1992 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:1992
Conference:Hockey East
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 6–14, 1992
Teams:8
Finalarena:Boston Garden
Finalcity:Boston, Massachusetts
Champions:Maine[1]
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Shawn Walsh[2]
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Scott Pellerin[3]
Mvpteam:Maine
Prevseason Year:1991
Prevseason Link:1991 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:1993
Nextseason Link:1993 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1992 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 8th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 6 and March 14, 1992. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Boston Garden 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 1992 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play with each round being a single-elimination game. 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 with the winners advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play with the winners advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1992 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) Boston University vs. (5) Boston College

Semifinals

(2) New Hampshire vs. (3) Providence

Championship

(1) Maine vs. (2) New Hampshire

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.