any games were played.[1]
| 2020 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 13–21, 2020 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts |
Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments 2021 → | |
Format
Continuing the new format re-introduced in the previous year's tournament, eight of the 11 teams qualified for the 2020 Hockey East tournament. The top four teams in the league standings hosted seeds five through eight on campus in the quarterfinals in the first round of the playoffs, while the remaining teams are eliminated from championship contention.
The four quarterfinal winners are reseeded again as they advance to the TD Garden in Boston for the semifinals and Championship Game.[2]
Standings
2019–20 Hockey East Standings | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#5 Boston College  | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 93 | 48 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 136 | 71 | |
| #9 Massachusetts | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 69 | 49 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 107 | 67 | |
| #12 Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 60 | 60 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 90 | 79 | |
| #15 Maine | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 56 | 56 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 89 | 75 | |
| Connecticut | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 71 | 75 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 102 | 106 | |
| Boston University | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 69 | 64 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 103 | 98 | |
| #19 Northeastern | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 66 | 71 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 98 | 92 | |
| Providence | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 70 | 63 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 102 | 78 | |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 54 | 69 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 91 | 97 | |
| Merrimack | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 63 | 77 | 34 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 85 | 123 | |
| Vermont | 24 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 83 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 59 | 100 | |
| Championship: March 21, 2020 * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
Teams are reseeded for the Semifinals
| Quarterfinals[3] March 13–15 |
Semifinals March 20 |
Championship March 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston College | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Providence | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Massachusetts | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Northeastern | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UMass Lowell | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Boston University | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maine | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Connecticut | |||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References
- "Hockey East Men's Tournament Cancelled - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/hockey-east-tournament/index.php
- "Hockey East Men's Quarterfinal Pairings Set - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2020-03-08.