The 2008 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 14 and March 22, 2008 at campus locations and at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. By winning the tournament, Boston College was awarded the Lamoriello Trophy and an automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.[1]

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The teams that finish below eighth in the conference are not eligible for tournament 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 winner advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Regular season standings

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

2007–08 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 New Hampshire†271953418454382510313294
Boston University2715933397724019174135117
Vermont271395316778391715788106
#1 Boston College*2711972982674425118160101
Providence271111527666636141759199
Northeastern2712132267380371618392105
Massachusetts–Lowell2710134247076371617410096
Massachusetts27913523737136141669897
Maine27915321597334131837792
Merrimack27618315488234121847193
Championship: Boston College
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 14–16 		Semifinals
March 21 		Championship
March 22
           
1 New Hampshire 4 7 —
8 Massachusetts 1 2 —
1 New Hampshire 4
4 Boston College 5***
2 Boston University 5 1 4
7 Massachusetts-Lowell 3 4 2
3 Vermont 0
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 Boston College 4
3 Vermont 1 1 4
6 Northeastern 0 2* 1
2 Boston University 1
3 Vermont 3
4 Boston College 5 5 —
5 Providence 1 1 —

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) New Hampshire vs. (8) Massachusetts

March 14 New Hampshire 4 – 1 Massachusetts Whittemore Center
March 15 New Hampshire 7 – 2 Massachusetts Whittemore Center
New Hampshire won series 2–0

(2) Boston University vs. (7) Massachusetts-Lowell

March 14 Boston University 5 – 3 Massachusetts-Lowell Agganis Arena
March 15 Boston University 1 – 4 Massachusetts-Lowell Agganis Arena
March 16 Boston University 4 – 2 Massachusetts-Lowell Agganis Arena
Boston University won series 2–1

(3) Vermont vs. (6) Northeastern

March 14 Vermont 1 – 0 Northeastern Gutterson Fieldhouse
March 15 Vermont 1 – 2 OT Northeastern Gutterson Fieldhouse
March 16 Vermont 4 – 1 Northeastern Gutterson Fieldhouse
Vermont won series 2–1

(4) Boston College vs. (5) Providence

March 14 Boston College 5 – 1 Providence Kelley Rink
March 15 Boston College 5 – 1 Providence Kelley Rink
Boston College won series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) New Hampshire vs. (4) Boston College

March 21 New Hampshire 4 – 5 3OT Boston College TD Banknorth Garden Recap  
Bobby Butler - pp - 05:17
Jamie Fritsch - 15:16		 First period No scoring
Bobby Butler - 09:27
Thomas Fortney - sh - 12:23		 Second period 01:34 - pp - Ben Smith
13:42 - pp - Joe Whitney
16:37 - Brian Gibbons
No scoring Third period 04:53 - Dan Bertram
No scoring Third overtime period 00:43 - pp - Benn Ferriero
Kevin Regan ( 62 saves / 67 shots ) Goalie stats John Muse ( 45 saves / 49 shots )

(2) Boston University vs. (3) Vermont

March 21 Boston University 1 – 3 Vermont TD Banknorth Garden Recap  
Chris Higgins - 10:17 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 13:48 - Peter Lenes
14:17 - Colin Vock
No scoring Third period 19:20 - en - Corey Carlson
Brett Bennett ( 13 saves / 15 shots ) Goalie stats Joe Fallon ( 25 saves / 26 shots )

Championship

(3) Vermont vs. (4) Boston College

March 22 Vermont 0 – 4 Boston College TD Banknorth Garden Recap  
No Scoring First period 18:32 - Ben Smith
No scoring Second period 05:01 - Tim Kunes
19:40 - pp - Brian Gibbons
No scoring Third period 18:55 - en - Nathan Gerbe
Joe Fallon ( 24 saves / 27 shots ) Goalie stats John Muse ( 29 saves / 29 shots )

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

[2]

References

  1. ↑ "2008 Hockey East Tournament". Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
  2. ↑ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
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