2012 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 2012 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=2 | RD1-score1-2=3 | 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=Massachusetts-Lowell | RD1-score3-1=3 | RD1-score3-2=3* | RD1-score3-3=0 | RD1-seed4=7 | RD1-team4=Providence | RD1-score4-1=5 | RD1-score4-2=2 | RD1-score4-3=1 | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5=Boston University | RD1-score5-1=2 | RD1-score5-2=4 | RD1-score5-3=5** | RD1-seed6=6 | RD1-team6=New Hampshire | RD1-score6-1=3** | RD1-score6-2=2 | RD1-score6-3=4 | RD1-seed7=4 | RD1-team7=Maine | RD1-score7-1=2 | RD1-score7-2=2 | RD1-score7-3=2 | RD1-seed8=5 | RD1-team8=Merrimack | RD1-score8-1=1 | RD1-score8-2=5 | RD1-score8-3=1 March 18 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Boston College | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2=7 | RD2-team2=Providence | RD2-score2=2 | RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3=Boston University | RD2-score3=3 | RD2-seed4=4 | RD2-team4=Maine | RD2-score4=5 March 19 | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=Boston College | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2=4 | RD3-team2=Maine | RD3-score2=1 Note: * denotes overtime periods

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston College vs. (8) Massachusetts

|1-1-1 = No scoring |1-2-1 = Pat Mullane (7) – 17:46 Tommy Cross (5) – 18:25 |1-3-2 = Steven Guzzo (10) – 06:55 |goalie1-1 = Parker Milner – ( 24 saves / 25 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Kevin Boyle – ( 14 saves / 16 shots ) |2-1-1 = Pat Mullane (8) – 04:25 Paul Carey (14) – pp – 08:18 |2-1-2 = Conor Sheary (12) – 02:54 |2-2-1 = Brian Dumoulin (6) – 19:11 |2-2-2 = Joel Hanley (7) – pp – 18:03 |goalie2-1 = Parker Milner – ( 31 saves / 33 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Kevin Boyle – ( 16 saves / 19 shots )

(2) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (7) Providence

|1-1-1 = Josh Holmstrom (11) – 09:59 |1-2-1 = Scott Wilson (16) – pp – 12:03 |1-2-2 = Derek Army (9) – pp – 05:28 Andy Balysky (7) – 09:38 Derek Army (10) – 17:27 |1-3-1 = Matt Ferreira (12) – 15:31 |1-3-2 = Matt Bergland (6) – 11:30 Matt Bergland (7) – en – 18:25 |goalie1-1 = Doug Carr – ( 32 saves / 36 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Alex Beaudry – ( 31 saves / 33 shots ) |2-1-1 = Chad Ruhwedel (6) – 17:28 |2-2-1 = Matt Ferreira (13) – pp – 00:52 |2-2-2 = Myles Harvey (7) – 13:43 Stefan Demopoulos (8) – 15:39 |2-4-1 = Zack Kamrass (1) – 11:29 |goalie2-1 = Doug Carr – ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Alex Beaudry – ( 30 saves / 33 shots ) |3-1-1 = No scoring |3-1-2 = Ross Mauermann (10) – 07:00 |goalie3-1 = Doug Carr – ( 34 saves / 35 shots ) |goalie3-2 = Alex Beaudry – ( 29 saves / 29 shots )

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

|1-1-1 = Alex Chiasson (13) – 14:39 |1-1-2 = Nick Sorkin (9) – 17:20 Kevin Goumas (9) – 18:06 |1-2-1 = Kevin Gilroy (2) – 16:50 |1-4-2 = Grayson Downing (10) – 02:00 |goalie1-1 = Kieran Millan – ( 44 saves / 47 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Casey DeSmith – ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) |2-1-1 = Chris Connolly (9) – 11:55 |2-2-1 = Sahir Gill (12) – 17:16 |2-2-2 = Steve Moses (22) – 10:16 |2-3-1 = Matt Nieto (14) – 04:54 Ryan Santana (3) – 07:18 |2-3-2 = Connor Hardowa (6) – pp – 04:04 |goalie2-1 = Kieran Millan – ( 33 saves / 35 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Casey DeSmith – ( 28 saves / 32 shots ) |3-1-1 = Evan Rodrigues (2) – 04:11 |3-1-2 = Casey Thrush (3) – 08:09 Casey Thrush (4) – 14:30 |3-2-1 = Garrett Noonan (15) – 16:11 Garrett Noonan (16) – 18:58 |3-2-2 = Greg Burke (6) – pp – 01:42 Mike Borisenok (6) – sh – 04:34 |3-3-1 = Wade Megan (19) – 00:30 |3-4-1 = Alex Chiasson (14) – 06:42 |goalie3-1 = Kieran Millan – ( 64 saves / 68 shots ) |goalie3-2 = Casey DeSmith – ( 45 saves / 50 shots )

(4) Maine vs. (5) Merrimack

|1-1-1 = No scoring |1-1-2 = Mike Collins (10) – pp – 15:33 |1-2-1 = Joey Diamond (23) – 07:50 Kyle Beattie (6) – 12:04 |goalie1-1 = Dan Sullivan – ( 19 saves / 20 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Joe Cannata – ( 39 saves / 41 shots ) |2-1-1 = Matt Mangene (15) – sh – 03:51 |2-1-2 = Rhett Bly (5) – 05:39 Josh Myers (5) – pp – 13:33 |2-2-2 = Jeff Velleca (10) – 17:55 Rhett Bly (6) – 18:15 |2-3-1 = Adam Shemansky (11) – pp – 08:03 |2-3-2 = Dan Kolomatis (1) – en – 19:58 |goalie2-1 = Dan Sullivan – ( 28 saves / 32 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Joe Cannata – ( 26 saves / 28 shots ) |3-1-1 = Spencer Abbott (20) – pp – 11:38 |3-2-1 = Brice O'Connor (3) – 03:43 |3-2-2 = Ryan Flanigan (11) – 09:16 |goalie3-1 = Dan Sullivan – ( 19 saves / 20 shots ) |goalie3-2 = Joe Cannata – ( 28 saves / 30 shots )

Semifinals

(1) Boston College vs. (7) Providence

|1-1-1 = Paul Carey (15) – 01:15 Destry Straight (3) – 08:35 |1-1-2 = Barrett Kaib (1) – 02:28 Derek Army (11) – 04:33 |1-2-1 = Johnny Gaudreau (17) – pp – 03:58 |1-3-1 = Steven Whitney (13) – 08:00 |goalie1-1 = Parker Milner – ( 25 saves / 27 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Alex Beaudry – ( 27 saves / 30 shots )

(3) Boston University vs. (4) Maine

|1-1-1 = Alex Chiasson (15) – 02:46 |1-2-1 = Matt Nieto (15) – pp – 06:16 |1-2-2 = Joey Diamond (24) – pp – 00:46 Will O'Neill (2) – 11:22 Will O'Neill (3) – pp – 18:25 |1-3-1 = Matt Nieto (16) – 04:03 |1-3-2 = Mark Anthoine (12) – pp – 07:43 Joey Diamond (25) – pp en – 19:31 |goalie1-1 = Kieran Millan – ( 35 saves / 39 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Dan Sullivan – ( 25 saves / 28 shots )

Championship

(1) Boston College vs. (4) Maine

|1-1-1 = Johnny Gaudreau (18) – 05:24 Johnny Gaudreau (19) – pp – 07:31 |1-2-1 = Pat Mullane (9) – 18:39 |1-2-2 = Brian Flynn (18) – 07:37 |1-3-1 = Barry Almeida (22) – en – 18:59 |goalie1-1 = Parker Milner – ( 40 saves / 41 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Dan Sullivan – ( 36 saves / 39 shots )

Tournament awards

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

• F Alex Chiasson (Boston University)
• F Joey Diamond (Maine)
• F Johnny Gaudreau* (Boston College)
• D Brian Dumoulin (Boston College)
• D Will O'Neill (Maine)
• G Parker Milner (Boston College)

• Tournament MVP(s)

References

References

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