# 2009 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

The 2009 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 13 and March 21, 2009 at campus locations and at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Boston University won their seventh Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and the Lamoriello Trophy and received Hockey East's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Format

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 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Regular season standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
2008–09 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 |
| #1 Boston University†* | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 103 | 54 | 45 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 177 | 91 |
| #11 Northeastern | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 78 | 59 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 121 | 91 |
| #6 New Hampshire | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 80 | 78 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 116 | 112 |
| #3 Vermont | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 78 | 69 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 121 | 102 |
| Massachusetts–Lowell | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 84 | 66 | 38 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 112 | 86 |
| Boston College | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 81 | 77 | 37 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 112 | 105 |
| Massachusetts | 27 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 77 | 75 | 39 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 112 | 103 |
| Maine | 27 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 52 | 82 | 39 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 86 | 110 |
| Merrimack | 27 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 57 | 80 | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 72 | 89 |
| Providence | 27 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 56 | 106 | 34 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 77 | 133 |
| Championship: Boston University † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals March 13–15 | Quarterfinals March 13–15 | Quarterfinals March 13–15 | Quarterfinals March 13–15 | Quarterfinals March 13–15 | | | Semifinals March 20 | Semifinals March 20 | Semifinals March 20 | Championship March 21 | Championship March 21 | Championship March 21 |
| 1 | Boston University | 2 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Maine | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Maine | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | 1 | Boston University | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 6 | Boston College | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Northeastern | 1 | 4 | 3* | | | 6 | Boston College | 2 | | | |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Boston University | 1 |
| (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 | Boston University | 1 |
| (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) | 5 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 0 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | 3 | 0 | — | | | | | | | | | 5 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 0 |
| 6 | Boston College | 5 | 1 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Boston College | 5 | 1 | — | | | 2 | Northeastern | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 3* | | | |
| 4 | Vermont | 3 | 2 | — | | | 5 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 3* | | | |
| 5 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 4* | 4 | — | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### Quarterfinals
#### (1) Boston University vs. (8) Maine

* Boston University won series 2–1

#### (2) Northeastern vs. (7) Massachusetts

* Northeastern won series 2–1

#### (3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Boston College

* Boston College won series 2–0

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

* Massachusetts-Lowell won series 2–0

### Championship
#### (1) Boston University vs. (5) Massachusetts-Lowell
## Tournament awards
### All-Tournament Team

* F Scott Campbell (Massachusetts-Lowell)
* F John McCarthy (Boston University)
* F Colin Wilson (Boston University)
* D Maury Edwards (Massachusetts-Lowell)
* D Matt Gilroy (Boston University)
* G Kieran Millan* (Boston University)
* Tournament MVP(s)