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2009 Hockey East Tournament Links |
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The 25th Annual Hockey East Championship Tournament moves to the TD Banknorth Garden for the league semifinals on Friday, March 20 and the league title game on Saturday, March 21.
Tickets are available at the TD Banknorth Garden box office. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.Ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster at (617) 931-2000.
All games will be broadcast live on NESN. The semifinals will be played at 5 and 8 p.m. on Friday, March 20, while the 25th Annual Championship Game is slated for Saturday, March 21 at 7 p.m.
Championship merchandise for the victor will be available online immediately following the championship game at The Hockey East Shop.
GENERAL TOURNAMENT NOTES:
This year's field features top-seeded Boston University, #2 Northeastern, #5 UMass Lowell and #6 Boston College. THe Eagles are the defending tournament champions.
This is the fourth time in league history that #1, #2, #5 and #6 have advanced to the league's championship tournament. The previous seasons were:
1995: #2 Boston University won the title with a 3-2 victory against #6 Providence.
1997: #1 Boston University won the title with a 4-2 victory against #2 New Hampshire.
2003: #1 New Hampshire won the title with a 1-0 OT victory against #5 Boston University.
This year breaks a four-year streak of the top four seeds advancing into the semifinals. This will be the first time that Boston University, Northeastern, UMass Lowell and Boston College have comprised the semifinal field.
2009 HOCKEY EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
#1 Boston University vs. #5 UMass Lowell |
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#1 seed Boston Universityand #5 seed UMass Lowell
will meet for the 8th time in Hockey East Tournament
play. It will be their second game in the final round as the schools previously met in 1994 (a 3-2 Boson University win). Boston University leads the all-time tournament series, 7-1-0.
The tournament history:
| Year |
Round |
Result |
Site |
| 1985 |
Consolation |
Boston University 6, UMass Lowell 4 |
Providence Civic Center |
| 1994 |
Championship |
Boston University 3, UMass Lowell 2 |
Boston Garden |
| 1995 |
Semifinals |
Boston University 4, UMass Lowell 2 |
Boston Garden |
| 1996 |
Consolation |
Boston University 7, UMass Lowell 3 |
FleetCenter |
| 1997 |
Semifinals |
Boston University 3, UMass Lowell 2 |
FleetCenter |
| 2008 |
Quarterfinals |
Boston University 5, UMass Lowell 3 |
Agganis Arena |
| 2008 |
Quarterfinals |
UMass Lowell 4, Boston University 1 |
Agganis Arena |
| 2008 |
Quarterfinals |
Boston University 4, UMass Lowell 2 |
Agganis Arena |
Boston University has advanced to the title game for the ninth time. The Terriers have won six titles (1986, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 2006).
UMass Lowell has advanced to the title game for the second time. The River Hawks only other title game appearance was in 1994 when they dropped a 3-2 decision to Boston University.
This year, Boston University won the season series 3-0. |
2009 HOCKEY EAST SEMIFINAL #1
#2 Northeastern vs. #5 UMass Lowell |
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#2 seed Northeastern and #5 seed UMass Lowell
will meet for the 14th time in Hockey East Tournament
play. It will be their third game in the semifinal round as the schools previously met in a two-game, total goals semifinal matchup in 1988 (NU advanced with a 3-1 win and a 1-2 loss). So in effect, this is just the second semifinal battle between the two schools. UMass Lowell leads the all-time tournament series, 10-3-0.
The tournament history:
| Year |
Round |
Result |
Site |
| 1986 |
Quarterfinals |
UMass Lowell 4, Northeastern 2 |
Matthews Arena |
| 1986 |
Quarterfinals |
UMass Lowell 4, Northeastern 3 |
Matthews Arena |
| 1988 |
Semifinals |
Northeastern 3, UMass Lowell 1 |
Matthews Arena |
| 1988 |
Semifinals |
UMass Lowell 2, Northeastern 1 |
Matthews Arena |
| 1995 |
Quarterfinals |
UMass Lowell 5, Northeastern 2 |
Matthews Arena |
| 1996 |
Quarterfinals |
UMass Lowell 7, Northeastern 3 |
Tully Forum |
| 1996 |
Quarterfinals |
UMass Lowell 4, Northeastern 3 |
Tully Forum |
| 1998 |
Quarterfinals |
UMass Lowell 8, Northeastern 2 |
Matthews Arena |
| 1998 |
Quarterfinals |
Northeastern 3, UMass Lowell 2 |
Matthews Arena |
| 1998 |
Quarterfinals |
UMass Lowell 5, Northeastern 1 |
Matthews Arena |
| 2002 |
Quarterfinals |
UMass Lowell 5, Northeastern 2 |
Tsongas Arena |
| 2002 |
Quarterfinals |
Northeastern 4, UMass Lowell 2 |
Tsongas Arena |
| 2002 |
Quarterfinals |
UMass Lowell 3, Northeastern 1 |
Tsongas Arena |
Northeastern has advanced to the semifinals for the sixth time and for the first time since 1994. The Huskies have advanced to the championship game game only one time - in 1988 when they won the Hockey East title with a 4-3 win against Maine.
UMass Lowell has advanced to the semifinals for the 13th time and for the first time since 2002. The River Hawks have also advanced to the title game only one time - in 1994 when they dropped a 3-2 decision to Boston University.
This year, Northeastern won the season series 3-0. |
2009 HOCKEY EAST SEMIFINAL #2
#1 Boston University vs. #6 Boston College |
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#1 seed Boston University and #6 seed Boston College will meet for the eleventh time in Hockey East Tournament play but only the third time in the Hockey East semifinals. Boston University leads the all-time tournament series, 7-3. The teams have split their previous semifinal match-ups - Boston University won in 2003 with 6-5 victory in double overtime while Boston College earned a 6-2 win in the 2007 semifinals.
The tournament history:
| Year |
Round |
Result |
Site |
| 1986 |
Championship |
Boston University 9, Boston College 6 |
Providence Civic Center |
| 1992 |
Quarterfinals |
Boston College 5, Boston University 2 |
Walter Brown Arena |
| 1993 |
Quarterfinals |
Boston University 6, Boston College 2 |
Walter Brown Arena |
| 1993 |
Quarterfinals |
Boston University 5, Boston College 1 |
Walter Brown Arena |
| 2003 |
Semifinals |
Boston University 6, Boston College 5 2OT |
FleetCenter |
| 2004 |
Quarterfinals |
Boston University 3, Boston College 2 |
Kelley Rink |
| 2004 |
Quarterfinals |
Boston College 4, Boston University 0 |
Kelley Rink |
| 2004 |
Quarterfinals |
Boston University 4, Boston College 2 |
Kelley Rink |
| 2006 |
Championship |
Boston University 2, Boston College 1 OT |
TD Banknorth Garden |
| 2007 |
Semifinals |
Boston College 6, Boston University 2 |
TD Banknorth Garden |
Boston University has advanced to the semifinals for the 18th time and eignth consecutive year. The Terriers have advanced to the title game eight times, winning six titles (1986, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 2006).
Boston College has advanced to the semifinals for the 17th time and the fifth consecutive season. The Eagles have advanced to the title game thirteen times, winning eight titles (1987, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2008).
This year, Boston University won the season series, 2-0-1. |
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