The 1986 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 2nd Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 7 and March 15, 1986. 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. This was the final year the Hockey East championship was decided at a venue outside of the state of Massachusetts (as of 2014). By winning the tournament, Boston University received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The 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 the team that scored the most total goals was declared 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 1986 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

1985–86 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston College†342392481581234226133188154
Boston University*3420113431471274325144184156
Northeastern3418142381651583920172185185
Providence3411221231051403914241122160
Maine348251171181774011281142201
Lowell345272121181664211292156205
New Hampshire34527212114188375293121199
Championship: Boston University
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Bracket

[4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
March 7–10 		Semifinals
March 14 		Championship
March 15
          
1 Boston College 5
6 Lowell 2
2 Boston University 1 4
7 New Hampshire 1 3
1 Boston College 4
2 Boston University 9
3 Northeastern 2 4
6 Lowell 4 3
2 Boston University 3 Consolation
4 Providence 2
4 Providence 5 5 4 Providence 5
5 Maine 4 2 6 Lowell 8

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(2) Boston University vs. (7) New Hampshire

March 7 Boston University 1 – 1 New Hampshire Walter Brown Arena
March 8 Boston University 4 – 3 New Hampshire Walter Brown Arena
Boston University won series 5–4

(3) Northeastern vs. (6) Lowell

March 7 Northeastern 2 – 4 Lowell Matthews Arena
March 9 Northeastern 4 – 3 Lowell Matthews Arena
Lowell won series 7–6

(4) Providence vs. (5) Maine

March 9 Providence 5 – 4 Maine Schneider Arena
March 10 Providence 5 – 1 Maine Schneider Arena
Providence won series 10–5

Semifinals

(1) Boston College vs. (6) Lowell

March 14 Boston College 5 – 2 Lowell Providence Civic Center

(2) Boston University vs. (4) Providence

March 14 Boston University 3 – 2 Providence Providence Civic Center

Consolation

(4) Providence vs. (6) Lowell

March 15 Providence 5 – 8 Lowell Providence Civic Center

Championship

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

March 15 Boston College 4 – 9 Boston University Providence Civic Center

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

  • F Ken Hodge (Boston College)
  • F Peter Marshall* (Boston University)
  • F Jeff Sveen (Boston University)
  • D David Quinn (Boston University)
  • D Scott Shaunessy (Boston University)
  • G Terry Taillefer (Boston University)

* Tournament MVP(s)

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References

  1. ↑ "Boston University Men's Team History". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jack Parker 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.
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