2018 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

2018 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 2–17, 2018
Teams11
Finals siteTD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
ChampionsBoston University (9th title)
Winning coachDavid 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.

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 record Overall record
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
† 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
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)

Results

Opening Round

(6) Maine vs. (11) New Hampshire

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


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

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


(8) Massachusetts vs. (9) Vermont

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


Quarterfinals

(1) Boston College vs. (10) Merrimack

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


(2) Northeastern vs. (8) Massachusetts

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


(3) Providence vs. (6) Maine

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


(4) Boston University vs. (5) Connecticut

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


Semifinals

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

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 )


(2) Northeastern vs. (3) Providence

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 )


Championship

(3) Providence vs. (4) Boston University

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 )


Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)[4]

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.