2000 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
2000 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |
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Dates | March 9–18, 2000 |
Teams | 8 |
Finals site | Fleet Center Boston, Massachusetts |
Champions | Maine (4th title) |
Winning coach | Shawn Walsh[1] (4th title) |
MVP | Niko Dimitrakos (Maine) |
Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments |
The 2000 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 16th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 9 and March 18, 2000. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament, Maine received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Format[]
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finishes ninth in the conference is not eligible for tournament play. 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 a best-of-three with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-elimination game, with the winner advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2000 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
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#6 Boston University† | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 85 | 69 | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 150 | 118 | |
#11 New Hampshire | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 75 | 68 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 122 | 105 | |
#2 Boston College | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 91 | 50 | 42 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 165 | 92 | |
#3 Maine* | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 88 | 67 | 40 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 151 | 106 | |
Providence | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 65 | 79 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 114 | 122 | |
Northeastern | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 67 | 76 | 36 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 95 | 118 | |
Merrimack | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 58 | 81 | 36 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 87 | 115 | |
Massachusetts | 24 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 50 | 71 | 36 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 86 | 106 | |
Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 60 | 78 | 34 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 99 | 112 | |
Championship: Maine † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |
Bracket[]
Quarterfinals[2] March 9–11 |
Semifinals[3] March 17 |
Championship March 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Boston University | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | Boston University | 2 | |||||||||||||
8 | Massachusetts | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | Maine | 4 | |||||||||||||
2 | New Hampshire | 5 | 3* | — | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Merrimack | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | Maine | 2 | |||||||||||||
3 | Boston College | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Boston College | 8 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Northeastern | 4 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Maine | 5 | 5* | — | 2 | New Hampshire | 1 | |||||||||||||
5 | Providence | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | Boston College | 2 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Quarterfinals[]
(1) Boston University vs. (8) Massachusetts[]
March 10[4] | Boston University | 4 – 2 | Massachusetts | Walter Brown Arena | ||||
- PP - 04:05 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 02:53 - SH - | ||||||
Carl Corazzini - PP - 00:17 - 01:23 - SH - 09:43 |
Third period | 01:23 - | ||||||
Rick DiPietro ( 13 saves / 15 shots ) | Goalie stats | ( 38 saves / 42 shots ) |
March 11[5] | Boston University | 5 – 2 | Massachusetts | Walter Brown Arena | ||||
No Scoring | First period | 18:56 - | ||||||
- 04:24 Tommi Degerman - 07:55 |
Second period | 02:49 - | ||||||
Tommi Degerman - GW - 07:15 - 07:48 - PP - 13:44 |
Third period | 19:45 - EA - Kris Porter | ||||||
Rick DiPietro ( 24 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | ( 21 saves / 26 shots ) |
Boston University won series 2–0 | |
(2) New Hampshire vs. (7) Merrimack[]
March 9[6] | New Hampshire | 5 – 2 | Merrimack | Whittemore Center | ||||
No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
- 10:07 - 11:39 |
Second period | 14:31 - 14:59 - | ||||||
- GW - 10:52 - 11:06 - 17:08 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Ty Conklin ( 22 saves / 24 shots ) | Goalie stats | ( 28 saves / 33 shots ) |
March 10[7] | New Hampshire | 3 – 2 | OT | Merrimack | Whittemore Center | |||
No Scoring | First period | 11:47 - Greg Classen | ||||||
Ryan Cordeiro - 03:02 | Second period | 18:19 - Sandy Cohen | ||||||
Garrett Stafford - 07:53 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
- GW - 07:40 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Ty Conklin ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) | Goalie stats | ( 47 saves / 50 shots ) |
New Hampshire won series 2–0 | |
(3) Boston College vs. (6) Northeastern[]
March 10[8] | Boston College | 8 – 4 | Northeastern | Conte Forum | ||||
Jeff Farkas - PP - 12:17 Jeff Farkas - 13:40 |
First period | 12:39 - 16:18 - | ||||||
Brian Gionta - 06:40 - 07:48 |
Second period | 19:24 - PP - | ||||||
- GW - 02:46 - 03:19 Krys Kolanos - PP - 12:30 Brian Gionta - 17:05 |
Third period | 14:47 - PP - | ||||||
Scott Clemmensen ( 24 saves / 28 shots ) | Goalie stats | ( 26 saves / 34 shots ) |
March 11[9] | Boston College | 3 – 2 | Northeastern | Conte Forum | ||||
Mike Mottau - PP - 05:32 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Blake Bellefeuille - 18:06 | Second period | 07:38 - PP - | ||||||
Krys Kolanos - GW - 10:34 | Third period | 03:44 - | ||||||
Scott Clemmensen ( 25 saves / 27 shots ) | Goalie stats | ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) |
Boston College won series 2–0 | |
(4) Maine vs. (5) Providence[]
March 9[10] | Maine | 5 – 3 | Providence | Alfond Arena | ||||
- 03:33 | First period | 13:28 - | ||||||
Niko Dimitrakos - PP - 05:58 Ben Guite - 09:02 Ben Guite - GW PP - 13:53 |
Second period | 15:57 - Fernando Pisani 16:49 - | ||||||
- EN PP - 19:40 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
( 26 saves / 29 shots ) | Goalie stats | ( 34 saves / 38 shots ) |
March 10[11] | Maine | 5 – 4 | OT | Providence | Alfond Arena | |||
- 17:33 | First period | 07:18 - Devin Rask 08:46 - PP - | ||||||
Peter Metcalf - 10:27 | Second period | 04:08 - 16:15 - | ||||||
- 07:47 - 12:29 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
- GW - 11:48 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
( 35 saves / 39 shots ) | Goalie stats | ( 39 saves / 44 shots ) |
Maine won series 2–0 | |
Semifinals[]
(1) Boston University vs. (4) Maine[]
March 17[12] | Boston University | 2 – 4 | Maine | Fleet Center | ||||
Carl Corazzini - 08:10 | First period | 02:15 - 05:40 - | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 14:16 - PP - Ben Guite 16:20 - Niko Dimitrakos | ||||||
Carl Corazzini - EA PP - 17:55 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Rick DiPietro ( 25 saves / 29 shots ) | Goalie stats | ( 36 saves / 38 shots ) |
(2) New Hampshire vs. (3) Boston College[]
March 17[13] | New Hampshire | 1 – 2 | Boston College | Fleet Center | ||||
No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Lanny Gare - 17:33 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 12:26 - Blake Bellefeuille 15:53 - GW - | ||||||
Ty Conklin ( 26 saves / 28 shots ) | Goalie stats | Scott Clemmensen ( 20 saves / 21 shots ) |
Championship[]
(3) Boston College vs. (4) Maine[]
March 18[14] | Boston College | 1 – 2 | Maine | Fleet Center | ||||
No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Bobby Allen - EA - 19:20 | Third period | 03:11 - Cory Larose 19:57 - GW - Niko Dimitrakos | ||||||
( 34 saves / 35 shots ) | Goalie stats | Scott Clemmensen ( 33 saves / 35 shots ) |
Tournament awards[]
All-Tournament Team[]
- F Blake Bellefeuille (Boston College)
- F Niko Dimitrakos* (Maine)
- F Cory Larose (Maine)
- D (Maine)
- D Mike Mottau (Boston College)
- G (Maine)
* Tournament MVP(s)
References[]
- ^ "Maine Men's Team History". Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "Hockey East men's Hockey 1999-00 Week 24". USCHO.com. 2000-03-11. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "Hockey East men's Hockey 1999-00 Week 25". USCHO.com. 2000-03-18. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "Boston University 4, Massachusetts 2". USCHO.com. 2000-03-10. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "Boston University 5, Massachusetts 2". USCHO.com. 2000-03-11. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "New Hampshire 5, Merrimack 2". USCHO.com. 2000-03-09. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "New Hampshire 3, Merrimack 2". USCHO.com. 2000-03-10. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "Boston College 8, Northeastern 4". USCHO.com. 2000-03-10. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "Boston College 3, Northeastern 2". USCHO.com. 2000-03-11. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "Maine 5, Providence 3". USCHO.com. 2000-03-09. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "Maine 5, Providence 4". USCHO.com. 2000-03-10. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "New Hampshire 6, Providence 2". USCHO.com. 2000-03-17. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "Boston College 2, New Hampshire 1". USCHO.com. 2000-03-17. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "Maine 2, Boston College 1". USCHO.com. 2000-03-18. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
External links[]
- Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
- 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season