1990 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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1990 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 1–11, 1990
Teams8
Finals siteConte Forum
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
ChampionsBoston College[1] (2nd title)
Winning coachLen Ceglarski[2] (2nd title)
MVPScott LaGrand[3] (Boston College)
Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

The 1990 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 6th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 1 and March 11, 1990. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, the home venue of the Boston College Eagles. This was the final year the Hockey East championship was decided at a home venue to one of its member teams until 2021. By winning the tournament, Boston College received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of 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 1990 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

1989–90 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston College†*21156030101694228131197135
Maine2114612988574633112238137
Boston University2112722688634425172180144
Providence2111732590693522103154106
New Hampshire218942086863917175166156
Northeastern21910220961003716192167181
Lowell21514212651063513202129193
Merrimack2131806641283610251123186
Championship: Boston College
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Bracket

[4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
March 1–5 		Semifinals
March 9 		Championship
March 11
           
1 Boston College 3 3 8
8 Merrimack 1 6 5
1 Boston College 5*
5 New Hampshire 4
2 Maine 7 16 —
7 Lowell 3 0 —
1 Boston College 4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Maine 3
3 Boston University 3 5 5
6 Northeastern 4 2 3
2 Maine 3
3 Boston University 1
4 Providence 5 0 4
5 New Hampshire 1 2 7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

(1) Boston College vs. (8) Merrimack
March 2 Boston College 3 – 1 Merrimack Conte Forum
March 4 Boston College 3 – 6 Merrimack Conte Forum
March 5 Boston College 8 – 5 Merrimack Conte Forum
Boston College won series 2–1

(2) Maine vs. (7) Lowell
March 2 Maine 7 – 3 Lowell Alfond Arena
March 3 Maine 16 – 0 Lowell Alfond Arena
Maine won series 2–0

(3) Boston University vs. (6) Northeastern
March 2 Boston University 3 – 4 Northeastern Walter Brown Arena
March 3 Boston University 5 – 2 Northeastern Walter Brown Arena
March 4 Boston University 5 – 3 Northeastern Walter Brown Arena
Boston University won series 2–1

(4) Providence vs. (5) New Hampshire
March 1 Providence 5 – 1 New Hampshire Schneider Arena
March 2 Providence 0 – 2 New Hampshire Schneider Arena
March 4 Providence 4 – 7 New Hampshire Schneider Arena
New Hampshire won series 2–1

(1) Boston College vs. (5) New Hampshire
March 9 Boston College 5 – 4 OT New Hampshire Conte Forum

(2) Maine vs. (3) Boston University
March 9 Maine 3 – 1 Boston University Conte Forum

(1) Boston College vs. (2) Maine
March 11 Boston College 4 – 3 Maine Conte Forum

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

[5]

References
  1. "Boston College Men's Team History". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  2. "Len Ceglarski 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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