2018 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

2018 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament
2018 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament
Dates	March 2–17, 2018
Teams	11
Finals site	TD Garden; Boston, Massachusetts
Champions	Boston University (9th title)
Winning coach	David Quinn (2nd title)
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The 2018 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 2 and March 17, 2018 at campus locations and at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston University won their 9th tournament and earned Hockey East's automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

The tournament was the 34th in league history.

Format

The tournament included all eleven teams in the conference. Seeds 1–5 earned a first-round bye, and seeds 6–11 played a best-of-three Opening Round played on campus locations. Winners advanced to play the 1–3 seeds in the best-of-three Quarterfinals on campus locations. Winners of those series played in a single-game Semifinal, and those winners faced off in a single-game Championship Final, both at the TD Garden.

Regular season standings

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

2017–18 Hockey East men's standings v t e
	Conference record							Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#19 Boston College†	24	18	6	0	36	79	53	37	20	14	3	108	99
#11 Northeastern	24	15	6	3	33	79	49	38	23	10	5	136	81
#7 Providence	24	13	7	4	30	70	50	40	24	12	4	117	85
#10 Boston University*	24	12	8	4	28	72	60	40	22	14	4	124	105
Connecticut	24	11	12	1	23	70	62	36	15	19	2	100	102
Maine	24	10	11	3	23	65	74	38	18	16	4	117	115
Massachusetts–Lowell	24	11	13	0	22	68	75	36	17	19	0	101	99
Massachusetts	24	9	13	2	20	60	74	39	17	20	2	104	119
Vermont	24	6	12	6	18	51	75	37	10	20	7	79	112
Merrimack	24	7	15	2	16	51	70	37	12	21	4	83	105
New Hampshire	24	5	14	5	15	48	71	36	10	20	6	88	104
Championship: March 17, 2018 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2018

Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals

Opening Round March 1–4^[1]					Quarterfinals March 9–11^[2]					Semifinals March 16^[3]			Championship March 17

					1	Boston College	1	4*	–
6	Maine	4	3	–	10	Merrimack	0	3	–
11	New Hampshire	1	2	–						1	Boston College	3
										4	Boston University	4*
					2	Northeastern	3	7	–
					8	Massachusetts	2	2	–
													3	Providence	0
													4	Boston University	2
					3	Providence	4	3	–
7	Massachusetts–Lowell	1	2	–	6	Maine	3	2	–
10	Merrimack	2*	3*	–						2	Northeastern	2
										3	Providence	3*
					4	Boston University	5*	2	–
8	Massachusetts	3*	3	5	5	Connecticut	4	1	–
9	Vermont	2	4*	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Opening Round

(6) Maine vs. (11) New Hampshire

March 2	Maine		4 - 1	New Hampshire	Alfond Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period		16:01 - PP - Liam Blackburn (Vela, Salvaggio)
(Michel, Keeper) Brendan Robbins - 03:13		Second period		No scoring
(Binner, Fossier) Cédric Lacroix - GW - 16:29 (Robbins) Tim Doherty - EN - 18:24 (Keeper) Cédric Lacroix - EN - 18:50		Third period		No scoring
( 26 saves / 27 shots ) Jeremy Swayman		Goalie stats		Daniel Tirone ( 45 saves / 47 shots )

March 3	Maine		3 - 2	New Hampshire	Alfond Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period		06:55 - PP - Liam Blackburn (Fregona, Gildon)
(Michel, Keeper) Mitchell Fossier - 03:03 (Michel, Keeper) Nolan Vesey - 18:04		Second period		No scoring
(Michel, Fossier) Eduards Tralmaks - GW PP - 19:38		Third period		19:07 - EA - Benton Maass (Kelleher, Vela)
( 27 saves / 29 shots ) Jeremy Swayman		Goalie stats		Daniel Tirone ( 40 saves / 43 shots )

Maine won series 2–0

(7) Massachusetts–Lowell vs. (10) Merrimack

March 2	Merrimack		2 - 1	OT	Mass-Lowell	Tsongas Center	Recap
(unassisted) Connor Wilson - 15:52		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			15:33 - Jace Hennig (Seney, Tavernier)
No scoring		First overtime period			18:01 - GW - Ludvig Larsson (Tavernier, Petti)
( 39 saves / 41 shots ) Christoffer Hernberg		Goalie stats			Craig Pantano ( 32 saves / 33 shots )

March 3	Merrimack		3 - 2	OT	Mass-Lowell	Tsongas Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			19:21 - SH - Michael Babcock (Seney)
(Master, Kamrass) Mattias Göransson - 08:06		Second period			05:31 - Alfred Larsson (Irvine)
(Baxter, Mueller) Connor Wilson - 08:31		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			18:48 - GW - Jace Hennig (Seney, Tibbet)
( 24 saves / 27 shots ) Christoffer Hernberg		Goalie stats			Craig Pantano ( 30 saves / 32 shots )

Merrimack won series 2–0

(8) Massachusetts vs. (9) Vermont

March 1	Massachusetts		3 - 2	OT	Vermont	Mullins Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			13:09 - Matt Alvaro (unassisted)
(Chau, Makar) John Leonard - PP - 00:59		Second period			16:46 - PP - Jake Massie (Alvaro, Coughlin)
(unassisted) Cale Makar - PP - 08:35		Third period			No scoring
(Leonard, Rufo) Philip Lagunov - GW - 19:56		First overtime period			No scoring
( 31 saves / 33 shots ) Matt Murray		Goalie stats			Stefanos Lekkas ( 38 saves / 41 shots )

March 2	Massachusetts		3 - 4	OT	Vermont	Mullins Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			11:04 - Ross Colton (Darrar, Evers)
(Suter, Boeing) Austin Plevy - 07:29 (Gaudet) Mitchell Chaffee - 18:27		Second period			05:33 - Matt Alvaro (Lodermeier)
(Couturier, McLaughlin) Austin Albrecht - 00:29		Third period			08:05 - Rob Darrar (unassisted)
No scoring		First overtime period			00:12 - GW - Cory Thomas (Colton, Alvaro)
( 19 saves / 23 shots ) Matt Murray		Goalie stats			Stefanos Lekkas ( 39 saves / 42 shots )

March 4	Massachusetts		5 - 1	Vermont	Mullins Center	Recap
(Leonard, Rufo) Mario Ferraro - 02:40 (Boeing, Ferraro) Jake Gaudet - GW - 09:53		First period		No scoring
(Chukarov) Austin Albrecht - 09:38 (Chaffee, Gaudet) Oliver Chau - 12:42		Second period		04:53 - Matt O'Donnell (Puffer, Blanleil)
(unassisted) John Leonard - 13:09		Third period		No scoring
( 30 saves / 31 shots ) Ryan Wischow		Goalie stats		Stefanos Lekkas ( 25 saves / 30 shots )

Massachusetts won series 2–1

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston College vs. (10) Merrimack

March 9	Boston College		1 - 0	Merrimack	Conte Forum	Recap
No Scoring		First period		No scoring
(McPhee, Räsänen) Connor Moore - GW - 17:08		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
( 37 saves / 37 shots ) Joseph Woll		Goalie stats		Craig Pantano ( 12 saves / 13 shots )

March 10	Boston College		4 - 3	OT	Merrimack	Conte Forum	Recap
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
(Hutsko, Kim) Mike Booth - 12:02 (Grando) JD Dudek - 15:20		Second period			15:39 - Alfred Larsson (Kovacevic, Coomes) 19:33 - PP - Ludvig Larsson (Tavernier, Kolquist)
(Hutsko, Kim) Julius Mattila - 04:14		Third period			15:05 - Tyler Irvine (A. Larsson, Coomes)
(Moore) Christopher Grando - GW SH - 04:20		First overtime period			No scoring
( 30 saves / 33 shots ) Joseph Woll		Goalie stats			Craig Pantano ( 18 saves / 22 shots )

Boston College won series 2–0

(2) Northeastern vs. (8) Massachusetts

March 9	Northeastern		3 - 2	Massachusetts	Matthews Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period		No scoring
(Davies, Solow) Nolan Stevens - PP - 08:51 (Davies, Solow) Dylan Sikura - PP - 12:51		Second period		13:13 - Austin Albrecht (Rufo, Lagunov)
(Gaudette, Schule) Dylan Sikura - GW - 13:48		Third period		02:42 - Brett Boeing (Ferraro, Chaffee)
( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Cayden Primeau		Goalie stats		Ryan Wischow ( 28 saves / 31 shots )

March 10	Northeastern		7 - 2	Massachusetts	Matthews Arena	Recap
(Lerario, Hawkins) Jeremy Davies - 03:42 (Griffin, Shea) Nolan Stevens - 19:29		First period		No scoring
(Cecere, Sikura) Adam Gaudette - GW - 03:21 (unassisted) Dylan Sikura - 10:47 (Gaudette, Shea) Brandon Hawkins - 12:37 (Davies, Solow) Nolan Stevens - PP - 18:56		Second period		No scoring
(Schultz, Hawkins) Lincoln Griffin - 08:32		Third period		04:15 - John Leonard (Lagunov, Rufo) 16:50 - Brett Boeing (Makar, Plevy)
( 28 saves / 30 shots ) Cayden Primeau		Goalie stats		Ryan Wischow ( 14 saves / 20 shots ) / Brad Arvanitis ( 7 saves / 8 shots )

Northeastern won series 2–0

(3) Providence vs. (6) Maine

March 9	Providence		4 - 3	Maine	Schneider Arena	Recap
(Wilkins, Desharnais) Erik Foley - 11:01 (Björkqvist) Bailey Conger - 11:42		First period		00:38 - Tim Doherty (Vesey) 08:10 - PP - Tim Doherty (Vesey, Tiuraniemi)
(Duhaime, Young) Scott Conway - 18:35		Second period		12:43 - PP - Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi (Vesey)
(Bryson) Josh Wilkins - GW - 16:50		Third period		No scoring
( 21 saves / 24 shots ) Hayden Hawkey		Goalie stats		Jeremy Swayman ( 37 saves / 41 shots )

March 10	Providence		3 - 2	Maine	Schneider Arena	Recap
(Printz, Duhaime) Scott Conway - 03:14 (Young, Mirageas) Brandon Duhaime - PP - 08:20 (Pinho) Josh Wilkins - GW PP - 18:52		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		01:08 - PP - Eduards Tralmaks (Keeper, Fossier) 01:53 - Nolan Vesey (Keeper, Tiuraniemi)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
( 14 saves / 16 shots ) Hayden Hawkey		Goalie stats		Jeremy Swayman ( 38 saves / 41 shots )

Providence won series 2–0

(4) Boston University vs. (5) Connecticut

March 9	Boston University		5 - 4	OT	Connecticut	Agganis Arena	Recap
(Melanson, Kotkansalo) Jordan Greenway - 04:52 (Tkachuk, Krys) Drew Melanson - 07:48		First period			04:34 - Max Kalter (Rigali)
No scoring		Second period			01:31 - Karl El-Mir (Drake, Pratt) 14:31 - Maxim Letunov (Pratt, Austin)
(Fabbro, Krys) Jordan Greenway - PP - 02:02 (Bowers) Chad Krys - 16:22		Third period			14:57 - PP - Benjamin Freeman (unassisted)
(Cockerill, Bowers) Bobo Carpenter - GW - 05:02		First overtime period			No scoring
( 36 saves / 40 shots ) Jake Oettinger		Goalie stats			Adam Huska ( 33 saves / 38 shots )

March 10	Boston University		2 - 1	Connecticut	Agganis Arena	Recap
(Fabbro, Greenway) Brady Tkachuk - PP - 19:56		First period		No scoring
(Bowers, Fabbro) Logan Cockerill - GW - 16:52		Second period		09:08 - Max Kalter (Masonius, Naas)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
( 36 saves / 37 shots ) Jake Oettinger		Goalie stats		Adam Huska ( 17 saves / 19 shots )

Boston University won series 2–0

Semifinals

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

March 16	Boston College		3 - 4	OT	Boston University	TD Garden	Recap
(McPhee, Räsänen) Connor Moore - 09:31		First period			No scoring
(Cotton) Julius Mattila - 03:26		Second period			08:57 - Ty Amonte (Crone, Curry) 10:34 - David Farrance (Krys, Greenway)
(Dudek, McPhee) Christopher Brown - 14:41		Third period			15:26 - Drew Melanson (Greenway, Farrance)
No scoring		First overtime period			15:40 - GW - Patrick Curry (Bowers, Carpenter)
( 41 saves / 45 shots ) Joseph Woll		Goalie stats			Jake Oettinger ( 36 saves / 39 shots )

(2) Northeastern vs. (3) Providence

March 18	Northeastern		2 - 3	OT	Providence	TD Garden	Recap
No Scoring		First period			08:57 - Vimal Sukumaran (Bunz)
(Gaudette) Dylan Sikura - SH - 18:06		Second period			No scoring
(Picking, Davies) Austin Goldstein - 03:03		Third period			18:09 - Kasper Björkqvist (Duhaime)
No scoring		First overtime period			09:55 - GW - Brandon Duhaime (Davis, Conway)
( 31 saves / 34 shots ) Cayden Primeau		Goalie stats			Hayden Hawkey ( 38 saves / 40 shots )

Championship

(3) Providence vs. (4) Boston University

March 17	Providence		0 - 2	Boston University	TD Garden	Recap
No Scoring		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		00:56 - GW - Drew Melanson (Greenway, Tkachuk) 18:38 - EN - Bobo Carpenter (unassisted)
( 27 saves / 28 shots ) Hayden Hawkey		Goalie stats		Jake Oettinger ( 30 saves / 30 shots )