2001 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2001 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 17th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 8 and March 17, 2001. 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, Boston College received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 2001 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 2001 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
==Bracket==
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
===Quarterfinals===
====(1) Boston College vs. (8) Merrimack====
====(2) Maine vs. (7) Northeastern====
====(3) Providence vs. (6) Boston University====
====(4) New Hampshire vs. (5) Massachusetts-Lowell====
===Semifinals===
====(1) Boston College vs. (5) Massachusetts-Lowell====
====(2) Maine vs. (3) Providence====
===Championship===
====(1) Boston College vs. (3) Providence====
==Tournament awards==
===All-Tournament Team===
*F Chuck Kobasew* (Boston College)
*F Mike Pandolfo (Boston University)
*F Tony Voce (Boston College)
*D Bobby Allen (Boston College)
*D Regan Kelly (Providence)
*G Scott Clemmensen (Boston College)
* Tournament MVP(s)
==References==
==External links==
*Hockey East Online
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