| 2011 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 11–19, 2011 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | TD Garden Boston |
| Champions | Boston College (10th title) |
| Winning coach | Jerry York (8th title) |
| MVP | Cam Atkinson (BC) |
Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 2011 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 27th tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 11 and March 19, 2011 at campus locations and at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston College Eagles won their tenth Hockey East Tournament and earned the Hockey East's automatic bid into the 2011 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 2011 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 | ||
| #5 Boston College †* | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 101 | 58 | 39 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 153 | 94 | |
| #9 New Hampshire | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 90 | 59 | 39 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 131 | 98 | |
| #17 Boston University | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 76 | 67 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 116 | 112 | |
| #10 Merrimack | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 89 | 67 | 39 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 143 | 97 | |
| #19 Maine | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 92 | 73 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 122 | 105 | |
| Northeastern | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 73 | 69 | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 108 | 104 | |
| Vermont | 27 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 60 | 85 | 36 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 82 | 116 | |
| Massachusetts | 27 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 68 | 88 | 35 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 88 | 122 | |
| Providence | 27 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 94 | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 75 | 116 | |
| Massachusetts–Lowell | 27 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 60 | 102 | 34 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 83 | 136 | |
| Championship: Boston College Eagles † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals March 10–13 | Semifinals March 18 | Championship March 19 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Massachusetts | 1 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston College | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northeastern | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Hampshire | 3 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Vermont | 1 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston College | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Merrimack | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston University | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Northeastern | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | New Hampshire | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Merrimack | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Merrimack | 5 | 6 | — | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Maine | 4 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime periods
| March 11 | Boston College | 4 - 1 | Massachusetts | Conte Forum | Recap | |||
| Jimmy Hayes (17) - 10:31 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cam Atkinson (28) - pp - 00:14 Brian Gibbons (16) - sh - 11:18 | Second period | Daniel Hobbs (12) - pp - 11:52 | ||||||
| Barry Almeida (7) - 02:30 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| John Muse - ( 26 saves / 27 shots ) | Goalie stats | Paul Dainton - ( 31 saves / 35 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12 | Boston College | 4 - 2 | Massachusetts | Conte Forum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | Chase Langeraap (9) - 00:21 | ||||||
| Jimmy Hayes (18) - pp - 04:32 Joe Whitney (5) - 08:52 | Second period | Michael Marcou (4) - 16:43 | ||||||
| Jimmy Hayes (19) - 08:33 Jimmy Hayes (20) - en - 19:37 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| John Muse - ( 18 saves / 20 shots ) | Goalie stats | Paul Dainton - ( 30 saves / 33 shots ) | ||||||
| Boston College Wins Series 2-0 | |
| March 11 | New Hampshire | 3 - 1 | Vermont | Whittemore Center | Recap | |||
| Paul Thompson (27) - 04:23 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Phil DeSimone (10) - pp - 18:11 | Second period | Sebastian Stalberg (9) - 13:20 | ||||||
| Stevie Moses (12) - 09:09 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matt DiGirolamo - ( 31 saves / 32 shots ) | Goalie stats | Rob Madore - ( 30 saves / 33 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12 | New Hampshire | 4 - 3 | Vermont | Whittemore Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Austin Block (4) - 17:14 Stevie Moses (13) - 17:56 | Second period | Ben Albertson (4) - 03:49 | ||||||
| Paul Thompson (28) - 09:06 Mike Sislo (13) - 17:00 | Third period | Tobias Nilsson-Roos (6) - 12:31 Nick Bruneteau (1) - 16:26 | ||||||
| Matt DiGirolamo - ( 25 saves / 328 shots ) | Goalie stats | Rob Madore - ( 35 saves / 39 shots ) | ||||||
| New Hampshire Wins Series 2-0 | |
| March 10 | Boston University | 2 - 4 | Northeastern | Agganis Arena | Recap | |||
| Justin Courtnall (2) - 08:57 | First period | Steve Silva (9) - pp - 08:16 Wade MacLeod (19) - 18:05 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Braden Pimm (6) - 02:53 Steve Silva (10) - 08:42 | ||||||
| Ryan Ruikka (2) - pp - 04:22 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kieran Millan - ( 26 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Chris Rawlings - ( 37 saves / 39 shots ) | ||||||
| March 11 | Boston University | 5 - 2 | Northeastern | Agganis Arena | Recap | |||
| Ryan Ruikka (3) - 06:20 Matt Nieto (9) - pp - 09:19 Kevin Gilroy (3) - 13:01 | First period | Brodie Reid (9) - pp - 03:25 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Jamie Oleksiak (4) - 19:34 | ||||||
| Joe Pereira (14) - 11:37 Joe Pereira (15) - en - 19:25 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kieran Millan - ( 30 saves / 32 shots ) | Goalie stats | Chris Rawlings - ( 32 saves / 37 shots ) | ||||||
| March 13 | Boston University | 4 - 5 | Northeastern | Agganis Arena | ||||
| Matt Nieto (10) - pp - 15:27 | First period | Cody Ferriero (4) - pp - 09:30 Brodie Reid (10) - 11:40 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alex Chiasson (14) - pp - 08:49 Justin Courtnall (3) - 18:38 Wade Megan (8) - pp - 19:46 | Third period | Steve Silva (11) - pp - 06:48 Brodie Reid (11) - 14:39 Wade MacLeod (20) - en - 17:46 | ||||||
| Kieran Millan - ( 27 saves / 31 shots ) | Goalie stats | Chris Rawlings - ( 31 saves / 35 shots ) | ||||||
| Northeastern Wins Series 2-1 | |
| March 11 | Merrimack | 5 - 4 | Maine | J. Thom Lawler Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | Gustav Nyquist (18) - pp - 19:19 | ||||||
| Karl Stollery (6) - 09:51 Chris Barton (14) - pp - 10:56 | Second period | Robby Dee (12) - 07:02 | ||||||
| Elliott Sheen (4) - 02:14 Ryan Flanigan (11) - 12:28 Elliott Sheen (5) - sh - 14:34 | Third period | Robby Dee (13) - 03:52 Spencer Abbott (17) - 15:28 | ||||||
| Joe Cannata - ( 20 saves / 24 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dan Sullivan - ( 19 saves / 24 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12 | Merrimack | 6 - 2 | Maine | J. Thom Lawler Arena | Recap | |||
| Jeff Velleca (6) - 14:01 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Carter Madsen (8) - 03:57 Mike Collins (12) - pp - 09:08 Ryan Flanigan (12) - 13:19 | Second period | Brian Flynn (20) - 10:52 | ||||||
| Carter Madsen (9) - 01:36 Carter Madsen (10) - 16:31 | Third period | Jeff Dimmen (7) - 4x4 - 09:43 | ||||||
| Joe Cannata - ( 29 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dan Sullivan - ( 22 saves / 26 shots ) Shawn Sirman - ( 9 saves / 10 shots ) | ||||||
| Merrimack Wins Series 2-0 | |
| March 18 | Boston College | 5 - 4 | Northeastern | TD Garden | Recap | |||
| Brian Gibbons (17) - 16:05 | First period | Tyler McNeely (13) - 13:48 | ||||||
| Kevin Hayes (4) - pp - 06:56 Steven Whitney (6) - 13:14 Tommy Cross (7) - pp - 19:42 | Second period | Wade MacLeod (21) - 07:21 | ||||||
| Pat Mullane (7) - pp - 08:22 | Third period | Garrett Vermeersch (5) - pp - 16:44 Wade MacLeod (22) - pp - 18:57 | ||||||
| John Muse - ( 33 saves / 37 shots ) | Goalie stats | Chris Rawlings - ( 23 saves / 27 shots ) Clay Witt - ( 5 saves / 6 shots ) | ||||||
| March 18 | New Hampshire | 1 - 4 | Merrimack | TD Garden | Recap | |||
| Stevie Moses (14) - 07:20 | First period | Ryan Flanigan (13) - sh - 10:47 Elliott Sheen (6) - 16:50 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Mike Collins (13) - 14:11 Elliott Sheen (7) - sh - en - 19:53 | ||||||
| Matt Di Girolamo - ( 31 saves / 34 shots ) | Goalie stats | Joe Cannata - ( 30 saves / 31 shots ) | ||||||
| March 19 | Boston College | 5 - 3 | Merrimack | TD Garden | Recap | |||
| Pat Mullane (8) - 09:15 Brian Gibbons (18) - 11:03 | First period | Ryan Flanigan (14) - 09:41 Mike Collins (14) - pp - 19:36 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cam Atkinson (29) - 09:41 Cam Atkinson (30) - 14:49 Brian Dumoulin (3) - pp - 18:24 | Third period | Ryan Flanigan (15) - pp - 13:32 | ||||||
| John Muse - ( 36 saves / 39 shots ) | Goalie stats | Joe Cannata - ( 30 saves / 35 shots ) | ||||||