2018 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2018 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 2 and March 17, 2018 at campus locations and at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston University won their 9th tournament and earned Hockey East's automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Contents

The tournament was the 34th in league history.

Format

The tournament included all eleven teams in the conference. Seeds 1–5 earned a first-round bye, and seeds 6–11 played a best-of-three Opening Round played on campus locations. Winners advanced to play the 1–3 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

2017–18 Hockey East men's standings
Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#19 Boston College †241860367953372014310899
#11 Northeastern 241563337949382310513681
#7 Providence 241374307050402412411785
#10 Boston University*2412842872604022144124105
Connecticut 24111212370623615192100102
Maine 24101132365743818164117115
Massachusetts–Lowell 2411130226875361719010199
Massachusetts 2491322060743917202104119
Vermont 246126185175371020779112
Merrimack 247152165170371221483105
New Hampshire 245145154871361020688104
Championship: March 17, 2018
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2018

Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals

Opening Round
March 1–4 [1] 		Quarterfinals
March 9–11 [2] 		Semifinals
March 16 [3] 		Championship
March 17
1Boston College14* –
6Maine43– 10 Merrimack 0 3 –
11 New Hampshire 1 2 – 1 Boston College 3
4Boston University4*
2Northeastern37–
8 Massachusetts 2 2 –
3 Providence 0
4Boston University2
3Providence43–
7 Massachusetts–Lowell 1 2 – 6 Maine 3 2 –
10Merrimack2* 3* – 2 Northeastern 2
3Providence3*
4Boston University5* 2–
8Massachusetts3* 3 55 Connecticut 4 1 –
9 Vermont 2 4* 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Opening Round

(6) Maine vs. (11) New Hampshire

March 2Maine4 - 1New Hampshire Alfond Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst period16:01 - PP - Liam Blackburn (Vela, Salvaggio)
(Michel, Keeper) Brendan Robbins - 03:13Second periodNo scoring
(Binner, Fossier) Cédric Lacroix - GW - 16:29
(Robbins) Tim Doherty - EN - 18:24
(Keeper) Cédric Lacroix - EN - 18:50		Third periodNo scoring
( 26 saves / 27 shots ) Jeremy Swayman Goalie stats Daniel Tirone ( 45 saves / 47 shots )
March 3Maine3 - 2New Hampshire Alfond Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst period06:55 - PP - Liam Blackburn (Fregona, Gildon)
(Michel, Keeper) Mitchell Fossier - 03:03
(Michel, Keeper) Nolan Vesey - 18:04		Second periodNo scoring
(Michel, Fossier) Eduards Tralmaks - GW PP - 19:38Third period19:07 - EA - Benton Maass (Kelleher, Vela)
( 27 saves / 29 shots ) Jeremy Swayman Goalie stats Daniel Tirone ( 40 saves / 43 shots )
Maine won series 2–0

(7) Massachusetts–Lowell vs. (10) Merrimack

March 2Merrimack2 - 1OTMass-Lowell Tsongas Center Recap  
(unassisted) Connor Wilson - 15:52First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period15:33 - Jace Hennig (Seney, Tavernier)
No scoringFirst overtime period18:01 - GW - Ludvig Larsson (Tavernier, Petti)
( 39 saves / 41 shots ) Christoffer Hernberg Goalie stats Craig Pantano ( 32 saves / 33 shots )
March 3Merrimack3 - 2OTMass-Lowell Tsongas Center Recap  
No ScoringFirst period19:21 - SH - Michael Babcock (Seney)
(Master, Kamrass) Mattias Göransson - 08:06Second period05:31 - Alfred Larsson (Irvine)
(Baxter, Mueller) Connor Wilson - 08:31Third periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period18:48 - GW - Jace Hennig (Seney, Tibbet)
( 24 saves / 27 shots ) Christoffer Hernberg Goalie stats Craig Pantano ( 30 saves / 32 shots )
Merrimack won series 2–0

(8) Massachusetts vs. (9) Vermont

March 1Massachusetts3 - 2OTVermont Mullins Center Recap  
No ScoringFirst period13:09 - Matt Alvaro (unassisted)
(Chau, Makar) John Leonard - PP - 00:59Second period16:46 - PP - Jake Massie (Alvaro, Coughlin)
(unassisted) Cale Makar - PP - 08:35Third periodNo scoring
(Leonard, Rufo) Philip Lagunov - GW - 19:56First overtime periodNo scoring
( 31 saves / 33 shots ) Matt Murray Goalie stats Stefanos Lekkas ( 38 saves / 41 shots )
March 2Massachusetts3 - 4OTVermont Mullins Center Recap  
No ScoringFirst period11:04 - Ross Colton (Darrar, Evers)
(Suter, Boeing) Austin Plevy - 07:29
(Gaudet) Mitchell Chaffee - 18:27		Second period05:33 - Matt Alvaro (Lodermeier)
(Couturier, McLaughlin) Austin Albrecht - 00:29Third period08:05 - Rob Darrar (unassisted)
No scoringFirst overtime period00:12 - GW - Cory Thomas (Colton, Alvaro)
( 19 saves / 23 shots ) Matt Murray Goalie stats Stefanos Lekkas ( 39 saves / 42 shots )
March 4Massachusetts5 - 1Vermont Mullins Center Recap  
(Leonard, Rufo) Mario Ferraro - 02:40
(Boeing, Ferraro) Jake Gaudet - GW - 09:53		First periodNo scoring
(Chukarov) Austin Albrecht - 09:38
(Chaffee, Gaudet) Oliver Chau - 12:42		Second period04:53 - Matt O'Donnell (Puffer, Blanleil)
(unassisted) John Leonard - 13:09Third periodNo scoring
( 30 saves / 31 shots ) Ryan Wischow Goalie stats Stefanos Lekkas ( 25 saves / 30 shots )
Massachusetts won series 2–1

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston College vs. (10) Merrimack

March 9Boston College1 - 0Merrimack Conte Forum Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
(McPhee, Räsänen) Connor Moore - GW - 17:08Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
( 37 saves / 37 shots ) Joseph Woll Goalie stats Craig Pantano ( 12 saves / 13 shots )
March 10Boston College4 - 3OTMerrimack Conte Forum Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
(Hutsko, Kim) Mike Booth - 12:02
(Grando) JD Dudek - 15:20		Second period15:39 - Alfred Larsson (Kovacevic, Coomes)
19:33 - PP - Ludvig Larsson (Tavernier, Kolquist)
(Hutsko, Kim) Julius Mattila - 04:14Third period15:05 - Tyler Irvine (A. Larsson, Coomes)
(Moore) Christopher Grando - GW SH - 04:20First overtime periodNo scoring
( 30 saves / 33 shots ) Joseph Woll Goalie stats Craig Pantano ( 18 saves / 22 shots )
Boston College won series 2–0

(2) Northeastern vs. (8) Massachusetts

March 9Northeastern3 - 2Massachusetts Matthews Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
(Davies, Solow) Nolan Stevens - PP - 08:51
(Davies, Solow) Dylan Sikura - PP - 12:51		Second period13:13 - Austin Albrecht (Rufo, Lagunov)
(Gaudette, Schule) Dylan Sikura - GW - 13:48Third period02:42 - Brett Boeing (Ferraro, Chaffee)
( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Cayden Primeau Goalie stats Ryan Wischow ( 28 saves / 31 shots )
March 10Northeastern7 - 2Massachusetts Matthews Arena Recap  
(Lerario, Hawkins) Jeremy Davies - 03:42
(Griffin, Shea) Nolan Stevens - 19:29		First periodNo scoring
(Cecere, Sikura) Adam Gaudette - GW - 03:21
(unassisted) Dylan Sikura - 10:47
(Gaudette, Shea) Brandon Hawkins - 12:37
(Davies, Solow) Nolan Stevens - PP - 18:56		Second periodNo scoring
(Schultz, Hawkins) Lincoln Griffin - 08:32Third period04:15 - John Leonard (Lagunov, Rufo)
16:50 - Brett Boeing (Makar, Plevy)
( 28 saves / 30 shots ) Cayden Primeau Goalie stats Ryan Wischow ( 14 saves / 20 shots ) / Brad Arvanitis ( 7 saves / 8 shots )
Northeastern won series 2–0

(3) Providence vs. (6) Maine

March 9Providence4 - 3Maine Schneider Arena Recap  
(Wilkins, Desharnais) Erik Foley - 11:01
(Björkqvist) Bailey Conger - 11:42		First period00:38 - Tim Doherty (Vesey)
08:10 - PP - Tim Doherty (Vesey, Tiuraniemi)
(Duhaime, Young) Scott Conway - 18:35Second period12:43 - PP - Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi (Vesey)
(Bryson) Josh Wilkins - GW - 16:50Third periodNo scoring
( 21 saves / 24 shots ) Hayden Hawkey Goalie stats Jeremy Swayman ( 37 saves / 41 shots )
March 10Providence3 - 2Maine Schneider Arena Recap  
(Printz, Duhaime) Scott Conway - 03:14
(Young, Mirageas) Brandon Duhaime - PP - 08:20
(Pinho) Josh Wilkins - GW PP - 18:52		First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period01:08 - PP - Eduards Tralmaks (Keeper, Fossier)
01:53 - Nolan Vesey (Keeper, Tiuraniemi)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
( 14 saves / 16 shots ) Hayden Hawkey Goalie stats Jeremy Swayman ( 38 saves / 41 shots )
Providence won series 2–0

(4) Boston University vs. (5) Connecticut

March 9Boston University5 - 4OTConnecticut Agganis Arena Recap  
(Melanson, Kotkansalo) Jordan Greenway - 04:52
(Tkachuk, Krys) Drew Melanson - 07:48		First period04:34 - Max Kalter (Rigali)
No scoringSecond period01:31 - Karl El-Mir (Drake, Pratt)
14:31 - Maxim Letunov (Pratt, Austin)
(Fabbro, Krys) Jordan Greenway - PP - 02:02
(Bowers) Chad Krys - 16:22		Third period14:57 - PP - Benjamin Freeman (unassisted)
(Cockerill, Bowers) Bobo Carpenter - GW - 05:02First overtime periodNo scoring
( 36 saves / 40 shots ) Jake Oettinger Goalie stats Adam Huska ( 33 saves / 38 shots )
March 10Boston University2 - 1Connecticut Agganis Arena Recap  
(Fabbro, Greenway) Brady Tkachuk - PP - 19:56First periodNo scoring
(Bowers, Fabbro) Logan Cockerill - GW - 16:52Second period09:08 - Max Kalter (Masonius, Naas)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
( 36 saves / 37 shots ) Jake Oettinger Goalie stats Adam Huska ( 17 saves / 19 shots )
Boston University won series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) Boston College vs. (4) Boston University

March 16Boston College3 - 4OTBoston University TD Garden Recap  
(McPhee, Räsänen) Connor Moore - 09:31First periodNo scoring
(Cotton) Julius Mattila - 03:26Second period08:57 - Ty Amonte (Crone, Curry)
10:34 - David Farrance (Krys, Greenway)
(Dudek, McPhee) Christopher Brown - 14:41Third period15:26 - Drew Melanson (Greenway, Farrance)
No scoringFirst overtime period15:40 - GW - Patrick Curry (Bowers, Carpenter)
( 41 saves / 45 shots ) Joseph Woll Goalie stats Jake Oettinger ( 36 saves / 39 shots )

(2) Northeastern vs. (3) Providence

March 18Northeastern2 - 3OTProvidence TD Garden Recap  
No ScoringFirst period08:57 - Vimal Sukumaran (Bunz)
(Gaudette) Dylan Sikura - SH - 18:06Second periodNo scoring
(Picking, Davies) Austin Goldstein - 03:03Third period18:09 - Kasper Björkqvist (Duhaime)
No scoringFirst overtime period09:55 - GW - Brandon Duhaime (Davis, Conway)
( 31 saves / 34 shots ) Cayden Primeau Goalie stats Hayden Hawkey ( 38 saves / 40 shots )

Championship

(3) Providence vs. (4) Boston University

March 17Providence0 - 2Boston University TD Garden Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period00:56 - GW - Drew Melanson (Greenway, Tkachuk)
18:38 - EN - Bobo Carpenter (unassisted)
( 27 saves / 28 shots ) Hayden Hawkey Goalie stats Jake Oettinger ( 30 saves / 30 shots )

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s) [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hockey East Association - Press Release Archive".
  2. ↑ "Hockey East Association - Press Release Archive".
  3. ↑ "Hockey East Association - Press Release Archive".
  4. ↑ "WEEKLY RELEASE: BOSTON UNIVERSITY WINS NINTH HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT TITLE". hockeyeastonline.com. March 19, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
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