2008 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2008 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 14 and March 22, 2008 at campus locations and at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. By winning the tournament, Boston College was awarded the Lamoriello Trophy and an automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.[1]

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 2008 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
#6 New Hampshire271953418454382510313294
Boston University2715933397724019174135117
Vermont271395316778391715788106
#1 Boston College*2711972982674425118160101
Providence271111527666636141759199
Northeastern2712132267380371618392105
Massachusetts–Lowell2710134247076371617410096
Massachusetts27913523737136141669897
Maine27915321597334131837792
Merrimack27618315488234121847193
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 14–16
Semifinals
March 21
Championship
March 22
                               
  1 New Hampshire 4 7 1 New Hampshire 4  
8 Massachusetts 1 2 4 Boston College 5***  
  2 Boston University 5 1 4
7 Massachusetts-Lowell 3 4 2     3 Vermont 0
  4 Boston College 4
  3 Vermont 1 1 4
6 Northeastern 0 2* 1
  4 Boston College 5 5 2 Boston University 1
5 Providence 1 1 3 Vermont 3  

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) New Hampshire vs. (8) Massachusetts

New Hampshire won series 2–0

(2) Boston University vs. (7) Massachusetts-Lowell

Boston University won series 2–1

(3) Vermont vs. (6) Northeastern

Vermont won series 2–1

(4) Boston College vs. (5) Providence

Boston College won series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) New Hampshire vs. (4) Boston College

(2) Boston University vs. (3) Vermont

Championship

(3) Vermont vs. (4) Boston College

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

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References

  1. "2008 Hockey East Tournament". Archived from the original on 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  2. "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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