2008 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2008 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 14 and March 22, 2008 at campus locations and at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. By winning the tournament, Boston College was awarded the Lamoriello Trophy and an automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. [1]

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Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The teams that finish below eighth in the conference are 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 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Regular season standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

2007–08 Hockey East standings
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#6 New Hampshire†271953418454382510313294
Boston University 2715933397724019174135117
Vermont 271395316778391715788106
#1 Boston College*2711972982674425118160101
Providence 271111527666636141759199
Northeastern 2712132267380371618392105
Massachusetts–Lowell 2710134247076371617410096
Massachusetts 27913523737136141669897
Maine 27915321597334131837792
Merrimack 27618315488234121847193
Championship: Boston College
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 14–16 		Semifinals
March 21 		Championship
March 22
           
1 New Hampshire47—
8 Massachusetts 1 2 —
1 New Hampshire 4
4 Boston College5***
2 Boston University51 4
7 Massachusetts-Lowell 3 42
3 Vermont 0
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 Boston College4
3 Vermont11 4
6 Northeastern 0 2* 1
2 Boston University 1
3 Vermont3
4 Boston College55—
5 Providence 1 1 —

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) New Hampshire vs. (8) Massachusetts

March 14New Hampshire4 – 1Massachusetts Whittemore Center
March 15New Hampshire7 – 2Massachusetts Whittemore Center
New Hampshire won series 2–0

(2) Boston University vs. (7) Massachusetts-Lowell

March 14Boston University5 – 3Massachusetts-Lowell Agganis Arena
March 15Boston University1 – 4Massachusetts-Lowell Agganis Arena
March 16Boston University4 – 2Massachusetts-Lowell Agganis Arena
Boston University won series 2–1

(3) Vermont vs. (6) Northeastern

March 14Vermont1 – 0Northeastern Gutterson Fieldhouse
March 15Vermont1 – 2OTNortheastern Gutterson Fieldhouse
March 16Vermont4 – 1Northeastern Gutterson Fieldhouse
Vermont won series 2–1

(4) Boston College vs. (5) Providence

March 14Boston College5 – 1Providence Kelley Rink
March 15Boston College5 – 1Providence Kelley Rink
Boston College won series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) New Hampshire vs. (4) Boston College

March 21New Hampshire4 – 53OTBoston College TD Banknorth Garden Recap  
Bobby Butler - pp - 05:17
Jamie Fritsch - 15:16		First periodNo scoring
Bobby Butler - 09:27
Thomas Fortney - sh - 12:23		Second period01:34 - pp - Ben Smith
13:42 - pp - Joe Whitney
16:37 - Brian Gibbons
No scoringThird period04:53 - Dan Bertram
No scoringThird overtime period00:43 - pp - Benn Ferriero
Kevin Regan ( 62 saves / 67 shots )Goalie stats John Muse ( 45 saves / 49 shots )

(2) Boston University vs. (3) Vermont

March 21Boston University1 – 3Vermont TD Banknorth Garden Recap  
Chris Higgins - 10:17First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period13:48 - Peter Lenes
14:17 - Colin Vock
No scoringThird period19:20 - en - Corey Carlson
Brett Bennett ( 13 saves / 15 shots )Goalie statsJoe Fallon ( 25 saves / 26 shots )

Championship

(3) Vermont vs. (4) Boston College

March 22Vermont0 – 4Boston College TD Banknorth Garden Recap  
No ScoringFirst period18:32 - Ben Smith
No scoringSecond period05:01 - Tim Kunes
19:40 - pp - Brian Gibbons
No scoringThird period18:55 - en - Nathan Gerbe
Joe Fallon ( 24 saves / 27 shots )Goalie stats John Muse ( 29 saves / 29 shots )

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "2008 Hockey East Tournament". Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
  2. ↑ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
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