1985 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:1985
Conference:Hockey East
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 8–16, 1985
Teams:7
Finalarena:Providence Civic Center
Finalcity:Providence, Rhode Island
Champions:Providence[1]
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Steve Stirling[2]
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Chris Terreri[3]
Mvpteam:Providence
Nextseason Year:1986
Nextseason Link:1986 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1985 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 1st Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 8 and March 16, 1985. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were, for the first time, played at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. By winning the tournament, Providence received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. In the quarterfinals, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a two-game series where an additional mini-game was played if the teams remained tied to determine the winner and advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the first seed was matched against the lowest remaining quarterfinalist while the other remaining quarterfinalists met in a single-elimination game with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers meeting in a third-place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1985 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

Bracket

[4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinalsNote: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(4) New Hampshire vs. (5) Lowell

Semifinals

(2) Boston University vs. (3) Providence

Consolation

(2) Boston University vs. (5) Lowell

Championship

(1) Boston College vs. (3) Providence

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)]]

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External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: Providence Men's Team History. 2014-05-19.
  2. News: Steve Stirling Year-by-Year Coaching Record. 2014-05-19.
  3. News: Hockey East Awards. College Hockey Historical Archive. 2014-05-19.
  4. News: Hockey East Tournament. College Hockey Historical Archive. 2014-05-19.
  5. News: 2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide. Hockey East. 2014-05-19.