2001 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2001
Conference:Hockey East
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 8–17, 2001
Teams:8
Finalarena:Fleet Center
Finalcity:Boston, Massachusetts
Champions:Boston College
Titlecount:5th
Coach:Jerry York[1]
Coachcount:3rd
Mvp:Chuck Kobasew
Mvpteam:Boston College
Prevseason Year:2000
Prevseason Link:2000 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:2002
Nextseason Link:2002 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2001 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 17th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 8 and March 17, 2001. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament, Boston College received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finishes ninth in the conference is 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 2001 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

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(4) New Hampshire vs. (5) Massachusetts-Lowell

Semifinals

(2) Maine vs. (3) Providence

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: Boston College Men's Team History. 2013-06-01.
  2. News: 2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide. Hockey East. 2014-05-19.