This Week in Hockey East: Single-elimination playoff format, unique among conferences, appears here to stay – College Hockey
Michael Hrabal has won 17 games this season for UMass (photo: UMass Athletics). Hockey East is the only one of college hockey’s six conferences to stage an entirely single-elimination tournament. That’s just fine with Massachusetts coach Greg Carvel. “Love it,” Carvel said. “I think the three-game series are stupid.” A best-two-of-three quarterfinal round was a … Read more
