2008 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 2008 Hockey East Men's March 14–22, 2008 8 TD Banknorth Garden Boston, Massachusetts Boston College 8th Jerry York 5th Nathan Gerbe Boston College 2007 2007 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 2009 2009 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 2008 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 24th tournament in the history of the conference. It 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.2008 Hockey East Tournament http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/tourney/results.php https://web.archive.org/web/20090422030621/http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/tourney/results.php 2009-04-22 dead 2009-03-15 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 Bracket 3/1/1 QuarterfinalsMarch 14–16 1 New Hampshire 4 7 — 8 Massachusetts 1 2 — 2 Boston University 5 1 4 7 Massachusetts-Lowell 3 4 2 3 Vermont 1 1 4 6 Northeastern 0 2* 1 4 Boston College 5 5 — 5 Providence 1 1 — SemifinalsMarch 21 1 New Hampshire 4 4 Boston College 5*** 2 Boston University 1 3 Vermont 3 ChampionshipMarch 22 3 Vermont 0 4 Boston College 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Quarterfinals (1) New Hampshire vs. (8) Massachusetts New Hampshire Massachusetts Whittemore Center March 14 4 – 1 1 March 15 7 – 2 1 New Hampshire won series 2–0 (2) Boston University vs. (7) Massachusetts-Lowell Boston University Massachusetts-Lowell Agganis Arena March 14 5 – 3 1 March 15 1 – 4 2 March 16 4 – 2 1 1 Boston University won series 2–1 (3) Vermont vs. (6) Northeastern Vermont Northeastern Gutterson Fieldhouse March 14 1 – 0 1 March 15 1 – 2 2 1 March 16 4 – 1 1 1 Vermont won series 2–1 (4) Boston College vs. (5) Providence Boston College Providence Kelley Rink March 14 5 – 1 1 March 15 5 – 1 1 Boston College won series 2–0 Semifinals (1) New Hampshire vs. (4) Boston College New Hampshire Boston College TD Banknorth Garden March 21 4 – 5 www.uscho.com/recaps/20072008/m/03/21/bc-unh.php 2 3 Bobby Butler - pp - 05:17Jamie Fritsch - 15:16 Bobby Butler - 09:27Thomas Fortney - sh - 12:23 01:34 - pp - Ben Smith13:42 - pp - Joe Whitney16:37 - Brian Gibbons 04:53 - Dan Bertram 00:43 - pp - Benn Ferriero Kevin Regan ( 62 saves / 67 shots ) John Muse ( 45 saves / 49 shots ) (2) Boston University vs. (3) Vermont Boston University Vermont TD Banknorth Garden March 21 1 – 3 www.uscho.com/recaps/20072008/m/03/21/uvm-bu.php 2 Chris Higgins - 10:17 13:48 - Peter Lenes14:17 - Colin Vock 19:20 - en - Corey Carlson Brett Bennett ( 13 saves / 15 shots ) Joe Fallon ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) Championship (3) Vermont vs. (4) Boston College Vermont Boston College TD Banknorth Garden March 22 0 – 4 www.uscho.com/recaps/20072008/m/03/22/bc-uvm.php 2 No Scoring 18:32 - Ben Smith 05:01 - Tim Kunes19:40 - pp - Brian Gibbons 18:55 - en - Nathan Gerbe Joe Fallon ( 24 saves / 27 shots ) John Muse ( 29 saves / 29 shots ) Tournament awards All-Tournament Team F Bobby Butler (New Hampshire) F Benn Ferriero (Boston College) F Nathan Gerbe* (Boston College) D Michael Brennan (Boston College) D Carl Sneep (Boston College) G John Muse (Boston College) * Tournament MVP(s) 2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide http://issuu.com/hockeyeast/docs/1314heamguide Hockey East 2014-05-19 References External links 2008 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Category:Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament Hockey East