Ben Barr became the 8th head coach for Maine one month after the sudden death of his predecessor, Red Gendron.
[2][3] Jerry Keefe was promoted to head coach after Jim Madigan became the athletic director for Northeastern.
The result is that teams from leagues which perform better in non-conference are much more likely to receive at-large bids even if they possess inferior records overall.
Hockey East produced a good record during their non-conference schedule, however, the teams did not receive much of a benefit from those victories.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals [6] Note: * denotes overtime period(s) [7] [8] Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament.