2008 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2009 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 14 and March 22, 2008 at campus locations and at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. By winning the tournament, Boston College was awarded the Lamoriello Trophy and an automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
==Format==
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 series, 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-game, with the winner advancing to the championship game and the loser advancing to the third place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Regular season standings===
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
==Bracket==
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
===Quarterfinals===
====(1) New Hampshire vs. (8) Massachusetts====
====(2) Boston University vs. (7) Massachusetts-Lowell====
====(3) Vermont vs. (6) Northeastern====
====(4) Boston College vs. (5) Providence====
===Semifinals===
====(1) New Hampshire vs. (4) Boston College====
====(2) Boston University vs. (3) Vermont====
===Championship===
====(3) Vermont vs. (4) Boston College====
==References==
==External links==
*2008 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Hockey East
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