2012 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2012 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 8 and March 17, 2012 at campus locations and at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston College Eagles won their eleventh Hockey East Tournament and earned the Hockey East's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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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 2012 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

2011–12 Hockey East standings
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#1 Boston College Dagger-14-plain.png*271971399660443310115789
#11 Boston University 27179135101703923151139112
#9 Massachusetts–Lowell 271791359068382413112694
#13 Maine 27151023291804023143133114
#17 Merrimack 271395317065371812710283
New Hampshire 27111422468743715193108110
Providence 2710143236889381420494122
Massachusetts 2791442283923613185114118
Northeastern 279144227382341316597101
Vermont 27323175411434627173140
Championship: Boston College 4, Maine 1
Dagger-14-plain.pngindicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 10–13 		Semifinals
March 18 		Championship
March 19
           
1 Boston College23—
8 Massachusetts 1 2 —
1 Boston College4
7 Providence 2
2 Massachusetts-Lowell 3 3*0
7 Providence52 1
1 Boston College4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 Maine 1
3 Boston University2 45**
6 New Hampshire 3**2 4
3 Boston University 3
4 Maine5
4 Maine22 2
5 Merrimack 1 51

Note: * denotes overtime periods

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston College vs. (8) Massachusetts

March 9Boston College2–1Massachusetts Conte Forum Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Pat Mullane (7) – 17:46
Tommy Cross (5) – 18:25		Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodSteven Guzzo (10) – 06:55
Parker Milner – ( 24 saves / 25 shots )Goalie stats Kevin Boyle – ( 14 saves / 16 shots )
March 10Boston College3–2Massachusetts Conte Forum Recap  
Pat Mullane (8) – 04:25
Paul Carey (14) – pp – 08:18		First period Conor Sheary (12) – 02:54
Brian Dumoulin (6) – 19:11Second periodJoel Hanley (7) – pp – 18:03
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Parker Milner – ( 31 saves / 33 shots )Goalie statsKevin Boyle – ( 16 saves / 19 shots )
Boston College Wins Series 2–0

(2) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (7) Providence

March 8Massachusetts-Lowell3–5Providence Tsongas Arena Recap  
Josh Holmstrom (11) – 09:59First periodNo scoring
Scott Wilson (16) – pp – 12:03Second periodDerek Army (9) – pp – 05:28
Andy Balysky (7) – 09:38
Derek Army (10) – 17:27
Matt Ferreira (12) – 15:31Third periodMatt Bergland (6) – 11:30
Matt Bergland (7) – en – 18:25
Doug Carr – ( 32 saves / 36 shots )Goalie statsAlex Beaudry – ( 31 saves / 33 shots )
March 9Massachusetts-Lowell3–2otProvidence Tsongas Arena Recap  
Chad Ruhwedel (6) – 17:28First periodNo scoring
Matt Ferreira (13) – pp – 00:52Second periodMyles Harvey (7) – 13:43
Stefan Demopoulos (8) – 15:39
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Zack Kamrass (1) – 11:29OvertimeNo scoring
Doug Carr – ( 32 saves / 34 shots )Goalie statsAlex Beaudry – ( 30 saves / 33 shots )
March 11Massachusetts-Lowell0–1Providence Tsongas Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst periodRoss Mauermann (10) – 07:00
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Doug Carr – ( 34 saves / 35 shots )Goalie statsAlex Beaudry – ( 29 saves / 29 shots )
Providence Wins Series 2–1

(3) Boston University vs. (6) New Hampshire

March 9Boston University2–32otNew Hampshire Agganis Arena Recap  
Alex Chiasson (13) – 14:39First periodNick Sorkin (9) – 17:20
Kevin Goumas (9) – 18:06
Kevin Gilroy (2) – 16:50Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
No scoring overtime periodGrayson Downing (10) – 02:00
Kieran Millan – ( 44 saves / 47 shots )Goalie stats Casey DeSmith – ( 32 saves / 34 shots )
March 10Boston University4–2New Hampshire Agganis Arena Recap  
Chris Connolly (9) – 11:55First periodNo scoring
Sahir Gill (12) – 17:16Second period Steve Moses (22) – 10:16
Matt Nieto (14) – 04:54
Ryan Santana (3) – 07:18		Third periodConnor Hardowa (6) – pp – 04:04
Kieran Millan – ( 33 saves / 35 shots )Goalie stats Casey DeSmith – ( 28 saves / 32 shots )
March 11Boston University5–42otNew Hampshire Agganis Arena Recap  
Evan Rodrigues (2) – 04:11First periodCasey Thrush (3) – 08:09
Casey Thrush (4) – 14:30
Garrett Noonan (15) – 16:11
Garrett Noonan (16) – 18:58		Second periodGreg Burke (6) – pp – 01:42
Mike Borisenok (6) – sh – 04:34
Wade Megan (19) – 00:30Third periodNo scoring
Alex Chiasson (14) – 06:42OvertimeNo scoring
Kieran Millan – ( 64 saves / 68 shots )Goalie stats Casey DeSmith – ( 45 saves / 50 shots )
Boston University Wins Series 2–1

(4) Maine vs. (5) Merrimack

March 9Maine2–1Merrimack Alfond Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst period Mike Collins (10) – pp – 15:33
Joey Diamond (23) – 07:50
Kyle Beattie (6) – 12:04		Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Dan Sullivan – ( 19 saves / 20 shots )Goalie stats Joe Cannata – ( 39 saves / 41 shots )
March 10Maine2–5Merrimack Alfond Arena Recap  
Matt Mangene (15) – sh – 03:51First periodRhett Bly (5) – 05:39
Josh Myers (5) – pp – 13:33
No scoringSecond periodJeff Velleca (10) – 17:55
Rhett Bly (6) – 18:15
Adam Shemansky (11) – pp – 08:03Third periodDan Kolomatis (1) – en – 19:58
Dan Sullivan – ( 28 saves / 32 shots )Goalie stats Joe Cannata – ( 26 saves / 28 shots )
March 11Maine2–1Merrimack Alfond Arena Recap  
Spencer Abbott (20) – pp – 11:38First periodNo scoring
Brice O'Connor (3) – 03:43Second periodRyan Flanigan (11) – 09:16
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Dan Sullivan – ( 19 saves / 20 shots )Goalie stats Joe Cannata – ( 28 saves / 30 shots )
Maine Wins Series 2–1

Semifinals

(1) Boston College vs. (7) Providence

March 16Boston College4–2Providence TD Garden Recap  
Paul Carey (15) – 01:15
Destry Straight (3) – 08:35		First periodBarrett Kaib (1) – 02:28
Derek Army (11) – 04:33
Johnny Gaudreau (17) – pp – 03:58Second periodNo scoring
Steven Whitney (13) – 08:00Third periodNo scoring
Parker Milner – ( 25 saves / 27 shots )Goalie statsAlex Beaudry – ( 27 saves / 30 shots )

(3) Boston University vs. (4) Maine

March 16Boston University3–5Maine TD Garden Recap  
Alex Chiasson (15) – 02:46First periodNo scoring
Matt Nieto (15) – pp – 06:16Second periodJoey Diamond (24) – pp – 00:46
Will O'Neill (2) – 11:22
Will O'Neill (3) – pp – 18:25
Matt Nieto (16) – 04:03Third periodMark Anthoine (12) – pp – 07:43
Joey Diamond (25) – ppen – 19:31
Kieran Millan – ( 35 saves / 39 shots )Goalie statsDan Sullivan – ( 25 saves / 28 shots )

Championship

(1) Boston College vs. (4) Maine

March 17Boston College4–1Maine TD Garden Recap  
Johnny Gaudreau (18) – 05:24
Johnny Gaudreau (19) – pp – 07:31		First periodNo scoring
Pat Mullane (9) – 18:39Second period Brian Flynn (18) – 07:37
Barry Almeida (22) – en – 18:59Third periodNo scoring
Parker Milner – ( 40 saves / 41 shots )Goalie statsDan Sullivan – ( 36 saves / 39 shots )

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

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References

  1. ↑ "2013–14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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