MIAA Division 1A Boy's Ice Hockey Tournament
Most recent season or competition: 2020 | |
Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 1991 |
Administrator | Barry Haley |
No. of teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | TD Garden (finals) |
Most recent champion(s) | Arlington High School & Pope Francis Preparatory School (2020) |
Most titles | Catholic Memorial School (13) |
The MIAA Division 1A Boy's Ice Hockey Tournament, commonly referred to as the Super Eight, is an annual boy's high school ice hockey tournament held by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) to determine the top boys' team in the state.
The tournament's future is in jeopardy. The Tournament Management Committee voted to not accept any Division 1A tournament proposals until at least the 2025–26 academic year.[1] If the MIAA Board of Directors votes to side with the TMC, then no Division 1A boy's ice hockey tournament would be held until 2026 at the earliest.[2] The Ice Hockey Committee will appeal the decision.[3]
History[]
The Super Eight is a double-elimination tournament that has determined the high school state champion since the inaugural 1991 tournament. The tournament features 10 teams. The selection committee seeds the teams 1 to 10. The tournament begins with two play-in games culminating with the finals played at TD Garden. The games leading up to the finals have been scheduled at neutral sites, including Tsongas Center, Chelmsford Forum, and other rinks in the state. The tournament is the basis for the creation of the Division 1A Baseball Tournament, which was established in 2014, to crown a state champion.
On March 12, 2020, the MIAA announced that the state finals games across all divisions scheduled for that weekend would be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, Arlington and Pope Francis were both declared co-champions for the first time in the Super Eight tournament.[4] The MIAA did not sponsor winter tournaments in 2021, thus no Super Eight was held.[5]
On April 16, 2021, the MIAA Tournament Management Committee voted to accept the Blue Ribbon Committee's proposal that they will “not consider any applications for a 1A Tournament until July 1, 2025, to ensure MIAA sport committees can support their applications with four years of data under the new statewide tournament structure starting in the fall 2021 season.” The Blue Ribbon Committee cited "consistency, equity, and Title IX compliance across all sports" as the reasoning.[1] The MIAA Division 1A Boy's Ice Hockey Tournament along with the Division 1A Baseball Tournament cannot return until the 2025–26 academic year if the committee votes to approve. The TMC believes that the 4-year gap will allow sports committees to gather substantial data with the new statewide tournament to better support their future proposals for a Division 1A tournament.[6] However, the Board of Directors must approve the TMC vote before it becomes official.[2]
On April 29, the MIAA Ice Hockey Committee announced that they will appeal the decision made by the TMC.[3]
Tournament format history[]
- 1991–2000
- 8 teams (double-elimination)
- 2000–2003
- 10 teams (4-team single-game play-in; double-elimination)
- 2004–2012
- 10 teams (4-team single-game play-in; round-robin; single-game semifinal and final)
- 2013–2017
- 10 teams (4-team single-game play-in; best-of-three quarterfinals; single-game semifinal and final)
- 2018–present
- 10 teams (4-team single-game play-in; double-elimination with a single-game championship)
Results[]
Team titles[]
Team | Titles | Years |
---|---|---|
Catholic Memorial | 13 | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009 |
Boston College High | 6 | 1996, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2018, 2019 |
Malden Catholic | 5 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 |
Arlington | 2 | 2017, 2020 |
Arlington Catholic | 1 | 1997 |
Reading Memorial | 1 | 2008 |
Hingham | 1 | 2010 |
St. John's Prep | 1 | 2015 |
Pope Francis | 1 | 2020 |
Tournaments[]
1991[]
- Catholic Memorial School ^
- St. John's Preparatory School
- Boston College High School
- Matignon High School
- Medford High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Arlington High School
- Billerica Memorial High School
^ Tournament Champion
1992[]
- Catholic Memorial School ^
- Matignon High School
- Woburn Memorial High School
- St. John's Preparatory School
- Don Bosco Technical High School
- Newton North High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Arlington High School
^ Tournament Champion
1993[]
- Catholic Memorial School ^
- Medford High School
- Archbishop Williams High School
- Billerica Memorial High School
- Arlington High School
- St. John's High School
- Burlington High School
- Weymouth High School
^ Tournament Champion
1994[]
- Catholic Memorial School ^
- St. John's Preparatory School
- Arlington High School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Wakefield Memorial High School
- Framingham High School
- Matignon High School
- Falmouth High School
^ Tournament Champion
1995[]
- Catholic Memorial School ^
- Boston College High School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Arlington High School
- Newton North High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Matignon High School
- Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
^ Tournament Champion
1996[]
- Boston College High School ^
- Catholic Memorial School
- Matignon High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Arlington High School
- Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
- Tewksbury Memorial High School
^ Tournament Champion
1997[]
- Catholic Memorial School
- Matignon High School
- Arlington Catholic High School ^
- St. John's High School
- Boston College High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Billerica Memorial High School
- Chelmsford High School
^ Tournament Champion
1998[]
- Catholic Memorial School ^*
- Archbishop Williams High School
- Arlington High School
- Boston College High School
- Billerica Memorial High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- St. John's Preparatory School
^ Tournament Champion
- Catholic Memorial School won the Super Eight tournament with a perfect 24-0-0 season record.
1999[]
- Boston College High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Archbishop Williams High School
- Arlington High School
- St. John's Preparatory School
- Catholic Memorial School^
- Matignon High School
- Waltham High School
^ Tournament Champion
2000[]
- Catholic Memorial School ^
- Boston College High School
- Arlington High School
- Austin Preparatory School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Needham High School
- St. John's High School
^ Tournament Champion
2001[]
- Winchester High School
- Arlington High School
- Catholic Memorial School^
- Austin Preparatory School
- Boston College High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Springfield Cathedral High School
- St. John's High School
- Archbishop Williams High School
- Matignon High School
^ Tournament Champion
2002[]
- St. John's High School
- Boston College High School^
- Austin Preparatory School
- Hingham High School
- Catholic Memorial School
- Billerica Memorial High School
- Chelmsford High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Arlington High School
^ Tournament Champion
2003[]
- Boston College High School
- Catholic Memorial School^
- Arlington High School
- Hingham High School
- Austin Preparatory School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Belmont High School
- Chelmsford High School
- St. John's High School
- St. John's Preparatory School
^ Tournament Champion
2004[]
- Catholic Memorial School^
- Boston College High School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Hingham High School
- Waltham High School
- St. John's Preparatory School
- Belmont High School
- Duxbury High School
- Billerica Memorial High School
- Framingham High School
^ Tournament Champion
2005[]
- Catholic Memorial School^
- Boston College High School
- Hingham High School
- Waltham High School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Duxbury High School
- Medford High School
- Austin Preparatory School
- St. John's Preparatory School
^ Tournament Champion
2006[]
- Catholic Memorial School
- Boston College High School^
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Medford High School
- Hingham High School
- Duxbury High School
- Winchester High School
- Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
- Austin Preparatory School
- St. John's Preparatory School
^ Tournament Champion
2007[]
The ten teams to qualify for the 2007 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[7]
- Catholic Memorial School (14-1-2)
- St. John's Preparatory School (11-3-6)
- Boston College High School (14-4-2)
- Malden Catholic High School (13-4-2)
- Weymouth High School (19-1-0)
- Reading Memorial High School (19-3-0)
- Woburn Memorial High School (16-2-2)
- Central Catholic High School (16-2-2)
- Waltham High School (18-3-1)
- Austin Preparatory School (13-5-2)
Bracket[]
Play-in | ||||||||
8 | Central Catholic Raiders | 3 | ||||||
9 | Waltham Hawks | 1 | ||||||
7 | Woburn Tanners | 0 | ||||||
10 | Austin Prep Cougars | 1 |
Bracket A | WEY | CM | CC | MC | |
1 | Weymouth Wildcats | 2-1 | 5-2 | 3-2 | |
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2 | Catholic Memorial Knights | 1-2 | 10-1 | 5-1 | |
3 | Central Catholic Raiders | 2-5 | 1-10 | 8-3 | |
4 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 2-3 | 1-5 | 3-8 |
Bracket B | BCH | AP | SJP | RMHS | |
1 | BC High Eagles | 7-0 | 3-1 | 5-4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Austin Prep Cougars | 0-7 | 2-1 | 6-1 | |
3 | St. John's Prep Eagles | 1-3 | 1-2 | 6-2 | |
4 | Reading Rockets | 4-5 | 1-6 | 2-6 |
Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
A1 | Weymouth Wildcats | 5 | |||||||
B2 | Austin Prep Cougars | 4 | |||||||
A1 | Weymouth Wildcats | 1 | |||||||
B1 | BC High Eagles | 6 | |||||||
B1 | BC High Eagles | 1 | |||||||
A2 | Catholic Memorial Knights | 0 |
2008[]
The ten teams to qualify for the 2008 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[8]
- Catholic Memorial School (14-1-3)
- Hingham High School (17-3-2)
- St. John's Preparatory School (12-5-3)
- Boston College High School (11-4-5)
- Reading Memorial High School (20-1-0)
- Malden Catholic High School (11-5-4)
- Needham High School (16-3-2)
- Waltham High School (15-3-4)
- Westford Academy (15-5-1)
- Xaverian Brothers High School (10-6-3)
2009[]
The ten teams to qualify for the 2009 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[9]
- Catholic Memorial School (10-4-4)
- Needham High School (18-3-1)
- Malden Catholic High School (15-3-2)
- Hingham High School (15-2-5)
- Central Catholic High School (15-0-7)
- Xaverian Brothers High School (14-4-2)
- Burlington High School (17-2-1)
- Winchester High School (16-3-1)
- Springfield Cathedral High School (13-4-2)
- Arlington Catholic High School (12-4-4)
2010[]
The ten teams to qualify for the 2010 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[10]
- Catholic Memorial School (14-3-1)
- Austin Preparatory School (16-1-3)
- Hingham High School (17-2-3)
- Malden Catholic High School (13-3-4)
- Needham High School (17-1-3)
- Springfield Cathedral High School (15-2-5)
- Xaverian Brothers High School (12-5-3)
- Winchester High School (13-4-2)
- Burlington High School (14-4-2)
- Central Catholic High School (13-4-3)
2011[]
The ten teams to qualify for the 2011 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[11]
- Malden Catholic High School (16-2-2)
- St. John's Preparatory School (14-5-1)
- Boston College High School (13-4-3)
- Weymouth High School (17-3-2)
- Hingham High School (13-5-4)
- Needham High School (12-6-4)
- Woburn Memorial High School (17-3-1)
- Central Catholic High School (16-5-1)
- St. Mary's High School (13-4-3)
- Springfield Cathedral High School (12-9-1)
2012[]
The ten teams to qualify for the 2012 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[12]
- Malden Catholic High School (15-1-4)
- St. Mary's High School (18-0-3)
- St. John's Preparatory School (13-5-2)
- Hingham High School (16-4-2)
- Boston College High School (10-5-5)
- Springfield Cathedral High School (10-6-6)
- Burlington High School (14-1-6)
- Needham High School (16-4-1)
- St. John's High School (15-4-3)
- Central Catholic High School (12-3-5)
Bracket[]
Play-in February 27 at Volpe Complex | ||||||||
8 | Needham Rockets | 4 | ||||||
9 | St. John's Pioneers | 5 | ||||||
7 | Burlington Red Devils | 4 | ||||||
10 | Central Catholic Raiders | 6 |
Bracket A | MC | BCH | HHS | SJ | |
1 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 3-1 | 7-2 | 3-2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | BC High Eagles | 1-3 | 4-2 | 3-2* | |
3 | Hingham Harbormen | 2-7 | 2-4 | 3-2* | |
4 | St. John's Pioneers | 2-3 | 2-3* | 2-3* |
Bracket B | SJP | CC | SML | SC | |
1 | St. John's Prep Eagles | 4-3 | 3-1 | 4-3* | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Central Catholic Raiders | 3-4 | 6-5** | 5-4* | |
3 | St. Mary's Spartans | 1-3 | 5-6** | 3-2** | |
4 | Springfield Cathedral Panthers | 3-4* | 4-5* | 2-3** |
Semifinals March 14 at Volpe Complex | Championship March 18 at TD Garden | ||||||||
A1 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 4 | |||||||
B2 | Central Catholic Raiders | 0 | |||||||
A1 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 3 | |||||||
A2 | BC High Eagles | 1 | |||||||
B1 | St. John's Prep Eagles | 2 | |||||||
A2 | BC High Eagles | 3 |
* indicates one overtime period
** indicates shootout
2013[]
The ten teams to qualify for the 2013 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[13]
- St. John's Preparatory School (17-2-1)
- Springfield Cathedral High School (16-1-4)
- Boston College High School (14-3-3)
- Austin Preparatory School (13-1-6)
- Reading Memorial High School (16-1-5)
- Catholic Memorial School (12-6-2)
- Archbishop Williams High School (12-4-4)
- Central Catholic High School (13-5-3)
- Hingham High School (13-7-2)
- Malden Catholic High School (11-6-3)
Bracket[]
Play-in February 25 at | Quarterfinals March 3 at Tsongas Center March 6–10 at | Semifinals March 13 at Tsongas Center | Championship March 17 at TD Garden | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | St. John's Prep Eagles | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Central Catholic Raiders | 4* | 8 | Central Catholic Raiders | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Hingham Harbormen | 3 | 1 | St. John's Prep Eagles | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Austin Prep Cougars | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Austin Prep Cougars | 2 | 1 | X | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Reading Rockets | 1 | 0 | X | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Austin Prep Cougars | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | BC High Eagles | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Catholic Memorial Knights | 1 | 3** | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Catholic Memorial Knights | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Archbishop Williams Bishops | 1 | 7 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 9 | 2 | Cathedral Panthers | 2 | 0 | X | ||||||||||||||
7 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 3 | 4 | X |
2014[]
The ten teams to qualify for the 2014 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[14]
- Boston College High School (14-2-4)
- Malden Catholic High School (16-4-0)
- Springfield Cathedral High School (15-2-5)
- Austin Preparatory School (13-4-4)
- Central Catholic High School (16-3-3)
- Duxbury High School (16-2-3)
- Braintree High School (13-4-3)
- Xaverian Brothers High School (11-3-6)
- Archbishop Williams High School (12-5-3)
- Catholic Memorial School (9-7-4)
Bracket[]
Play-in February 24 at | Quarterfinals March 2 at TD Garden March 5–6 at Tsongas Center | Semifinals March 13 at Conte Forum | Championship March 16 at TD Garden | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | BC High Eagles | 2 | 4 | X | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Xaverian Hawks | 6** | 8 | Xaverian Hawks | 1 | 0 | X | ||||||||||||||
9 | Archbishop Williams Bishops | 5 | 1 | BC High Eagles | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Austin Prep Cougars | 2*** | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Austin Prep Cougars | 2 | 4 | X | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Central Catholic Raiders | 1 | 1 | X | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Austin Prep Cougars | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Cathedral Panthers | 4 | 6 | X | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Duxbury Dragons | 1 | 3 | X | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Cathedral Panthers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Braintree Wamps | 1 | 2 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Catholic Memorial Knights | 2 | 2 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 4 | 6 | X | ||||||||||||||
7 | Catholic Memorial Knights | 3 | 4 | X |
2015[]
The ten teams to qualify for the 2015 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[15]
- Springfield Cathedral High School (20-0-2)
- Malden Catholic High School (16-1-2)
- Austin Preparatory School (19-1-1)
- Boston College High School (13-5-2)
- St. John's Preparatory School (14-5-1)
- Central Catholic High School (15-5-2)
- Franklin High School (Massachusetts) (16-1-3)
- Woburn Memorial High School (15-1-4)
- Burlington High School (16-1-4)
- Xaverian Brothers High School (11-3-6)
Bracket[]
Play-in February 24 at Chelmsford Forum | Quarterfinals March 1–5 at Tsongas Center March 8 at | Semifinals March 11 at Conte Forum | Championship March 15 at TD Garden | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Cathedral Panthers | 3 | 5 | X | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Woburn Tanners | 5 | 8 | Woburn Tanners | 2 | 0 | X | ||||||||||||||
9 | Burlington Red Devils | 2 | 1 | Cathedral Panthers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | St. John's Prep Eagles | 4* | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | BC High Eagles | 1 | 2 | X | |||||||||||||||||
5 | St. John's Prep Eagles | 2 | 5 | X | |||||||||||||||||
5 | St. John's Prep Eagles | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Austin Prep Cougars | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Central Catholic Raiders | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Austin Prep Cougars | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Franklin Panthers | 3* | 2 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Xaverian Hawks | 2 | 2 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 2 | 5 | X | ||||||||||||||
7 | Franklin Panthers | 1 | 0 | X |
2016[]
The ten teams to qualify for the 2016 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[16]
- Boston College High School (17-0-3)
- (15-3-2)
- Malden Catholic High School (14-3-3)
- St. John's Preparatory School (14-2-4)
- Burlington High School (17-1-3)
- Austin Preparatory School (13-4-3)
- Arlington High School (15-3-3)
- Reading Memorial High School (12-2-6
- Central Catholic High School (14-7-1)
- Hingham High School (11-8-3)
Bracket[]
Play-in February 29 at Chelmsford Forum | Quarterfinals March 6–10 at Tsongas Center March 12 at Chelmsford Forum | Semifinals March 16 at Tsongas Center | Championship March 20 at TD Garden | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | BC High Eagles | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Reading Rockets | 3 | 8 | Central Catholic Raiders | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Central Catholic Raiders | 4** | 1 | BC High Eagles | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | St. John's Prep Eagles | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | St. John's Prep Eagles | 6 | 5 | X | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Burlington Red Devils | 1 | 4** | X | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | St. John's Prep Eagles | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Austin Prep Cougars | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Arlington Spy Ponders | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Hingham Harbormen | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | X | |||||||||||||||
7 | Hingham Harbormen | 1 | 0 | X |
See also[]
- MIAA Division IA Baseball Championship
References[]
- ^ a b Clark, Jim (April 15, 2021). "Super 8 high school sports tournaments won't be held for at least the next four years". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ a b McHugh, Eric (April 15, 2021). "MIAA votes to pause Super 8s in all sports for next four years". MSN. The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
However, the decision is subject to approval by the MIAA's Board of Directors.
- ^ a b Fargo, Tom (29 April 2021). "MIAA hockey: Return of Super 8 tournament on the table". Boston Herald. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Clark, Jim. "Amid coronavirus concerns, MIAA Board votes to cancel state basketball, hockey finals". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "MIAA Cancels Winter Sports Tournaments For 2020-2021 Season". CBS Boston. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Ventura, Danny (April 15, 2021). "Super 8 goes on hiatus". Boston Herald. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
The four-year window would help ensure MIAA sport committees can support their applications with four years of data under the new statewide tournament structure starting in the fall 2021 season.
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External links[]
- 1991 establishments in Massachusetts
- High school ice hockey in the United States
- Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
- Recurring sporting events established in 1991