1992 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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The 1992 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 8th tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 6 and March 14, 1992. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament, Maine received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play with each round being a single-elimination game. 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 with the winners advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play with the winners advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1992 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

ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
New Hampshire 2115423294753724112168127
Boston University 211164269288352384159124
Maine†*^2112722611554371817219489
Providence 2111822499793621132175134
Boston College 2110922268763615183116138
Massachusetts–Lowell 2161141675913411194127155
Northeastern 21714014701033516190142167
Merrimack 2141708601023413210128149
Championship: Maine
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ After the season Maine was required to retroactively forfeit 13 games for using a player deemed ineligible by the NCAA

Bracket

[4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
March 6–8
Semifinals
March 12
Championship
March 14
         
1Maine7
8 Merrimack 0
1Maine7
5 Boston College 3
2New Hampshire4
7 Northeastern 2
1Maine4
2 New Hampshire 1
3Providence7
6 Massachusetts-Lowell 0
2New Hampshire5
3 Providence 3
4 Boston University 2
5Boston College5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Maine vs. (8) Merrimack

March 8Maine7 – 0Merrimack Alfond Arena

(2) New Hampshire vs. (7) Northeastern

March 8New Hampshire4 – 2Northeastern Snively Arena

(3) Providence vs. (6) Massachusetts-Lowell

March 6Providence7 – 0Massachusetts-Lowell Schneider Arena

(4) Boston University vs. (5) Boston College

March 7Boston University2 – 5Boston College Walter Brown Arena

Semifinals

(1) Maine vs. (5) Boston College

March 12Maine7 – 3Boston College Boston Garden

(2) New Hampshire vs. (3) Providence

March 12New Hampshire5 – 3Providence Boston Garden

Championship

(1) Maine vs. (2) New Hampshire

March 14Maine4 – 1New Hampshire Boston Garden

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

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References

  1. "Maine Men's Team History" . Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  2. "Shawn Walsh 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.