2011 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 2011 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 10–13 | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Boston College | RD1-score1-1=4 | RD1-score1-2=4 | 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=New Hampshire | RD1-score3-1=3 | RD1-score3-2=4 | RD1-score3-3=— | RD1-seed4=7 | RD1-team4=Vermont | RD1-score4-1=1 | RD1-score4-2=3 | RD1-score4-3=— | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5=Boston University | RD1-score5-1=2 | RD1-score5-2=5 | RD1-score5-3=4 | RD1-seed6=6 | RD1-team6=Northeastern | RD1-score6-1=4 | RD1-score6-2=2 | RD1-score6-3=5 | RD1-seed7=4 | RD1-team7=Merrimack | RD1-score7-1=5 | RD1-score7-2=6 | RD1-score7-3=— | RD1-seed8=5 | RD1-team8=Maine | RD1-score8-1=4 | RD1-score8-2=2 | RD1-score8-3=— March 18 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Boston College | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2=6 | RD2-team2=Northeastern | RD2-score2=4 | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=New Hampshire | RD2-score3=1 | RD2-seed4=4 | RD2-team4=Merrimack | RD2-score4=4 March 19 | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=Boston College | RD3-score1=5 | RD3-seed2=4 | RD3-team2=Merrimack | RD3-score2=3 Note: * denotes overtime periods

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston College vs. (8) Massachusetts

|1-1-1 = Jimmy Hayes (17) - 10:31 |1-2-1 = Cam Atkinson (28) - pp - 00:14 Brian Gibbons (16) - sh - 11:18 |1-2-2 = Daniel Hobbs (12) - pp - 11:52 |1-3-1 = Barry Almeida (7) - 02:30 |goalie1-1 = John Muse - ( 26 saves / 27 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Paul Dainton - ( 31 saves / 35 shots ) |2-1-1 = No scoring |2-1-2 = Chase Langeraap (9) - 00:21 |2-2-1 = Jimmy Hayes (18) - pp - 04:32 Joe Whitney (5) - 08:52 |2-2-2 = Michael Marcou (4) - 16:43 |2-3-1 = Jimmy Hayes (19) - 08:33 Jimmy Hayes (20) - en - 19:37 |goalie2-1 = John Muse - ( 18 saves / 20 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Paul Dainton - ( 30 saves / 33 shots )

(2) New Hampshire vs. (7) Vermont

|1-1-1 = Paul Thompson (27) - 04:23 |1-2-1 = Phil DeSimone (10) - pp - 18:11 |1-2-2 = Sebastian Stalberg (9) - 13:20 |1-3-1 = Stevie Moses (12) - 09:09 |goalie1-1 = Matt DiGirolamo - ( 31 saves / 32 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Rob Madore - ( 30 saves / 33 shots ) |2-1-1 = No scoring |2-1-2 = No scoring |2-2-1 = Austin Block (4) - 17:14 Stevie Moses (13) - 17:56 |2-2-2 = Ben Albertson (4) - 03:49 |2-3-1 = Paul Thompson (28) - 09:06 Mike Sislo (13) - 17:00 |2-3-2 = Tobias Nilsson-Roos (6) - 12:31 Nick Bruneteau (1) - 16:26 |goalie2-1 = Matt DiGirolamo - ( 25 saves / 328 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Rob Madore - ( 35 saves / 39 shots )

(3) Boston University vs. (6)Northeastern

|1-1-1 = Justin Courtnall (2) - 08:57 |1-1-2 = Steve Silva (9) - pp - 08:16 Wade MacLeod (19) - 18:05 |1-2-2 = Braden Pimm (6) - 02:53 Steve Silva (10) - 08:42 |1-3-1 = Ryan Ruikka (2) - pp - 04:22 |goalie1-1 = Kieran Millan - ( 26 saves / 30 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Chris Rawlings - ( 37 saves / 39 shots ) |2-1-1 = Ryan Ruikka (3) - 06:20 Matt Nieto (9) - pp - 09:19 Kevin Gilroy (3) - 13:01 |2-1-2 = Brodie Reid (9) - pp - 03:25 |2-2-2 = Jamie Oleksiak (4) - 19:34 |2-3-1 = Joe Pereira (14) - 11:37 Joe Pereira (15) - en - 19:25 |goalie2-1 = Kieran Millan - ( 30 saves / 32 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Chris Rawlings - ( 32 saves / 37 shots ) |3-1-1 = Matt Nieto (10) - pp - 15:27 |3-1-2 = Cody Ferriero (4) - pp - 09:30 Brodie Reid (10) - 11:40 |3-3-1 = Alex Chiasson (14) - pp - 08:49 Justin Courtnall (3) - 18:38 Wade Megan (8) - pp - 19:46 |3-3-2 = Steve Silva (11) - pp - 06:48 Brodie Reid (11) - 14:39 Wade MacLeod (20) - en - 17:46 |goalie3-1 = Kieran Millan - ( 27 saves / 31 shots ) |goalie3-2 = Chris Rawlings - ( 31 saves / 35 shots )

(4) Merrimack vs. (5) Maine

|1-1-1 = No scoring |1-1-2 = Gustav Nyquist (18) - pp - 19:19 |1-2-1 = Karl Stollery (6) - 09:51 Chris Barton (14) - pp - 10:56 |1-2-2 = Robby Dee (12) - 07:02 |1-3-1 = Elliott Sheen (4) - 02:14 Ryan Flanigan (11) - 12:28 Elliott Sheen (5) - sh - 14:34 |1-3-2 = Robby Dee (13) - 03:52 Spencer Abbott (17) - 15:28 |goalie1-1 = Joe Cannata - ( 20 saves / 24 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Dan Sullivan - ( 19 saves / 24 shots ) |2-1-1 = Jeff Velleca (6) - 14:01 |2-2-1 = Carter Madsen (8) - 03:57 Mike Collins (12) - pp - 09:08 Ryan Flanigan (12) - 13:19 |2-2-2 = Brian Flynn (20) - 10:52 |2-3-1 = Carter Madsen (9) - 01:36 Carter Madsen (10) - 16:31 |2-3-2 = Jeff Dimmen (7) - 4x4 - 09:43 |goalie2-1 = Joe Cannata - ( 29 saves / 30 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Dan Sullivan - ( 22 saves / 26 shots ) Shawn Sirman - ( 9 saves / 10 shots )

Semifinals

(1) Boston College vs. (6) Northeastern

|1-1-1 = Brian Gibbons (17) - 16:05 |1-1-2 = Tyler McNeely (13) - 13:48 |1-2-1 = Kevin Hayes (4) - pp - 06:56 Steven Whitney (6) - 13:14 Tommy Cross (7) - pp - 19:42 |1-2-2 = Wade MacLeod (21) - 07:21 |1-3-1 = Pat Mullane (7) - pp - 08:22 |1-3-2 = Garrett Vermeersch (5) - pp - 16:44 Wade MacLeod (22) - pp - 18:57 |goalie1-1 = John Muse - ( 33 saves / 37 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Chris Rawlings - ( 23 saves / 27 shots ) Clay Witt - ( 5 saves / 6 shots )

(2) New Hampshire vs. (4) Merrimack

|1-1-1 = Stevie Moses (14) - 07:20 |1-1-2 = Ryan Flanigan (13) - sh - 10:47 Elliott Sheen (6) - 16:50 |1-3-2 = Mike Collins (13) - 14:11 Elliott Sheen (7) - sh - en - 19:53 |goalie1-1 = Matt Di Girolamo - ( 31 saves / 34 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Joe Cannata - ( 30 saves / 31 shots )

Championship

(1) Boston College vs. (4) Merrimack

|1-1-1 = Pat Mullane (8) - 09:15 Brian Gibbons (18) - 11:03 |1-1-2 = Ryan Flanigan (14) - 09:41 Mike Collins (14) - pp - 19:36 |1-3-1 = Cam Atkinson (29) - 09:41 Cam Atkinson (30) - 14:49 Brian Dumoulin (3) - pp - 18:24 |1-3-2 = Ryan Flanigan (15) - pp - 13:32 |goalie1-1 = John Muse - ( 36 saves / 39 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Joe Cannata - ( 30 saves / 35 shots )

Tournament awards

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

• F Cam Atkinson* (Boston College)
• F Ryan Flanigan (Merrimack)
• F Brian Gibbons (Boston College)
• D Tommy Cross (Boston College)
• D Karl Stollery (Merrimack)
• G John Muse (Boston College)

• Tournament MVP(s)

References

References

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