2018 MIAA Division 1A Boy's Ice Hockey Tournament

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2018 MIAA Division 1A Boy's Ice Hockey Tournament

2018
Tournament information
Sport	Ice hockey
Location	Massachusetts
Dates	February 26–March 18
Administrator(s)	Barry Haley
Tournament format(s)	double-elimination tournament
Venue(s)	Chelmsford Forum, TD Garden (finals), Tsongas Center
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Boston College High Eagles (5th title)
Runner-up	Pope Francis Cardinals (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 26 to March 18. The tournament involved 10 teams in play to determine the state champion of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA).

BC High defeated Pope Francis 2–1 to win the program's 5th MIAA Division 1A title.^[1]

Qualifying teams[]

The Catholic Conference, Merrimack Valley Conference, and Middlesex League each had 3 teams receive a berth in the tournament, while the Catholic Central League had one tea receive a berth. Three independent programs also received a berth.^[2]

Seed	School	Conference	Record	Appearance	Last bid
1	Central Catholic	Merrimack Valley	21–1–0	11th	2017
2	Boston College High	Catholic	15–4–1	23nd	2017
3	St. John's Prep	Catholic	13–3–4	16th	2016
4	Hingham	Independent	12–4–5	13th	2017
5	Andover	Merrimack Valley	13–5–2	1st	never
6	Burlington		19–3–0	7th	2016
7	Arlington		18–2–2	15th	2017
8	St. John's	Independent	13–6–3	8th	2012
9	St. Mary's	Catholic Central	12–6–4	3rd	2012
10	Pope Francis	Independent	16–3–3	8th	2017

Bracket[]

	Play-in Round
	7	Arlington	0
	10	Pope Francis	3
	8	St. John's	3
	9	St. Mary's	0

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3					Round 4					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
	1	Central Catholic	5
	8	St. John's	0
						1	Central Catholic	0
						4	Hingham	1
	4	Hingham	2*
	5	Andover	1
											4	Hingham	2
											2	Boston College High	4
	2	Boston College High	6
	7	Pope Francis	1
						2	Boston College High	1
						3	St. John's Prep	0
	3	St. John's Prep	5
	6	Burlington	3																		2	Boston College High	2*
																					7	Pope Francis	1
	Loser's Bracket
	8	St. John's	3*
	5	Andover	2			8	St. John's	1
						3	St. John's Prep	3
											3	St. John's Prep	1
	7	Pope Francis	3								7	Pope Francis	5			4	Hingham	0
	6	Burlington	2			1	Central Catholic	1								7	Pope Francis	6
						7	Pope Francis	4

Note: * denotes overtime period

Results[]

February 26, 2018 6:00 p.m.

Arlington

0 – 3

Pope Francis

Chelmsford Forum, Billerica, Massachusetts

February 26, 2018 8:00 p.m.

St. John's

3 – 0

St. Mary's

Chelmsford Forum, Billerica, Massachusetts

February 28, 2018 5:30 p.m.

Hingham

2 – 1

Marshfield

Tsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts

Game reference

February 28, 2018 7:30 p.m.

St. John's Prep

5 – 3

Burlington

Tsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts

Game reference

March 1, 2018 5:30 p.m.

Boston College High

6 – 1

Pope Francis

Tsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts

Game reference

March 1, 2018 7:30 p.m.

Central Catholic

5 – 0

St. John's

Tsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts

Game reference

March 4, 2018 5:20 p.m.

Pope Francis

3 – 2

Burlington

Chelmsford Forum, Billerica, Massachusetts

Game reference

March 4, 2018 7:20 p.m.

St. John's

3 – 2

Andover

Chelmsford Forum, Billerica, Massachusetts

Game reference

March 5, 2018 5:30 p.m.

Central Catholic

0 – 1

Hingham

Tsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts

Game reference

March 5, 2018 7:30 p.m.

Boston College High

1 – 0

St. John's Prep

Tsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts

Game reference

March 10, 2018 5:40 p.m.

Central Catholic

1 – 4

Pope Francis

Chelmsford Forum, Billerica, Massachusetts

Game reference

March 10, 2018 7:40 p.m.

St. John's

1 – 3

St. John's Prep

Chelmsford Forum, Billerica, Massachusetts

Game reference

March 12, 2018 5:30 p.m.

St. John's Prep

1 – 5

Pope Francis

Tsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts

Game reference

March 12, 2017 7:30 p.m.

Hingham

2 – 4

Boston College High

Tsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts

Game reference

March 14, 2017 5:30 p.m.

Hingham

0 – 6

Pope Francis

Tsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts

Game reference

March 18, 2018 7:45 p.m.

Boston College High

2 – 1 (OT)

Pope Francis

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

Game reference

Record by conference[]

Conference	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Final 6	Final 4	Finals	Champions
Independent	3	9–6	.600	3	2	1	-
Catholic	2	6–2	.750	2	2	1	1
Merrimack Valley	2	1–4	.200	1	-	-	-
Middlesex	2	0–3	.000	-	-	-	-
Catholic Central	1	0–1	.000	-	-	-	-

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