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1989 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

The 1989 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 5th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 3 and March 11, 1989. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the newly opened 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 (as of 2014). By winning the tournament, Maine received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

1989 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 3–11, 1989
Teams6
Finals siteConte Forum
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
ChampionsMaine[1] (1st title)
Winning coachShawn Walsh[2] (1st title)
MVPBob Beers[3] (Maine)
Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

Format

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The tournament featured three rounds of play with each matchup being a single-elimination game. The team that finishes in seventh place is ineligible for tournament play. In the first round, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the first seed and lowest remaining quarterfinalist and second seed and highest remaining quarterfinalist each play a game with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers meeting in a consolation match. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1989 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

1988–89 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston College† 26 16 6 4 36 122 89 40 25 11 4 191 137
Maine* 26 17 9 0 34 127 97 45 31 14 0 221 158
Northeastern 26 13 11 2 28 126 120 36 18 16 2 166 155
Providence 26 13 11 2 28 106 112 42 22 18 2 166 167
Boston University 26 10 15 1 21 114 116 36 14 21 1 157 169
New Hampshire 26 9 17 0 18 75 120 34 12 22 0 111 154
Lowell 26 4 21 1 9 82 156 34 8 24 2 122 189
Championship: Maine
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Bracket

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[4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
March 3–4 		Semifinals
March 10 		Championship
March 11
1 Boston College 6**
3 Northeastern 5* 4 Providence 5
6 New Hampshire 4 1 Boston College 4
2 Maine 5
2 Maine 3*
4 Providence 3 3 Northeastern 2
5 Boston University 2 Consolation
3 Northeastern 2
4 Providence 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

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(3) Northeastern vs. (6) New Hampshire

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March 4 Northeastern 5 – 4 OT New Hampshire Matthews Arena


(4) Providence vs. (5) Boston University

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March 3 Providence 3 – 2 Boston University Schneider Arena


Semifinals

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(1) Boston College vs. (4) Providence

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March 10 Boston College 6 – 5 2OT Providence Conte Forum


(2) Maine vs. (3) Northeastern

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March 10 Maine 3 – 2 OT Northeastern Conte Forum


Consolation

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(3) Northeastern vs. (4) Providence

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March 11 Northeastern 2 – 3 Providence Conte Forum


Championship

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(1) Boston College vs. (2) Maine

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March 11 Boston College 4 – 5 Maine Conte Forum


Tournament awards

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All-Tournament Team

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* Tournament MVP(s)

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References

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  1. ^ "Maine Men's Team History". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "Shawn Walsh 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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