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1990 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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42°20′6.3″N 71°10′3.6″W / 42.335083°N 71.167667°W / 42.335083; -71.167667

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

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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

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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 College†* 21 15 6 0 30 101 69 42 28 13 1 197 135
Maine 21 14 6 1 29 88 57 46 33 11 2 238 137
Boston University 21 12 7 2 26 88 63 44 25 17 2 180 144
Providence 21 11 7 3 25 90 69 35 22 10 3 154 106
New Hampshire 21 8 9 4 20 86 86 39 17 17 5 166 156
Northeastern 21 9 10 2 20 96 100 37 16 19 2 167 181
Lowell 21 5 14 2 12 65 106 35 13 20 2 129 193
Merrimack 21 3 18 0 6 64 128 36 10 25 1 123 186
Championship: Boston College
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Bracket

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[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)

Quarterfinals

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(1) Boston College vs. (8) Merrimack

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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

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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

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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

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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


Semifinals

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(1) Boston College vs. (5) New Hampshire

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March 9 Boston College 5 – 4 OT New Hampshire Conte Forum


(2) Maine vs. (3) Boston University

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March 9 Maine 3 – 1 Boston University Conte Forum


Championship

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(1) Boston College vs. (2) Maine

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March 11 Boston College 4 – 3 Maine Conte Forum


Tournament awards

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* Tournament MVP(s)

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References

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  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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