2018 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

2018 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
2018 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Dates	March 2–17, 2018
Teams	11
Finals site	TD Garden; Boston, Massachusetts
Champions	Boston University (9th title)
Winning coach	David Quinn (2nd title)
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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 v t
	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*	–	1	Boston College	3
6	Maine	4	3	–	10	Merrimack	0	3	–	4	Boston University	4*
11	New Hampshire	1	2	–

					2	Northeastern	3	7	–
7	Massachusetts–Lowell	1	2	–	8	Massachusetts	2	2	–				3	Providence	0
10	Merrimack	2*	3*	–									4	Boston University	2

					3	Providence	4	3	–
8	Massachusetts	3*	3	5	6	Maine	3	2	–
9	Vermont	2	4*	1

					4	Boston University	5*	2	–	2	Northeastern	2
					5	Connecticut	4	1	–	3	Providence	3*

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 - (Vela, Salvaggio)
(Michel, Keeper) - 03:13		Second period		No scoring
(Binner, Fossier) - GW - 16:29 (Robbins) - EN - 18:24 (Keeper) - EN - 18:50		Third period		No scoring
( 26 saves / 27 shots ) Jeremy Swayman		Goalie stats		( 45 saves / 47 shots )

March 3	Maine		3 - 2	New Hampshire	Alfond Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period		06:55 - PP - (Fregona, Gildon)
(Michel, Keeper) - 03:03 (Michel, Keeper) - 18:04		Second period		No scoring
(Michel, Fossier) - GW PP - 19:38		Third period		19:07 - EA - (Kelleher, Vela)
( 27 saves / 29 shots ) Jeremy Swayman		Goalie stats		( 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) - 15:52		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			15:33 - (Seney, Tavernier)
No scoring		First overtime period			18:01 - GW - Ludvig Larsson (Tavernier, Petti)
( 39 saves / 41 shots )		Goalie stats			( 32 saves / 33 shots )

March 3	Merrimack		3 - 2	OT	Mass-Lowell	Tsongas Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			19:21 - SH - (Seney)
(Master, Kamrass) - 08:06		Second period			05:31 - (Irvine)
(Baxter, Mueller) - 08:31		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			18:48 - GW - (Seney, Tibbet)
( 24 saves / 27 shots )		Goalie stats			( 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 - (unassisted)
(Chau, Makar) John Leonard - PP - 00:59		Second period			16:46 - PP - (Alvaro, Coughlin)
(unassisted) Cale Makar - PP - 08:35		Third period			No scoring
(Leonard, Rufo) - GW - 19:56		First overtime period			No scoring
( 31 saves / 33 shots )		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) - 07:29 (Gaudet) Mitchell Chaffee - 18:27		Second period			05:33 - (Lodermeier)
(Couturier, McLaughlin) - 00:29		Third period			08:05 - (unassisted)
No scoring		First overtime period			00:12 - GW - (Colton, Alvaro)
( 19 saves / 23 shots )		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) - GW - 09:53		First period		No scoring
(Chukarov) - 09:38 (Chaffee, Gaudet) - 12:42		Second period		04:53 - (Puffer, Blanleil)
(unassisted) John Leonard - 13:09		Third period		No scoring
( 30 saves / 31 shots )		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) - GW - 17:08		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
( 37 saves / 37 shots ) Joseph Woll		Goalie stats		( 12 saves / 13 shots )

March 10	Boston College		4 - 3	OT	Merrimack	Conte Forum	Recap
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
(Hutsko, Kim) - 12:02 (Grando) - 15:20		Second period			15:39 - (Kovacevic, Coomes) 19:33 - PP - Ludvig Larsson (Tavernier, Kolquist)
(Hutsko, Kim) - 04:14		Third period			15:05 - (A. Larsson, Coomes)
(Moore) - GW SH - 04:20		First overtime period			No scoring
( 30 saves / 33 shots ) Joseph Woll		Goalie stats			( 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) - PP - 08:51 (Davies, Solow) Dylan Sikura - PP - 12:51		Second period		13:13 - (Rufo, Lagunov)
(Gaudette, Schule) Dylan Sikura - GW - 13:48		Third period		02:42 - (Ferraro, Chaffee)
( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Cayden Primeau		Goalie stats		( 28 saves / 31 shots )

March 10	Northeastern		7 - 2	Massachusetts	Matthews Arena	Recap
(Lerario, Hawkins) Jeremy Davies - 03:42 (Griffin, Shea) - 19:29		First period		No scoring
(Cecere, Sikura) Adam Gaudette - GW - 03:21 (unassisted) Dylan Sikura - 10:47 (Gaudette, Shea) - 12:37 (Davies, Solow) - PP - 18:56		Second period		No scoring
(Schultz, Hawkins) - 08:32		Third period		04:15 - John Leonard (Lagunov, Rufo) 16:50 - (Makar, Plevy)
( 28 saves / 30 shots ) Cayden Primeau		Goalie stats		( 14 saves / 20 shots ) / ( 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) - 11:01 (Björkqvist) - 11:42		First period		00:38 - (Vesey) 08:10 - PP - (Vesey, Tiuraniemi)
(Duhaime, Young) - 18:35		Second period		12:43 - PP - (Vesey)
(Bryson) Josh Wilkins - GW - 16:50		Third period		No scoring
( 21 saves / 24 shots )		Goalie stats		Jeremy Swayman ( 37 saves / 41 shots )

March 10	Providence		3 - 2	Maine	Schneider Arena	Recap
(Printz, Duhaime) - 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 - (Keeper, Fossier) 01:53 - (Keeper, Tiuraniemi)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
( 14 saves / 16 shots )		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) - 07:48		First period			04:34 - (Rigali)
No scoring		Second period			01:31 - (Drake, Pratt) 14:31 - Maxim Letunov (Pratt, Austin)
(Fabbro, Krys) Jordan Greenway - PP - 02:02 (Bowers) - 16:22		Third period			14:57 - PP - (unassisted)
(Cockerill, Bowers) - 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) - GW - 16:52		Second period		09:08 - (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) - 09:31		First period			No scoring
(Cotton) - 03:26		Second period			08:57 - (Crone, Curry) 10:34 - David Farrance (Krys, Greenway)
(Dudek, McPhee) - 14:41		Third period			15:26 - (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 - (Bunz)
(Gaudette) Dylan Sikura - SH - 18:06		Second period			No scoring
(Picking, Davies) - 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			( 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 - (Greenway, Tkachuk) 18:38 - EN - (unassisted)
( 27 saves / 28 shots )		Goalie stats		Jake Oettinger ( 30 saves / 30 shots )

Tournament awards[]

All-Tournament Team[]

F Jordan Greenway Boston University
F Dylan Sikura Northeastern
F Brandon Duhaime Providence
D Boston University
D Jacob Bryson Providence
G Jake Oettinger* Boston University

* Tournament MVP(s)^[4]

References[]

^ "Hockey East Association - Press Release Archive".
^ "Hockey East Association - Press Release Archive".
^ "Hockey East Association - Press Release Archive".
^ "WEEKLY RELEASE: BOSTON UNIVERSITY WINS NINTH HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT TITLE". hockeyeastonline.com. March 19, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

External links[]

2018 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

[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.

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