# 2011 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

The 2011 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 11 and March 19, 2011 at campus locations and at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston College Eagles won their tenth Hockey East Tournament and earned the Hockey East's automatic bid into the 2011 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 2011 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
2010–11 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 |
| #5 Boston College†* | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 101 | 58 | 39 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 153 | 94 |
| #9 New Hampshire | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 90 | 59 | 39 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 131 | 98 |
| #17 Boston University | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 76 | 67 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 116 | 112 |
| #10 Merrimack | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 89 | 67 | 39 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 143 | 97 |
| #19 Maine | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 92 | 73 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 122 | 105 |
| Northeastern | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 73 | 69 | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 108 | 104 |
| Vermont | 27 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 60 | 85 | 36 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 82 | 116 |
| Massachusetts | 27 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 68 | 88 | 35 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 88 | 122 |
| Providence | 27 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 94 | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 75 | 116 |
| Massachusetts–Lowell | 27 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 60 | 102 | 34 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 83 | 136 |
| Championship: Boston College Eagles † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals March 10–13 | Quarterfinals March 10–13 | Quarterfinals March 10–13 | Quarterfinals March 10–13 | Quarterfinals March 10–13 | | | Semifinals March 18 | Semifinals March 18 | Semifinals March 18 | Championship March 19 | Championship March 19 | Championship March 19 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 4 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 1 | 2 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 1 | 2 | — | | | 1 | Boston College | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 6 | Northeastern | 4 | | | |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 3 | 4 | — | | | 6 | Northeastern | 4 | | | |
| 7 | Vermont | 1 | 3 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Vermont | 1 | 3 | — | | | | | | 1 | Boston College | 5 |
| (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 College | 5 |
| (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) | 4 | Merrimack | 3 |
| 3 | Boston University | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Merrimack | 3 |
| 6 | Northeastern | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Northeastern | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | 2 | New Hampshire | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Merrimack | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Merrimack | 5 | 6 | — | | | 4 | Merrimack | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Maine | 4 | 2 | — | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime periods

### Quarterfinals
#### (1) Boston College vs. (8) Massachusetts

* Boston College Wins Series 2-0

#### (2) New Hampshire vs. (7) Vermont

* New Hampshire Wins Series 2-0

#### (3) Boston University vs. (6)Northeastern

* Northeastern Wins Series 2-1

#### (4) Merrimack vs. (5) Maine

* Merrimack Wins Series 2-0

### Championship
#### (1) Boston College vs. (4) Merrimack
## Tournament awards
### All-Tournament Team

* F Cam Atkinson* (Boston College)
* F Ryan Flanigan (Merrimack)
* F Brian Gibbons (Boston College)
* D Tommy Cross (Boston College)
* D Karl Stollery (Merrimack)
* G John Muse (Boston College)
* Tournament MVP(s)