1994 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 10th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 11 and March 19, 1994. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts , the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins . By winning the tournament, Boston University received the Hockey East 's automatic bid to the 1994 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 1994 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
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Boston University †*24
21
3
0
42 120
63
41
34
7
0
195
113
Massachusetts–Lowell 24
14
6
4
32 91
91
40
25
10
5
164
120
New Hampshire 24
13
9
2
28 90
91
40
25
12
3
145
125
Northeastern 24
10
8
6
26 94
95
39
19
13
7
162
159
Providence 24
9
13
2
20 74
111
36
14
19
3
120
149
Boston College 24
7
12
5
19 85
96
35
15
16
5
145
133
Merrimack 24
8
14
2
18 77
110
37
16
19
2
126
152
Maine ^24
3
20
1
7 92
130
36
6
29
1
142
130
Championship : Boston Universityindicates conference regular season champion
Bracket[4] [ ] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
1
Boston University
8
4
—
1
Boston University
5
8
Maine
5
3
—
4
Northeastern
2
2
Massachusetts-Lowell
7
3
—
7
Merrimack
1
0
—
1
Boston University
3
2
Massachusetts-Lowell
2
3
New Hampshire
4
6 *
—
6
Boston College
1
5
—
Consolation
4
Northeastern
4
2 *
—
2
Massachusetts-Lowell
4
5
Providence
3
1
—
3
New Hampshire
2
3
New Hampshire
4*
4
Northeastern
4
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Quarterfinals [ ] (1) Boston University vs. (8) Maine [ ]
Boston University won series 2–0
(2) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (7) Merrimack [ ]
March 11
Massachusetts-Lowell
7 – 1
Merrimack
Tully Forum
March 12
Massachusetts-Lowell
3 – 0
Merrimack
Tully Forum
Massachusetts-Lowell won series 2–0
(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Boston College [ ]
New Hampshire won series 2–0
(4) Northeastern vs. (5) Providence [ ]
Northeastern won series 2–0
Semifinals [ ] (1) Boston University vs. (4) Northeastern [ ]
(2) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (3) New Hampshire [ ]
Third Place [ ] (3) New Hampshire vs. (4) Northeastern [ ]
Championship [ ] (1) Boston University vs. (2) Massachusetts-Lowell [ ]
March 19
Boston University
3 – 2
Massachusetts-Lowell
Boston Garden
Tournament awards [ ] * Tournament MVP(s)
References [ ] External links [ ]
