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

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston University†*2416443611671412696178115
New Hampshire24186036130763928110204129
Maine^24167133120763524101162109
Providence241211125101883615201141137
Merrimack24111122488983615192127146
Boston College24912321961123815194145170
Massachusetts–Lowell24914119831133815212126163
Massachusetts24717014691173512230119167
Northeastern243192866118368253103160
Championship: Boston University
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Maine was ineligible for the post season due to NCAA investigations
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

Bracket

[4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
March 6–8
Semifinals
March 14
Championship
March 15
           
1 Boston University 6 7
8 Northeastern 2 1
1 Boston University 3
6 Massachusetts-Lowell 2
2 New Hampshire 5 8
7 Massachusetts 1 2
1 Boston University 4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 New Hampshire 2
3 Providence 2 5
6 Massachusetts-Lowell 6 6
2 New Hampshire 4 Third Place
5 Boston College 0
4 Merrimack 6 3 5 Boston College 2*
5 Boston College 7 5 6 Massachusetts-Lowell 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston University vs. (8) Northeastern

March 7 Boston University 6 – 2 Northeastern Walter Brown Arena
March 8 Boston University 7 – 1 Northeastern Walter Brown Arena
Boston University won series 2–0

(2) New Hampshire vs. (7) Massachusetts

March 7 New Hampshire 5 – 1 Massachusetts Whittemore Center
March 8 New Hampshire 8 – 2 Massachusetts Whittemore Center
New Hampshire won series 2–0

(3) Providence vs. (6) Massachusetts-Lowell

March 7 Providence 2 – 6 Massachusetts-Lowell Schneider Arena
March 8 Providence 5 – 6 Massachusetts-Lowell Schneider Arena
Massachusetts-Lowell won series 2–0

(4) Merrimack vs. (5) Boston College

March 6 Merrimack 6 – 7 Boston College Lawler Arena
March 7 Merrimack 3 – 5 Boston College Lawler Arena
Boston College won series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) Boston University vs. (6) Massachusetts-Lowell

March 14 Boston University 3 – 2 Massachusetts-Lowell Fleet Center

(2) New Hampshire vs. (5) Boston College

March 14 New Hampshire 4 – 0 Boston College Fleet Center

Third Place

(5) Boston College vs. (6) Massachusetts-Lowell

March 15 Boston College 2 – 2 OT Massachusetts-Lowell Fleet Center

Championship

(1) Boston University vs. (2) New Hampshire

March 15 Boston University 4 – 2 New Hampshire Fleet Center

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

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References

  1. "Boston University Men's Team History". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  2. "Jack Parker Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  3. "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  4. "Hockey East Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  5. "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
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