The 1985 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 1st Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 8 and March 16, 1985. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were, for the first time, played at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. By winning the tournament, Providence received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
| 1985 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 8–16, 1985 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Finals site | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Champions | Providence[1] (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Steve Stirling[2] (1st title) |
| MVP | Chris Terreri[3] (Providence) |
Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
Format
editThe tournament featured three rounds of play. In the quarterfinals, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a two-game series where an additional mini-game was played if the teams remained tied to determine the winner and advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the first seed was matched against the lowest remaining quarterfinalist while the other remaining quarterfinalists met in 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 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Conference standings
editNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Boston College† | 34 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 49 | 182 | 125 | 45 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 240 | 172 | |
| Boston University | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 42 | 139 | 132 | 42 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 170 | 165 | |
| Providence* | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 35 | 119 | 127 | 45 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 156 | 149 | |
| New Hampshire | 34 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 25 | 139 | 152 | 43 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 198 | 191 | |
| Lowell | 34 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 24 | 125 | 169 | 42 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 169 | 215 | |
| Northeastern | 34 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 120 | 155 | 38 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 130 | 167 | |
| Maine | 34 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 105 | 185 | 42 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 140 | 211 | |
| Championship: Providence † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
edit[4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals
| Quarterfinals March 7–10 | Semifinals March 15 | Championship March 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston College | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Lowell | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston University | 7 | 4 | – | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Maine | 4 | 2 | – | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston College | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Providence | 2** | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Providence | 3 | 3 | – | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Northeastern | 2 | 0 | – | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston University | 2 | Consolation | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Providence | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | New Hampshire | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | Boston University | 6 | |||||||||
| 5 | Lowell | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Lowell | 4 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Quarterfinals
edit(2) Boston University vs. (7) Maine
edit| March 9 | Boston University | 7 – 4 | Maine | Walter Brown Arena | ||||
| March 10 | Boston University | 4 – 2 | Maine | Walter Brown Arena | ||||
| Boston University won series 2–0 | |
(3) Providence vs. (6) Northeastern
edit| March 10 | Providence | 3 – 2 | Northeastern | Schneider Arena | ||||
| March 11 | Providence | 3 – 0 | Northeastern | Schneider Arena | ||||
| Providence won series 2–0 | |
(4) New Hampshire vs. (5) Lowell
edit| March 8 | New Hampshire | 6 – 7 | Lowell | Snively Arena | ||||
| March 9 | New Hampshire | 8 – 4 | Lowell | Snively Arena | ||||
| March 9 | New Hampshire | 0 – 1 | Lowell | Snively Arena | ||||
| Lowell won series 2–1 | |
Semifinals
edit(1) Boston College vs. (5) Lowell
edit| March 15 | Boston College | 6 – 5 | Lowell | Providence Civic Center | ||||
(2) Boston University vs. (3) Providence
edit| March 15 | Boston University | 2 – 5 | Providence | Providence Civic Center | ||||
Consolation
edit(2) Boston University vs. (5) Lowell
edit| March 16 | Boston University | 6 – 4 | Lowell | Providence Civic Center | ||||
Championship
edit(1) Boston College vs. (3) Providence
edit| March 16 | Boston College | 1 – 2 | 2OT | Providence | Providence Civic Center | |||
Tournament awards
edit- F Doug Brown (Boston College)
- F Clark Donatelli (Boston University)
- F Jon Morris (Lowell)
- D Dominic Campedelli (Boston College)
- D Peter Taglianetti (Providence)
- G Chris Terreri* (Providence)
References
edit- ^ "Providence Men's Team History". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ "Steve Stirling Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ "Hockey East Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.