1999 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament
| 1999 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 11–20, 1999 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | Fleet Center Boston, Massachusetts |
| Champions | Boston College[1] (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Jerry York[2] (2nd title) |
| MVP | Blake Bellefeuille (Boston College) |
Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 1999 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 15th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 11 and March 20, 1999. 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 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Format
[edit]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 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Conference standings
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #2 New Hampshire† | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 100 | 49 | 41 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 171 | 91 | |
| #1 Maine | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 96 | 64 | 41 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 167 | 94 | |
| #4 Boston College* | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 99 | 73 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 170 | 125 | |
| Providence | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 90 | 81 | 38 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 159 | 134 | |
| Boston University | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 72 | 86 | 37 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 117 | 132 | |
| Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 65 | 85 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 112 | 117 | |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 56 | 86 | 35 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 80 | 114 | |
| Merrimack | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 67 | 94 | 36 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 107 | 136 | |
| Northeastern | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 74 | 101 | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 108 | 132 | |
| Championship: Boston College † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
[edit]| Quarterfinals[3] March 11–14 | Semifinals[4] March 19 | Championship March 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Hampshire | 3 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Merrimack | 2 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New Hampshire | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Providence | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maine | 3 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Massachusetts | 1 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New Hampshire | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston College | 5* | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston College | 5 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 0 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Maine | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston College | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Providence | 8 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Boston University | 2 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Quarterfinals
[edit](1) New Hampshire vs. (8) Merrimack
[edit]| March 12[5] | New Hampshire | 3 – 2 | Merrimack | Whittemore Center | ||||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dan Enders - 06:42 Jayme Filipowicz - 15:39 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Corey-Joe Ficek - GW - 14:39 | Third period | 16:33 - PP - Rejean Stringer 19:12 - EN - Greg Classen | ||||||
| Ty Conklin ( 34 saves / 37 shots ) | Goalie stats | Tom Welby ( 28 saves / 30 shots ) | ||||||
| March 13[6] | New Hampshire | 5 – 4 | Merrimack | Whittemore Center | ||||
| Darren Haydar - 05:20 Jason Krog - 15:10 Jason Krog - PP - 18:12 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | 00:38 - PP - Kris Porter 00:54 - Chris Halecki 05:44 - Ryan Kiley | ||||||
| Jason Krog - PP - 02:49 Jason Krog - GW - 11:19 |
Third period | 19:45 - EA - Kris Porter | ||||||
| Sean Matile ( 20 saves / 24 shots ) | Goalie stats | Tom Welby ( 40 saves / 45 shots ) | ||||||
| New Hampshire won series 2–0 | |
(2) Maine vs. (7) Massachusetts
[edit]| March 11[7] | Maine | 3 – 1 | Massachusetts | Alfond Arena | ||||
| Dan Kerluke - 05:23 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bobby Stewart - GW SH - 00:37 | Second period | 01:36 - Jeff Blanchard | ||||||
| Cory Larose - 03:32 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alfie Michaud ( 20 saves / 21 shots ) | Goalie stats | Markus Helanen ( 40 saves / 43 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12[8] | Maine | 5 – 2 | Massachusetts | Alfond Arena | ||||
| Steve Kariya - 06:13 Bobby Stewart - 19:24 |
First period | 16:32 - Ray Geever 17:11 - Jeff Blanchard | ||||||
| Cory Larose - GW PP - 19:16 Dan Kerluke - 19:50 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Steve Kariya - 16:03 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alfie Michaud ( 43 saves / 48 shots ) | Goalie stats | Markus Helanen ( 22 saves / 24 shots ) | ||||||
| Maine won series 2–0 | |
(3) Boston College vs. (6) Massachusetts-Lowell
[edit]| March 11[9] | Boston College | 5 – 0 | Massachusetts-Lowell | Conte Forum | ||||
| Jeff Farkas - GW - 09:44 Brian Gionta - PP - 15:44 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brian Gionta - SH - 11:48 Blake Bellefeuille - PP - 17:39 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeff Giuliano - 11:41 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Scott Clemmensen ( 26 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | Scott Fankhouser ( 10 saves / 13 shots ) / Jimi St. john ( 12 saves / 14 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12[10] | Boston College | 5 – 4 | Massachusetts-Lowell | Conte Forum | ||||
| Andy Powers - 07:48 | First period | 01:07 - Brad Rooney 10:53 - Kevin Bertram | ||||||
| Blake Bellefeuille - 05:44 Brian Gionta - PP - 19:28 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bobby Allen - 06:00 Jeff Farkas - GW - 06:34 |
Third period | 07:27 - PP - Kevin Bertram 13:11 - PP - Doug Nolan | ||||||
| Scott Clemmensen ( 14 saves / 18 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jimi St. john ( 20 saves / 25 shots ) / Scott Fankhouser ( 3 saves / 3 shots ) | ||||||
| Boston College won series 2–0 | |
(4) Providence vs. (5) Boston University
[edit]| March 12[11] | Providence | 8 – 2 | Boston University | Schneider Arena | ||||
| No Scoring | First period | 16:20 - Carl Corazzini | ||||||
| Drew Omicioli - 03:02 | Second period | 07:35 - Carl Corazzini | ||||||
| Troy Lake - 01:23 Matt Libby - GW - 01:57 Mike Omicioli - 03:13 Fernando Pisani - 04:29 Jon Coe - PP - 01:57 Doug Sheppard - PP - 12:49 Doug Sheppard - SH - 18:01 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Boyd Ballard ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) | Goalie stats | Michael Larocque ( 16 saves / 22 shots ) / Jason Tapp ( 1 saves / 3 shots ) | ||||||
| March 13[12] | Providence | 2 – 8 | Boston University | Schneider Arena | ||||
| Nick Lent - 14:49 | First period | 03:41 - Tommi Degerman | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | 01:58 - Chris Heron 02:32 - GW - Mike Pandolfo 03:48 - Greg Quebec 14:23 - Mike Pandolfo 19:45 - Bobby Hanson | ||||||
| Jerry Keefe - PP - 00:28 | Third period | 03:55 - Joe DiPenta 10:28 - Tommi Degerman | ||||||
| Boyd Ballard ( 13 saves / 18 shots ) / Mark Kane ( 8 saves / 11 shots ) | Goalie stats | Michael Larocque ( 24 saves / 26 shots ) | ||||||
| March 14[13] | Providence | 5 – 1 | Boston University | Schneider Arena | ||||
| Doug Sheppard - PP - 15:48 Jon Cameron - GW PP - 17:22 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Josh MacNevin - 14:42 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nick Lent - SH - 11:30 Troy Lake - PP - 12:12 |
Third period | 16:34 - Pat Aufiero | ||||||
| Boyd Ballard ( 14 saves / 15 shots ) | Goalie stats | Michael Larocque ( 27 saves / 32 shots ) | ||||||
| Providence won series 2–1 | |
Semifinals
[edit](1) New Hampshire vs. (4) Providence
[edit]| March 19[14] | New Hampshire | 6 – 2 | Providence | Fleet Center | ||||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Steve O'Brien - 04:08 Christian Bragnalo - PP - 6:20 Chad Onufrechuk - GW SH - 19:06 |
Second period | 09:03 - SH - Mike Omicioli | ||||||
| John Sadowski - PP - 10:43 Jason Krog - 11:41 Darren Haydar - PP - 15:46 |
Third period | 01:31 - PP - Doug Sheppard | ||||||
| Ty Conklin ( 26 saves / 28 shots ) | Goalie stats | Boyd Ballard ( 20 saves / 26 shots ) / Mark Kane ( 2 saves / 2 shots ) | ||||||
(2) Maine vs. (3) Boston College
[edit]| March 19[15] | Maine | 2 – 3 | Boston College | Fleet Center | ||||
| Barrett Heisten - 02:48 | First period | 10:49 - PP - Blake Bellefeuille 15:37 - Andy Powers | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 16:09 - GW PP - Blake Bellefeuille | ||||||
| Steve Kariya - PP - 17:08 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alfie Michaud ( 21 saves / 24 shots ) | Goalie stats | Scott Clemmensen ( 33 saves / 35 shots ) | ||||||
Championship
[edit](1) New Hampshire vs. (3) Boston College
[edit]| March 20[16] | New Hampshire | 4 – 5 | OT | Boston College | Fleet Center | |||
| Jason Krog - 15:46 | First period | 02:22 - Jeff Farkas 08:23 - PP - Jeff Farkas 02:22 - Blake Bellefeuille 14:25 - Kevin Caulfield | ||||||
| David Busch - 03:53 Jason Shipulski - 04:03 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Johnny Rogers - 15:18 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 06:58 - Blake Bellefeuille | ||||||
| Ty Conklin ( 33 saves / 38 shots ) | Goalie stats | Scott Clemmensen ( 20 saves / 24 shots ) | ||||||
Tournament awards
[edit]- F Blake Bellefeuille* (Boston College)
- F Jeff Farkas (Boston College)
- F Jason Krog (New Hampshire)
- D Bobby Allen (Boston College)
- D Jayme Filipowicz (New Hampshire)
- G Scott Clemmensen (Boston College)
References
[edit]- ^ "Boston College Men's Team History". Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "Jerry York Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ "Hockey East men's Hockey 1998-99 Week 24". USCHO.com. March 14, 1998. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "Hockey East men's Hockey 1998-99 Week 25". USCHO.com. March 20, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "New Hampshire 3, Merrimack 2". USCHO.com. March 12, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "New Hampshire 5, Merrimack 4". USCHO.com. March 13, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "Maine 3, Massachusetts 1". USCHO.com. March 11, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "Maine 5, Massachusetts 2". USCHO.com. March 12, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "Boston College 5, Massachusetts-Lowell 0". USCHO.com. March 11, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "Boston College 5, Massachusetts-Lowell 4". USCHO.com. March 12, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "Providence 8, Boston University 2". USCHO.com. March 12, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "Boston University 8, Providence 2". USCHO.com. March 13, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "Providence 5, Boston University 1". USCHO.com. March 14, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "New Hampshire 6, Providence 2". USCHO.com. March 19, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "Boston College 3, Maine 2". USCHO.com. March 19, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "Boston College 5, New Hampshire 4". USCHO.com. March 20, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.