2005 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

2005 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament
Dates	March 10–19, 2005
Teams	8
Finals site	Fleet Center Boston, Massachusetts
Champions	Boston College (6th title)
Winning coach	Jerry York [1] (4th title)
MVP	Brian Boyle (Boston College)
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The 2005 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 21st tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 10 and March 19, 2005. 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 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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 2005 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

2004–05 Hockey East standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#7 Boston College†*	24	14	3	7	35	78	47		40	26	7	7	130	79
#12 Boston University	24	15	5	4	34	76	54		41	23	14	4	111	101
#8 New Hampshire	24	15	5	4	34	90	59		42	26	11	5	166	114
#11 Maine	24	13	6	5	31	75	47		40	20	13	7	124	79
Massachusetts–Lowell	24	11	10	3	25	76	66		36	20	12	4	120	96
Northeastern	24	10	10	4	24	66	58		38	15	18	5	100	106
Providence	24	6	14	4	16	54	73		37	12	21	4	85	108
Massachusetts	24	6	16	2	14	48	96		38	13	23	2	86	134
Merrimack	24	1	22	1	3	41	104		36	8	26	2	85	146
Championship: Boston College † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

	Quarterfinals [2] March 10–13							Semifinals [3] March 18					Championship March 19
	1	Boston College	3*	5	–
	8	Massachusetts	2	1	–
								1	Boston College	2**
								4	Maine	1
	2	Boston University	1	2	2
	7	Providence	4	0	0
													1	Boston College	3
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
													3	New Hampshire	1
	3	New Hampshire	6	4	–
	6	Northeastern	1	0	–
								2	Boston University	2
								3	New Hampshire	5
	4	Maine	7	5	–
	5	Massachusetts-Lowell	2	1	–

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston College vs. (8) Massachusetts

March 11 [4]	Boston College		3 – 2	OT	Massachusetts	Conte Forum	Recap
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
(Spina) Patrick Eaves - 18:23		Second period			02:02 - Obi Aduba (Solon, Jarman) 04:19 - P. J. Fenton (Burto, Degon)
(Eaves, Spina) Brian Boyle - PP - 02:52		Third period			No scoring
(Harrold) Stephen Gionta - GW - 10:32		First overtime period			No scoring
( 20 saves / 22 shots ) Matti Kaltianen		Goalie stats			Gabe Winer ( 39 saves / 42 shots )

March 12 [5]	Boston College		5 – 1		Massachusetts	Conte Forum	Recap
(Boyle, Eaves) Ryan Shannon - PP - 14:18 (Shannon, Alberts) Patrick Eaves - GW SH - 16:31		First period			00:42 - Matt Burto
(Eaves, Shannon) Joe Rooney - PP - 04:45		Second period			No scoring
(Rooney, Gionta) Ryan Murphy - 08:20 (Boyle, Alberts) Joe Rooney - PP - 11:08		Third period			No scoring
( 16 saves / 17 shots ) Cory Schneider		Goalie stats			Gabe Winer ( 21 saves / 26 shots ) / Tim Warner ( 2 saves / 2 shots )

Boston College won series 2–0

(2) Boston University vs. (7) Providence

March 11 [6]	Boston University		1 – 4		Providence	Agganis Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period			06:35 - Chris Chaput (Gajda, Mason) 06:35 - GW - Jon Rheault (Bastarche, McDonald)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
(Spang) Ryan Monaghan - EA - 18:53		Third period			18:10 - Jon Rheault 19:51 - EN - Chris Chaput
( 16 saves / 19 shots ) John Curry		Goalie stats			Tyler Sims ( 51 saves / 52 shots )

March 12 [7]	Boston University		2 – 0		Providence	Agganis Arena	Recap
(MacArthur) Chris Bourque - GW - 02:03		First period			No scoring
(MacArthur, Bourque) Ryan Weston - 17:45		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
( 20 saves / 20 shots ) John Curry		Goalie stats			Tyler Sims ( 24 saves / 26 shots )

March 13 [8]	Boston University		2 – 0		Providence	Agganis Arena	Recap
(Van der Gulik, Zancanaro) John Laliberte - GW - 12:36		First period			No scoring
(McConnell, Roche) Brian Ewing - PP - 10:49		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
( 22 saves / 22 shots ) John Curry		Goalie stats			Tyler Sims ( 24 saves / 26 shots )

Boston University won series 2–1

(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Northeastern

March 10 [9]	New Hampshire		6 – 1		Northeastern	Whittemore Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			05:34 - Steve Sanders (Esner, Blaine)
(Hemingway, Collins) Preston Callander - PP - 03:51 (Callander, Yandle) Brett Hemingway - GW PP - 09:43 (Collins, Callander) Brian Yandle - PP - 13:59 (Switzer) Brett Hemingway - 18:10		Second period			No scoring
(Hemingway, Callander) Sean Collins - 09:29 (Barker) Jacob Micflikier - 13:03		Third period			No scoring
( 23 saves / 24 shots ) Kevin Regan		Goalie stats			Keni Gibson ( 34 saves / 39 shots ) / Adam Geragosian ( 3 saves / 4 shots )

March 11 [10]	New Hampshire		4 – 0		Northeastern	Whittemore Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
(Winnik, Micflikier) Justin Aikins - GW - 04:28 (Collins) Preston Callander - 04:43 (Micflikier, Winnik) Justin Aikins - 09:05		Second period			No scoring
(Ciocco, Radja) Matt Fornataro - 04:37		Third period			No scoring
( 29 saves / 29 shots ) Jeff Pietrasiak		Goalie stats			Keni Gibson ( 26 saves / 30 shots )

New Hampshire won series 2–0

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

March 11 [11]	Maine		7 – 2		Massachusetts-Lowell	Whittemore Center	Recap
(Jankus) John Ronan - 01:09 (Lundin, Ramsey) Derek Damon - PP - 13:40 (Tyler, Hopson) Michel Léveillé - GW PP - 18:46		First period			No scoring
(Ronan, Léveillé) Bret Tyler - PP - 5:24 (Hamilton) Keith Johnson - 17:00 (Tyler, Shepheard) Greg Moore - PP - 19:51		Second period			No scoring
(Bellamy, Hopson) Keith Johnson - 10:21		Third period			15:41 - Cleve Kinley (Godoy, Pandolfo) 16:12 - Brian Bova (Fletcher)
( 26 saves / 27 shots ) Jimmy Howard / ( 0 saves / 1 shots ) Matt Lundin		Goalie stats			John Yaros ( 23 saves / 29 shots ) / Chris Davidson ( 7 saves / 8 shots )

March 12 [12]	Maine		5 – 1		Massachusetts-Lowell	Whittemore Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
(Tyler, Hopson) Josh Soares - PP - 03:07 (Hopson, Moore) Michel Léveillé - GW PP - 14:30		Second period			No scoring
(Hamilton, Johnson) Derek Damon - 08:14 (Hopson, Bellamy) Billy Ryan - 14:47 (Deschamps) Rob Bellamy - EN - 16:52		Third period			10:40 - PP - Andrew Martin (Kinley, O'Brien)
( 21 saves / 22 shots ) Jimmy Howard / ( 0 saves / 0 shots ) Matt Lundin		Goalie stats			Peter Vetri ( 33 saves / 37 shots )

Maine won series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) Boston College vs. (4) Maine

March 18 [13]	Boston College		2 – 1	2OT	Maine	Fleet Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
(Gannon, Rooney) Brian Boyle - PP - 06:39		Second period			06:51 - Josh Soares (Léveillé)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
(O'Hanley, Bertram) Andrew Alberts - GW - 07:09		Second overtime period			No scoring
( 39 saves / 40 shots ) Cory Schneider		Goalie stats			Jimmy Howard ( 36 saves / 38 shots )

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

March 18 [14]	Boston University		2 – 5		New Hampshire	Fleet Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			14:38 - PP - Preston Callander (Fornatero, Winnik)
No scoring		Second period			05:46 - PP - Daniel Winnik (Barker) 06:46 - GW SH - Preston Callander (Collins, Teplitsky) 08:22 - PP - Brian Yandle (Collins, Teplitsky)
(Ewing) Pete MacArthur - PP - 02:09 (Ewing, Schaeffer) Bran McConnell - PP - 16:01		Third period			14:04 - Daniel Winnik (Switzer)
( 22 saves / 27 shots ) John Curry		Goalie stats			Kevin Regan ( 19 saves / 21 shots )

Championship

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

March 19 [15]	Boston College		3 – 1		New Hampshire	Fleet Center	Recap
Brian Boyle - 13:59		First period			No scoring
(Shannon, Rooney) Brian Boyle - GW PP - 16:02		Second period			03:19 - PP - Preston Callander (Collins, Barker)
(Shannon, Alberts) Chris Collins - 17:33		Third period			No scoring
( 26 saves / 27 shots ) Cory Schneider		Goalie stats			Jeff Pietrasiak ( 31 saves / 34 shots )

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

• F Brian Boyle* (Boston College)
• F Preston Callander (New Hampshire)
• F Daniel Winnik (New Hampshire)
• D Andrew Alberts (Boston College)
• D Brian Yandle (New Hampshire)
• G Cory Schneider (Boston College)

* Tournament MVP(s)

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Tournament Three Stars

• 3 Preston Callander (New Hampshire)
• 2 Cory Schneider (Boston College)
• 1 Brian Boyle (Boston College)

References

1. "Boston College Men's Team History". Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
2. "Hockey East men's Hockey 2004-05 Week 24". USCHO.com. March 13, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
3. "Hockey East men's Hockey 2004-05 Week 25". USCHO.com. March 19, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
4. "Boston College 3, Massachusetts 2". USCHO.com. March 11, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
5. "Boston College 5, Massachusetts 1". USCHO.com. March 12, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
6. "Providence 4, Boston University 1". USCHO.com. March 11, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
7. "Boston University 2, Providence 0". USCHO.com. March 12, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
8. "Boston University 2, Providence 0". USCHO.com. March 13, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
9. "New Hampshire 6, Northeastern 1". USCHO.com. March 10, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
10. "New Hampshire 4, Northeastern 0". USCHO.com. March 11, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
11. "Maine 7, Massachusetts-Lowell 2". USCHO.com. March 11, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
12. "Maine 5, Massachusetts-Lowell 1". USCHO.com. March 12, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
13. "Boston College 2, Maine 1". USCHO.com. March 18, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
14. "New Hampshire 5, Boston University 2". USCHO.com. March 18, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
15. "Boston College 3, New Hampshire 1". USCHO.com. March 19, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
16. "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.

External links

• Hockey East Online