2022 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2022
Conference:Hockey East
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 9–19, 2021
Teams:11
Finalcity:Boston, Massachusetts
Champions:Massachusetts
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Greg Carvel
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Bobby Trivigno
Mvpteam:Massachusetts
Prevseason Year:2021
Prevseason Link:2021 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:2023
Nextseason Link:2023 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2022 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 37th edition of the Hockey East Tournament. It was played between March 9 and March 19, 2022. As the tournament champions, Massachusetts received the conference's automatic bid into the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament included all eleven teams in the conference. Teams were ranked according to their finish in the conference standings. Seeds 1–5 earned a bye into the quarterfinal round, while seeds 6–11 played to determine the remaining quarterfinalists. Winners in the opening round were reseeded and advanced to play top three seeds in reverse order. Winners of the quarterfinal matches were again reseeded for the semifinal, and the winners of those two games faced off in the championship.

All series were single-elimination with opening round and quarterfinal matches occurring at home team sites. Beginning with the semifinal round, all games were held at the TD Garden. The tournament champion received an automatic bid into the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals[1] Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Opening Round

(8) Boston College vs. (9) New Hampshire

Quarterfinals

(4) Connecticut vs. (5) Boston University

Semifinals

(2) Massachusetts vs. (3) Massachusetts Lowell

Championship

(2) Massachusetts vs. (4) Connecticut

Tournament Awards

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Hockey East Men's Tournament Field Set . hockeyeastonline.com . en . March 6, 2022 . March 6, 2022.