| 1994 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 11–19, 1994 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts |
| Champions | Boston University[1] (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Jack Parker[2] (3rd title) |
| MVP | Dwayne Roloson[3] (Massachusetts-Lowell) |
Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 1994 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 10th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 11 and March 19, 1994. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament, Boston University received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Format
The tournament featured three rounds of play. In the first round, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play 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 1994 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
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Boston University†* | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 120 | 63 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 195 | 113 | |
| Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 91 | 91 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 164 | 120 | |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 90 | 91 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 145 | 125 | |
| Northeastern | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 94 | 95 | 39 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 162 | 159 | |
| Providence | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 74 | 111 | 36 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 120 | 149 | |
| Boston College | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 85 | 96 | 35 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 145 | 133 | |
| Merrimack | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 77 | 110 | 37 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 126 | 152 | |
| Maine^ | 24 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 92 | 130 | 36 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 142 | 130 | |
| Championship: Boston University † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ Towards the end of the season Maine was required to retroactively forfeit 14 games for using a player deemed ineligible by the NCAA | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
[4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals
| Quarterfinals March 11–13 | Semifinals March 18 | Championship March 19 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston University | 8 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Maine | 5 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston University | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northeastern | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 7 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Merrimack | 1 | 0 | — | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston University | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Hampshire | 4 | 6* | — | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Boston College | 1 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 4 | Consolation | |||||||||||||
| 3 | New Hampshire | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northeastern | 4 | 2* | — | 3 | New Hampshire | 4* | |||||||||
| 5 | Providence | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | Northeastern | 4 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Quarterfinals
(1) Boston University vs. (8) Maine
| March 12 | Boston University | 8 – 5 | Maine | Walter Brown Arena | ||||
| March 13 | Boston University | 4 – 3 | Maine | Walter Brown Arena | ||||
| Boston University won series 2–0 | |
(2) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (7) Merrimack
| March 11 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 7 – 1 | Merrimack | Tully Forum | ||||
| March 12 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 3 – 0 | Merrimack | Tully Forum | ||||
| Massachusetts-Lowell won series 2–0 | |
(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Boston College
| March 12 | New Hampshire | 4 – 1 | Boston College | Snively Arena | ||||
| March 13 | New Hampshire | 6 – 5 | OT | Boston College | Snively Arena | |||
| New Hampshire won series 2–0 | |
(4) Northeastern vs. (5) Providence
| March 12 | Northeastern | 4 – 3 | Providence | Matthews Arena | ||||
| March 13 | Northeastern | 2 – 1 | OT | Providence | Matthews Arena | |||
| Northeastern won series 2–0 | |
Semifinals
(1) Boston University vs. (4) Northeastern
| March 18 | Boston University | 5 – 2 | Northeastern | Boston Garden | ||||
(2) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (3) New Hampshire
| March 18 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 4 – 2 | New Hampshire | Boston Garden | ||||
Third Place
(3) New Hampshire vs. (4) Northeastern
| March 19 | New Hampshire | 4 – 4 | OT | Northeastern | Boston Garden | |||
Championship
(1) Boston University vs. (2) Massachusetts-Lowell
| March 19 | Boston University | 3 – 2 | Massachusetts-Lowell | Boston Garden | ||||
Tournament awards
All-Tournament Team
- F Eric Boguniecki (New Hampshire)
- F Greg Bullock (Massachusetts-Lowell)
- F Jacques Joubert (Boston University)
- D Rich Brennan (Boston University)
- D Kaj Linna (Boston University)
- G Dwayne Roloson* (Massachusetts-Lowell)
References
- ↑ "Boston University Men's Team History". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Jack Parker 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.