2013 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2013
Conference:Hockey East
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 14–23, 2013
Teams:8
Finalarena:TD Garden
Finalcity:Boston
Champions:Massachusetts–Lowell
Titlecount:1
Coach:Norm Bazin
Coachcount:1
Mvp:Connor Hellebuyck
Mvpteam:UMass Lowell
Prevseason Year:2012
Prevseason Link:2012 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:2014
Nextseason Link:2014 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2013 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 14 and March 13, 2013 at campus locations and at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks won their first Hockey East Tournament and earned the Hockey East's automatic bid into the 2013 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 2013 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

Results

Quarterfinals

(4) Providence vs. (5) New Hampshire

Semifinals

(2) Boston College vs. (3) Boston University

Championship

(1) Massachusetts–Lowell vs. (3) Boston University

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.