2012 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

2012 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament
Dates	March 8–17, 2012
Teams	8
Finals site	TD Garden Boston
Champions	Boston College (11th title)
Winning coach	Jerry York (9th title)
MVP	John Gaudreau (BC)
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The 2012 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 8 and March 17, 2012 at campus locations and at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston College Eagles won their eleventh Hockey East Tournament and earned the Hockey East's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Division I 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

2011–12 Hockey East standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Boston College†*	27	19	7	1	39	96	60		44	33	10	1	157	89
#11 Boston University	27	17	9	1	35	101	70		39	23	15	1	139	112
#9 Massachusetts–Lowell	27	17	9	1	35	90	68		38	24	13	1	126	94
#13 Maine	27	15	10	2	32	91	80		40	23	14	3	133	114
#17 Merrimack	27	13	9	5	31	70	65		37	18	12	7	102	83
New Hampshire	27	11	14	2	24	68	74		37	15	19	3	108	110
Providence	27	10	14	3	23	68	89		38	14	20	4	94	122
Massachusetts	27	9	14	4	22	83	92		36	13	18	5	114	118
Northeastern	27	9	14	4	22	73	82		34	13	16	5	97	101
Vermont	27	3	23	1	7	54	114		34	6	27	1	73	140
Championship: Boston College 4, Maine 1 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 10–13							Semifinals March 18					Championship March 19
	1	Boston College	2	3	—
	8	Massachusetts	1	2	—
								1	Boston College	4
								7	Providence	2
	2	Massachusetts-Lowell	3	3*	0
	7	Providence	5	2	1
													1	Boston College	4
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
													4	Maine	1
	3	Boston University	2	4	5**
	6	New Hampshire	3**	2	4
								3	Boston University	3
								4	Maine	5
	4	Maine	2	2	2
	5	Merrimack	1	5	1

Note: * denotes overtime periods

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston College vs. (8) Massachusetts

March 9	Boston College		2–1		Massachusetts	Conte Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Pat Mullane (7) – 17:46 Tommy Cross (5) – 18:25		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			Steven Guzzo (10) – 06:55
Parker Milner – ( 24 saves / 25 shots )		Goalie stats			Kevin Boyle – ( 14 saves / 16 shots )

March 10	Boston College		3–2		Massachusetts	Conte Forum	Recap
Pat Mullane (8) – 04:25 Paul Carey (14) – pp – 08:18		First period			Conor Sheary (12) – 02:54
Brian Dumoulin (6) – 19:11		Second period			Joel Hanley (7) – pp – 18:03
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Parker Milner – ( 31 saves / 33 shots )		Goalie stats			Kevin Boyle – ( 16 saves / 19 shots )

Boston College Wins Series 2–0

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

March 8	Massachusetts-Lowell		3–5		Providence	Tsongas Arena	Recap
Josh Holmstrom (11) – 09:59		First period			No scoring
Scott Wilson (16) – pp – 12:03		Second period			Derek Army (9) – pp – 05:28 Andy Balysky (7) – 09:38 Derek Army (10) – 17:27
Matt Ferreira (12) – 15:31		Third period			Matt Bergland (6) – 11:30 Matt Bergland (7) – en – 18:25
Doug Carr – ( 32 saves / 36 shots )		Goalie stats			Alex Beaudry – ( 31 saves / 33 shots )

March 9	Massachusetts-Lowell		3–2	ot	Providence	Tsongas Arena	Recap
Chad Ruhwedel (6) – 17:28		First period			No scoring
Matt Ferreira (13) – pp – 00:52		Second period			Myles Harvey (7) – 13:43 Stefan Demopoulos (8) – 15:39
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Zack Kamrass (1) – 11:29		Overtime			No scoring
Doug Carr – ( 32 saves / 34 shots )		Goalie stats			Alex Beaudry – ( 30 saves / 33 shots )

March 11	Massachusetts-Lowell		0–1		Providence	Tsongas Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			Ross Mauermann (10) – 07:00
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Doug Carr – ( 34 saves / 35 shots )		Goalie stats			Alex Beaudry – ( 29 saves / 29 shots )

Providence Wins Series 2–1

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

March 9	Boston University		2–3	2ot	New Hampshire	Agganis Arena	Recap
Alex Chiasson (13) – 14:39		First period			Nick Sorkin (9) – 17:20 Kevin Goumas (9) – 18:06
Kevin Gilroy (2) – 16:50		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		overtime period			Grayson Downing (10) – 02:00
Kieran Millan – ( 44 saves / 47 shots )		Goalie stats			Casey DeSmith – ( 32 saves / 34 shots )

March 10	Boston University		4–2		New Hampshire	Agganis Arena	Recap
Chris Connolly (9) – 11:55		First period			No scoring
Sahir Gill (12) – 17:16		Second period			Steve Moses (22) – 10:16
Matt Nieto (14) – 04:54 Ryan Santana (3) – 07:18		Third period			Connor Hardowa (6) – pp – 04:04
Kieran Millan – ( 33 saves / 35 shots )		Goalie stats			Casey DeSmith – ( 28 saves / 32 shots )

March 11	Boston University		5–4	2ot	New Hampshire	Agganis Arena	Recap
Evan Rodrigues (2) – 04:11		First period			Casey Thrush (3) – 08:09 Casey Thrush (4) – 14:30
Garrett Noonan (15) – 16:11 Garrett Noonan (16) – 18:58		Second period			Greg Burke (6) – pp – 01:42 Mike Borisenok (6) – sh – 04:34
Wade Megan (19) – 00:30		Third period			No scoring
Alex Chiasson (14) – 06:42		Overtime			No scoring
Kieran Millan – ( 64 saves / 68 shots )		Goalie stats			Casey DeSmith – ( 45 saves / 50 shots )

Boston University Wins Series 2–1

(4) Maine vs. (5) Merrimack

March 9	Maine		2–1		Merrimack	Alfond Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			Mike Collins (10) – pp – 15:33
Joey Diamond (23) – 07:50 Kyle Beattie (6) – 12:04		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Dan Sullivan – ( 19 saves / 20 shots )		Goalie stats			Joe Cannata – ( 39 saves / 41 shots )

March 10	Maine		2–5		Merrimack	Alfond Arena	Recap
Matt Mangene (15) – sh – 03:51		First period			Rhett Bly (5) – 05:39 Josh Myers (5) – pp – 13:33
No scoring		Second period			Jeff Velleca (10) – 17:55 Rhett Bly (6) – 18:15
Adam Shemansky (11) – pp – 08:03		Third period			Dan Kolomatis (1) – en – 19:58
Dan Sullivan – ( 28 saves / 32 shots )		Goalie stats			Joe Cannata – ( 26 saves / 28 shots )

March 11	Maine		2–1		Merrimack	Alfond Arena	Recap
Spencer Abbott (20) – pp – 11:38		First period			No scoring
Brice O'Connor (3) – 03:43		Second period			Ryan Flanigan (11) – 09:16
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Dan Sullivan – ( 19 saves / 20 shots )		Goalie stats			Joe Cannata – ( 28 saves / 30 shots )

Maine Wins Series 2–1

Semifinals

(1) Boston College vs. (7) Providence

March 16	Boston College		4–2		Providence	TD Garden	Recap
Paul Carey (15) – 01:15 Destry Straight (3) – 08:35		First period			Barrett Kaib (1) – 02:28 Derek Army (11) – 04:33
Johnny Gaudreau (17) – pp – 03:58		Second period			No scoring
Steven Whitney (13) – 08:00		Third period			No scoring
Parker Milner – ( 25 saves / 27 shots )		Goalie stats			Alex Beaudry – ( 27 saves / 30 shots )

(3) Boston University vs. (4) Maine

March 16	Boston University		3–5		Maine	TD Garden	Recap
Alex Chiasson (15) – 02:46		First period			No scoring
Matt Nieto (15) – pp – 06:16		Second period			Joey Diamond (24) – pp – 00:46 Will O'Neill (2) – 11:22 Will O'Neill (3) – pp – 18:25
Matt Nieto (16) – 04:03		Third period			Mark Anthoine (12) – pp – 07:43 Joey Diamond (25) – pp en – 19:31
Kieran Millan – ( 35 saves / 39 shots )		Goalie stats			Dan Sullivan – ( 25 saves / 28 shots )

Championship

(1) Boston College vs. (4) Maine

March 17	Boston College		4–1		Maine	TD Garden	Recap
Johnny Gaudreau (18) – 05:24 Johnny Gaudreau (19) – pp – 07:31		First period			No scoring
Pat Mullane (9) – 18:39		Second period			Brian Flynn (18) – 07:37
Barry Almeida (22) – en – 18:59		Third period			No scoring
Parker Milner – ( 40 saves / 41 shots )		Goalie stats			Dan Sullivan – ( 36 saves / 39 shots )

Tournament awards

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)

External links

• 2012 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament