2017 MIAA Division IA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2017 MIAA Division IA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, more commonly known as the Super Eight, began on Monday, February 27, 2017 as part of the 2016–17 MIAA men's ice hockey season. The 10 team single elimination tournament concluded on March 19, 2017 when Arlington High School won 2-1 in overtime versus Central Catholic.

The 10 participating MIAA high school men's ice hockey teams were selected out of an eligible 200 teams. All ten teams were selected at-large by the MIAA Ice Hockey Committee.

Participants

School

Conference

Record (Conference)

Head Coach

Previous S8 Appearances

S8 Best Finish

S8 W–L Record

Arlington

Middlesex

18–2–2 (14–0–1)

John Messuri

13 (last: 2016)

3rd (2001)

14–24

Austin Prep

Catholic Central

16–2–3 (10–0–0)

Louis Finocchiaro

12 (last: 2016)

2nd (2013, 2014)

12–14

Boston College High

Catholic

14–2–4 (2–2–4)

John Flaherty

15 (last: 2016)

1st (1996, 2002, 2006, 2007)

48–18

Catholic Memorial

Catholic

14–4–2 (5–2–1)

Larry Rooney

17 (last: 2014)

1st (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009)

61–15

Central Catholic

Merrimack Valley/Dual County

14–5–3 (11–1–0)

Kim Brandvold

9 (last: 2016)

3rd (2012)

2–3

Hingham

Independent

16–4–2

Tony Messina

11 (last: 2016)

1st (2010)

8–11

Malden Catholic

Catholic

13–4–3 (6–2–0)

John McLean

1 (last: 2015)

1st (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016)

35–7

Marshfield

Atlantic Coast

18–2–2 (8–0–0)

Dan Connolly

none

none

0–0

Pope Francis

Catholic West Hockey

16–4–1 (4–0–0)

Brian Foley

6 (last: 2016)

3rd (2014, 2015, 2016)

7–10

Walpole

Bay State

21–0–1 (15–0–1)

Ron Dowd

none

none

0–0

By conference

Conference

Total

Schools

Catholic

3

Boston College High, Catholic Memorial, Malden Catholic

Atlantic Coast

1

Marshfield

Bay State

1

Walpole

Catholic Central

1

Austin Prep

Catholic West Hockey

1

Pope Francis

Independent

1

Hingham

Merrimack Valley/Dual County

1

Central Catholic

Middlesex

1

Arlington

Bracket

*=OT **=2OT ***=2OT/SO

Game results

Date

Game

Winner

Score

Loser

Notes

February 27

Game 1

Marshfield

4–3

Austin Prep

Austin Prep eliminated

Game 2

Walpole

2–1

Catholic Memorial

Catholic Memorial eliminated; OT

March 5

Game 3

Walpole

1–0

Boston College High

Walpole leads 1–0

Game 4

Central Catholic

5–0

Pope Francis

Central Catholic leads 1–0

Game 5

Arlington

4–1

Hingham

Arlington leads 1–0

Game 6

Malden Catholic

3–0

Marshfield

Malden Catholic leads 1–0

March 7

Game 7

Central Catholic

5–1

Pope Francis

Central Catholic wins 2–0; Pope Francis eliminated

Game 8

Boston College High

2–0

Walpole

Series tied 1–1

March 8

Game 9

Malden Catholic

7–0

Marshfield

Malden Catholic wins 2–0; Marshfield eliminated

Game 10

Arlington

4–1

Hingham

Arlington wins 2–0; Hingham eliminated

March 11

Game 11

Boston College High

3–2

Walpole

Boston College High wins 2–1; Walpole eliminated; 2OT/SO

March 15

Game 12

Central Catholic

1–0

Boston College High

Boston College High eliminated; OT

Game 13

Arlington

2–1

Malden Catholic

Malden Catholic eliminated; 2OT

March 19

Game 14

Arlington

2-1

Central Catholic

Arlington is the Tournament Winner; OT

Standings

Place

School

Record

1st

Arlington

4–0

2nd

Central Catholic

3–1

3rd

Malden Catholic

2–1

4th

Boston College High

2–2

5th

Walpole

2–2

6th

Marshfield

1–2

7th

Hingham

0–2

7th

Pope Francis

0–2

9th

Austin Prep

0–1

9th

Catholic Memorial

0–1

Record by conference

As of 19:05, 19 March 2017 (UTC) through the Semifinals.

Conference

# of Bids

Record

Win %

Merrimack Valley/Dual County

1

3–0

1.000

Middlesex

1

3–0

1.000

Catholic

3

4–4

.500

Bay State

1

2–2

.500

Atlantic Coast

1

1–2

.333

Central Catholic

1

0–1

.000

Independent

1

0–1

.000

Catholic West Hockey

1

0–2

.000