2009 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 2009 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 13–15 | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Boston University | RD1-score1-1=2 | RD1-score1-2=3 | RD1-score1-3=6 | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-team2=Maine | RD1-score2-1=1 | RD1-score2-2=6 | RD1-score2-3=2 | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=Northeastern | RD1-score3-1=1 | RD1-score3-2=4 | RD1-score3-3=3* | RD1-seed4=7 | RD1-team4=Massachusetts | RD1-score4-1=2 | RD1-score4-2=1 | RD1-score4-3=2 | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5=New Hampshire | RD1-score5-1=3 | RD1-score5-2=0 | RD1-score5-3=— | RD1-seed6=6 | RD1-team6=Boston College | RD1-score6-1=5 | RD1-score6-2=1 | RD1-score6-3=— | RD1-seed7=4 | RD1-team7=Vermont | RD1-score7-1=3 | RD1-score7-2=2 | RD1-score7-3=— | RD1-seed8=5 | RD1-team8=Massachusetts-Lowell | RD1-score8-1=4* | RD1-score8-2=4 | RD1-score8-3=— March 20 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Boston University | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=6 | RD2-team2=Boston College | RD2-score2=2 | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=Northeastern | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4=5 | RD2-team4=Massachusetts-Lowell | RD2-score4=3* March 21 | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=Boston University | RD3-score1=1 | RD3-seed2=5 | RD3-team2=Massachusetts-Lowell | RD3-score2=0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston University vs. (8) Maine

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-1-2 = 19:37 - pp - Tanner House |1-2-1 = Kevin Shattenkirk - 10:59 |1-3-1 = Colby Cohen - pp - 17:04 |goalie1-1 = Kieran Millan ( 20 saves / 21 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Scott Darling ( 23 saves / 25 shots ) |2-1-1 = Brandon Yip - 03:40 Luke Popko - 05:23 John McCarthy - sh - 11:41 |2-1-2 = 00:42 - Christopher Hahn 12:07 - pp - Gustav Nyquist 12:38 - Keif Orsini |2-2-2 = 10:11 - pp - Spencer Abbott |2-3-2 = 06:16 -pp - Gustav Nyquist 11:04 - pp - Robby Dee |goalie2-1 = Kieran Millan ( 20 saves / 26 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Scott Darling ( 29 saves / 32 shots ) |3-1-1 = Colby Cohen - 00:58 Brandon Yip - 16:05 Joe Pereira - 16:34 |3-1-2 = 14:19 - pp - Spencer Abbott |3-2-1 = Corey Trivino - 09:13 Zach Cohen - 11:24 Nick Bonino - 15:04 |3-3-2 = 17:20 - Gustav Nyquist |goalie3-1 = Kieran Millan ( 24 saves / 26 shots ) |goalie3-2 = Scott Darling ( 20 saves / 26 shots ) Josh Seeley ( 2 saves / 2 shots )

(2) Northeastern vs. (7) Massachusetts

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-3-1 = Wade MacLeod - sh - 04:51 |1-3-2 = 08:20 - Matthew Irwin 12:30 - Chris Davis |goalie1-1 = Brad Thiessen ( 23 saves / 25 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Paul Dainton ( 26 saves / 27 shots ) |2-1-1 = No Scoring |2-2-1 = Kyle Kraemer - 04:13 Steve Quailer - 15:20 |2-3-1 = Alex Tuckerman - pp - 14:10 Greg Costa - en - 19:11 |2-3-2 = 05:20 - pp - Matthew Irwin |goalie2-1 = Brad Thiessen ( 32 saves / 33 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Paul Dainton ( 22 saves / 25 shots ) |3-1-1 = No Scoring |3-2-1 = Alex Tuckerman - pp - 10:51 Ryan Ginand - 11:29 |3-2-2 = 02:06 - pp - James Marcou |3-3-2 = 19:25 - Matthew Irwin |3-3-1 = Alex Tuckerman - 10:26 |goalie3-1 = Brad Thiessen ( 35 saves / 37 shots ) |goalie3-2 = Paul Dainton ( 36 saves / 39 shots )

(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Boston College

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-1-2 = 12:45 - pp - Brock Bradford 15:38 - Andrew Orpik |1-2-1 = James van Riemsdyk - sh - 11:48 Bobby Butler - sh - 16:41 |1-2-2 = 05:06 - sh - Jimmy Hayes 10:48 - Tim Kunes 14:42 - Brock Bradford |1-3-1 = James van Riemsdyk - 02:52 |goalie1-1 = Brian Foster ( 24 saves / 29 shots ) |goalie1-2 = John Muse ( 35 saves / 38 shots ) |2-1-1 = No Scoring |2-1-2 = 06:12 - Matt Price |goalie2-1 = Brian Foster ( 22 saves / 23 shots ) |goalie2-2 = John Muse ( 31 saves / 31 shots )

(4) Vermont vs. (5) Massachusetts-Lowell

|1-1-1 = Peter Lenes - 18:19 |1-2-1 = Dean Strong - 02:21 |1-2-2 = 13:00 - Michael Scheu |1-3-1 = Dan Lawson - 04:16 |1-3-2 = 13:41 - pp - David Vallorani 19:30 - Nick Schaus |1-4-2 = 19:58 - Maury Edwards |goalie1-1 = Rob Madore ( 24 saves / 28 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Carter Hutton ( 27 saves / 30 shots ) |2-1-1 = Viktor Stalberg - pp - 00:59 |2-1-2 = 08:12 - pp - Chris Auger |2-2-2 = 15:03 - Mike Potacco |2-3-1 = Justin Milo - 10:40 |2-3-2 = 10:29 - pp - Scott Campbell 19:12 - en - Scott Campbell |goalie2-1 = Rob Madore ( 18 saves / 21 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Nevin Hamilton ( 22 saves / 24 shots )

Semifinals

(1) Boston University vs. (6) Boston College

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-2-2 = 17:50 - Ben Smith |1-3-1 = Zach Cohen - 11:01 Brian Strait - 11:22 Colin Wilson - 11:45 |1-3-2 = 14:18 - Joe Whitney |goalie1-1 = Kieran Millan ( 17 saves / 18 shots ) |goalie1-2 = John Muse ( 18 saves / 21 shots )}}

(2) Northeastern vs. (5) Massachusetts-Lowell

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-2-1 = Kyle Kraemer - pp - 08:44 Rob Rassey - 09:09 |1-2-2 = 18:44 - Ryan Blair |1-3-2 = 19:40 - pp - Scott Campbell |1-4-2 = 03:00 - Chris Auger |goalie1-1 = Brad Thiessen ( 41 saves / 44 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Carter Hutton ( 25 saves / 27 shots )}}

Championship

(1) Boston University vs. (5) Massachusetts-Lowell

|1-1-1 = Brandon Yip - 18:38 |goalie1-1 = Kieran Millan ( 32 saves / 32 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Nevin Hamilton ( 31 saves / 32 shots )}}

Tournament awards

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

• F Scott Campbell (Massachusetts-Lowell)
• F John McCarthy (Boston University)
• F Colin Wilson (Boston University)
• D Maury Edwards (Massachusetts-Lowell)
• D Matt Gilroy (Boston University)
• G Kieran Millan* (Boston University)

• Tournament MVP(s)

References

References

1. "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East.