Massachusetts high school hockey tournament
The MIAA Division 1A Boys' Ice Hockey Tournament , commonly referred to as the Super Eight , was 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 Management Committee voted to not accept any Division 1A tournament proposals until at least the 2025–26 academic year.[ 1] 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.[ 2]
History
The Super Eight was a double-elimination tournament that 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.[ 3] The MIAA did not sponsor winter tournaments in 2021, thus no Super Eight was held.[ 4]
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.[ 1] 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.[ 2]
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)
2018–2021
10 teams (4-team single-game play-in; double-elimination with a single-game championship)
Results
Year
Winning team
Coach
Losing team
Coach
Score
Location
Finals venue
1991
Catholic Memorial
Bill Hanson
Boston College High
3–2
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Garden
1992
Catholic Memorial (2)
Bill Hanson
Matignon
3–1
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Garden
1993
Catholic Memorial (3)
Bill Hanson
Medford
5–2
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Garden
1994
Catholic Memorial (4)
Bill Hanson
Arlington Catholic
5–1
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Garden
1995
Catholic Memorial (5)
Bill Hanson
Boston College High
3–1
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Garden
1996
Boston College High
Joe McCabe
Matignon
5–1
Boston, Massachusetts
FleetCenter
1997
Arlington Catholic
Dan Shine
Boston College High
Joe McCabe
5–4
Boston, Massachusetts
FleetCenter
1998
Catholic Memorial (6)
Bill Hanson
Archbishop Williams
5–0
Boston, Massachusetts
FleetCenter
1999
Catholic Memorial (7)
Bill Hanson
Boston College High
Joe McCabe
5–2
Lowell, Massachusetts
Tsongas Center
2000
Catholic Memorial (8)
Bill Hanson
Boston College High
Joe McCabe
6–3
Boston, Massachusetts
FleetCenter
2001
Catholic Memorial (9)
Bill Hanson
Boston College High
Joe McCabe
1–0 (OT )
Boston, Massachusetts
FleetCenter
2002
Boston College High (2)
Joe McCabe
Catholic Memorial
2–0
Boston, Massachusetts
FleetCenter
2003
Catholic Memorial (10)
Bill Hanson
Boston College High
Joe McCabe
3–2
Boston, Massachusetts
FleetCenter
2004
Catholic Memorial (11)
Bill Hanson
Boston College High
Joe McCabe
3–1
Boston, Massachusetts
FleetCenter
2005
Catholic Memorial (12)
Bill Hanson
Arlington Catholic
3–1
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Banknorth Garden
2006
Boston College High (3)
Joe McCabe
Catholic Memorial
2–1
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Banknorth Garden
2007
Boston College High (4)
Joe McCabe
Weymouth
6–1
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Banknorth Garden
2008
Reading
Peter Doherty
Malden Catholic
3–0
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Banknorth Garden
2009
Catholic Memorial (13)
Bill Hanson
Burlington
Bob Conceison
5–1
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Banknorth Garden
2010
Hingham
Tony Messina
Catholic Memorial
1–0
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Garden
2011
Malden Catholic
Chris Serino
St. John's Prep
4–3 (OT )
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Garden
2012
Malden Catholic (2)
John McLean
Boston College High
3–1
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Garden
2013
Malden Catholic (3)
John McLean
Austin Prep
3–2
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Garden
2014
Malden Catholic (4)
John McLean
Austin Prep
5–3
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Garden
2015
St. John's Prep
Kris Hanson
Malden Catholic
John McLean
2–1
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Garden
2016
Malden Catholic (5)
John McLean
St. John's Prep
2–1 (OT )
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Garden
2017
Arlington
John Messuri
Central Catholic
2–1 (OT )
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Garden
2018
Boston College High (5)
John Flaherty
Pope Francis
Brian Foley
2-1 (OT )
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Garden
2019
Boston College High (6)
John Flaherty
Pope Francis
Brian Foley
2-1 (4OT )
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Garden
2020
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ; Arlington (2) and Pope Francis declared co-champions
2021
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Team titles
Team
Titles
Years
Catholic Memorial
13
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009
Boston College High
6
1996, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2018, 2019
Malden Catholic
5
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
Pope Francis
1
2020
St. John's Prep
1
2015
Arlington
2
2017, 2020
Arlington Catholic
1
1997
Reading Memorial
1
2008
Hingham
1
2010
Tournaments
1991
Catholic Memorial School ^
St. John's Preparatory School
Boston College High School
Matignon High School
Medford High School
Reading Memorial High School
Arlington High School
Billerica Memorial High School
^ Tournament Champion
1992
Catholic Memorial School ^
Matignon High School
Woburn Memorial High School
St. John's Preparatory School
Don Bosco Technical High School
Newton North High School
Reading Memorial High School
Arlington High School
^ Tournament Champion
1993
Catholic Memorial School ^
Medford High School
Archbishop Williams High School
Billerica Memorial High School
Arlington High School
St. John's High School
Burlington High School
Weymouth High School
^ Tournament Champion
1994
Catholic Memorial School ^
St. John's Preparatory School
Arlington High School
Arlington Catholic High School
Wakefield Memorial High School
Framingham High School
Matignon High School
Falmouth High School
^ Tournament Champion
1995
Catholic Memorial School ^
Boston College High School
Arlington Catholic High School
Arlington High School
Newton North High School
Reading Memorial High School
Matignon High School
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
^ Tournament Champion
1996
Boston College High School ^
Catholic Memorial School
Matignon High School
Reading Memorial High School
Arlington Catholic High School
Arlington High School
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Tewksbury Memorial High School
^ Tournament Champion
1997
Catholic Memorial School
Matignon High School
Arlington Catholic High School ^
St. John's High School
Boston College High School
Reading Memorial High School
Billerica Memorial High School
Chelmsford High School
^ Tournament Champion
1998
Catholic Memorial School ^*
Archbishop Williams High School
Arlington High School
Boston College High School
Billerica Memorial High School
Reading Memorial High School
Arlington Catholic High School
St. John's Preparatory School
^ Tournament Champion
1999
Boston College High School
Reading Memorial High School
Archbishop Williams High School
Arlington High School
St. John's Preparatory School
Catholic Memorial School ^
Matignon High School
Waltham High School
^ Tournament Champion
2000
Catholic Memorial School ^
Boston College High School
Arlington High School
Austin Preparatory School
Arlington Catholic High School
Reading Memorial High School
Needham High School
St. John's High School
^ Tournament Champion
2001
Winchester High School
Arlington High School
Catholic Memorial School ^
Austin Preparatory School
Boston College High School
Reading Memorial High School
Springfield Cathedral High School
St. John's High School
Archbishop Williams High School
Matignon High School
^ Tournament Champion
2002
St. John's High School
Boston College High School ^
Austin Preparatory School
Hingham High School
Catholic Memorial School
Billerica Memorial High School
Chelmsford High School
Reading Memorial High School
Arlington Catholic High School
Arlington High School
^ Tournament Champion
2003
Boston College High School
Catholic Memorial School ^
Arlington High School
Hingham High School
Austin Preparatory School
Arlington Catholic High School
Belmont High School
Chelmsford High School
St. John's High School
St. John's Preparatory School
^ Tournament Champion
2004
Catholic Memorial School ^
Boston College High School
Arlington Catholic High School
Hingham High School
Waltham High School
St. John's Preparatory School
Belmont High School
Duxbury High School
Billerica Memorial High School
Framingham High School
^ Tournament Champion
2005
Catholic Memorial School ^
Boston College High School
Hingham High School
Waltham High School
Arlington Catholic High School
Reading Memorial High School
Duxbury High School
Medford High School
Austin Preparatory School
St. John's Preparatory School
^ Tournament Champion
2006
Catholic Memorial School
Boston College High School ^
Arlington Catholic High School
Medford High School
Hingham High School
Duxbury High School
Winchester High School
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Austin Preparatory School
St. John's Preparatory School
^ Tournament Champion
2007
The ten teams to qualify for the 2007 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[ 7]
Catholic Memorial School (14-1-2)
St. John's Preparatory School (11-3-6)
Boston College High School (14-4-2)
Malden Catholic High School (13-4-2)
Weymouth High School (19-1-0)
Reading Memorial High School (19-3-0)
Woburn Memorial High School (16-2-2)
Central Catholic High School (16-2-2)
Waltham High School (18-3-1)
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]
Catholic Memorial School (14-1-3)
Hingham High School (17-3-2)
St. John's Preparatory School (12-5-3)
Boston College High School (11-4-5)
Reading Memorial High School (20-1-0)
Malden Catholic High School (11-5-4)
Needham High School (16-3-2)
Waltham High School (15-3-4)
Westford Academy (15-5-1)
Xaverian Brothers High School (10-6-3)
2009
The ten teams to qualify for the 2009 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[ 9]
Catholic Memorial School (10-4-4)
Needham High School (18-3-1)
Malden Catholic High School (15-3-2)
Hingham High School (15-2-5)
Central Catholic High School (15-0-7)
Xaverian Brothers High School (14-4-2)
Burlington High School (17-2-1)
Winchester High School (16-3-1)
Springfield Cathedral High School (13-4-2)
Arlington Catholic High School (12-4-4)
2010
The ten teams to qualify for the 2010 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[ 10]
Catholic Memorial School (14-3-1)
Austin Preparatory School (16-1-3)
Hingham High School (17-2-3)
Malden Catholic High School (13-3-4)
Needham High School (17-1-3)
Springfield Cathedral High School (15-2-5)
Xaverian Brothers High School (12-5-3)
Winchester High School (13-4-2)
Burlington High School (14-4-2)
Central Catholic High School (13-4-3)
2011
The ten teams to qualify for the 2011 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[ 11]
Malden Catholic High School (16-2-2)
St. John's Preparatory School (14-5-1)
Boston College High School (13-4-3)
Weymouth High School (17-3-2)
Hingham High School (13-5-4)
Needham High School (12-6-4)
Woburn Memorial High School (17-3-1)
Central Catholic High School (16-5-1)
St. Mary's High School (13-4-3)
Springfield Cathedral High School (12-9-1)
2012
The ten teams to qualify for the 2012 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[ 12]
Malden Catholic High School (15-1-4)
St. Mary's High School (18-0-3)
St. John's Preparatory School (13-5-2)
Hingham High School (16-4-2)
Boston College High School (10-5-5)
Springfield Cathedral High School (10-6-6)
Burlington High School (14-1-6)
Needham High School (16-4-1)
St. John's High School (15-4-3)
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]
St. John's Preparatory School (17-2-1)
Springfield Cathedral High School (16-1-4)
Boston College High School (14-3-3)
Austin Preparatory School (13-1-6)
Reading Memorial High School (16-1-5)
Catholic Memorial School (12-6-2)
Archbishop Williams High School (12-4-4)
Central Catholic High School (13-5-3)
Hingham High School (13-7-2)
Malden Catholic High School (11-6-3)
Bracket
2014
The ten teams to qualify for the 2014 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[ 14]
Boston College High School (14-2-4)
Malden Catholic High School (16-4-0)
Springfield Cathedral High School (15-2-5)
Austin Preparatory School (13-4-4)
Central Catholic High School (16-3-3)
Duxbury High School (16-2-3)
Braintree High School (13-4-3)
Xaverian Brothers High School (11-3-6)
Archbishop Williams High School (12-5-3)
Catholic Memorial School (9-7-4)
Bracket
2015
The ten teams to qualify for the 2015 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[ 15]
Springfield Cathedral High School (20-0-2)
Malden Catholic High School (16-1-2)
Austin Preparatory School (19-1-1)
Boston College High School (13-5-2)
St. John's Preparatory School (14-5-1)
Central Catholic High School (15-5-2)
Franklin High School (Massachusetts) (16-1-3)
Woburn Memorial High School (15-1-4)
Burlington High School (16-1-4)
Xaverian Brothers High School (11-3-6)
Bracket
2016
The ten teams to qualify for the 2016 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[ 16]
Boston College High School (17-0-3)
Pope Francis High School (15-3-2)
Malden Catholic High School (14-3-3)
St. John's Preparatory School (14-2-4)
Burlington High School (17-1-3)
Austin Preparatory School (13-4-3)
Arlington High School (15-3-3)
Reading Memorial High School (12-2-6
Central Catholic High School (14-7-1)
Hingham High School (11-8-3)
Bracket
References
^ a b Clark, Jim (April 15, 2021). "Super 8 high school sports tournaments won't be held for at least the next four years" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved April 16, 2021 .
^ a b McHugh, Eric (April 15, 2021). "MIAA votes to pause Super 8s in all sports for next four years" . MSN . The Patriot Ledger . Retrieved April 16, 2021 . However, the decision is subject to approval by the MIAA's Board of Directors.
^ Clark, Jim. "Amid coronavirus concerns, MIAA Board votes to cancel state basketball, hockey finals" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved March 28, 2020 .
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