2000 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

2000 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament
Dates	March 9–18, 2000
Teams	8
Finals site	Fleet Center Boston, Massachusetts
Champions	Maine (4th title)
Winning coach	Shawn Walsh[1] (4th title)
MVP	Niko Dimitrakos (Maine)
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The 2000 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 16th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 9 and March 18, 2000. 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, Maine received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 2000 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 winner advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2000 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

1999–00 Hockey East standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#6 Boston University†	24	15	3	6	36	85	69		42	25	10	7	150	118
#11 New Hampshire	24	13	5	6	32	75	68		38	23	9	6	122	105
#2 Boston College	24	15	8	1	31	91	50		42	29	12	1	165	92
#3 Maine*	24	13	7	4	30	88	67		40	27	8	5	151	106
Providence	24	10	13	1	21	65	79		38	18	18	2	114	122
Northeastern	24	8	11	5	21	67	76		36	12	19	5	95	118
Merrimack	24	6	12	6	18	58	81		36	11	19	6	87	115
Massachusetts	24	5	15	4	14	50	71		36	11	20	5	86	106
Massachusetts–Lowell	24	5	16	3	13	60	78		34	9	22	3	99	112
Championship: Maine † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

Bracket

	Quarterfinals[2] March 9–11							Semifinals[3] March 17					Championship March 18
	1	Boston University	4	5	—
	8	Massachusetts	2	2	—
								1	Boston University	2
								4	Maine	4
	2	New Hampshire	5	3*	—
	7	Merrimack	2	2	—
													4	Maine	2
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
													3	Boston College	1
	3	Boston College	8	3	—
	6	Northeastern	4	2	—
								2	New Hampshire	1
								3	Boston College	2
	4	Maine	5	5*	—
	5	Providence	3	4	—

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston University vs. (8) Massachusetts

March 10[4]	Boston University		4 – 2		Massachusetts	Walter Brown Arena
Jack Baker - PP - 04:05		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			02:53 - SH - Joe Culgin
Carl Corazzini - PP - 00:17 Jack Baker - 01:23 John Sabo - SH - 09:43		Third period			01:23 - Jeff Blanchard
Rick DiPietro ( 13 saves / 15 shots )		Goalie stats			Markus Helanen ( 38 saves / 42 shots )

March 11[5]	Boston University		5 – 2		Massachusetts	Walter Brown Arena
No Scoring		First period			18:56 - Darcy King
Jack Baker - 04:24 Tommi Degerman - 07:55		Second period			02:49 - Jeff Blanchard
Tommi Degerman - GW - 07:15 John Sabo - 07:48 Pat Aufiero - PP - 13:44		Third period			19:45 - EA - Kris Porter
Rick DiPietro ( 24 saves / 26 shots )		Goalie stats			Markus Helanen ( 21 saves / 26 shots )

Boston University won series 2–0

(2) New Hampshire vs. (7) Merrimack

March 9[6]	New Hampshire		5 – 2		Merrimack	Whittemore Center
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
Joshua Prudden - 10:07 Patrick Foley - 11:39		Second period			14:31 - Vincent Clevenger 14:59 - Stephen Moon
Mike Souza - GW - 10:52 Jim Abbott - 11:06 Tim Walsh - 17:08		Third period			No scoring
Ty Conklin ( 22 saves / 24 shots )		Goalie stats			Cris Classen ( 28 saves / 33 shots )

March 10[7]	New Hampshire		3 – 2	OT	Merrimack	Whittemore Center
No Scoring		First period			11:47 - Greg Classen
Ryan Cordeiro - 03:02		Second period			18:19 - Sandy Cohen
Garrett Stafford - 07:53		Third period			No scoring
Mike Souza - GW - 07:40		First overtime period			No scoring
Ty Conklin ( 29 saves / 31 shots )		Goalie stats			Tom Welby ( 47 saves / 50 shots )

New Hampshire won series 2–0

(3) Boston College vs. (6) Northeastern

March 10[8]	Boston College		8 – 4		Northeastern	Conte Forum
Jeff Farkas - PP - 12:17 Jeff Farkas - 13:40		First period			12:39 - Matt Keating 16:18 - Brian Cummings
Brian Gionta - 06:40 Ales Dolinar - 07:48		Second period			19:24 - PP - Graig Mischler
Mark McLennan - GW - 02:46 Mike Lephart - 03:19 Krys Kolanos - PP - 12:30 Brian Gionta - 17:05		Third period			14:47 - PP - Matt Keating
Scott Clemmensen ( 24 saves / 28 shots )		Goalie stats			Mike Gilhooly ( 26 saves / 34 shots )

March 11[9]	Boston College		3 – 2		Northeastern	Conte Forum
Mike Mottau - PP - 05:32		First period			No scoring
Blake Bellefeuille - 18:06		Second period			07:38 - PP - Graig Mischler
Krys Kolanos - GW - 10:34		Third period			03:44 - Matt Keating
Scott Clemmensen ( 25 saves / 27 shots )		Goalie stats			Jason Braun ( 32 saves / 34 shots )

Boston College won series 2–0

(4) Maine vs. (5) Providence

March 9[10]	Maine		5 – 3		Providence	Alfond Arena
Jim Leger - 03:33		First period			13:28 - Matt Libby
Niko Dimitrakos - PP - 05:58 Ben Guite - 09:02 Ben Guite - GW PP - 13:53		Second period			15:57 - Fernando Pisani 16:49 - John DiSalvatore
Brendan Walsh - EN PP - 19:40		Third period			No scoring
Matt Yeats ( 26 saves / 29 shots )		Goalie stats			Boyd Ballard ( 34 saves / 38 shots )

March 10[11]	Maine		5 – 4	OT	Providence	Alfond Arena
Tom Reimann - 17:33		First period			07:18 - Devin Rask 08:46 - PP - Heath Gordon
Peter Metcalf - 10:27		Second period			04:08 - Nick Lent 16:15 - Peter Fregoe
Chris Heisten - 07:47 Lucas Lawson - 12:29		Third period			No scoring
Brendan Walsh - GW - 11:48		First overtime period			No scoring
Matt Yeats ( 35 saves / 39 shots )		Goalie stats			Boyd Ballard ( 39 saves / 44 shots )

Maine won series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) Boston University vs. (4) Maine

March 17[12]	Boston University		2 – 4		Maine	Fleet Center
Carl Corazzini - 08:10		First period			02:15 - Robert Ek 05:40 - Chris Heisten
No scoring		Second period			14:16 - PP - Ben Guite 16:20 - Niko Dimitrakos
Carl Corazzini - EA PP - 17:55		Third period			No scoring
Rick DiPietro ( 25 saves / 29 shots )		Goalie stats			Matt Yeats ( 36 saves / 38 shots )

(2) New Hampshire vs. (3) Boston College

March 17[13]	New Hampshire		1 – 2		Boston College	Fleet Center
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
Lanny Gare - 17:33		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			12:26 - Blake Bellefeuille 15:53 - GW - Mike Lephart
Ty Conklin ( 26 saves / 28 shots )		Goalie stats			Scott Clemmensen ( 20 saves / 21 shots )

Championship

(3) Boston College vs. (4) Maine

March 18[14]	Boston College		1 – 2		Maine	Fleet Center
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Bobby Allen - EA - 19:20		Third period			03:11 - Cory Larose 19:57 - GW - Niko Dimitrakos
Matt Yeats ( 34 saves / 35 shots )		Goalie stats			Scott Clemmensen ( 33 saves / 35 shots )

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

• F Blake Bellefeuille (Boston College)
• F Niko Dimitrakos* (Maine)
• F Cory Larose (Maine)
• D Robert Ek (Maine)
• D Mike Mottau (Boston College)
• G Matt Yeats (Maine)

* Tournament MVP(s)

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References

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4. "Boston University 4, Massachusetts 2". USCHO.com. March 10, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
5. "Boston University 5, Massachusetts 2". USCHO.com. March 11, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
6. "New Hampshire 5, Merrimack 2". USCHO.com. March 9, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
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11. "Maine 5, Providence 4". USCHO.com. March 10, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
12. "New Hampshire 6, Providence 2". USCHO.com. March 17, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
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14. "Maine 2, Boston College 1". USCHO.com. March 18, 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
15. "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.

External links

• Hockey East Online