1992 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

1992 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 6–14, 1992
Teams8
Finals siteBoston Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
ChampionsMaine[1] (2nd title)
Winning coachShawn Walsh[2] (2nd title)
MVPScott Pellerin[3] (Maine)
Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

The 1992 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 8th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 6 and March 14, 1992. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament, Maine received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play with each round being a single-elimination game. 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 with the winners advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play with the winners advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

1991–92 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
New Hampshire 21 15 4 2 32 94 75 37 24 11 2 168 127
Boston University 21 11 6 4 26 92 88 35 23 8 4 159 124
Maine†*^ 21 12 7 2 26 115 54 37 18 17 2 194 89
Providence 21 11 8 2 24 99 79 36 21 13 2 175 134
Boston College 21 10 9 2 22 68 76 36 15 18 3 116 138
Massachusetts–Lowell 21 6 11 4 16 75 91 34 11 19 4 127 155
Northeastern 21 7 14 0 14 70 103 35 16 19 0 142 167
Merrimack 21 4 17 0 8 60 102 34 13 21 0 128 149
Championship: Maine
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ After the season Maine was required to retroactively forfeit 13 games for using a player deemed ineligible by the NCAA

Bracket

[4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
March 6–8 		Semifinals
March 12 		Championship
March 14
         
1 Maine 7
8 Merrimack 0
1 Maine 7
5 Boston College 3
2 New Hampshire 4
7 Northeastern 2
1 Maine 4
2 New Hampshire 1
3 Providence 7
6 Massachusetts-Lowell 0
2 New Hampshire 5
3 Providence 3
4 Boston University 2
5 Boston College 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Maine vs. (8) Merrimack

March 8 Maine 7 – 0 Merrimack Alfond Arena


(2) New Hampshire vs. (7) Northeastern

March 8 New Hampshire 4 – 2 Northeastern Snively Arena


(3) Providence vs. (6) Massachusetts-Lowell

March 6 Providence 7 – 0 Massachusetts-Lowell Schneider Arena


(4) Boston University vs. (5) Boston College

March 7 Boston University 2 – 5 Boston College Walter Brown Arena


Semifinals

(1) Maine vs. (5) Boston College

March 12 Maine 7 – 3 Boston College Boston Garden


(2) New Hampshire vs. (3) Providence

March 12 New Hampshire 5 – 3 Providence Boston Garden


Championship

(1) Maine vs. (2) New Hampshire

March 14 Maine 4 – 1 New Hampshire Boston Garden


Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

[5]

References

  1. ^ "Maine Men's Team History". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "Shawn Walsh Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  4. ^ "Hockey East Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  5. ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.