1988 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1988 Hockey East Men's March 4–14, 1988 6 Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts NortheasternNortheastern Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/northeastern/mens-hockey/ 2014-05-19 1st Fernie FlamanFern Flaman Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,332/fern-flaman/ 2014-05-19 1st Bruce RacineHockey East Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/hea_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archive 2014-05-19 Northeastern 1987 1987 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1989 1989 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1988 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 4th tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 3 and March 11, 1988. Quarterfinal and semifinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final game was played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. 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, Northeastern received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Format The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finishes in seventh place is ineligible for tournament play. In the quarterfinals, 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 and lowest remaining quarterfinalist and second seed and highest remaining quarterfinalist each play additional two-game series with the winners advancing to the single-elimination championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1988 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 Bracket Hockey East Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/hea_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archive 2014-05-19 Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals 0 2/2/1 QuarterfinalsMarch 4–5 3 Boston University 2 4 6 Providence 3 6 4 Lowell 3 5 5 Boston College 3 2 SemifinalsMarch 8–10 1 Maine 6 11 6 Providence 5 2 2 Northeastern 3 1 4 Lowell 1 2 ChampionshipMarch 14 1 Maine 3 2 Northeastern 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Quarterfinals (3) Boston University vs. (6) Providence Boston University Providence Walter Brown Arena March 4 2 – 3 2 March 5 4 – 6 2 Providence won series 9–6 (4) Lowell vs. (5) Boston College Lowell Boston College Tully Forum March 4 3 – 3 March 5 5 – 2 1 Lowell won series 8–5 Semifinals (1) Maine vs. (6) Providence Maine Providence Alfond Arena March 8 6 – 5 1 March 9 11 – 2 1 Maine won series 17–7 (2) Northeastern vs. (4) Lowell Northeastern Lowell Matthews Arena March 9 3 – 1 1 March 10 1 – 2 2 Northeastern won series 4–3 Championship (1) Maine vs. (2) Northeastern Maine Northeastern Boston Garden March 14 3 – 4 2 Tournament awards All-Tournament Team F Mike McHugh (Maine) F Harry Mews (Northeastern) F Rico Rossi (Northeastern) F Mario Thyer (Maine) D Jack Capuano (Maine) D Brian Dowd (Northeastern) G Bruce Racine* (Northeastern) * Tournament MVP(s) 2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide http://issuu.com/hockeyeast/docs/1314heamguide Hockey East 2014-05-19 References 2 External links Hockey East Online Category:Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament HE tournament Hockey East Men's