2007 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament
American college hockey tournament
The 2007 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 23rd Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 8 and March 17, 2007. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts , the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins . By winning the tournament Boston College received the Hockey East 's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament .
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 2007 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
Bracket
Quarterfinals [ 2] March 8–10
Semifinals [ 3] March 16
Championship March 17
1
New Hampshire
4
6
–
8
Providence
0
0
–
1
New Hampshire
3 **
4
Massachusetts
2
2
Boston College
3
7
–
7
Northeastern
0
1
–
1
New Hampshire
2
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2
Boston College
5
3
Boston University
2
2
3 *
6
Vermont
3
0
2
2
Boston College
6
3
Boston University
2
4
Massachusetts
3
5
–
5
Maine
2
2
–
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Quarterfinals
(1) New Hampshire vs. (8) Providence
New Hampshire won series 2–0
(2) Boston College vs. (7) Northeastern
March 11[ 6]
Boston College
3 – 0
Northeastern
Conte Forum
Recap
(Gerbe, Boyle) Brock Bradford - GW - 18:21
First period
No scoring
(Motherwell, Gerbe) Ben Smith - PP - 06:06
Second period
No scoring
(Smith, Gerbe) Brock Bradford - 12:06
Third period
No scoring
( 25 saves / 25 shots ) Cory Schneider
Goalie stats
Brad Thiessen ( 26 saves / 29 shots )
Boston College won series 2–0
(3) Boston University vs. (6) Vermont
March 9[ 9]
Boston University
2 – 0
Vermont
Agganis Arena
Recap
No Scoring
First period
No scoring
(Yip, Higgins) Pete MacArthur - GW PP - 10:59
Second period
No scoring
(Lawrence, Ewing) Brian Strait - 13:52
Third period
No scoring
( 29 saves / 29 shots ) John Curry
Goalie stats
Joe Fallon ( 23 saves / 25 shots )
March 10[ 10]
Boston University
3 – 2
OT
Vermont
Agganis Arena
Recap
(Thomassian, MacArthur) Chris Higgins - 09:33(Sullivan, McGoff) Jason Lawrence - PP - 17:08
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
16:22 - Viktor Stålberg
No scoring
Third period
06:52 - PP - Peter Lenes (Lutz, Gunderson)
(Gilroy, MacArthur) Brandon Yip - GW PP - 09:22
First overtime period
No scoring
( 24 saves / 26 shots ) John Curry
Goalie stats
Joe Fallon ( 31 saves / 34 shots )
Boston University won series 2–1
(4) Massachusetts vs. (5) Maine
Massachusetts won series 2–0
Semifinals
(1) New Hampshire vs. (4) Massachusetts
(2) Boston College vs. (3) Boston University
Championship
(1) New Hampshire vs. (2) Boston College
Tournament awards
* Tournament MVP(s)
[ 16]
References
^ "Jerry York Year-by-Year Coaching Record" . Retrieved July 16, 2013 .
^ "Hockey East men's Hockey 2006-07 Week 24" . USCHO.com. March 10, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2013 .
^ "Hockey East men's Hockey 2006-07 Week 25" . USCHO.com. March 17, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2013 .
^ "New Hampshire 4, Providence 0" . USCHO.com. March 8, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2013 .
^ "New Hampshire 6, Providence 0" . USCHO.com. March 9, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2013 .
^ "Boston College 3, Northeastern 0" . USCHO.com. March 8, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2013 .
^ "Boston College 7, Northeastern 1" . USCHO.com. March 9, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2013 .
^ "Vermont 3, Boston University 2" . USCHO.com. March 8, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2013 .
^ "Boston University 2, Vermont 0" . USCHO.com. March 9, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2013 .
^ "Boston University 3, Vermont 2" . USCHO.com. March 10, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2013 .
^ "Massachusetts 3, Maine 2" . USCHO.com. March 9, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2013 .
^ "Massachusetts 5, Maine 2" . USCHO.com. March 10, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2013 .
^ "New Hampshire 3, Massachusetts 2" . USCHO.com. March 16, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2013 .
^ "Boston College 6, Boston University 2" . USCHO.com. March 16, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2013 .
^ "Boston College 5, New Hampshire 2" . USCHO.com. March 17, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2013 .
^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide" . Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014 .
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