2012 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 2012 Hockey East Men's 200px Hockey East Logo March 8–17, 2012 8 TD Garden Boston Boston College 11th Jerry York 9th John Gaudreau BC 2011 2011 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 2013 2013 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 2012 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 28th tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 8 and March 17, 2012 at campus locations and at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston College Eagles won their eleventh Hockey East Tournament and earned the Hockey East's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. 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 2012 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 Bracket 3/1/1 QuarterfinalsMarch 10–13 1 Boston College 2 3 — 8 Massachusetts 1 2 — 2 Massachusetts-Lowell 3 3* 0 7 Providence 5 2 1 3 Boston University 2 4 5** 6 New Hampshire 3** 2 4 4 Maine 2 2 2 5 Merrimack 1 5 1 SemifinalsMarch 18 1 Boston College 4 7 Providence 2 3 Boston University 3 4 Maine 5 ChampionshipMarch 19 1 Boston College 4 4 Maine 1 Note: * denotes overtime periods Quarterfinals (1) Boston College vs. (8) Massachusetts Boston College Massachusetts Conte Forum March 9 2–1 www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/recaps12.php?mbc_uma1.m09 1 No scoring Pat Mullane (7) – 17:46Tommy Cross (5) – 18:25 Steven Guzzo (10) – 06:55 Parker Milner – ( 24 saves / 25 shots ) Kevin Boyle – ( 14 saves / 16 shots ) March 10 3–2 www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/recaps12.php?mbc_uma1.m10 1 Pat Mullane (8) – 04:25Paul Carey (14) – pp – 08:18 Conor Sheary (12) – 02:54 Brian Dumoulin (6) – 19:11 Joel Hanley (7) – pp – 18:03 Parker Milner – ( 31 saves / 33 shots ) Kevin Boyle – ( 16 saves / 19 shots ) Boston College Wins Series 2–0 (2) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (7) Providence Massachusetts-Lowell Providence Tsongas Arena March 8 3–5 www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/recaps12.php?mprvuml1.m08 2 Josh Holmstrom (11) – 09:59 Scott Wilson (16) – pp – 12:03 Derek Army (9) – pp – 05:28Andy Balysky (7) – 09:38Derek Army (10) – 17:27 Matt Ferreira (12) – 15:31 Matt Bergland (6) – 11:30Matt Bergland (7) – en – 18:25 Doug Carr – ( 32 saves / 36 shots ) Alex Beaudry – ( 31 saves / 33 shots ) March 9 3–2 ot www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/recaps12.php?mprvuml1.m09 1 Chad Ruhwedel (6) – 17:28 Matt Ferreira (13) – pp – 00:52 Myles Harvey (7) – 13:43Stefan Demopoulos (8) – 15:39 Zack Kamrass (1) – 11:29 Doug Carr – ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) Alex Beaudry – ( 30 saves / 33 shots ) March 11 0–1 www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/recaps12.php?mprvuml1.m11 1 2 No scoring Ross Mauermann (10) – 07:00 Doug Carr – ( 34 saves / 35 shots ) Alex Beaudry – ( 29 saves / 29 shots ) Providence Wins Series 2–1 (3) Boston University vs. (6) New Hampshire Boston University New Hampshire Agganis Arena March 9 2–3 2ot www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/recaps12.php?mbu_unh1.m09 2 Alex Chiasson (13) – 14:39 Nick Sorkin (9) – 17:20Kevin Goumas (9) – 18:06 Kevin Gilroy (2) – 16:50 Grayson Downing (10) – 02:00 Kieran Millan – ( 44 saves / 47 shots ) Casey DeSmith – ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) March 10 4–2 www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/recaps12.php?mbu_unh1.m10 1 Chris Connolly (9) – 11:55 Sahir Gill (12) – 17:16 Steve Moses (22) – 10:16 Matt Nieto (14) – 04:54Ryan Santana (3) – 07:18 Connor Hardowa (6) – pp – 04:04 Kieran Millan – ( 33 saves / 35 shots ) Casey DeSmith – ( 28 saves / 32 shots ) March 11 5–4 2ot www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/recaps12.php?mbu_unh1.m11 1 1 Evan Rodrigues (2) – 04:11 Casey Thrush (3) – 08:09Casey Thrush (4) – 14:30 Garrett Noonan (15) – 16:11Garrett Noonan (16) – 18:58 Greg Burke (6) – pp – 01:42Mike Borisenok (6) – sh – 04:34 Wade Megan (19) – 00:30 Alex Chiasson (14) – 06:42 Kieran Millan – ( 64 saves / 68 shots ) Casey DeSmith – ( 45 saves / 50 shots ) Boston University Wins Series 2–1 (4) Maine vs. (5) Merrimack Maine Merrimack Alfond Arena March 9 2–1 www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/recaps12.php?mmermne1.m09 1 No scoring Mike Collins (10) – pp – 15:33 Joey Diamond (23) – 07:50Kyle Beattie (6) – 12:04 Dan Sullivan – ( 19 saves / 20 shots ) Joe Cannata – ( 39 saves / 41 shots ) March 10 2–5 www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/recaps12.php?mmermne1.m10 2 Matt Mangene (15) – sh – 03:51 Rhett Bly (5) – 05:39Josh Myers (5) – pp – 13:33 Jeff Velleca (10) – 17:55Rhett Bly (6) – 18:15 Adam Shemansky (11) – pp – 08:03 Dan Kolomatis (1) – en – 19:58 Dan Sullivan – ( 28 saves / 32 shots ) Joe Cannata – ( 26 saves / 28 shots ) March 11 2–1 www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/recaps12.php?mmermne1.m11 1 1 Spencer Abbott (20) – pp – 11:38 Brice O'Connor (3) – 03:43 Ryan Flanigan (11) – 09:16 Dan Sullivan – ( 19 saves / 20 shots ) Joe Cannata – ( 28 saves / 30 shots ) Maine Wins Series 2–1 Semifinals (1) Boston College vs. (7) Providence Boston College Providence TD Garden March 16 4–2 www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/recaps12.php?mbc_prv1.m16 1 Paul Carey (15) – 01:15Destry Straight (3) – 08:35 Barrett Kaib (1) – 02:28Derek Army (11) – 04:33 Johnny Gaudreau (17) – pp – 03:58 Steven Whitney (13) – 08:00 Parker Milner – ( 25 saves / 27 shots ) Alex Beaudry – ( 27 saves / 30 shots ) (3) Boston University vs. (4) Maine Boston University Maine TD Garden March 16 3–5 www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/recaps12.php?mbu_mne1.m16 2 Alex Chiasson (15) – 02:46 Matt Nieto (15) – pp – 06:16 Joey Diamond (24) – pp – 00:46Will O'Neill (2) – 11:22Will O'Neill (3) – pp – 18:25 Matt Nieto (16) – 04:03 Mark Anthoine (12) – pp – 07:43Joey Diamond (25) – pp en – 19:31 Kieran Millan – ( 35 saves / 39 shots ) Dan Sullivan – ( 25 saves / 28 shots ) Championship (1) Boston College vs. (4) Maine Boston College Maine TD Garden March 17 4–1 www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/recaps12.php?mbc_mne1.m17 1 Johnny Gaudreau (18) – 05:24Johnny Gaudreau (19) – pp – 07:31 Pat Mullane (9) – 18:39 Brian Flynn (18) – 07:37 Barry Almeida (22) – en – 18:59 Parker Milner – ( 40 saves / 41 shots ) Dan Sullivan – ( 36 saves / 39 shots ) Tournament awards All-Tournament Team F Alex Chiasson (Boston University) F Joey Diamond (Maine) F Johnny Gaudreau* (Boston College) D Brian Dumoulin (Boston College) D Will O'Neill (Maine) G Parker Milner (Boston College) * Tournament MVP(s) 2013–14 Hockey East Media Guide http://issuu.com/hockeyeast/docs/1314heamguide Hockey East 2014-05-19 References 2 External links 2012 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Category:Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament