1998 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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The 1998 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 14th tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 12 and March 21, 1998. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament, Boston College received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finishes ninth in the conference is 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 1998 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

1997–98 Hockey East standings
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
Boston University†24184238955238288215586
Boston College*2415543410778422895191123
New Hampshire 24158131104623825121163102
Northeastern 2413832977783921153125133
Massachusetts–Lowell 24111032588893616173126124
Maine 24101132398893617154145121
Providence 2491322065823615183110125
Merrimack 2442008781283811261141185
Massachusetts 24319286211633624378141
Championship: Boston College
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

Bracket

[4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
March 12–15 		Semifinals
March 20 		Championship
March 21
           
1 Boston University 1 64
8Merrimack45 5
2Boston College7
8 Merrimack 2
2Boston College46—
7 Providence 3 3 —
2Boston College3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
6 Maine 2
3 New Hampshire 2 3 —
6Maine3** 5—
5 Massachusetts-Lowell 2
6Maine6
4 Northeastern 2 31
5Massachusetts-Lowell82 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston University vs. (8) Merrimack

March 13Boston University1 – 4Merrimack Walter Brown Arena
March 14Boston University6 – 5Merrimack Walter Brown Arena
March 15Boston University4 – 5Merrimack Walter Brown Arena
Merrimack won series 2–1

(2) Boston College vs. (7) Massachusetts

March 12Boston College4 – 3Massachusetts Conte Forum
March 13Boston College6 – 3Massachusetts Conte Forum
Boston College won series 2–0

(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Maine

March 13New Hampshire2 – 32OTMaine Whittemore Center
March 14New Hampshire3 – 5Maine Whittemore Center
Maine won series 2–0

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

March 12Northeastern2 – 8Massachusetts-Lowell Matthews Arena
March 13Northeastern3 – 2Massachusetts-Lowell Matthews Arena
March 15Northeastern1 – 5Massachusetts-Lowell Matthews Arena
Massachusetts-Lowell won series 2–1

Semifinals

(2) Boston College vs. (8) Merrimack

March 20Boston College7 – 2Merrimack Fleet Center

(5) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (6) Maine

March 20Massachusetts-Lowell2 – 6Maine Fleet Center

Championship

(2) Boston College vs. (6) Maine

March 21Boston College3 – 2Maine Fleet Center

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Boston College Men's Team History" . Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jerry York 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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