2012 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2012
Conference:Hockey East
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 8–17, 2012
Teams:8
Finalarena:TD Garden
Finalcity:Boston
Champions:Boston College
Titlecount:11th
Coach:Jerry York
Coachcount:9th
Mvp:John Gaudreau
Mvpteam:BC
Prevseason Year:2011
Prevseason Link:2011 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:2013
Nextseason Link:2013 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2012 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 8 and March 17, 2012 at campus locations and at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston College Eagles won their eleventh Hockey East Tournament and earned the Hockey East's automatic bid into the 2012 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 2012 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 periods

Quarterfinals

(4) Maine vs. (5) Merrimack

Semifinals

(3) Boston University vs. (4) Maine

Championship

(1) Boston College vs. (4) Maine

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)]]

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External links

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Notes and References

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