1993 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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The 1993 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 9th tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 12 and March 20, 1993. 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 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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Format

The tournament featured three rounds of 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 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 highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play 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 1993 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

1992–93 Hockey East standings
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
Maine†*2422114516256454212272107
Boston University 2418513712684402992193126
New Hampshire 241111224102993818173158143
Massachusetts–Lowell 2410131211001003920172158151
Providence 24912321911093616164149147
Merrimack 24816016851413614202135184
Boston College 2461531580120389245117187
Northeastern 24617113891273510241137193
Championship: Maine
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Bracket

[4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
March 12–14 		Semifinals
March 19 		Championship
March 20
           
1Maine6915
8 Northeastern 1 5 6
1Maine7
4 Massachusetts-Lowell 5
2Boston University6511
7 Boston College 2 1 3
1Maine5
2 Boston University 2
3New Hampshire5914
6 Merrimack 3 2 5
2Boston University2Consolation
3 New Hampshire 0
4Massachusetts-Lowell73* 103 New Hampshire 4
5 Providence 4 3 7 4Massachusetts-Lowell5*

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Maine vs. (8) Northeastern

March 12Maine6 – 1Northeastern Alfond Arena
March 14Maine9 – 5Northeastern Alfond Arena
Maine won series 15–6

(2) Boston University vs. (7) Boston College

March 12Boston University6 – 2Boston College Walter Brown Arena
March 14Boston University5 – 1Boston College Walter Brown Arena
Boston University won series 11–3

(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Merrimack

March 12New Hampshire5 – 3Merrimack Snively Arena
March 14New Hampshire9 – 2Merrimack Snively Arena
New Hampshire won series 14–4

(4) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (5) Providence

March 12Massachusetts-Lowell7 – 4Providence Tully Forum
March 14Massachusetts-Lowell3 – 3OTProvidence Tully Forum
Massachusetts-Lowell won series 10–7

Semifinals

(1) Maine vs. (4) Massachusetts-Lowell

March 19Maine7 – 5Massachusetts-Lowell Boston Garden

(2) Boston University vs. (3) New Hampshire

March 19Boston University2 – 0New Hampshire Boston Garden

Third Place

(3) New Hampshire vs. (4) Massachusetts-Lowell

March 20New Hampshire4 – 5OTMassachusetts-Lowell Boston Garden

Championship

(1) Maine vs. (2) Boston University

March 20Maine5 – 2Boston University Boston Garden

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

[5]

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.
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