2020 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2020 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was intended to be played between March 13 and March 21, 2020, at campus locations and at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The tournament would have been the 36th in league history. On March 12, 2020, the tournament was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, before any games were played. [1]

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Format

Continuing the new format re-introduced in the previous year's tournament, eight of the 11 teams qualified for the 2020 Hockey East tournament. The top four teams in the league standings hosted seeds five through eight on campus in the quarterfinals in the first round of the playoffs, while the remaining teams are eliminated from championship contention.

The four quarterfinal winners are reseeded again as they advance to the TD Garden in Boston for the semifinals and Championship Game. [2]

Standings

Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#5 Boston College 24176135934834248213671
#9 Massachusetts 241482306949342111210767
#12 Massachusetts–Lowell 24127529606034181069079
#15 Maine 24129327565634181158975
Connecticut 24121022671753415154102106
Boston University 241095256964341313810398
#19 Northeastern 241112123667134181339892
Providence 2410113237063341612610278
New Hampshire 24912321546934151549197
Merrimack 24714317637734922385123
Vermont 2421848448334523659100
Championship: March 21, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Bracket

Teams are reseeded for the Semifinals

Quarterfinals [3]
March 13–15
Semifinals
March 20
Championship
March 21
           
1 Boston College
8 Providence
 
 
2 Massachusetts
7 Northeastern
 
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
 
3 Massachusetts Lowell
6 Boston University
 
 
4 Maine
5 Connecticut

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

References

  1. "Hockey East Men's Tournament Cancelled - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. "2021 Hockey East Men's Tournament Central - Hockey East Association".
  3. "Hockey East Men's Quarterfinal Pairings Set - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 8, 2020.