2009 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2009
Conference:Hockey East
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 13–21, 2009
Teams:8
Finalarena:TD Banknorth Garden
Finalcity:Boston, Massachusetts
Champions:Boston University
Titlecount:7th
Coach:Jack Parker
Coachcount:7th
Mvp:Kieran Millan
Mvpteam:Boston University
Prevseason Year:2008
Prevseason Link:2008 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:2010
Nextseason Link:2010 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2009 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 13 and March 21, 2009 at campus locations and at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Boston University won their seventh Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and the Lamoriello Trophy and received Hockey East's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The teams that finish below eighth in the conference are 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 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Regular season 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) Vermont vs. (5) Massachusetts-Lowell

Semifinals

(2) Northeastern vs. (5) Massachusetts-Lowell

Championship

(1) Boston University vs. (5) Massachusetts-Lowell

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)]]

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External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide. Hockey East. 2014-05-19.