MIAA Division 1A boys' ice hockey tournament explained

MIAA Division 1A Boys' Ice Hockey Tournament
Last Season:2020
Upcoming Season:2022
Sport:Ice hockey
Founded:1991
Administrator:Barry Haley
Teams:10
Venue:TD Garden (finals)
Champion:St. John's Prep
Champ Season:2022
Most Champs:Catholic Memorial School (13)

The MIAA Division 1A Boys' Ice Hockey Tournament, commonly referred to as the Super Eight, is an annual boys' high school ice hockey tournament held by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) to determine the top boys' team in the state.

The tournament's future is in jeopardy. The Tournament Management Committee voted to not accept any Division 1A tournament proposals until at least the 2025–26 academic year. If the MIAA Board of Directors votes to side with the TMC, then no Division 1A boys' ice hockey tournament would be held until 2026 at the earliest.[1] The Ice Hockey Committee will appeal the decision.

History

The Super Eight is a double-elimination tournament that has determined the high school state champion since the inaugural 1991 tournament. The tournament features 10 teams. The selection committee seeds the teams 1 to 10. The tournament begins with two play-in games culminating with the finals played at TD Garden. The games leading up to the finals have been scheduled at neutral sites, including Tsongas Center, Chelmsford Forum, and other rinks in the state. The tournament is the basis for the creation of the Division 1A baseball tournament, which was established in 2014, to crown a state champion.

On March 12, 2020, the MIAA announced that the state finals games across all divisions scheduled for that weekend would be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, Arlington and Pope Francis were both declared co-champions for the first time in the Super Eight tournament.[2] The MIAA did not sponsor winter tournaments in 2021, thus no Super Eight was held.[3]

On April 16, 2021, the MIAA Tournament Management Committee voted to accept the Blue Ribbon Committee's proposal that they will “not consider any applications for a 1A Tournament until July 1, 2025, to ensure MIAA sport committees can support their applications with four years of data under the new statewide tournament structure starting in the fall 2021 season.” The Blue Ribbon Committee cited "consistency, equity, and Title IX compliance across all sports" as the reasoning.[4] The MIAA Division 1A Boys' Ice Hockey Tournament along with the Division 1A baseball tournament cannot return until the 2025–26 academic year if the committee votes to approve. The TMC believes that the 4-year gap will allow sports committees to gather substantial data with the new statewide tournament to better support their future proposals for a Division 1A tournament.[5] However, the Board of Directors must approve the TMC vote before it becomes official.

On April 29, the MIAA Ice Hockey Committee announced that they will appeal the decision made by the TMC.[6]

Tournament format history

1991–2000
  • 8 teams (double-elimination)
    2000–2003
  • 10 teams (4-team single-game play-in; double-elimination)
    2004–2012
  • 10 teams (4-team single-game play-in; round-robin; single-game semifinal and final)
    2013–2017
  • 10 teams (4-team single-game play-in; best-of-three quarterfinals; single-game semifinal and final)
    2018–present
  • 10 teams (4-team single-game play-in; double-elimination with a single-game championship)

    Results

    YearWinning team CoachLosing teamCoachScore LocationFinals venue
    1991Catholic MemorialBill HansonBoston College High3–2 Boston, MassachusettsBoston Garden
    1992Catholic Memorial (2)Bill HansonMatignon3–1 Boston, MassachusettsBoston Garden
    1993Catholic Memorial (3)Bill HansonMedford5–2 Boston, MassachusettsBoston Garden
    1994Catholic Memorial (4)Bill HansonArlington Catholic5–1 Boston, MassachusettsBoston Garden
    1995Catholic Memorial (5)Bill HansonBoston College High3–1 Boston, MassachusettsBoston Garden
    1996Boston College HighJoe McCabeMatignon5–1 Boston, MassachusettsFleetCenter
    1997Arlington CatholicDan ShineBoston College HighJoe McCabe 5–4 Boston, MassachusettsFleetCenter
    1998Catholic Memorial (6)Bill HansonArchbishop Williams5–0 Boston, MassachusettsFleetCenter
    1999Catholic Memorial (7)Bill HansonBoston College HighJoe McCabe 5–2Lowell, MassachusettsTsongas Center
    2000Catholic Memorial (8)Bill HansonBoston College HighJoe McCabe 6–3 Boston, MassachusettsFleetCenter
    2001Catholic Memorial (9)Bill HansonBoston College HighJoe McCabe 1–0 (OT) Boston, MassachusettsFleetCenter
    2002Boston College High (2)Joe McCabeCatholic Memorial2–0 Boston, MassachusettsFleetCenter
    2003Catholic Memorial (10)Bill HansonBoston College HighJoe McCabe 3–2 Boston, MassachusettsFleetCenter
    2004Catholic Memorial (11)Bill HansonBoston College HighJoe McCabe 3–1 Boston, MassachusettsFleetCenter
    2005Catholic Memorial (12)Bill HansonArlington Catholic3–1 Boston, MassachusettsTD Banknorth Garden
    2006Boston College High (3)Joe McCabeCatholic Memorial2–1 Boston, MassachusettsTD Banknorth Garden
    2007Boston College High (4)Joe McCabeWeymouth6–1 Boston, MassachusettsTD Banknorth Garden
    2008ReadingPeter DohertyMalden Catholic3–0 Boston, MassachusettsTD Banknorth Garden
    2009Catholic Memorial (13)Bill HansonBurlington5–1 Boston, MassachusettsTD Banknorth Garden
    2010HinghamTony MessinaCatholic Memorial1–0 Boston, MassachusettsTD Garden
    2011Malden CatholicChris SerinoSt. John's Prep4–3 (OT) Boston, MassachusettsTD Garden
    2012Malden Catholic (2)John McLeanBoston College High3–1 Boston, MassachusettsTD Garden
    2013Malden Catholic (3)John McLeanAustin Prep3–2 Boston, MassachusettsTD Garden
    2014Malden Catholic (4)John McLeanAustin Prep5–3 Boston, MassachusettsTD Garden
    2015St. John's PrepKris HansonMalden CatholicJohn McLean 2–1 Boston, MassachusettsTD Garden
    2016Malden Catholic (5)John McLeanSt. John's Prep2–1 (OT) Boston, MassachusettsTD Garden
    2017ArlingtonJohn MessuriCentral Catholic2–1 (OT)Boston, MassachusettsTD Garden
    2018Boston College High (5)John FlahertyPope FrancisBrian Foley2-1 (OT) Boston, MassachusettsTD Garden
    2019Boston College High (6)John FlahertyPope FrancisBrian Foley2-1 (4OT)Boston, MassachusettsTD Garden
    2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Arlington (2) and Pope Francis declared co-champions
    2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
    2022Saint John's Prep (2)Xaverian Brothers6-2Boston, MassachusettsTD Garden
    2023Pope Francis (2)Xaverian Brothers3-2Boston, MassachusettsTD Garden

    Team titles

    TeamTitlesYears
    Catholic Memorial131991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009
    Boston College High61996, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2018, 2019
    Malden Catholic52011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
    Pope Francis22020, 2023
    St. John's Prep2 2015, 2022
    Arlington22017, 2020
    Arlington Catholic11997
    Reading Memorial12008
    Hingham12010

    Tournaments

    1991

    1. Catholic Memorial School ^
    2. St. John's Preparatory School
    3. Boston College High School
    4. Matignon High School
    5. Medford High School
    6. Reading Memorial High School
    7. Arlington High School
    8. Billerica Memorial High School

    ^ Tournament Champion

    1992

    1. Catholic Memorial School ^
    2. Matignon High School
    3. Woburn Memorial High School
    4. St. John's Preparatory School
    5. Don Bosco Technical High School
    6. Newton North High School
    7. Reading Memorial High School
    8. Arlington High School

    ^ Tournament Champion

    1993

    1. Catholic Memorial School ^
    2. Medford High School
    3. Archbishop Williams High School
    4. Billerica Memorial High School
    5. Arlington High School
    6. St. John's High School
    7. Burlington High School
    8. Weymouth High School

    ^ Tournament Champion

    1994

    1. Catholic Memorial School ^
    2. St. John's Preparatory School
    3. Arlington High School
    4. Arlington Catholic High School
    5. Wakefield Memorial High School
    6. Framingham High School
    7. Matignon High School
    8. Falmouth High School

    ^ Tournament Champion

    1995

    1. Catholic Memorial School ^
    2. Boston College High School
    3. Arlington Catholic High School
    4. Arlington High School
    5. Newton North High School
    6. Reading Memorial High School
    7. Matignon High School
    8. Acton-Boxborough Regional High School

    ^ Tournament Champion

    1996

    1. Boston College High School ^
    2. Catholic Memorial School
    3. Matignon High School
    4. Reading Memorial High School
    5. Arlington Catholic High School
    6. Arlington High School
    7. Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
    8. Tewksbury Memorial High School

    ^ Tournament Champion

    1997

    1. Catholic Memorial School
    2. Matignon High School
    3. Arlington Catholic High School ^
    4. St. John's High School
    5. Boston College High School
    6. Reading Memorial High School
    7. Billerica Memorial High School
    8. Chelmsford High School

    ^ Tournament Champion

    1998

    1. Catholic Memorial School ^*
    2. Archbishop Williams High School
    3. Arlington High School
    4. Boston College High School
    5. Billerica Memorial High School
    6. Reading Memorial High School
    7. Arlington Catholic High School
    8. St. John's Preparatory School

    ^ Tournament Champion

    1999

    1. Boston College High School
    2. Reading Memorial High School
    3. Archbishop Williams High School
    4. Arlington High School
    5. St. John's Preparatory School
    6. Catholic Memorial School^
    7. Matignon High School
    8. Waltham High School

    ^ Tournament Champion

    2000

    1. Catholic Memorial School ^
    2. Boston College High School
    3. Arlington High School
    4. Austin Preparatory School
    5. Arlington Catholic High School
    6. Reading Memorial High School
    7. Needham High School
    8. St. John's High School

    ^ Tournament Champion

    2001

    1. Winchester High School
    2. Arlington High School
    3. Catholic Memorial School^
    4. Austin Preparatory School
    5. Boston College High School
    6. Reading Memorial High School
    7. Springfield Cathedral High School
    8. St. John's High School
    9. Archbishop Williams High School
    10. Matignon High School

    ^ Tournament Champion

    2002

    1. St. John's High School
    2. Boston College High School^
    3. Austin Preparatory School
    4. Hingham High School
    5. Catholic Memorial School
    6. Billerica Memorial High School
    7. Chelmsford High School
    8. Reading Memorial High School
    9. Arlington Catholic High School
    10. Arlington High School

    ^ Tournament Champion

    2003

    1. Boston College High School
    2. Catholic Memorial School^
    3. Arlington High School
    4. Hingham High School
    5. Austin Preparatory School
    6. Arlington Catholic High School
    7. Belmont High School
    8. Chelmsford High School
    9. St. John's High School
    10. St. John's Preparatory School

    ^ Tournament Champion

    2004

    1. Catholic Memorial School^
    2. Boston College High School
    3. Arlington Catholic High School
    4. Hingham High School
    5. Waltham High School
    6. St. John's Preparatory School
    7. Belmont High School
    8. Duxbury High School
    9. Billerica Memorial High School
    10. Framingham High School

    ^ Tournament Champion

    2005

    1. Catholic Memorial School^
    2. Boston College High School
    3. Hingham High School
    4. Waltham High School
    5. Arlington Catholic High School
    6. Reading Memorial High School
    7. Duxbury High School
    8. Medford High School
    9. Austin Preparatory School
    10. St. John's Preparatory School

    ^ Tournament Champion

    2006

    1. Catholic Memorial School
    2. Boston College High School^
    3. Arlington Catholic High School
    4. Medford High School
    5. Hingham High School
    6. Duxbury High School
    7. Winchester High School
    8. Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
    9. Austin Preparatory School
    10. St. John's Preparatory School

    ^ Tournament Champion

    2007

    The ten teams to qualify for the 2007 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[7]

    1. Catholic Memorial School (14-1-2)
    2. St. John's Preparatory School (11-3-6)
    3. Boston College High School (14-4-2)
    4. Malden Catholic High School (13-4-2)
    5. Weymouth High School (19-1-0)
    6. Reading Memorial High School (19-3-0)
    7. Woburn Memorial High School (16-2-2)
    8. Central Catholic High School (16-2-2)
    9. Waltham High School (18-3-1)
    10. Austin Preparatory School (13-5-2)

    Bracket

    Bracket A
    Bracket B
    Semifinals and Finals

    2008

    The ten teams to qualify for the 2008 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[8]

    1. Catholic Memorial School (14-1-3)
    2. Hingham High School (17-3-2)
    3. St. John's Preparatory School (12-5-3)
    4. Boston College High School (11-4-5)
    5. Reading Memorial High School (20-1-0)
    6. Malden Catholic High School (11-5-4)
    7. Needham High School (16-3-2)
    8. Waltham High School (15-3-4)
    9. Westford Academy (15-5-1)
    10. Xaverian Brothers High School (10-6-3)

    2009

    The ten teams to qualify for the 2009 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[9]

    1. Catholic Memorial School (10-4-4)
    2. Needham High School (18-3-1)
    3. Malden Catholic High School (15-3-2)
    4. Hingham High School (15-2-5)
    5. Central Catholic High School (15-0-7)
    6. Xaverian Brothers High School (14-4-2)
    7. Burlington High School (17-2-1)
    8. Winchester High School (16-3-1)
    9. Springfield Cathedral High School (13-4-2)
    10. Arlington Catholic High School (12-4-4)

    2010

    The ten teams to qualify for the 2010 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[10]

    1. Catholic Memorial School (14-3-1)
    2. Austin Preparatory School (16-1-3)
    3. Hingham High School (17-2-3)
    4. Malden Catholic High School (13-3-4)
    5. Needham High School (17-1-3)
    6. Springfield Cathedral High School (15-2-5)
    7. Xaverian Brothers High School (12-5-3)
    8. Winchester High School (13-4-2)
    9. Burlington High School (14-4-2)
    10. Central Catholic High School (13-4-3)

    2011

    The ten teams to qualify for the 2011 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[11]

    1. Malden Catholic High School (16-2-2)
    2. St. John's Preparatory School (14-5-1)
    3. Boston College High School (13-4-3)
    4. Weymouth High School (17-3-2)
    5. Hingham High School (13-5-4)
    6. Needham High School (12-6-4)
    7. Woburn Memorial High School (17-3-1)
    8. Central Catholic High School (16-5-1)
    9. St. Mary's High School (13-4-3)
    10. Springfield Cathedral High School (12-9-1)

    2012

    The ten teams to qualify for the 2012 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[12]

    1. Malden Catholic High School (15-1-4)
    2. St. Mary's High School (18-0-3)
    3. St. John's Preparatory School (13-5-2)
    4. Hingham High School (16-4-2)
    5. Boston College High School (10-5-5)
    6. Springfield Cathedral High School (10-6-6)
    7. Burlington High School (14-1-6)
    8. Needham High School (16-4-1)
    9. St. John's High School (15-4-3)
    10. Central Catholic High School (12-3-5)

    Bracket

    Bracket A
    Bracket B
    Semifinals and finals

    * indicates one overtime period
    ** indicates shootout

    2013

    The ten teams to qualify for the 2013 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[13]

    1. St. John's Preparatory School (17-2-1)
    2. Springfield Cathedral High School (16-1-4)
    3. Boston College High School (14-3-3)
    4. Austin Preparatory School (13-1-6)
    5. Reading Memorial High School (16-1-5)
    6. Catholic Memorial School (12-6-2)
    7. Archbishop Williams High School (12-4-4)
    8. Central Catholic High School (13-5-3)
    9. Hingham High School (13-7-2)
    10. Malden Catholic High School (11-6-3)

    Bracket

    2014

    The ten teams to qualify for the 2014 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[14]

    1. Boston College High School (14-2-4)
    2. Malden Catholic High School (16-4-0)
    3. Springfield Cathedral High School (15-2-5)
    4. Austin Preparatory School (13-4-4)
    5. Central Catholic High School (16-3-3)
    6. Duxbury High School (16-2-3)
    7. Braintree High School (13-4-3)
    8. Xaverian Brothers High School (11-3-6)
    9. Archbishop Williams High School (12-5-3)
    10. Catholic Memorial School (9-7-4)

    Bracket

    2015

    The ten teams to qualify for the 2015 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[15]

    1. Springfield Cathedral High School (20-0-2)
    2. Malden Catholic High School (16-1-2)
    3. Austin Preparatory School (19-1-1)
    4. Boston College High School (13-5-2)
    5. St. John's Preparatory School (14-5-1)
    6. Central Catholic High School (15-5-2)
    7. Franklin High School (Massachusetts) (16-1-3)
    8. Woburn Memorial High School (15-1-4)
    9. Burlington High School (16-1-4)
    10. Xaverian Brothers High School (11-3-6)

    Bracket

    2016

    The ten teams to qualify for the 2016 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[16]

    1. Boston College High School (17-0-3)
    2. Pope Francis High School (15-3-2)
    3. Malden Catholic High School (14-3-3)
    4. St. John's Preparatory School (14-2-4)
    5. Burlington High School (17-1-3)
    6. Austin Preparatory School (13-4-3)
    7. Arlington High School (15-3-3)
    8. Reading Memorial High School (12-2-6
    9. Central Catholic High School (14-7-1)
    10. Hingham High School (11-8-3)

    Bracket

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: McHugh . Eric . MIAA votes to pause Super 8s in all sports for next four years . . . April 16, 2021 . April 15, 2021 . However, the decision is subject to approval by the MIAA's Board of Directors..
    2. Web site: Clark . Jim . Amid coronavirus concerns, MIAA Board votes to cancel state basketball, hockey finals. . 28 March 2020.
    3. Web site: MIAA Cancels Winter Sports Tournaments For 2020–2021 Season . CBS Boston . 10 April 2021 . en . 29 October 2020.
    4. Web site: Clark . Jim . Super 8 high school sports tournaments won't be held for at least the next four years . . April 16, 2021 . en . April 15, 2021.
    5. Web site: Ventura . Danny . Super 8 goes on hiatus . Boston Herald . April 16, 2021 . April 15, 2021 . The four-year window would help ensure MIAA sport committees can support their applications with four years of data under the new statewide tournament structure starting in the fall 2021 season..
    6. Web site: Fargo . Tom . MIAA hockey: Return of Super 8 tournament on the table . . 1 May 2021 . 29 April 2021.
    7. Web site: 2007 MIAA Division 1A Tournament. MassHSHockey.com. 5 March 2016.
    8. Web site: 2008 MIAA Division 1A Tournament. MassHSHockey.com. 4 March 2016.
    9. Web site: 2009 MIAA Division 1A Tournament. MassHSHockey.com. 4 March 2016.
    10. Web site: 2010 MIAA Division 1A Tournament. MassHSHockey.com. 4 March 2016.
    11. Web site: 2011 MIAA Division 1A Tournament. MassHSHockey.com. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20120813042438/http://www.masshshockey.com/users/documents/201011_miaa_combined_mens_tournament_complete.pdf. 13 August 2012. dead.
    12. Web site: 2012 MIAA Division 1A Tournament. MassHSHockey.com. 4 March 2016.
    13. Web site: 2013 MIAA Division 1A Tournament. MassHSHockey.com. 4 March 2016.
    14. Web site: Scott Barboza. Super 8 tournament field announced. ESPN Boston. 7 December 2014. 22 February 2014.
    15. Web site: 2015 MIAA Division 1A Tournament. MassHSHockey.com. 24 February 2015.
    16. Web site: 2016 MIAA Division 1A Tournament. MassHSHockey.com. 1 March 2016.

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