1997 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1997 Hockey East Men's March 6–15, 1997 8 Fleet Center Boston, Massachusetts Boston UniversityBoston University Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/boston-university/mens-hockey/ 2014-05-19 5th Jack ParkerJack Parker Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,1/jack-parker/ 2014-05-19 5th Michel LarocqueHockey East Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/hea_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archive 2014-05-19 Boston University 1996 1996 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1998 1998 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1997 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 13th tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 6 and March 15, 1997. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament, Boston University received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1997 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 1997 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 3/1/1 QuarterfinalsMarch 6–8 1 Boston University 6 7 — 8 Northeastern 2 1 — 2 New Hampshire 5 8 — 7 Massachusetts 1 2 — 3 Providence 2 5 — 6 Massachusetts-Lowell 6 6 — 4 Merrimack 6 3 — 5 Boston College 7 5 — SemifinalsMarch 14 1 Boston University 3 6 Massachusetts-Lowell 2 2 New Hampshire 4 5 Boston College 0 ChampionshipMarch 15 1 Boston University 4 2 New Hampshire 2 Third Place 5 Boston College 2* 6 Massachusetts-Lowell 2 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Quarterfinals (1) Boston University vs. (8) Northeastern Boston University Northeastern Walter Brown Arena March 7 6 – 2 1 March 8 7 – 1 1 Boston University won series 2–0 (2) New Hampshire vs. (7) Massachusetts New Hampshire Massachusetts Whittemore Center March 7 5 – 1 1 March 8 8 – 2 1 New Hampshire won series 2–0 (3) Providence vs. (6) Massachusetts-Lowell Providence Massachusetts-Lowell Schneider Arena March 7 2 – 6 2 March 8 5 – 6 2 Massachusetts-Lowell won series 2–0 (4) Merrimack vs. (5) Boston College Merrimack Boston College Lawler Arena March 6 6 – 7 2 March 7 3 – 5 2 Boston College won series 2–0 Semifinals (1) Boston University vs. (6) Massachusetts-Lowell Boston University Massachusetts-Lowell Fleet Center March 14 3 – 2 1 (2) New Hampshire vs. (5) Boston College New Hampshire Boston College Fleet Center March 14 4 – 0 1 Third Place (5) Boston College vs. (6) Massachusetts-Lowell Boston College Massachusetts-Lowell Fleet Center March 15 2 – 2 1 Championship (1) Boston University vs. (2) New Hampshire Boston University New Hampshire Fleet Center March 15 4 – 2 1 Tournament awards All-Tournament Team F Shawn Bates (Boston University) F Chris Bell (Massachusetts-Lowell) F Mark Mowers (New Hampshire) D Shane Johnson (Boston University) D Chris Kelleher (Boston University) G Michel Larocque* (Boston University) * 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