2000 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2000 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 16th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 9 and March 18, 2000. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament, Maine received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finishes ninth in the conference is 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 2000 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

1999–00 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 Boston University2415363685694225107150118
#11 New Hampshire241356327568382396122105
#2 Boston College241581319150422912116592
#3 Maine*241374308867402785151106
Providence24101312165793818182114122
Northeastern248115216776361219595118
Merrimack246126185881361119687115
Massachusetts245154145071361120586106
Massachusetts–Lowell24516313607834922399112
Championship: Maine
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

Bracket

  Quarterfinals[2]
March 9–11
Semifinals[3]
March 17
Championship
March 18
                               
  1 Boston University 4 5 1 Boston University 2  
8 Massachusetts 2 2 4 Maine 4  
  2 New Hampshire 5 3*
7 Merrimack 2 2     4 Maine 2
  3 Boston College 1
  3 Boston College 8 3
6 Northeastern 4 2
  4 Maine 5 5* 2 New Hampshire 1
5 Providence 3 4 3 Boston College 2  

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

(1) Boston University vs. (8) Massachusetts

Boston University won series 2–0

(2) New Hampshire vs. (7) Merrimack

New Hampshire won series 2–0

(3) Boston College vs. (6) Northeastern

Boston College won series 2–0

(4) Maine vs. (5) Providence

Maine won series 2–0

(1) Boston University vs. (4) Maine

(2) New Hampshire vs. (3) Boston College

(3) Boston College vs. (4) Maine

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

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References

  1. "Maine Men's Team History". Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  2. "Hockey East men's Hockey 1999-00 Week 24". USCHO.com. 2000-03-11. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  3. "Hockey East men's Hockey 1999-00 Week 25". USCHO.com. 2000-03-18. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  4. "Boston University 4, Massachusetts 2". USCHO.com. 2000-03-10. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  5. "Boston University 5, Massachusetts 2". USCHO.com. 2000-03-11. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  6. "New Hampshire 5, Merrimack 2". USCHO.com. 2000-03-09. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  7. "New Hampshire 3, Merrimack 2". USCHO.com. 2000-03-10. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  8. "Boston College 8, Northeastern 4". USCHO.com. 2000-03-10. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  9. "Boston College 3, Northeastern 2". USCHO.com. 2000-03-11. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  10. "Maine 5, Providence 3". USCHO.com. 2000-03-09. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  11. "Maine 5, Providence 4". USCHO.com. 2000-03-10. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  12. "New Hampshire 6, Providence 2". USCHO.com. 2000-03-17. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  13. "Boston College 2, New Hampshire 1". USCHO.com. 2000-03-17. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  14. "Maine 2, Boston College 1". USCHO.com. 2000-03-18. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  15. "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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