Sat., March 17 8:00 p.m. TD Garden TV: NESN & NBC Sports Network
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This is BC's third consecutive trip to the Hockey East championship game, 7th in the last eight years, and 16th overall. The Eagles are 10-5 all-time in the championship game, including 5-1 over their last six appearances dating to 2005.

The Eagles are seeking their 11th Hockey East title, 5th in the last six years, and 6th in the last eight years. If the Eagles win tonight, they will become the first team to win three consecutive Hockey East tournament championships.

This will be Maine's 14th trip to the Hockey East championship game and second in three seasons following a one-year hiatus. The Black Bears are 5-8 all-time in the championship game, with their last title coming in 2004, a 2-1 triple OT win over UMass.

Of Maine's 14 title game appearances, seven have come against Boston College, representing by far the most frequent title game matchup. (BC vs. UNH is second, with only three meetings.) The Eagles hold a 4-2 advantage in title game play vs. the Black Bears and a 7-5 lead in Hockey East tournament play overall.

Championship Game History
1987 – BC 4, Maine 2
1989 – Maine 5, BC 4
1990 – BC 4, Maine 3
1998 – BC 3, Maine 2
2000 – Maine 2, BC 1
2010 – BC 7, Maine 6 (OT)

This will be the 20th time the No. 1 seed has advanced to the final. The No. 1 seed has won the tournament 13 times previously, most recently last season when No. 1 BC triumphed over No. 4 Merrimack , 5-3.

This is the third consecutive year the No. 4 seed has advanced to the final, and the fourth time in the last five seasons. In the 23 years prior to that, the No. 4 seed reached the final just twice, first in 1996 and then again in 2000, winning both times. The No. 4 seed won again in 2008, but has fallen short in the title game in each of the last two years.

Last year was the first time a No. 1 seed faced a No. 4 seed in the final, with No. 1 BC defeating No. 4 Merrimack, 5-3.

Last night's win was BC's 14th win in a row overall, breaking the previous Jerry York era record of 13 set in 2007. (The all-time BC record is 22 games, spanning 1949 and 1950.) Boston College has won 11 consecutive Hockey East tournament games, tying its own record set from 1998 to 2000.

	Fri., March 16 5:00 p.m. TD Garden TV: NESN & NBC Sports Network
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#1 seed Boston College and #7 seed Providence will meet for the tenth time in Hockey East Tournament play. It will be their second meeting in the semifinal round. Boston College leads the all-time tournament series at 6-3.

The tournament history:

	Fri., March 16 8:00 p.m. TD Garden TV: NESN & NBC Sports Network
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#3 seed Boston University and #4 seed Maine will meet for the 15th time in Hockey East Tournament play. It will be their sixth meeting in the semifinal round with Maine having won all previous semifinal match-ups. The all-time tournament series is tied, 7-7.

The tournament history: