1996 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1996 Hockey East Men's March 7–16, 1996 8 Fleet Center Boston, Massachusetts ProvidenceProvidence Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/providence/mens-hockey/ 2014-05-19 2nd Paul PooleyPaul Pooley Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,8/paul-pooley/ 2014-05-19 1st Joe HulbigHockey East Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/hea_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archive 2014-05-19 Providence 1995 1995 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1997 1997 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1996 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 12th tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 7 and March 16, 1996. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were, for the first time, played at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament, Providence received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Format The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finishes ninth in the conference is 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 winners advancing to the championship game and the losers meeting in a third-place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Conference standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SW = Shootout Wins; 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 3/1/1 QuarterfinalsMarch 7–9 1 Boston University 5 14 — 8 Massachusetts 2 1 — 2 Massachusetts-Lowell 7 4 — 7 Northeastern 3 3 — 3 Maine 4 8 — 6 New Hampshire 2 4 — 4 Providence 5 4 — 5 Boston College 2 2 — SemifinalsMarch 15 1 Boston University 4 4 Providence 5 2 Massachusetts-Lowell 2 3 Maine 5 ChampionshipMarch 16 3 Maine 2 4 Providence 3 Third Place 1 Boston University 7 2 Massachusetts-Lowell 3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Quarterfinals (1) Boston University vs. (8) Massachusetts Boston University Massachusetts Walter Brown Arena March 8 5 – 2 1 March 9 14 – 1 www.newspapers.com/image/440971496/?clipping_id=194233664 1 (Kealty, Coleman) Shawn Bates - PP - 07:49(unassisted) Chris Drury - PP GW - 07:57(Drury, Kelleher) Doug Wood - PP - 15:09 17:56 - PP - Brad Norton (Norris) (Drury, Grier) Jay Pandolfo - 00:24(Bates, Coleman) Chris O'Sullivan - 00:38(Lachance) Shawn Bates - 14:14(unassisted) Matt Wright - 15:05(Ronan, Kealty) Albie O'Connell - PP - 15:49(Kelleher, Wood) Albie O'Connell - PP - 19:47 (Pierce) Bob Lachance - SH - 08:12(Kealty, Ronan) John Hynes - SH - 09:37(O'Connell, Wright) Doug Wood - PP - 10:23(Pierce, Walsh) Dan Ronan - SH - 16:46(unassisted) Bill Pierce - SH - 18:37 (21 saves) Tom Noble(6 saves) P.J. McKersie Brian Regan (28 saves)Dave Kilduff (6 saves) Boston University won series 2–0 (2) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (7) Northeastern Massachusetts-Lowell Northeastern Tully Forum March 8 7 – 3 1 March 9 4 – 3 1 Massachusetts-Lowell won series 2–0 (3) Maine vs. (6) New Hampshire Maine New Hampshire Alfond Arena March 7 4 – 2 1 March 8 8 – 4 1 Maine won series 2–0 (4) Providence vs. (5) Boston College Providence Boston College Schneider Arena March 7 5 – 2 1 March 8 4 – 2 1 Providence won series 2–0 Semifinals (1) Boston University vs. (4) Providence Boston University Providence Fleet Center March 15 4 – 5 2 (2) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (3) Maine Massachusetts-Lowell Maine Fleet Center March 15 2 – 5 2 Third Place (1) Boston University vs. (2) Massachusetts-Lowell Boston University Massachusetts-Lowell Fleet Center March 16 7 – 3 1 Championship (3) Maine vs. (4) Providence Maine Providence Fleet Center March 16 2 – 3 2 Tournament awards All-Tournament Team F Joe Hulbig* (Providence) F Mike Ornicioli (Providence) F Jay Pandolfo (Boston University) D Justin Gould (Providence) D Jeff Tory (Maine) G Dan Dennis (Providence) * 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 Ice Hockey Tournament