| 2010 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 12–20, 2010 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts |
| Champions | Boston College (9th title) |
| Winning coach | Jerry York (7th title) |
| MVP | Matt Lombardi (BC) |
Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 2010 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 12 and March 20, 2010 at campus locations and at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston College was awarded the Lamoriello Trophy and an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
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 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #11 New Hampshire† | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 98 | 77 | 39 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 131 | 122 | |
| #1 Boston College* | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 99 | 61 | 42 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 171 | 104 | |
| Boston University | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 93 | 91 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 123 | 124 | |
| Maine | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 95 | 90 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 143 | 130 | |
| Massachusetts–Lowell | 27 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 82 | 72 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 114 | 92 | |
| Merrimack | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 82 | 85 | 37 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 109 | 116 | |
| Massachusetts | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 72 | 86 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 105 | 117 | |
| Vermont | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 78 | 82 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 113 | 112 | |
| Northeastern | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 70 | 87 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 93 | 100 | |
| Providence | 27 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 46 | 84 | 34 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 68 | 99 | |
| Championship: Boston College † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll | ||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals March 12–14 | Semifinals March 19 | Championship March 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Hampshire | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Vermont | 4 | 1 | 1* | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston College | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Vermont | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston College | 6 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Massachusetts | 5 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston College | 7* | ||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maine | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston University | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Merrimack | 2 | 3* | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston University | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maine | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maine | 1 | 2 | 3* | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime periods
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | UNH | Bobby Butler | Kessel and Campanale | 6:16 | 1–0 UNH |
| UVM | Drew MacKenzie | Higgins | 13:09 | 1–1 | |
| UVM | Jay Anctil | Nilsson-Roos | 17:53 | 2–1 UVM | |
| 2nd | UNH | Nick Crates | LeBlanc | 21:27 | 2–2 |
| UVM | Josh Burrows | Roloff | 24:03 | 3–2 UVM | |
| UVM | Jonathan Higgins | McCarthy and Cullity | 28:40 | 4–2 UVM | |
| UNH | Mike Sislo | LeBlanc and Moses | 30:05 | 4–3 UVM | |
| 3rd | UNH | Blake Kessel | Butler and DiSimone | 40:38 | 4–4 |
| UNH | Mike Sislo | LeBlanc and Moses | 43:25 | 5–4 UNH | |
| UNH | Bobby Butler | DiSimone and Thompson | 44:08 | 6–4 UNH | |
| UNH | Paul Thompson – EN | unassisted | 58:58 | 7–4 UNH | |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| UNH | Brian Foster | 31 | 4 | |
| UVM | Rob Madore | 15 | 6 | |
| UVM | John Vazzano | 4 | 0 | |
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | None | ||||
| 2nd | None | ||||
| 3rd | UVM | David Pacan | Higgins | 45:16 | 1–0 UVM |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| UNH | Brian Foster | 24 | 1 | |
| UVM | Rob Madore | 17 | 0 | |
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | None | ||||
| 2nd | None | ||||
| 3rd | None | ||||
| Overtime | UVM | Jay Anctil | unassisted | 75:52 | 1–0 UVM |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| UNH | Brian Foster | 50 | 1 | |
| UVM | Rob Madore | 34 | 0 | |
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | BC | Cam Atkinson | Whitney and Dumoulin | 3:41 | 1–0 BC |
| UMASS | Justin Braun – PPG | Marcou and Irwin | 09:13 | 1–1 | |
| BC | Cam Atkinson – PPG | Smith and Whitney | 14:39 | 2–1 BC | |
| 2nd | UMASS | T.J Syner | Czepiel and Kublin | 21:27 | 2–2 |
| BC | Chris Kreider | Sneep and Cross | 26:18 | 3–2 BC | |
| BC | Barry Almeida | Price and Lombardi | 27:11 | 4–2 BC | |
| BC | Cam Atkinson – PPG | S. Whitney and J. Whitney | 28:22 | 5–2 BC | |
| UMASS | Casey Wellman – PPG | Marcou and Braun | 37:15 | 5–3 BC | |
| BC | Steven Whitney – PPG | Atkinson and J. Whitney | 38:54 | 6–3 BC | |
| 3rd | UMASS | Martin Nolet | Czepiel and Syner | 40:34 | 6–4 BC |
| UMASS | James Marcou | Wellman and Irwin | 40:54 | 6–5 BC | |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| UMASS | Paul Dainton | 26 | 6 | |
| BC | Parker Milner | 33 | 5 | |
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | BC | Barry Almeida | Matt Price | 5:37 | 1–0 BC |
| UMASS | Casey Wellman | Marcou and Braun | 12:18 | 1–1 | |
| 2nd | BC | Carl Sneep – SHG | Hayes and Almedia | 32:42 | 2–1 BC |
| UMASS | Casey Wellman – PPG | Marcou and Braun | 33:15 | 2–2 | |
| 3rd | BC | Matt Lombardi | unassisted | 42:11 | 3–2 BC |
| BC | Paul Carey | Whitney and Mullane | 49:34 | 4–2 BC | |
| BC | Barry Almedia – ENG | Hayes | 59:37 | 5–2 BC | |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| UMASS | Paul Dainton | 22 | 4 | |
| BC | John Muse | 16 | 2 | |
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | MC | Pat Kimball | Moulakelis and Ross | 08:44 | 1–0 MC |
| 2nd | MC | Jeff Veleca | Barton | 26:14 | 2–0 MC |
| BU | David Warsofsky | Cohen | 30:10 | 2–1 MC | |
| BU | Vinny Saponardi | Bonino and Warofsky | 32:05 | 2–2 | |
| 3rd | BU | Vinny Saponardi | unassisted | 44:11 | 3–2 BU |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| MC | Joe Cannata | 38 | 3 | |
| BU | Kieran Millan | 26 | 2 | |
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | MC | Stephane Da Costa | Barton | 11:30 | 1–0 MC |
| 2nd | BU | Eric Gryba | Pereia and Popko | 22:33 | 1–1 |
| MC | Brandon Brodhag – PPG | Allan and Bowen | 38:21 | 2–1 MC | |
| 3rd | BU | Wade Megan – PPG | Chiasson and Cohen | 45:19 | 2–2 |
| Overtime | MC | Joe Cucci | Flanigan and Brodhag | 62:16 | 3–2 MC |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| MC | Joe Cannata | 24 | 2 | |
| BU | Kieran Millan | 32 | 3 | |
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | BU | Kevin Shattenkirk | Bonino | 09:12 | 1–0 BU |
| BU | Nick Bonino | Saponari and Shattenkirk | 19:21 | 2–0 BU | |
| 2nd | None | ||||
| 3rd | BU | Chris Connolly – PPG | Saponari and Bonino | 57:08 | 3–0 BU |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| MC | Joe Cannata | 27 | 3 | |
| BU | Kieran Millan | 34 | 0 | |
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | Maine | Mark Nemec | Diamond and Abbott | 05:00 | 1–0 Maine |
| UML | Jeremy Dehner – PPG | Campbell and Whetmore | 18:52 | 1–1 | |
| 2nd | None | ||||
| 3rd | UML | Ben Holmstrom | Blair and Falite | 46:55 | 2–1 UML |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| UML | Carter Hutton | 18 | 1 | |
| Maine | Dave Wilson | 19 | 2 | |
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | Maine | Spencer Abbott | da Kastrozza and Van Dyk | 00:23 | 1–0 Maine |
| 2nd | Maine | Tanner House – PPG | Nyquist and Dee | 32:45 | 2–0 Maine |
| 3rd | None | ||||
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| UML | Carter Hutton | 28 | 2 | |
| Maine | Dave Wilson | 23 | 0 | |
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | None | ||||
| 2nd | UML | Colin Wright | Budd and Blair | 5:48 | 1–0 UML |
| Maine | Will O'Neill – PPG | Nyquist and Flynn | 13:44 | 1–1 | |
| 3rd | UML | Scott Campbell – PPG | Vallorani and Wetmore | 47:42 | 2–1 UML |
| Maine | Will O'Neill | Mangene and Nyquist | 55:12 | 2–2 | |
| Overtime | Maine | Tanner House | Flynn and O'Neill | 65:10 | 3–2 Maine |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| UML | Carter Hutton | 33 | 3 | |
| Maine | Dave Wilson | 26 | 2 | |
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | BC | Chris Kreider | Hayes and Sneep | 15:49 | 1–0 BC |
| 2nd | BC | Ben Smith | Samuelsson and Hayes | 39:52 | 2–0 BC |
| 3rd | BC | Jimmy Hayes | Mullane and Kreider | 43:06 | 3–0 BC |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| UVM | Rob Madore | 28 | 2 | |
| BC | John Muse | 23 | 0 | |
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | Maine | Joey Diamond | Mangene and Shemansky | 14:14 | 1–0 Maine |
| Maine | Brian Flynn – PPG | Abott and de Kastrozza | 18:46 | 2–0 Maine | |
| 2nd | Maine | Robby Dee | Nemec and Hegarty | 27:00 | 3–0 Maine |
| 3rd | BU | Kevin Shattenkirk | Bonino and Saponari | 41:54 | 3–1 Maine |
| BU | Vinny Saponari – SH EAG | Shattenkirk and Bonino | 56:13 | 3–2 Maine | |
| Maine | David de Kastrozza – PPG | Van Dyk and Flynn | 57:56 | 4–2 Maine | |
| Maine | Tanner House – ENG | Abbott and Hegarty | 58:08 | 5–2 Maine | |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| BU | Kieran Millan | 32 | 4 | |
| Maine | Dave Wilson | 22 | 2 | |
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | BC | Carl Sneep – PPG | Mullane and Hayes | 11:44 | 1–0 BC |
| Maine | Gustav Nyquist | House and Flynn | 12:08 | 1–1 | |
| BC | Matt Lombardi | Kreider and Samuelsson | 15:19 | 2–1 BC | |
| Maine | Joey Diamond | Dimmen and Mangene | 15:55 | 2–2 | |
| 2nd | BC | Joe Whitney – PPG | Atkinson and Gibbons | 21:39 | 3–2 BC |
| BC | Matt Lombardi | Price and Dumoulin | 25:35 | 4–2 BC | |
| Maine | Tanner House – PPG | Nyquist and Diamond | 35:04 | 4–3 BC | |
| 3rd | BC | Jimmy Hayes | Kreider and Smith | 45:16 | 5–3 BC |
| Maine | David de Kastrozza – PPG | Shemansky | 48:17 | 5–4 BC | |
| BC | Barry Almeida | Lombardi and Gibbons | 54:23 | 6–4 BC | |
| Maine | Spencer Abbott | Dee | 54:59 | 6–5 BC | |
| Maine | Joey Diamond – EAG | House and Flynn | 59:33 | 6–6 | |
| Overtime | BC | Matt Lombardi | Price and Dumoulin | 65:25 | 7–6 BC |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| BC | John Muse | 26 | 6 | |
| Maine | Dave Wilson | 27 | 7 | |
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