# 2002 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

The 2002 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 18th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 7 and March 16, 2002. 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 New Hampshire received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 2002 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 2002 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
2001–02 Hockey East standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #3 New Hampshire†* | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 103 | 49 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 184 | 102 |
| #6 Boston University | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 80 | 65 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 141 | 110 |
| #2 Maine | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 99 | 62 | 44 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 186 | 116 |
| #14 Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 70 | 67 | 38 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 121 | 91 |
| Northeastern | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 69 | 74 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 123 | 116 |
| Boston College | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 73 | 81 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 119 | 116 |
| Providence | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 68 | 82 | 38 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 115 | 129 |
| Merrimack | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 54 | 87 | 36 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 101 | 133 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 94 | 34 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 70 | 125 |
| Championship: New Hampshire † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals March 7–9 | Quarterfinals March 7–9 | Quarterfinals March 7–9 | Quarterfinals March 7–9 | Quarterfinals March 7–9 | | | Semifinals March 15 | Semifinals March 15 | Semifinals March 15 | Championship March 16 | Championship March 16 | Championship March 16 |
| 1 | New Hampshire | 6 | 5* | — | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Merrimack | 2 | 4 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Merrimack | 2 | 4 | — | | | 1 | New Hampshire | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 3 | | | |
| 2 | Boston University | 3 | 4 | — | | | 4 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 3 | | | |
| 7 | Providence | 2 | 2 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Providence | 2 | 2 | — | | | | | | 1 | New Hampshire | 3 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | New Hampshire | 3 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 3 | Maine | 1 |
| 3 | Maine | 7 | 4 | – | | | | | | | | | 3 | Maine | 1 |
| 6 | Boston College | 3 | 2 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Boston College | 3 | 2 | – | | | 2 | Boston University | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Maine | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | 3 | Maine | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Northeastern | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### Quarterfinals
#### (1) New Hampshire vs. (8) Merrimack

* New Hampshire won series 2–0

#### (2) Boston University vs. (7) Providence

* Boston University won series 2–0

#### (3) Maine vs. (6) Boston College

* Maine won series 2–0

#### (4) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (5) Northeastern

* Massachusetts-Lowell won series 2–1

### Championship
#### (1) New Hampshire vs. (3) Maine
## Tournament awards
### All-Tournament Team

* F Mark Concannon (Massachusetts-Lowell)
* F Darren Haydar* (New Hampshire)
* F Colin Hemingway (New Hampshire)
* D Peter Metcalf (Maine)
* D Garrett Stafford (New Hampshire)
* G Matt Yeats (Maine)
* Tournament MVP(s)