2000 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 2000 Hockey East Men's March 9–18, 2000 8 Fleet Center Boston, Massachusetts Maine 4th Shawn WalshMaine Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/maine/mens-hockey/ 2013-05-27 4th Niko Dimitrakos Maine 1999 1999 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 2001 2001 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 2000 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 16th tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 9 and March 18, 2000. 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, Maine received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 2000 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 winner advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2000 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 3/1/1 QuarterfinalsHockey East men's Hockey 1999-00 Week 24 http://www.uscho.com/scoreboard/hockey-east/1999-2000/list-24/ USCHO.com 2000-03-11 2013-05-27March 9–11 1 Boston University 4 5 — 8 Massachusetts 2 2 — 2 New Hampshire 5 3* — 7 Merrimack 2 2 — 3 Boston College 8 3 — 6 Northeastern 4 2 — 4 Maine 5 5* — 5 Providence 3 4 — SemifinalsHockey East men's Hockey 1999-00 Week 25 http://www.uscho.com/scoreboard/hockey-east/1999-2000/list-25/ USCHO.com 2000-03-18 2013-05-27March 17 1 Boston University 2 4 Maine 4 2 New Hampshire 1 3 Boston College 2 ChampionshipMarch 18 4 Maine 2 3 Boston College 1 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Quarterfinals (1) Boston University vs. (8) Massachusetts Boston University Massachusetts Walter Brown Arena March 10Boston University 4, Massachusetts 2 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2000/03/10/massachusetts-vs-boston-university/ USCHO.com 2000-03-10 2013-05-27 4 – 2 1 Jack Baker - PP - 04:05 02:53 - SH - Joe Culgin Carl Corazzini - PP - 00:17Jack Baker - 01:23John Sabo - SH - 09:43 01:23 - Jeff Blanchard Rick DiPietro ( 13 saves / 15 shots ) Markus Helanen ( 38 saves / 42 shots ) March 11Boston University 5, Massachusetts 2 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2000/03/11/massachusetts-vs-boston-university/ USCHO.com 2000-03-11 2013-05-27 5 – 2 1 No Scoring 18:56 - Darcy King Jack Baker - 04:24Tommi Degerman - 07:55 02:49 - Jeff Blanchard Tommi Degerman - GW - 07:15John Sabo - 07:48Pat Aufiero - PP - 13:44 19:45 - EA - Kris Porter Rick DiPietro ( 24 saves / 26 shots ) Markus Helanen ( 21 saves / 26 shots ) Boston University won series 2–0 (2) New Hampshire vs. (7) Merrimack New Hampshire Merrimack Whittemore Center March 9New Hampshire 5, Merrimack 2 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2000/03/09/merrimack-vs-new-hampshire/ USCHO.com 2000-03-09 2013-05-27 5 – 2 1 No Scoring Joshua Prudden - 10:07Patrick Foley - 11:39 14:31 - Vincent Clevenger14:59 - Stephen Moon Mike Souza - GW - 10:52Jim Abbott - 11:06Tim Walsh - 17:08 Ty Conklin ( 22 saves / 24 shots ) Cris Classen ( 28 saves / 33 shots ) March 10New Hampshire 3, Merrimack 2 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2000/03/10/merrimack-vs-new-hampshire/ USCHO.com 2000-03-10 2013-05-27 3 – 2 1 1 No Scoring 11:47 - Greg Classen Ryan Cordeiro - 03:02 18:19 - Sandy Cohen Garrett Stafford - 07:53 Mike Souza - GW - 07:40 Ty Conklin ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Tom Welby ( 47 saves / 50 shots ) New Hampshire won series 2–0 (3) Boston College vs. (6) Northeastern Boston College Northeastern Conte Forum March 10Boston College 8, Northeastern 4 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2000/03/10/northeastern-vs-boston-college/ USCHO.com 2000-03-10 2013-05-27 8 – 4 1 Jeff Farkas - PP - 12:17Jeff Farkas - 13:40 12:39 - Matt Keating16:18 - Brian Cummings Brian Gionta - 06:40Ales Dolinar - 07:48 19:24 - PP - Graig Mischler Mark McLennan - GW - 02:46Mike Lephart - 03:19Krys Kolanos - PP - 12:30Brian Gionta - 17:05 14:47 - PP - Matt Keating Scott Clemmensen ( 24 saves / 28 shots ) Mike Gilhooly ( 26 saves / 34 shots ) March 11Boston College 3, Northeastern 2 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2000/03/11/northeastern-vs-boston-college/ USCHO.com 2000-03-11 2013-05-27 3 – 2 1 Mike Mottau - PP - 05:32 Blake Bellefeuille - 18:06 07:38 - PP - Graig Mischler Krys Kolanos - GW - 10:34 03:44 - Matt Keating Scott Clemmensen ( 25 saves / 27 shots ) Jason Braun ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) Boston College won series 2–0 (4) Maine vs. (5) Providence Maine Providence Alfond Arena March 9Maine 5, Providence 3 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2000/03/09/providence-vs-maine/ USCHO.com 2000-03-09 2013-05-27 5 – 3 1 Jim Leger - 03:33 13:28 - Matt Libby Niko Dimitrakos - PP - 05:58Ben Guite - 09:02Ben Guite - GW PP - 13:53 15:57 - Fernando Pisani16:49 - John DiSalvatore Brendan Walsh - EN PP - 19:40 Matt Yeats ( 26 saves / 29 shots ) Boyd Ballard ( 34 saves / 38 shots ) March 10Maine 5, Providence 4 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2000/03/10/providence-vs-maine/ USCHO.com 2000-03-10 2013-05-27 5 – 4 1 1 Tom Reimann - 17:33 07:18 - Devin Rask08:46 - PP - Heath Gordon Peter Metcalf - 10:27 04:08 - Nick Lent16:15 - Peter Fregoe Chris Heisten - 07:47Lucas Lawson - 12:29 Brendan Walsh - GW - 11:48 Matt Yeats ( 35 saves / 39 shots ) Boyd Ballard ( 39 saves / 44 shots ) Maine won series 2–0 Semifinals (1) Boston University vs. (4) Maine Boston University Maine Fleet Center March 17New Hampshire 6, Providence 2 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2000/03/17/maine-vs-boston-university/ USCHO.com 2000-03-17 2013-05-27 2 – 4 2 Carl Corazzini - 08:10 02:15 - Robert Ek05:40 - Chris Heisten 14:16 - PP - Ben Guite16:20 - Niko Dimitrakos Carl Corazzini - EA PP - 17:55 Rick DiPietro ( 25 saves / 29 shots ) Matt Yeats ( 36 saves / 38 shots ) (2) New Hampshire vs. (3) Boston College New Hampshire Boston College Fleet Center March 17Boston College 2, New Hampshire 1 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2000/03/17/boston-college-vs-new-hampshire/ USCHO.com 2000-03-17 2013-05-27 1 – 2 2 No Scoring Lanny Gare - 17:33 12:26 - Blake Bellefeuille15:53 - GW - Mike Lephart Ty Conklin ( 26 saves / 28 shots ) Scott Clemmensen ( 20 saves / 21 shots ) Championship (3) Boston College vs. (4) Maine Boston College Maine Fleet Center March 18Maine 2, Boston College 1 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2000/03/18/maine-vs-boston-college/ USCHO.com 2000-03-18 2013-05-27 1 – 2 2 No Scoring Bobby Allen - EA - 19:20 03:11 - Cory Larose19:57 - GW - Niko Dimitrakos Matt Yeats ( 34 saves / 35 shots ) Scott Clemmensen ( 33 saves / 35 shots ) Tournament awards All-Tournament Team F Blake Bellefeuille (Boston College) F Niko Dimitrakos* (Maine) F Cory Larose (Maine) D Robert Ek (Maine) D Mike Mottau (Boston College) G Matt Yeats (Maine) * 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