1989 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1989 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 5th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 3 and March 11, 1989. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the newly opened Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, the home venue of the Boston College Eagles. This was the final year the Hockey East championship was decided at a home venue to one of its member teams (as of 2014). By winning the tournament, Maine received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

1989 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
DatesMarch 3–11, 1989
Teams6
Finals siteConte Forum
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
ChampionsMaine[1] (1st title)
Winning coachShawn Walsh[2] (1st title)
MVPBob Beers[3] (Maine)
Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play with each matchup being a single-elimination game. The team that finishes in seventh place is ineligible for tournament play. In the first round, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the first seed and lowest remaining quarterfinalist and second seed and highest remaining quarterfinalist each play a game with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers meeting in a consolation match. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1989 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

1988–89 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston College†26166436122894025114191137
Maine*26179034127974531140221158
Northeastern2613112281261203618162166155
Providence2613112281061124222182166167
Boston University2610151211141163614211157169
New Hampshire26917018751203412220111154
Lowell264211982156348242122189
Championship: Maine
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Bracket

[4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

  Quarterfinals
March 3–4		 Semifinals
March 10		 Championship
March 11
                           
  3 Northeastern 5* 1 Boston College 6**  
  6 New Hampshire 4 4 Providence 5    
      1 Boston College 4
      2 Maine 5
  4 Providence 3 2 Maine 3*    
  5 Boston University 2 3 Northeastern 2   Consolation
 
3 Northeastern 2
4 Providence 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

(3) Northeastern vs. (6) New Hampshire

(4) Providence vs. (5) Boston University

(1) Boston College vs. (4) Providence

(2) Maine vs. (3) Northeastern

(3) Northeastern vs. (4) Providence

(1) Boston College vs. (2) Maine

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

[5]

References
  1. "Maine Men's Team History". Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  2. "Shawn Walsh Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  3. "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  4. "Hockey East Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  5. "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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