The 2013 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 29th tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 14 and March 13, 2013 at campus locations and the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks won their first Hockey East Tournament and earned the Hockey East's automatic bid into the 2013 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 2013 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
Bracket
Note: * denotes overtime periods
Results Quarterfinals (1) Massachusetts–Lowell vs. (8) Maine
(2) Boston College vs. (7) Vermont
(3) Boston University vs. (6) Merrimack
(4) Providence vs. (5) New Hampshire
Semifinals (1) Massachusetts–Lowell vs. (4) Providence
(2) Boston College vs. (3) Boston University
Championship (1) Massachusetts–Lowell vs. (3) Boston University
Tournament awards All-Tournament Team F Danny O'Regan (Boston University) F Evan Rodrigues (Boston University) F Scott Wilson (Massachusetts-Lowell) D Matt Grzelcyk (Boston University) D Chad Ruhwedel (Massachusetts-Lowell) G Connor Hellebuyck* (Massachusetts-Lowell) * Tournament MVP(s)
References
External links 2013 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament