1989 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:1989
Conference:Hockey East
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 3–11, 1989
Teams:6
Finalarena:Conte Forum
Finalcity:Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Champions:Maine[1]
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Shawn Walsh[2]
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Bob Beers[3]
Mvpteam:Maine
Prevseason Year:1988
Prevseason Link:1988 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:1990
Nextseason Link:1990 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.

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

Bracket

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

Quarterfinals

(4) Providence vs. (5) Boston University

Semifinals

(2) Maine vs. (3) Northeastern

Consolation

(3) Northeastern vs. (4) Providence

Championship

(1) Boston College vs. (2) Maine

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)]]

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External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: Maine Men's Team History. 2014-05-19.
  2. News: Shawn Walsh 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.