March 8, 2010

AMHERST, Mass. - After securing the seventh seed in the 26th Annual Hockey East Tournament, the Massachusetts hockey team will travel to Chestnut Hill, Mass. to take on the second seed Boston College Eagles this weekend. The two teams will faceoff in a best-of-three series beginning Friday at 7 PM at Conte Forum.

Tickets for the Quarterfinal Round can be purchased through the UMass Box Office at 866-UMASS-TIX. The tickets are $15 each and can be purchased until Thursday at 2 PM. The four winners from the Quarterfinals will advance to the Hockey East Semifinals, which will be held at the TD Garden on March 19-20.

The Minutemen have reached the Hockey East Playoffs for the eighth straight season and 13th overall since joining the conference. UMass secured a spot in the tournament following back-to-back wins at Maine; it was only the fourth and fifth times that the Mass Attack have ever won in Orono.

Boston College won each of the three meetings against the Minutemen this season, including a 2-1 overtime victory at Conte Forum on February 26. The Eagles are currently ranked seventh nationally.