The 1989 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 5th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 3 and March 11, 1989. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the newly opened Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, the home venue of the Boston College Eagles. This was the final year the Hockey East championship was decided at a home venue to one of its member teams (as of 2014). By winning the tournament, Maine received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play with each matchup being a single-elimination game. The team that finishes in seventh place is ineligible for tournament play. In the first round, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the first seed and lowest remaining quarterfinalist and second seed and highest remaining quarterfinalist each play a game with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers meeting in a consolation match. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1989 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

1988–89 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston College†26166436122894025114191137
Maine*26179034127974531140221158
Northeastern2613112281261203618162166155
Providence2613112281061124222182166167
Boston University2610151211141163614211157169
New Hampshire26917018751203412220111154
Lowell264211982156348242122189
Championship: Maine
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Bracket

[4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
March 3–4 		Semifinals
March 10 		Championship
March 11
1 Boston College 6**
3 Northeastern 5* 4 Providence 5
6 New Hampshire 4 1 Boston College 4
2 Maine 5
2 Maine 3*
4 Providence 3 3 Northeastern 2
5 Boston University 2 Consolation
3 Northeastern 2
4 Providence 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(3) Northeastern vs. (6) New Hampshire

March 4 Northeastern 5 – 4 OT New Hampshire Matthews Arena

(4) Providence vs. (5) Boston University

March 3 Providence 3 – 2 Boston University Schneider Arena

Semifinals

(1) Boston College vs. (4) Providence

March 10 Boston College 6 – 5 2OT Providence Conte Forum

(2) Maine vs. (3) Northeastern

March 10 Maine 3 – 2 OT Northeastern Conte Forum

Consolation

(3) Northeastern vs. (4) Providence

March 11 Northeastern 2 – 3 Providence Conte Forum

Championship

(1) Boston College vs. (2) Maine

March 11 Boston College 4 – 5 Maine Conte Forum

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Maine Men's Team History". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Shawn Walsh 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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