2017 MIAA Division 1A Boy's Ice Hockey Tournament

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2017 MIAA Division 1A Boy's Ice Hockey Tournament
2017
Tournament information
SportIce hockey
LocationMassachusetts
DatesFebruary 27–March 19
Administrator(s)Barry Haley
Tournament
format(s)
single-elimination tournament best-of-three quarterfinals
Venue(s)Chelmsford Forum, TD Garden (finals), Tsongas Center
Teams10
Final positions
ChampionsArlington Spy Ponders (1st title)
Runner-upCentral Catholic Raiders (1st title game)
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The 2017 MIAA Division 1A Boy's Ice Hockey Tournament was the state championship tournament for boy's ice hockey in Massachusetts, held from February 27 to March 19. The tournament involved 10 teams in play to determine the state champion of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA).

Arlington defeated Central Catholic 3–2 to win the program's 1st MIAA Division 1A title.[1]

Qualifying teams[]

The Catholic Conference had 3 teams receive a berth in the tournament, while the Atlantic Coast League, Bay State Conference, Catholic Central League, Catholic West Hockey Conference, Merrimack Valley Conference, and Middlesex League had one team receive a berth. An independent program, Hingham, also received a berth.

Seed School Conference Record Appearance Last bid
1 Malden Catholic Catholic 13–4–3 11th 2015
2 Boston College High Catholic 14–2–4 22nd 2016
3 Pope Francis 16–4–1 7th 2016
4 Arlington 18–2–2 14th 2016
5 Hingham Independent 16–4–2 12th 2016
6 Central Catholic Merrimack Valley 14–5–3 10th 2016
7 Walpole Bay State 21–0–1 1st never
8 Marshfield Atlantic Coast 18–2–2 1st never
9 Austin Prep Catholic Central 16–2–3 13th 2016
10 Catholic Memorial Catholic 14–4–2 23rd 2014

Bracket[]

Play-in Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Malden Catholic 3 7 –
8 Marshfield 4 8 Marshfield 0 0 –
9 Austin Prep 3 1 Malden Catholic 1
4 Arlington 2**
4 Arlington 4 4 –
5 Hingham 1 1 –
4 Arlington 2*
6 Central Catholic 1
3 Pope Francis 0 1 –
6 Central Catholic 5 5 –
6 Central Catholic 1*
7 Walpole 2* 2 Boston College High 0
10 Catholic Memorial 1 2 Boston College High 0 3 3***
7 Walpole 1 0 2

Note: * denotes overtime; ** denotes double overtime; *** denotes double overtime and shootout

Results[]

Play-in Round[]

February 27, 2017
6:00 p.m.		Marshfield4 – 3Austin PrepChelmsford Forum, Billerica, Massachusetts
February 27, 2017
8:00 p.m.		Walpole2 – 1Catholic MemorialChelmsford Forum, Billerica, Massachusetts

Quarterfinals[]

Malden Catholic vs. Marshfield[]

March 5, 2017Malden Catholic3 – 0MarshfieldTsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts
March 8, 2017Malden Catholic7 – 0MarshfieldChelmsford Forum, Billerica, Massachusetts

Arlington vs. Hingham[]

March 5, 2017Arlington4 – 1HinghamTsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts
March 8, 2017Arlington4 – 1HinghamChelmsford Forum, Billerica, Massachusetts

Pope Francis vs. Central Catholic[]

March 5, 2017Pope Francis0 – 5Central CatholicTsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts
March 7, 2017Pope Francis1 – 5Central CatholicChelmsford Forum, Billerica, Massachusetts

Boston College High vs. Walpole[]

March 5, 2017Boston College High0 – 1WalpoleTsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts
March 7, 2017Boston College High2 – 0WalpoleChelmsford Forum, Billerica, Massachusetts
March 11, 2017Boston College High3 – 2 (2OT/SO)WalpoleChelmsford Forum, Billerica, Massachusetts

Semifinals[]

March 15, 2017
7:30 p.m.		Malden Catholic1 – 2 (OT)ArlingtonTsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts
March 15, 2017
5:30 p.m.		Boston College High0 – 1 (OT)
(0-0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)		Central CatholicTsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts

Finals[]

March 19, 2017
7:45 p.m.		Arlington2 – 1 (OT)
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0, 1–0)		Central CatholicTD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

Record by conference[]

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Champions
Catholic 3 4–4 .500 2 2 - -
Middlesex 1 4–0 1.000 1 1 1 1
Merrimack Valley 1 3–1 .750 1 1 1 -
Bay State 1 2–2 .500 1 - - -
Atlantic Coast 1 1–2 .333 1 - - -
Catholic West Hockey 1 0–2 .000 1 - - -
Independent 1 0–2 .000 1 - - -
Catholic Central 1 0–1 .000 - - - -

References[]

  1. ^ Duffy, James (19 March 2016). "Arlington takes Super 8 hockey title in overtime - The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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