1991 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

1991 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesFebruary 27–March 10, 1991
Teams8
Finals siteBoston Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
ChampionsBoston University[1] (2nd title)
Winning coachJack Parker[2] (2nd title)
MVPShawn McEachern[3] (Boston University)
Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

The 1991 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 7th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between February 27 and March 10, 1991. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament, Boston University received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play with each round being a single-elimination game. 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 with the winners advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play with the winners advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

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

1990–91 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston College† 21 16 5 0 32 106 77 39 27 12 0 185 133
Maine 21 15 5 1 31 110 73 43 32 9 2 227 134
Boston University* 21 13 6 2 28 104 69 41 28 11 2 234 142
Providence 21 10 9 2 22 94 84 36 22 12 2 180 139
New Hampshire 21 10 9 2 22 79 78 35 22 11 2 151 124
Merrimack 21 7 14 0 14 71 103 33 13 19 1 133 152
Lowell 21 5 15 1 11 69 108 34 10 23 1 125 169
Northeastern 21 3 16 2 8 86 127 35 8 25 2 146 196
Championship: Boston University
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Bracket

[4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
February 27–March 2 		Semifinals
March 8 		Championship
March 10
         
1 Boston College 5
8 Northeastern 6
2 Maine 4*
8 Northeastern 3
2 Maine 5
7 Lowell 3
2 Maine 3
3 Boston University 4*
3 Boston University 7
6 Merrimack 1
3 Boston University 7
4 Providence 5
4 Providence 4
5 New Hampshire 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston College vs. (8) Northeastern

February 27 Boston College 5 – 6 Northeastern Conte Forum


(2) Maine vs. (7) Lowell

March 2 Maine 5 – 3 Lowell Alfond Arena


(3) Boston University vs. (6) Merrimack

February 28 Boston University 7 – 1 Merrimack Walter Brown Arena


(4) Providence vs. (5) New Hampshire

March 1 Providence 4 – 1 New Hampshire Schneider Arena


Semifinals

(2) Maine vs. (8) Northeastern

March 8 Maine 4 – 3 OT Northeastern Boston Garden


(3) Boston University vs. (4) Providence

March 8 Boston University 7 – 5 Providence Boston Garden


Championship

(2) Maine vs. (3) Boston University

March 10 Maine 3 – 4 OT Boston University Boston Garden


Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

[5]

References

  1. ^ "Boston University Men's Team History". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "Jack Parker Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  4. ^ "Hockey East Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  5. ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.