2008 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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

March 14–16 | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=New Hampshire | RD1-score1-1=4 | RD1-score1-2=7 | RD1-score1-3=— | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-team2=Massachusetts | RD1-score2-1=1 | RD1-score2-2=2 | RD1-score2-3=— | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=Boston University | RD1-score3-1=5 | RD1-score3-2=1 | RD1-score3-3=4 | RD1-seed4=7 | RD1-team4=Massachusetts-Lowell | RD1-score4-1=3 | RD1-score4-2=4 | RD1-score4-3=2 | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5=Vermont | RD1-score5-1=1 | RD1-score5-2=1 | RD1-score5-3=4 | RD1-seed6=6 | RD1-team6=Northeastern | RD1-score6-1=0 | RD1-score6-2=2* | RD1-score6-3=1 | RD1-seed7=4 | RD1-team7=Boston College | RD1-score7-1=5 | RD1-score7-2=5 | RD1-score7-3=— | RD1-seed8=5 | RD1-team8=Providence | RD1-score8-1=1 | RD1-score8-2=1 | RD1-score8-3=— March 21 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=New Hampshire | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2=Boston College | RD2-score2=5*** | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=Boston University | RD2-score3=1 | RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4=Vermont | RD2-score4=3 March 22 | RD3-seed1=3 | RD3-team1=Vermont | RD3-score1=0 | RD3-seed2=4 | RD3-team2=Boston College | RD3-score2=4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) New Hampshire vs. (8) Massachusetts

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(2) Boston University vs. (7) Massachusetts-Lowell

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(3) Vermont vs. (6) Northeastern

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(4) Boston College vs. (5) Providence

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Semifinals

(1) New Hampshire vs. (4) Boston College

|1-1-1 = Bobby Butler - pp - 05:17 Jamie Fritsch - 15:16 |1-2-1 = Bobby Butler - 09:27 Thomas Fortney - sh - 12:23 |1-2-2 = 01:34 - pp - Ben Smith 13:42 - pp - Joe Whitney 16:37 - Brian Gibbons |1-3-2 = 04:53 - Dan Bertram |1-4-2 = 00:43 - pp - Benn Ferriero |goalie1-1 = Kevin Regan ( 62 saves / 67 shots ) |goalie1-2 = John Muse ( 45 saves / 49 shots )}}

(2) Boston University vs. (3) Vermont

|1-1-1 = Chris Higgins - 10:17 |1-2-2 = 13:48 - Peter Lenes 14:17 - Colin Vock |1-3-2 = 19:20 - en - Corey Carlson |goalie1-1 = Brett Bennett ( 13 saves / 15 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Joe Fallon ( 25 saves / 26 shots )}}

Championship

(3) Vermont vs. (4) Boston College

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-1-2 = 18:32 - Ben Smith |1-2-2 = 05:01 - Tim Kunes 19:40 - pp - Brian Gibbons |1-3-2 = 18:55 - en - Nathan Gerbe |goalie1-1 = Joe Fallon ( 24 saves / 27 shots ) |goalie1-2 = John Muse ( 29 saves / 29 shots )}}

Tournament awards

[[List of Hockey East All-Tournament Team|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)

References

References

1. "2008 Hockey East Tournament".
2. "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East.