1994 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:1994
Conference:Hockey East
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 11–19, 1994
Teams:8
Finalarena:Boston Garden
Finalcity:Boston, Massachusetts
Champions:Boston University[1]
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Jack Parker[2]
Coachcount:3rd
Mvp:Dwayne Roloson[3]
Mvpteam:Massachusetts-Lowell
Prevseason Year:1993
Prevseason Link:1993 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:1995
Nextseason Link:1995 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1994 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 10th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 11 and March 19, 1994. 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, Boston University received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of 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 winners advancing to the championship game and the losers meeting in a third-place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1994 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) Northeastern vs. (5) Providence

Semifinals

(2) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (3) New Hampshire

Third Place

(3) New Hampshire vs. (4) Northeastern

Championship

(1) Boston University vs. (2) Massachusetts-Lowell

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)]]

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External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: Boston University Men's Team History. 2014-05-19.
  2. News: Jack Parker 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.