1998 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1998 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 14th tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 12 and March 21, 1998. 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 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

1998 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
DatesMarch 12–21, 1998
Teams8
Finals siteFleet Center
Boston, Massachusetts
ChampionsBoston College[1] (3rd title)
Winning coachJerry York[2] (1st title)
MVPMarty Reasoner[3] (Boston College)
Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

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 1998 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
Boston University†24184238955238288215586
Boston College*2415543410778422895191123
New Hampshire24158131104623825121163102
Northeastern2413832977783921153125133
Massachusetts–Lowell24111032588893616173126124
Maine24101132398893617154145121
Providence2491322065823615183110125
Merrimack2442008781283811261141185
Massachusetts24319286211633624378141
Championship: Boston College
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

Bracket

[4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

  Quarterfinals
March 12–15		 Semifinals
March 20		 Championship
March 21
                               
  1 Boston University 1 6 4 2 Boston College 7  
8 Merrimack 4 5 5 8 Merrimack 2  
  2 Boston College 4 6 —
7 Providence 3 3 —     2 Boston College 3
  6 Maine 2
  3 New Hampshire 2 3 —
6 Maine 3** 5 —
  4 Northeastern 2 3 1 5 Massachusetts-Lowell 2
5 Massachusetts-Lowell 8 2 5 6 Maine 6  

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston University vs. (8) Merrimack
Merrimack won series 2–1

(2) Boston College vs. (7) Massachusetts
Boston College won series 2–0

(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Maine
Maine won series 2–0

(4) Northeastern vs. (5) Massachusetts-Lowell
Massachusetts-Lowell won series 2–1

Semifinals

(2) Boston College vs. (8) Merrimack

(5) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (6) Maine

Championship

(2) Boston College vs. (6) Maine

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

[5]

gollark: I implemented it yesterday. It was actually really easy. I don't know why nobody did this sooner.
gollark: It was because of Macron?
gollark: That is not what "natural" means.
gollark: There are no* ethical issues involved.
gollark: Imagine having gender.

References
  1. "Boston College Men's Team History". Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  2. "Jerry York Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  3. "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  4. "Hockey East Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  5. "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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