2015 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2015 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 31st tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 6 and March 21, 2015, at campus locations and at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston University Terriers defeated the UMass Lowell River Hawks by a score of 5–3 to earn their 8th Hockey East championship in school history and earn Hockey East's automatic bid into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Jack Eichel was named tournament MVP.

Contents

The tournament is the 31st in league history.

Format

With the addition of the UConn Huskies to Hockey East, the tournament was reformatted to include all twelve teams in the conference. Seeds 1–4 earned a first-round bye, and seeds 5–12 played a best-of-three Opening Round played on campus locations. Winners advanced to play the 1–4 seeds in the best-of-three Quarterfinals on campus locations. Winners of those series played in a single-game Semifinal, and those winners faced off in a single-game Championship Final, both at the TD Garden.

Regular season standings

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

Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#2 Boston University †*22145331885541288515895
#1 Providence 221381276137412613212384
#13 Boston College 221273276050382114310791
#17 Massachusetts–Lowell 2211742670523921126134101
Notre Dame 2210752564544218195126116
Northeastern 2211922470693616164107107
Vermont 221093236253412215411091
New Hampshire 22101112166684019192119109
Connecticut 227114184274361019766111
Maine 2281221864743914223108127
Merrimack 22514313385638161848193
Massachusetts 2251611159102361123299152
Championship: March 21, 2015
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015

Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals

Opening Round [1]
March 6–8
Quarterfinals
March 13–15
Semifinals
March 20
Championship
March 21
1 Boston University65
5 Notre Dame3 5711 Merrimack 2 0
12 Massachusetts 4***** 3 0 1 Boston University4
8 New Hampshire 1
2 Providence 1 21
6 Northeastern 2 1 8 New Hampshire2* 1 2*
11 Merrimack3* 2** 1 Boston University5
4 Massachusetts–Lowell 3
3 Boston College 41 0
7 Vermont42 3* 7 Vermont2 31
10 Maine 2 42 4 Massachusetts–Lowell4
7 Vermont 1
4 Massachusetts–Lowell52 6
8 New Hampshire525 Notre Dame 0 44
9 Connecticut 2 0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Opening Round

(5) Notre Dame vs. (12) Massachusetts

March 6Notre Dame3 - 45OTMassachusetts Compton Family Ice Arena Recap  
(Evans, Russo) Sam Herr - 09:39First periodNo scoring
(Russo) Vinnie Hinostroza - 09:19
(Russo, Bjork) Steven Fogarty - PP - 14:24
Second period11:42 - PP - Steven Iacobellis (Montour, Lee)
15:39 - Steven Iacobellis (Walsh, Pigozzi)
19:58 - PP - Troy Power (Vatrano, Montour)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
No scoringFifth overtime period11:42 - GW - Shane Walsh (Kravchenko, Montour)
( 87 saves / 91 shots ) Cal Petersen Goalie stats Steve Mastalerz ( 75 saves / 78 shots )
March 7Notre Dame5 - 3Massachusetts Compton Family Ice Arena Recap  
(Ripley, Ryan) Mario Lucia - 03:09First period10:07 - Frank Vatrano (Montour, Kravchenko)
(Di Pauli, Russo) Peter Schneider - 11:51Second period03:41 - Shane Walsh (Pigozzi, Iacobellis)
(Di Pauli, Russo) Vinnie Hinostroza - PP - 01:02
(Lucia, Bjork) Vinnie Hinostroza - GW - 04:00
(Di Pauli, Schneider) Steven Fogarty - 04:38
Third period16:15 - SH - Riley McDougall (Kravchenko)
( 22 saves / 25 shots ) Cal Petersen Goalie stats Steve Mastalerz ( 16 saves / 21 shots ) / Henry Dill ( 7 saves / 7 shots )
March 8Notre Dame7 - 0Massachusetts Compton Family Ice Arena Recap  
(Schneider, Ryan) Thomas Di Pauli - GW - 00:48First periodNo scoring
(Schneider, Ryan) Thomas Di Pauli - 06:42
(unassisted) Steven Fogarty - 11:04
(Wade, Russo) Connor Hurley - 11:18
(Hinostroza, Lucia) Luke Ripley - 18:47
(Gross, Hinostroza) Robbie Russo - PP - 19:08
Second periodNo scoring
(Schneider, Fogarty) Austin Wuthrich - 08:05Third periodNo scoring
( 23 saves / 23 shots ) Cal Petersen Goalie stats Steve Mastalerz ( 16 saves / 18 shots ) / Henry Dill ( 9 saves / 14 shots )
Notre Dame won series 2–1

(6) Northeastern vs. (11) Merrimack

March 6Northeastern2 - 3OTMerrimack Matthews Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst period13:48 - Justin Hussar (Biega, Hennig)
No scoringSecond period18:10 - Jace Hennig (Lashyn, Tibbet)
(Szmatula, Benning) Zach Aston-Reese - 04:07
(Roy, Benning) Mike McMurtry - PP - 09:46
Third periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period02:24 - GW SH - Jace Hennig (Lashyn, Tibbet)
( 26 saves / 29 shots ) Clay Witt Goalie stats Rasmus Tirronen ( 36 saves / 38 shots )
March 7Northeastern1 - 22OTMerrimack Matthews Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
(Stevens, Snydeman) Zach Aston-Reese - PP - 12:19Second period16:32 - PP - Jace Hennig (Biega, Kolomatis)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond overtime period15:42 - GW PP - Mathieu Tibbet (Hennig, Biega)
( 47 saves / 49 shots ) Clay Witt Goalie stats Rasmus Tirronen ( 63 saves / 64 shots )
Merrimack won series 2–0

(7) Vermont vs. (10) Maine

March 6Vermont4 - 2Maine Gutterson Fieldhouse Recap  
No ScoringFirst period12:42 - Jake Rutt (Brown, Byron)
(Fallon, Bradley) Alexx Privitera - PP - 18:41Second periodNo scoring
(Paliotta, Petruzzelli) Jarrid Privitera - 09:40
(Shaw, Fallon) Brendan Bradley - GW - 17:53
(Bradley, A. Privitera) Brady Shaw - EN - 18:27
Third period06:55 - PP - Will Merchant (Vesey, Hutton)
( 23 saves / 25 shots ) Mike Santaguida Goalie stats Matt Morris ( 26 saves / 29 shots )
March 7Vermont2 - 4Maine Gutterson Fieldhouse Recap  
(Paliotta, Luukko) Colin Markison - 07:46First period00:55 - Cédric Lacroix (Swavely, Rutt)
(Shaw, A. Privitera) Brendan Bradley - 08:51Second period00:36 - Connor Leen (Brown, Byron)
16:16 - GW - Connor Leen (Byron, Norman)
No scoringThird period11:41 - Brian Morgan (Lacroix, Swavely)
( 24 saves / 28 shots ) Mike Santaguida Goalie stats Sean Romeo ( 21 saves / 23 shots )
March 8Vermont3 - 2OTMaine Gutterson Fieldhouse Recap  
(Bradley, Paliotta) Brady Shaw - PP - 11:25First periodNo scoring
(Markison, Paliotta) Kevin Irwin - 08:51Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period02:05 - Ben Hutton (Renouf, Vesey)
15:19 - Devin Shore (Swavely, Merchant)
(Petruzzelli, Luukko) Jonathan Turk - 16:05First overtime periodNo scoring
( 37 saves / 39 shots ) Mike Santaguida Goalie stats Sean Romeo ( 27 saves / 30 shots )
Vermont won series 2–1

(8) New Hampshire vs. (9) Connecticut

March 6New Hampshire5 - 2Connecticut Whittemore Center Recap  
(Correale, Pesce) Tyler Kelleher - 04:38
(Willows, Thrush) Grayson Downing - PP - 05:48
First periodNo scoring
(Downing, Pesce) Matt Willows - GW PP - 08:12
(Correale, Marks) Tyler Kelleher - PP - 08:32
Second period13:32 - Spencer Naas (Pauly, Norris)
(Cleland) Grayson Downing - EN - 19:15Third period09:39 - Joey Ferriss (Sharib, Tyson)
( 20 saves / 22 shots ) Daniel Tirone Goalie stats Robert Nichols ( 28 saves / 32 shots )
March 7New Hampshire2 - 0Connecticut Whittemore Center Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
(Hill, Quast) Kyle Smith - GW - 11:02
(Willows) Grayson Downing - 19:13
Third periodNo scoring
( 19 saves / 19 shots ) Daniel Tirone Goalie stats Robert Nichols ( 42 saves / 44 shots )
New Hampshire won series 2–0

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston University vs. (11) Merrimack

March 13Boston University6 - 2Merrimack Agganis Arena Recap  
(Fortunato, Hickey) Robbie Baillargeon - PP - 09:44First period08:11 - Jace Hennig (Scotti)
(Rodrigues, Eichel) Danny O'Regan - 07:23
(Rodrigues) Jack Eichel - GW - 14:11
(Grzelcyk, Diffley) Evan Rodrigues - 17:35
(Diffley, Baillargeon) Matt Lane - 18:49
Second periodNo scoring
(Rodrigues, Oksanen) Jack Eichel - 09:23Third period10:20 - Jace Hennig (unassisted)
( 17 saves / 19 shots ) Matt O'Connor Goalie stats Rasmus Tirronen ( 40 saves / 46 shots )
March 14Boston University5 - 0Merrimack Agganis Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
(Eichel, O'Connor) Cason Hohmann - GW SH - 04:11
(Rodrigues, O'Regan) Ahti Oksanen - PP - 05:42
(Fortunato, Eichel) Danny O'Regan - PP - 17:40
Second periodNo scoring
(Eichel) Matt Grzelcyk - SH EN - 15:39
(Diffley) Cason Hohmann - SH EN - 19:35
Third periodNo scoring
( 26 saves / 26 shots ) Matt O'Connor / ( 1 saves / 1 shots ) Anthony Moccia Goalie stats Rasmus Tirronen ( 50 saves / 53 shots )
Boston University won series 2–0

(2) Providence vs. (8) New Hampshire

March 13Providence1 - 2OTNew Hampshire Schneider Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
(Florentino, Parisi) Steven McParland - 10:23Third period18:17 - PP - Tyler Kelleher (Poturalski, Cleland)
No scoringFirst overtime period05:18 - GW - Grayson Downing (Willows, Thrush)
( 27 saves / 29 shots ) Jon Gillies Goalie stats Daniel Tirone ( 30 saves / 33 shots )
March 14Providence2 - 1New Hampshire Schneider Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
(Saracino, Gilmour) Mark Jankowski - PP - 01:58
(Mauermann, Mingoia) John Gilmour - GW PP - 03:17
Second period05:53 - EA - Grayson Downing (Kelleher, Willows)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
( 35 saves / 36 shots ) Jon Gillies Goalie stats Daniel Tirone ( 30 saves / 32 shots )
March 15Providence1 - 2OTNew Hampshire Schneider Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period07:06 - Grayson Downing (Eiserman, Foegele)
(Acciari, Tanev) Nick Saracino - 01:20Third periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period12:43 - GW - Jay Camper (Pesce, Eiserman)
( 26 saves / 28 shots ) Jon Gillies Goalie stats Daniel Tirone ( 30 saves / 31 shots )
New Hampshire won series 2–1

(3) Boston College vs. (7) Vermont

March 13Boston College4 - 2Vermont Conte Forum Recap  
(Matheson, Cangelosi) Noah Hanifin - 09:38First periodNo scoring
(unassisted) Zach Sanford - 01:15
(Hanifin, Matheson) Zach Sanford - GW - 03:20
(Matheson, Doherty) Ryan Fitzgerald - GW - 04:08
Second period04:58 - Brady Shaw (A. Privitera)
08:07 - Brendan Bradley (Pattyn, Fallon)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
( 32 saves / 34 shots ) Thatcher Demko Goalie stats Mike Santaguida ( 17 saves / 21 shots ) / Brody Hoffman ( 12 saves / 12 shots )
March 14Boston College1 - 3Vermont Conte Forum Recap  
No ScoringFirst period08:54 - PP - Brady Shaw (Bradley, A. Privitera)
16:36 - GW PP - Brady Shaw (Paliotta, Fallon)
(Matheson) Ryan Fitzgerald - PP - 14:14Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period18:39 - EN - Brendan Bradley (Shaw, Pattyn)
( 22 saves / 24 shots ) Thatcher Demko Goalie stats Brody Hoffman ( 39 saves / 40 shots )
March 15Boston College0 - 1Vermont Conte Forum Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period02:53 - GW - Jarrid Privitera (A. Privitera)
( 22 saves / 23 shots ) Thatcher Demko Goalie stats Brody Hoffman ( 36 saves / 36 shots )
Vermont won series 2–1

(4) Massachusetts–Lowell vs. (5) Notre Dame

March 13Massachusetts–Lowell5 - 0Notre Dame Tsongas Center Recap  
(Louria, Kapla) C. J. Smith - GW - 01:02
(McGrath, Colantone) Terrence Wallin - 08:12
(Kamrass, Mueller) Evan Campbell - 17:48
First periodNo scoring
(Smith, Louria) Joe Gambardella - 01:41
(Fallon) A. J. White - 02:46
Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
( 21 saves / 21 shots ) Kevin Boyle Goalie stats Cal Petersen ( 17 saves / 22 shots ) / Chad Katunar ( 7 saves / 7 shots )
March 14Massachusetts–Lowell2 - 4Notre Dame Tsongas Center Recap  
(Chapie, Edwardh) Joe Gambardella - PP - 19:11First periodNo scoring
(Zink, Smith) Evan Campbell - PP - 15:37Second period11:45 - Sam Herr (Hurley)
No scoringThird period04:43 - Anders Bjork (Lucia)
10:30 - GW PP - Mario Lucia (Hinostroza, Gross)
19:52 - EN - Peter Schneider (Fogarty)
( 20 saves / 23 shots ) Kevin Boyle Goalie stats Cal Petersen ( 25 saves / 27 shots )
March 15Massachusetts–Lowell6 - 4Notre Dame Tsongas Center Recap  
(Kapla, Edwardh) C. J. Smith - 03:29
(unassisted) Adam Chapie - SH - 04:17
(Louria, White) Michael Fallon - 12:11
(Gambardella, Edwardh) Zack Kamrass - SH - 17:53
First period08:54 - EA - Robbie Russo (Gross, Bjork)
(Edwardh, Chapie) Tyler Mueller - GW PP - 05:02
(Louria, White) Zack Kamrass - 18:35
Second period04:28 - PP - Robbie Russo (Wuthrich, Bjork)
No scoringThird period10:12 - Peter Schneider (Ostlie, Russo)
14:59 - Jordan Gross (Schneider, Russo)
( 32 saves / 36 shots ) Kevin Boyle Goalie stats Cal Petersen ( 7 saves / 13 shots ) / Chad Katunar ( 4 saves / 4 shots )
Massachusetts–Lowell won series 2–1

Semifinals

(1) Boston University vs. (8) New Hampshire

March 20Boston University4 - 1New Hampshire TD Garden Recap  
(Grzelcyk, MacLeod) Cason Hohmann - 17:38First period14:34 - Tyler Kelleher (Poturalski)
(Roberto, Moran) Chase Phelps - GW - 09:53Second periodNo scoring
(Rodrigues, O'Regan) Jack Eichel - 13:45
(Rodrigues) Jack Eichel - EN - 17:33
Third periodNo scoring
( 32 saves / 33 shots ) Matt O'Connor Goalie stats Daniel Tirone ( 27 saves / 30 shots )

(4) Massachusetts–Lowell vs. (7) Vermont

March 20Massachusetts–Lowell4 - 1Vermont TD Garden Recap  
(Zink, Chapie) Michael Kapla - 12:18First period11:42 - Kevin Irwin (Turk)
(Fallon, Suter) Michael Louria - GW - 16:10Second periodNo scoring
(Colantone) Terrence Wallin - 08:46
(unassisted) Joe Gambardella - EN - 18:36
Third periodNo scoring
( 30 saves / 31 shots ) Kevin Boyle Goalie stats Brody Hoffman ( 32 saves / 35 shots )

Championship

(1) Boston University vs. (4) Massachusetts–Lowell

March 21Boston University5 - 3Massachusetts–Lowell TD Garden Recap  
(Eichel, O'Connor) Matt Grzelcyk - PP - 13:08
(Rodrigues, Hickey) Jack Eichel - 15:02
First period18:10 - Joe Gambardella (Panico, Chapie)
(Greer, Somerby) Cason Hohmann - 05:38
(Grzelcyk, Lane) Nikolas Olsson - GW - 19:15
Second periodNo scoring
(Roberto, Grzelcyk) Jack Eichel - 14:43Third period06:47 - Michael Kapla (Fallon, Zink)
16:52 - Michael Louria (White, Fallon)
( 22 saves / 25 shots ) Matt O'Connor Goalie stats Kevin Boyle ( 19 saves / 24 shots )

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 3, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "2014-15 Game Recap - Hockey East Association".