2018 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament | |
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Dates | March 2–17, 2018 |
Teams | 11 |
Finals site | TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts |
Champions | Boston University (9th title) |
Winning coach | David Quinn (2nd title) |
Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments |
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.
The tournament was the 34th in league history.
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.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#19 Boston College ![]() | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 79 | 53 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 108 | 99 | |
#11 Northeastern | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 79 | 49 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 136 | 81 | |
#7 Providence | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 117 | 85 | |
#10 Boston University* | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 72 | 60 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 124 | 105 | |
Connecticut | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 70 | 62 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 100 | 102 | |
Maine | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 65 | 74 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 117 | 115 | |
Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 68 | 75 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 101 | 99 | |
Massachusetts | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 60 | 74 | 39 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 104 | 119 | |
Vermont | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 75 | 37 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 79 | 112 | |
Merrimack | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 51 | 70 | 37 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 83 | 105 | |
New Hampshire | 24 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 71 | 36 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 88 | 104 | |
Championship: March 17, 2018![]() Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2018 |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Boston College | 1 | 4* | – | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Maine | 4 | 3 | – | 10 | Merrimack | 0 | 3 | – | ||||||||||||||
11 | New Hampshire | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | Boston College | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Boston University | 4* | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Northeastern | 3 | 7 | – | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Massachusetts | 2 | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Providence | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Boston University | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Providence | 4 | 3 | – | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | Maine | 3 | 2 | – | ||||||||||||||
10 | Merrimack | 2* | 3* | – | 2 | Northeastern | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Providence | 3* | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Boston University | 5* | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Massachusetts | 3* | 3 | 5 | 5 | Connecticut | 4 | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||
9 | Vermont | 2 | 4* | 1 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
March 2 | Maine | 4 - 1 | New Hampshire | Alfond Arena | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | 16:01 - PP - Liam Blackburn (Vela, Salvaggio) | ||||||
(Michel, Keeper) Brendan Robbins - 03:13 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
(Binner, Fossier) Cédric Lacroix - GW - 16:29 (Robbins) Tim Doherty - EN - 18:24 (Keeper) Cédric Lacroix - EN - 18:50 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
( 26 saves / 27 shots ) Jeremy Swayman | Goalie stats | Daniel Tirone ( 45 saves / 47 shots ) |
March 3 | Maine | 3 - 2 | New Hampshire | Alfond Arena | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | 06:55 - PP - Liam Blackburn (Fregona, Gildon) | ||||||
(Michel, Keeper) Mitchell Fossier - 03:03 (Michel, Keeper) Nolan Vesey - 18:04 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
(Michel, Fossier) Eduards Tralmaks - GW PP - 19:38 | Third period | 19:07 - EA - Benton Maass (Kelleher, Vela) | ||||||
( 27 saves / 29 shots ) Jeremy Swayman | Goalie stats | Daniel Tirone ( 40 saves / 43 shots ) |
Maine won series 2–0 | |
March 2 | Merrimack | 2 - 1 | OT | Mass-Lowell | Tsongas Center | Recap | ||
(unassisted) Connor Wilson - 15:52 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 15:33 - Jace Hennig (Seney, Tavernier) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 18:01 - GW - Ludvig Larsson (Tavernier, Petti) | ||||||
( 39 saves / 41 shots ) Christoffer Hernberg | Goalie stats | Craig Pantano ( 32 saves / 33 shots ) |
March 3 | Merrimack | 3 - 2 | OT | Mass-Lowell | Tsongas Center | Recap | ||
No Scoring | First period | 19:21 - SH - Michael Babcock (Seney) | ||||||
(Master, Kamrass) Mattias Göransson - 08:06 | Second period | 05:31 - Alfred Larsson (Irvine) | ||||||
(Baxter, Mueller) Connor Wilson - 08:31 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 18:48 - GW - Jace Hennig (Seney, Tibbet) | ||||||
( 24 saves / 27 shots ) Christoffer Hernberg | Goalie stats | Craig Pantano ( 30 saves / 32 shots ) |
Merrimack won series 2–0 | |
March 1 | Massachusetts | 3 - 2 | OT | Vermont | Mullins Center | Recap | ||
No Scoring | First period | 13:09 - Matt Alvaro (unassisted) | ||||||
(Chau, Makar) John Leonard - PP - 00:59 | Second period | 16:46 - PP - Jake Massie (Alvaro, Coughlin) | ||||||
(unassisted) Cale Makar - PP - 08:35 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
(Leonard, Rufo) Philip Lagunov - GW - 19:56 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
( 31 saves / 33 shots ) Matt Murray | Goalie stats | Stefanos Lekkas ( 38 saves / 41 shots ) |
March 2 | Massachusetts | 3 - 4 | OT | Vermont | Mullins Center | Recap | ||
No Scoring | First period | 11:04 - Ross Colton (Darrar, Evers) | ||||||
(Suter, Boeing) Austin Plevy - 07:29 (Gaudet) Mitchell Chaffee - 18:27 | Second period | 05:33 - Matt Alvaro (Lodermeier) | ||||||
(Couturier, McLaughlin) Austin Albrecht - 00:29 | Third period | 08:05 - Rob Darrar (unassisted) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 00:12 - GW - Cory Thomas (Colton, Alvaro) | ||||||
( 19 saves / 23 shots ) Matt Murray | Goalie stats | Stefanos Lekkas ( 39 saves / 42 shots ) |
March 4 | Massachusetts | 5 - 1 | Vermont | Mullins Center | Recap | |||
(Leonard, Rufo) Mario Ferraro - 02:40 (Boeing, Ferraro) Jake Gaudet - GW - 09:53 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
(Chukarov) Austin Albrecht - 09:38 (Chaffee, Gaudet) Oliver Chau - 12:42 | Second period | 04:53 - Matt O'Donnell (Puffer, Blanleil) | ||||||
(unassisted) John Leonard - 13:09 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
( 30 saves / 31 shots ) Ryan Wischow | Goalie stats | Stefanos Lekkas ( 25 saves / 30 shots ) |
Massachusetts won series 2–1 | |
March 9 | Boston College | 1 - 0 | Merrimack | Conte Forum | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
(McPhee, Räsänen) Connor Moore - GW - 17:08 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
( 37 saves / 37 shots ) Joseph Woll | Goalie stats | Craig Pantano ( 12 saves / 13 shots ) |
March 10 | Boston College | 4 - 3 | OT | Merrimack | Conte Forum | Recap | ||
No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
(Hutsko, Kim) Mike Booth - 12:02 (Grando) JD Dudek - 15:20 | Second period | 15:39 - Alfred Larsson (Kovacevic, Coomes) 19:33 - PP - Ludvig Larsson (Tavernier, Kolquist) | ||||||
(Hutsko, Kim) Julius Mattila - 04:14 | Third period | 15:05 - Tyler Irvine (A. Larsson, Coomes) | ||||||
(Moore) Christopher Grando - GW SH - 04:20 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
( 30 saves / 33 shots ) Joseph Woll | Goalie stats | Craig Pantano ( 18 saves / 22 shots ) |
Boston College won series 2–0 | |
March 9 | Northeastern | 3 - 2 | Massachusetts | Matthews Arena | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
(Davies, Solow) Nolan Stevens - PP - 08:51 (Davies, Solow) Dylan Sikura - PP - 12:51 | Second period | 13:13 - Austin Albrecht (Rufo, Lagunov) | ||||||
(Gaudette, Schule) Dylan Sikura - GW - 13:48 | Third period | 02:42 - Brett Boeing (Ferraro, Chaffee) | ||||||
( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Cayden Primeau | Goalie stats | Ryan Wischow ( 28 saves / 31 shots ) |
March 10 | Northeastern | 7 - 2 | Massachusetts | Matthews Arena | Recap | |||
(Lerario, Hawkins) Jeremy Davies - 03:42 (Griffin, Shea) Nolan Stevens - 19:29 | First period | No 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 period | No scoring | ||||||
(Schultz, Hawkins) Lincoln Griffin - 08:32 | Third period | 04:15 - 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 | |
March 9 | Providence | 4 - 3 | Maine | Schneider Arena | Recap | |||
(Wilkins, Desharnais) Erik Foley - 11:01 (Björkqvist) Bailey Conger - 11:42 | First period | 00:38 - Tim Doherty (Vesey) 08:10 - PP - Tim Doherty (Vesey, Tiuraniemi) | ||||||
(Duhaime, Young) Scott Conway - 18:35 | Second period | 12:43 - PP - Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi (Vesey) | ||||||
(Bryson) Josh Wilkins - GW - 16:50 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
( 21 saves / 24 shots ) Hayden Hawkey | Goalie stats | Jeremy Swayman ( 37 saves / 41 shots ) |
March 10 | Providence | 3 - 2 | Maine | Schneider Arena | Recap | |||
(Printz, Duhaime) Scott Conway - 03:14 (Young, Mirageas) Brandon Duhaime - PP - 08:20 (Pinho) Josh Wilkins - GW PP - 18:52 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 01:08 - PP - Eduards Tralmaks (Keeper, Fossier) 01:53 - Nolan Vesey (Keeper, Tiuraniemi) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
( 14 saves / 16 shots ) Hayden Hawkey | Goalie stats | Jeremy Swayman ( 38 saves / 41 shots ) |
Providence won series 2–0 | |
March 9 | Boston University | 5 - 4 | OT | Connecticut | Agganis Arena | Recap | ||
(Melanson, Kotkansalo) Jordan Greenway - 04:52 (Tkachuk, Krys) Drew Melanson - 07:48 | First period | 04:34 - Max Kalter (Rigali) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 01:31 - Karl El-Mir (Drake, Pratt) 14:31 - Maxim Letunov (Pratt, Austin) | ||||||
(Fabbro, Krys) Jordan Greenway - PP - 02:02 (Bowers) Chad Krys - 16:22 | Third period | 14:57 - PP - Benjamin Freeman (unassisted) | ||||||
(Cockerill, Bowers) Bobo Carpenter - GW - 05:02 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
( 36 saves / 40 shots ) Jake Oettinger | Goalie stats | Adam Huska ( 33 saves / 38 shots ) |
March 10 | Boston University | 2 - 1 | Connecticut | Agganis Arena | Recap | |||
(Fabbro, Greenway) Brady Tkachuk - PP - 19:56 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
(Bowers, Fabbro) Logan Cockerill - GW - 16:52 | Second period | 09:08 - Max Kalter (Masonius, Naas) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
( 36 saves / 37 shots ) Jake Oettinger | Goalie stats | Adam Huska ( 17 saves / 19 shots ) |
Boston University won series 2–0 | |
March 16 | Boston College | 3 - 4 | OT | Boston University | TD Garden | Recap | ||
(McPhee, Räsänen) Connor Moore - 09:31 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
(Cotton) Julius Mattila - 03:26 | Second period | 08:57 - Ty Amonte (Crone, Curry) 10:34 - David Farrance (Krys, Greenway) | ||||||
(Dudek, McPhee) Christopher Brown - 14:41 | Third period | 15:26 - Drew Melanson (Greenway, Farrance) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 15:40 - GW - Patrick Curry (Bowers, Carpenter) | ||||||
( 41 saves / 45 shots ) Joseph Woll | Goalie stats | Jake Oettinger ( 36 saves / 39 shots ) |
March 18 | Northeastern | 2 - 3 | OT | Providence | TD Garden | Recap | ||
No Scoring | First period | 08:57 - Vimal Sukumaran (Bunz) | ||||||
(Gaudette) Dylan Sikura - SH - 18:06 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
(Picking, Davies) Austin Goldstein - 03:03 | Third period | 18:09 - Kasper Björkqvist (Duhaime) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 09:55 - GW - Brandon Duhaime (Davis, Conway) | ||||||
( 31 saves / 34 shots ) Cayden Primeau | Goalie stats | Hayden Hawkey ( 38 saves / 40 shots ) |
March 17 | Providence | 0 - 2 | Boston University | TD Garden | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 00:56 - 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 ) |
The Hockey East Association, also known as Hockey East, is a college ice hockey conference which operates entirely in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference.
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