2012 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2012 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 8 and March 17, 2012 at campus locations and at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston College Eagles won their eleventh Hockey East Tournament and earned the Hockey East's automatic bid into the 2012 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 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

2011–12 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Boston College* 271971399660 443310115789
#11 Boston University 2717913510170 3923151139112
#9 Massachusetts–Lowell 271791359068 382413112694
#13 Maine 2715102329180 4023143133114
#17 Merrimack 271395317065 371812710283
New Hampshire 2711142246874 3715193108110
Providence 2710143236889 381420494122
Massachusetts 279144228392 3613185114118
Northeastern 279144227382 341316597101
Vermont 273231754114 34627173140
Championship: Boston College 4, Maine 1
indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
March 10–13
Semifinals
March 18
Championship
March 19
                               
  1 Boston College 2 3 1 Boston College 4  
8 Massachusetts 1 2 7 Providence 2  
  2 Massachusetts-Lowell 3 3* 0
7 Providence 5 2 1     1 Boston College 4
  4 Maine 1
  3 Boston University 2 4 5**
6 New Hampshire 3** 2 4
  4 Maine 2 2 2 3 Boston University 3
5 Merrimack 1 5 1 4 Maine 5  

Note: * denotes overtime periods

(1) Boston College vs. (8) Massachusetts

Boston College Wins Series 2–0

(2) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (7) Providence

Providence Wins Series 2–1

(3) Boston University vs. (6) New Hampshire

Boston University Wins Series 2–1

(4) Maine vs. (5) Merrimack

Maine Wins Series 2–1

(1) Boston College vs. (7) Providence

(3) Boston University vs. (4) Maine

(1) Boston College vs. (4) Maine

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

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References

  1. "2013–14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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