1986 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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The 1986 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 2nd tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 7 and March 15, 1986. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were, for the first time, played at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the final year the Hockey East championship was decided at a venue outside of the state of Massachusetts (as of 2014). By winning the tournament, Boston University received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. In the quarterfinals, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a two-game series where the team that scored the most total goals was declared the winner and advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the first seed was matched against the lowest remaining quarterfinalist while the other remaining quarterfinalists met in a single-elimination game with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers meeting in a third-place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1986 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

1985–86 Hockey East standings
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
Boston College†342392481581234226133188154
Boston University*3420113431471274325144184156
Northeastern 3418142381651583920172185185
Providence 3411221231051403914241122160
Maine 348251171181774011281142201
Lowell 345272121181664211292156205
New Hampshire 34527212114188375293121199
Championship: Boston University
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Bracket

[4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
March 7–10 		Semifinals
March 14 		Championship
March 15
          
1Boston College5
6 Lowell 2
2Boston University1 4
7 New Hampshire 1 3
1 Boston College 4
2Boston University9
3 Northeastern 2 4
6Lowell43
2Boston University3Consolation
4 Providence 2
4Providence554 Providence 5
5 Maine 4 2 6Lowell8

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(2) Boston University vs. (7) New Hampshire

March 7Boston University1 – 1New Hampshire Walter Brown Arena
March 8Boston University4 – 3New Hampshire Walter Brown Arena
Boston University won series 5–4

(3) Northeastern vs. (6) Lowell

March 7Northeastern2 – 4Lowell Matthews Arena
March 9Northeastern4 – 3Lowell Matthews Arena
Lowell won series 7–6

(4) Providence vs. (5) Maine

March 9Providence5 – 4Maine Schneider Arena
March 10Providence5 – 1Maine Schneider Arena
Providence won series 10–5

Semifinals

(1) Boston College vs. (6) Lowell

March 14Boston College5 – 2Lowell Providence Civic Center

(2) Boston University vs. (4) Providence

March 14Boston University3 – 2Providence Providence Civic Center

Consolation

(4) Providence vs. (6) Lowell

March 15Providence5 – 8Lowell Providence Civic Center

Championship

(1) Boston College vs. (2) Boston University

March 15Boston College4 – 9Boston University Providence Civic Center

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

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References

  1. ↑ "Boston University Men's Team History" . Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jack Parker Year-by-Year Coaching Record" . Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hockey East Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
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