1993 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

1993 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 12–29, 1993
Teams8
Finals siteBoston Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
ChampionsMaine[1] (3rd title)
Winning coachShawn Walsh[2] (3rd title)
MVPJim Montgomery[3] (Maine)
Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

The 1993 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 9th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 12 and March 20, 1993. 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 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of 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 two-game series where the team that scored the most total goals was declared the winner and advanced 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 winners advancing to the championship game and the losers meeting in a third-place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1993 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

1992–93 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Maine†* 24 22 1 1 45 162 56 45 42 1 2 272 107
Boston University 24 18 5 1 37 126 84 40 29 9 2 193 126
New Hampshire 24 11 11 2 24 102 99 38 18 17 3 158 143
Massachusetts–Lowell 24 10 13 1 21 100 100 39 20 17 2 158 151
Providence 24 9 12 3 21 91 109 36 16 16 4 149 147
Merrimack 24 8 16 0 16 85 141 36 14 20 2 135 184
Boston College 24 6 15 3 15 80 120 38 9 24 5 117 187
Northeastern 24 6 17 1 13 89 127 35 10 24 1 137 193
Championship: Maine
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Bracket

[4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
March 12–14 		Semifinals
March 19 		Championship
March 20
           
1 Maine 6 9 15
8 Northeastern 1 5 6
1 Maine 7
4 Massachusetts-Lowell 5
2 Boston University 6 5 11
7 Boston College 2 1 3
1 Maine 5
2 Boston University 2
3 New Hampshire 5 9 14
6 Merrimack 3 2 5
2 Boston University 2 Consolation
3 New Hampshire 0
4 Massachusetts-Lowell 7 3* 10 3 New Hampshire 4
5 Providence 4 3 7 4 Massachusetts-Lowell 5*

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Maine vs. (8) Northeastern

March 12 Maine 6 – 1 Northeastern Alfond Arena
March 14 Maine 9 – 5 Northeastern Alfond Arena
Maine won series 15–6


(2) Boston University vs. (7) Boston College

March 12 Boston University 6 – 2 Boston College Walter Brown Arena
March 14 Boston University 5 – 1 Boston College Walter Brown Arena
Boston University won series 11–3


(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Merrimack

March 12 New Hampshire 5 – 3 Merrimack Snively Arena
March 14 New Hampshire 9 – 2 Merrimack Snively Arena
New Hampshire won series 14–4


(4) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (5) Providence

March 12 Massachusetts-Lowell 7 – 4 Providence Tully Forum
March 14 Massachusetts-Lowell 3 – 3 OT Providence Tully Forum
Massachusetts-Lowell won series 10–7


Semifinals

(1) Maine vs. (4) Massachusetts-Lowell

March 19 Maine 7 – 5 Massachusetts-Lowell Boston Garden


(2) Boston University vs. (3) New Hampshire

March 19 Boston University 2 – 0 New Hampshire Boston Garden


Third Place

(3) New Hampshire vs. (4) Massachusetts-Lowell

March 20 New Hampshire 4 – 5 OT Massachusetts-Lowell Boston Garden


Championship

(1) Maine vs. (2) Boston University

March 20 Maine 5 – 2 Boston University Boston Garden


Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

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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.