By winning the tournament, Boston College received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
The tournament featured three rounds of play with each matchup being a single-elimination game.
The team that finishes in seventh place is ineligible for tournament play.
In the semifinals, the first seed and lowest remaining quarterfinalist and second seed and highest remaining quarterfinalist each play a game with the winners advancing to the championship game.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against [4] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals Note: * denotes overtime period(s)