2007 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2007 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 23rd Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 8 and March 17, 2007. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament Boston College received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The teams that finish below eighth in the conference are 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 2007 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

2006–07 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#9 New Hampshire271872389662392611213989
#2 Boston College*271881378965402912114294
#13 Boston University27136834695139201099978
#12 Massachusetts271593337163392113510991
#6 Maine2714121298069402315213399
Vermont271210529555639181658778
Northeastern27913523606636131858494
Providence279153216671361023376108
Massachusetts–Lowell27716418517636821774104
Merrimack2732228288634327437111
Championship: Boston College
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

  Quarterfinals[2]
March 8–10
Semifinals[3]
March 16
Championship
March 17
                               
  1 New Hampshire 4 6 1 New Hampshire 3**  
8 Providence 0 0 4 Massachusetts 2  
  2 Boston College 3 7
7 Northeastern 0 1     1 New Hampshire 2
  2 Boston College 5
  3 Boston University 2 2 3*
6 Vermont 3 0 2
  4 Massachusetts 3 5 2 Boston College 6
5 Maine 2 2 3 Boston University 2  

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

(1) New Hampshire vs. (8) Providence

New Hampshire won series 2–0

(2) Boston College vs. (7) Northeastern

Boston College won series 2–0

(3) Boston University vs. (6) Vermont

Boston University won series 2–1

(4) Massachusetts vs. (5) Maine

Massachusetts won series 2–0

(1) New Hampshire vs. (4) Massachusetts

(2) Boston College vs. (3) Boston University

(1) New Hampshire vs. (2) Boston College

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

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References

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  2. "Hockey East men's Hockey 2006-07 Week 24". USCHO.com. 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
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  5. "New Hampshire 6, Providence 0". USCHO.com. 2007-03-09. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
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  7. "Boston College 7, Northeastern 1". USCHO.com. 2007-03-09. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
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  9. "Boston University 2, Vermont 0". USCHO.com. 2007-03-09. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  10. "Boston University 3, Vermont 2". USCHO.com. 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  11. "Massachusetts 3, Maine 2". USCHO.com. 2007-03-09. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  12. "Massachusetts 5, Maine 2". USCHO.com. 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  13. "New Hampshire 3, Massachusetts 2". USCHO.com. 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  14. "Boston College 6, Boston University 2". USCHO.com. 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  15. "Boston College 5, New Hampshire 2". USCHO.com. 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  16. "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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