2004 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

2004 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament
Dates	March 11–20, 2004
Teams	8
Finals site	Fleet Center Boston, Massachusetts
Champions	Maine (5th title)
Winning coach	Tim Whitehead[1] (1st title)
MVP	Jimmy Howard (Maine)
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The 2004 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 20th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 11 and March 20, 2004. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Fleet Center 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 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. As of 2024, this remains the last time the tournament was won by a school outside of Massachusetts.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finishes ninth in the conference is 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 2004 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

2003–04 Hockey East standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#3 Boston College†	24	17	4	3	37	88	45		42	29	9	4	143	81
#2 Maine*	24	17	5	2	36	77	42		44	33	8	3	141	69
Massachusetts	24	12	9	3	27	47	63		37	17	14	6	93	99
#11 New Hampshire	24	10	8	6	26	82	76		41	20	15	6	138	116
Providence	24	7	11	6	20	63	66		37	16	14	7	106	92
Massachusetts–Lowell	24	7	12	5	19	56	65		40	15	18	7	105	116
Merrimack	24	6	12	6	18	53	79		36	11	19	6	86	110
Boston University	24	6	13	5	17	57	71		38	12	17	9	103	108
Northeastern	24	5	13	6	16	56	72		34	11	16	7	92	103
Championship: Maine † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

Bracket

	Quarterfinals[2] March 11–13							Semifinals[3] March 19					Championship March 20
	1	Boston College	2	4	2
	8	Boston University	3	0	4
								2	Maine	1
								8	Boston University	0
	2	Maine	2	3	—
	7	Merrimack	1	2	—
													2	Maine	2***
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
													3	Massachusetts	1
	3	Massachusetts	6	3	–
	6	Massachusetts-Lowell	3	1	–
								3	Massachusetts	5
								4	New Hampshire	2
	4	New Hampshire	2	3	1
	5	Providence	1	4*	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston College vs. (8) Boston University

March 11[4]	Boston College		2 – 3		Boston University	Conte Forum	Recap
No Scoring		First period			08:57 - PP - Brian McConnell (Redlihs, Mullen) 11:11 - Brad Zancanaro (Radoslovich, Van der Gulik)
No scoring		Second period			16:17 - GW - Kenny Roche (Skladany, Laliberte)
(Hennes) Andrew Alberts - 05:40 (Collins) Ben Eaves - EA - 19:20		Third period			No scoring
( 7 saves / 10 shots ) Matti Kaltianen		Goalie stats			Sean Fields ( 28 saves / 30 shots )

March 12[5]	Boston College		4 – 0		Boston University	Conte Forum	Recap
(Forrest, Voce) Ryan Shannon - GW PP - 10:09 (Gionta) Ryan Shannon - 16:51		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
(Murphy, Hennes) Ned Havern - 13:30 (Eaves) Tony Voce - EN SH - 17:46		Third period			No scoring
( 14 saves / 14 shots ) Matti Kaltianen		Goalie stats			Sean Fields ( 37 saves / 40 shots )

March 13[6]	Boston College		2 – 3		Boston University	Conte Forum	Recap
No Scoring		First period			08:57 - PP - Brad Zancanaro (Miller, Whitney)
(Forrest) Tony Voce - 05:12		Second period			10:21 - Kenny Roche (Laliberte, Skladany) 11:46 - GW - Bryan Miller (Redlihs) 15:15 - Eric Thomassian
(Voce, Eaves) Ben Eaves - PP - 15:25		Third period			No scoring
( 17 saves / 21 shots ) Matti Kaltianen		Goalie stats			Sean Fields ( 35 saves / 37 shots )

Boston University won series 2–1

(2) Maine vs. (7) Merrimack

March 12[7]	Maine		2 – 1		Merrimack	Alfond Arena	Recap
Colin Shields - SH - 07:29		First period			08:34 - PP - Tim Reidy (Johnson, Pomponio)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
(Zabowicz, Mullin) Colin Shields - GW - 13:43		Third period			No scoring
( 14 saves / 15 shots ) Jimmy Howard		Goalie stats			Jim Healey ( 25 saves / 27 shots )

March 13[8]	Maine		3 – 2		Merrimack	Alfond Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period			17:05 - Brendon Clark(Sullivan, Caron)
(Jackson, Penner) Colin Shields - 13:39		Second period			17:05 - PP - Tony Johnson (Schmidt, Gough)
(Murphy) John Ronan - SH - 02:15 (Damon, Lundin) Todd Jackson - GW - 07:43		Third period			No scoring
( 9 saves / 11 shots ) Frank Doyle		Goalie stats			Jim Healey ( 33 saves / 36 shots )

Maine won series 2–0

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

March 11[9]	Massachusetts		6 – 3		Massachusetts-Lowell	William D. Mullins Memorial Center	Recap
(Demianiuk) Tim Vitek - 10:54 (Pöck, Demianiuk) Greg Mauldin - 16:37		First period			05:09 - Jason Tejchma (Martin)
(Pöck) Stephen Werner - 03:03 (Werner, Jarman) Mike Warner - GW - 05:48 (Jarman) Thomas Pöck - PP - 11:03		Second period			No scoring
(Pöck, Kuiper) Mike Warner - 13:11		Third period			11:30 - Ben Walter (Fletcher, O'Brien) 16:35 - Bobby Robins (Tejchma, Martin)
( 39 saves / 42 shots ) Tim Warner		Goalie stats			Chris Davidson ( 12 saves / 18 shots )

March 12[10]	Massachusetts		3 – 1		Massachusetts-Lowell	William D. Mullins Memorial Center	Recap
(Solon, Aduba) Josh Hanson - 10:20		First period			10:52 - Matt Collar (Pandolfo, Kinley)
(Solon, Trovato) Dusty Demianiuk - GW - 12:12		Second period			No scoring
Greg Mauldin - 14:36		Third period			No scoring
( 22 saves / 23 shots ) Tim Warner		Goalie stats			John Yaros ( 21 saves / 24 shots )

Massachusetts won series 2–0

(4) New Hampshire vs. (5) Providence

March 11[11]	New Hampshire		2 – 1		Providence	Whittemore Center	Recap
(Saviano, Mounsey) Sean Collins - 07:52		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			16:31 - PP - Cody Loughlean (Wood, Pemberton)
(Saviano, Aikins) Sean Collins - GW - 07:12		Third period			No scoring
( 19 saves / 20 shots ) Mike Ayers		Goalie stats			Bobby Goepfert ( 27 saves / 29 shots )

March 12[12]	New Hampshire		3 – 4	OT	Providence	Whittemore Center	Recap
(Yandle, Martz) Jacob Micflikier - 09:13 (Aikins, Yandle) Sean Collins - 15:18		First period			09:51 - Chase Watson (Gajda, Goodwin)
No scoring		Second period			17:54 - David Carpenter (Robinson, Lundberg)
(Hemingway, Micflikier) Preston Callander - PP - 04:18		Third period			07:37 - Torry Gajda (Stamoulis, Watson)
No scoring		First overtime period			02:49 - GW - Colin McDonald (McCreary)
( 22 saves / 26 shots ) Mike Ayers		Goalie stats			Bobby Goepfert ( 26 saves / 29 shots )

March 13[13]	New Hampshire		1 – 0		Providence	Whittemore Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
(Micflikier, Martz) Preston Callander - GW - 17:22		Third period			No scoring
( 19 saves / 19 shots ) Mike Ayers		Goalie stats			Bobby Goepfert ( 26 saves / 27 shots )

New Hampshire won series 2–1

Semifinals

(2) Maine vs. (8) Boston University

March 19[14]	Maine		1 – 0		Boston University	Fleet Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
(Jankus) Mike Hamilton - GW - 07:09		Third period			No scoring
( 21 saves / 21 shots ) Jimmy Howard		Goalie stats			Sean Fields ( 31 saves / 32 shots )

(3) Massachusetts vs. (4) New Hampshire

March 19[15]	Massachusetts		5 – 2		New Hampshire	Fleet Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			13:41 - Steve Saviano
(Vitek) Greg Mauldin - 10:21		Second period			03:30 - Jacob Micflikier (Horst, Mounsey)
(Regan, Jarman) Peter Trovato - 07:20 (Werner, Jarman) Mike Warner - GW - 14:32 (Lang, Vitek) Thomas Pöck - 17:04 (Pöck) Mike Warner - EN - 18:05		Third period			No scoring
( 27 saves / 29 shots ) Tim Warner		Goalie stats			Mike Ayers ( 28 saves / 32 shots )

Championship

(2) Maine vs. (3) Massachusetts

March 20[16]	Maine		2 – 1	3OT	Massachusetts	Fleet Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
(Léviellé) Dustin Penner - PP - 16:24		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			13:47 - PP - Greg Mauldin (Degon, Pöck)
(Deschamps, Lyall) Ben Murphy - GW - 09:27		Third overtime period			No scoring
( 63 saves / 64 shots ) Jimmy Howard		Goalie stats			Gabe Winer ( 59 saves / 61 shots )

Tournament awards

[17]

All-Tournament Team

• F Greg Mauldin (Massachusetts)
• F Colin Shields (Maine)
• F Mike Warner (Massachusetts)
• D Thomas Pöck (Massachusetts)
• D Prestin Ryan (Maine)
• G Jimmy Howard* (Maine)

* Tournament MVP(s)

Tournament Three Stars

• 3 Dustin Penner (Maine)
• 2 Thomas Pöck (Massachusetts)
• 1 Jimmy Howard (Maine)

References

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2. "Hockey East men's Hockey 2003-04 Week 25". USCHO.com. March 13, 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
3. "Hockey East men's Hockey 2003-04 Week 26". USCHO.com. March 20, 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
4. "Boston University 3, Boston College 2". USCHO.com. March 11, 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
5. "Boston College 4, Boston University 0". USCHO.com. March 12, 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
6. "Boston University 4, Boston College 2". USCHO.com. March 13, 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
7. "Maine 2, Merrimack 1". USCHO.com. March 12, 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
8. "Maine 3, Merrimack 2". USCHO.com. March 13, 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
9. "Massachusetts 6, Massachusetts-Lowell 3". USCHO.com. March 11, 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
10. "Massachusetts 3, Massachusetts-Lowell 1". USCHO.com. March 12, 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
11. "New Hampshire 2, Providence 1". USCHO.com. March 11, 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
12. "Providence 4, New Hampshire 3". USCHO.com. March 12, 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
13. "New Hampshire 1, Providence 0". USCHO.com. March 13, 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
14. "Maine 1, Boston University 0". USCHO.com. March 19, 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
15. "Massachusetts 5, New Hampshire 2". USCHO.com. March 19, 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
16. "Maine 2, Massachusetts 1". USCHO.com. March 20, 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
17. "2004 Hockey East Championship". Inside College Hockey. March 20, 2004. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2013.

External links

• Hockey East Online