1994 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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The 1994 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 10th tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 11 and March 19, 1994. 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, Boston University received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1994 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 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 winners advancing to the championship game and the losers meeting in a third-place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1994 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

1993–94 Hockey East standings
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
Boston University†*2421304212063413470195113
Massachusetts–Lowell 2414643291914025105164120
New Hampshire 2413922890914025123145125
Northeastern 2410862694953919137162159
Providence 24913220741113614193120149
Boston College 2471251985963515165145133
Merrimack 24814218771103716192126152
Maine^243201792130366291142130
Championship: Boston University
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Towards the end of the season Maine was required to retroactively forfeit 14 games for using a player deemed ineligible by the NCAA

Bracket

[4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
March 11–13 		Semifinals
March 18 		Championship
March 19
           
1Boston University84—
8 Maine 5 3 —
1Boston University5
4 Northeastern 2
2Massachusetts-Lowell73—
7 Merrimack 1 0 —
1Boston University3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Massachusetts-Lowell 2
3New Hampshire46* —
6 Boston College 1 5 —
2Massachusetts-Lowell4Consolation
3 New Hampshire 2
4Northeastern42* — 3 New Hampshire 4*
5 Providence 3 1 — 4 Northeastern 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston University vs. (8) Maine

March 12Boston University8 – 5Maine Walter Brown Arena
March 13Boston University4 – 3Maine Walter Brown Arena
Boston University won series 2–0

(2) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (7) Merrimack

March 11Massachusetts-Lowell7 – 1Merrimack Tully Forum
March 12Massachusetts-Lowell3 – 0Merrimack Tully Forum
Massachusetts-Lowell won series 2–0

(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Boston College

March 12New Hampshire4 – 1Boston College Snively Arena
March 13New Hampshire6 – 5OTBoston College Snively Arena
New Hampshire won series 2–0

(4) Northeastern vs. (5) Providence

March 12Northeastern4 – 3Providence Matthews Arena
March 13Northeastern2 – 1OTProvidence Matthews Arena
Northeastern won series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) Boston University vs. (4) Northeastern

March 18Boston University5 – 2Northeastern Boston Garden

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

March 18Massachusetts-Lowell4 – 2New Hampshire Boston Garden

Third Place

(3) New Hampshire vs. (4) Northeastern

March 19New Hampshire4 – 4OTNortheastern Boston Garden

Championship

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

March 19Boston University3 – 2Massachusetts-Lowell Boston Garden

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

[5]

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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