MIAA Division 1A boys' ice hockey tournament
The Super Eight is the common name of the boys high school ice hockey tournament that determines the state champion of Massachusetts. The tournament is officially called the Division I–A tournament.
Both public and private high schools from the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association compete in this tournament. The Independent School League does not compete in the MIAA and has its own league and playoff tournament.
The Super Eight tournament is regarded as one of the premier high school hockey post-season tournaments in the country and the participating teams in the tournament are considered among the best high school hockey teams in the country. The tournament has produced numerous NHL players, several national championship teams, and has set several Massachusetts high school hockey attendance records since the tournaments inception.
The format of the Super Eight tournament was a round-robin in which the top eight Division I teams in the state compete against each other. Since 2001, there are actually 10 teams selected, with the bottom four seeds playing a play-in game.[1] The winners of those games compete in the Super Eight Tournament with a single-elimination format, while the losers return to the respective Division I tournaments (e.g. Division I North tournament) and are seeded at the top of their respective tournaments.
The quarterfinal round of the tournament is a best-of-three series with the four series winners advancing to the semifinal round in a single game match. The championship game is a one game match as well. The championship is held at the TD Garden, home of the National Hockey League Boston Bruins, along with the other MIAA Ice Hockey state championship games (I, II and III).
Finals
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|
2015-16 | Malden Catholic | 2-1 OT | St. John's Prep |
2014–15 | St. John's Prep | 2–1 | Malden Catholic |
2013–14 | Malden Catholic | 5–3 | Austin Prep |
2012–13 | Malden Catholic | 3–2 | Austin Prep |
2011–12 | Malden Catholic | 3–1 | BC High |
2010–11 | Malden Catholic | 4–3 OT | St. John's Prep |
2009–10 | Hingham | 1–0 | Catholic Memorial |
2008–09 | Catholic Memorial | 5–1 | Burlington |
2007–08 | Reading | 3–0 | Malden Catholic |
2006–07 | BC High | 6–1 | Weymouth |
2005–06 | BC High | 2–1 | Catholic Memorial |
2004–05 | Catholic Memorial | 3–1 | Arlington Catholic |
2003–04 | Catholic Memorial | 3–1 | BC High |
2002–03 | Catholic Memorial | 3–2 | BC High |
2001–02 | BC High | 2–0 | Catholic Memorial |
2000–01 | Catholic Memorial | 1–0 OT | BC High |
1999–00 | Catholic Memorial | 6–3 | BC High |
1998–99 | Catholic Memorial | 5–2 | BC High |
1997–98 | Catholic Memorial | 5–0 | Archbishop Williams |
1996–97 | Arlington Catholic | 5–4 | BC High |
1995–96 | BC High | 5–1 | Matignon |
1994–95 | Catholic Memorial | 3–1 | BC High |
1993–94 | Catholic Memorial | 5–1 | Arlington Catholic |
1992–93 | Catholic Memorial | 5–2 | Medford |
1991–92 | Catholic Memorial | 3–1 | Matignon |
1990–91 | Catholic Memorial | 3–2 | BC High |
History
While Catholic Memorial has won over half of the 25 tournaments with 13 Championships, Malden Catholic's four straight championships marked the first time a school other than Catholic Memorial has won more than three consecutive tournaments. Reading Memorial High School became the first public team to win the Super Eight after defeating Malden Catholic 3–0 in 2008. The tournament has been Won 22 times by schools in the Catholic Conference. Catholic Memorial with 13, Malden Catholic with 5, BC High with 4, St. John's Prep with 1. Xaverian Brothers HS is the only Catholic Conference team without a Super 8 Title to date. The most recent title was won by Malden Catholic High School, with a 2-1 OT win versus St. John's Preparatory School. This marks the Lancer's 5th championship in the last 6 seasons.
1991
- Catholic Memorial School ^
- St. John's Preparatory School
- Boston College High School
- Matignon High School
- Medford High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Arlington High School
- Billerica Memorial High School
^ Tournament Champion
1992
- Catholic Memorial School ^
- Matignon High School
- Woburn Memorial High School
- St. John's Preparatory School
- Don Bosco Technical High School
- Newton North High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Arlington High School
^ Tournament Champion
1993
- Catholic Memorial School ^
- Medford High School
- Archbishop Williams High School
- Billerica Memorial High School
- Arlington High School
- St. John's High School
- Burlington High School
- Weymouth High School
^ Tournament Champion
1994
- Catholic Memorial School ^
- St. John's Preparatory School
- Arlington High School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Wakefield Memorial High School
- Framingham High School
- Matignon High School
- Falmouth High School
^ Tournament Champion
1995
- Catholic Memorial School ^
- Boston College High School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Arlington High School
- Newton North High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Matignon High School
- Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
^ Tournament Champion
1996
- Boston College High School ^
- Catholic Memorial School
- Matignon High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Arlington High School
- Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
- Tewksbury Memorial High School
^ Tournament Champion
1997
- Catholic Memorial School
- Matignon High School
- Arlington Catholic High School ^
- St. John's High School
- Boston College High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Billerica Memorial High School
- Chelmsford High School
^ Tournament Champion
1998
- Catholic Memorial School ^*
- Archbishop Williams High School
- Arlington High School
- Boston College High School
- Billerica Memorial High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- St. John's Preparatory School
^ Tournament Champion
- Catholic Memorial School won the Super Eight tournament with a perfect 24-0-0 season record.
1999
- Boston College High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Archbishop Williams High School
- Arlington High School
- St. John's Preparatory School
- Catholic Memorial School^
- Matignon High School
- Waltham High School
^ Tournament Champion
2000
- Catholic Memorial School ^
- Boston College High School
- Arlington High School
- Austin Preparatory School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Needham High School
- St. John's High School
^ Tournament Champion
2001
- Winchester High School
- Arlington High School
- Catholic Memorial School^
- Austin Preparatory School
- Boston College High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Springfield Cathedral High School
- St. John's High School
- Archbishop Williams High School
- Matignon High School
^ Tournament Champion
2002
- St. John's High School
- Boston College High School^
- Austin Preparatory School
- Hingham High School
- Catholic Memorial School
- Billerica Memorial High School
- Chelmsford High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Arlington High School
^ Tournament Champion
2003
- Boston College High School
- Catholic Memorial School^
- Arlington High School
- Hingham High School
- Austin Preparatory School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Belmont High School
- Chelmsford High School
- St. John's High School
- St. John's Preparatory School
^ Tournament Champion
2004
- Catholic Memorial School^
- Boston College High School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Hingham High School
- Waltham High School
- St. John's Preparatory School
- Belmont High School
- Duxbury High School
- Billerica Memorial High School
- Framingham High School
^ Tournament Champion
2005
- Catholic Memorial School^
- Boston College High School
- Hingham High School
- Waltham High School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Reading Memorial High School
- Duxbury High School
- Medford High School
- Austin Preparatory School
- St. John's Preparatory School
^ Tournament Champion
2006
- Catholic Memorial School
- Boston College High School^
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Medford High School
- Hingham High School
- Duxbury High School
- Winchester High School
- Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
- Austin Preparatory School
- St. John's Preparatory School
^ Tournament Champion
2007
The ten teams to qualify for the 2007 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[2]
- Catholic Memorial School (14-1-2)
- St. John's Preparatory School (11-3-6)
- Boston College High School (14-4-2)
- Malden Catholic High School (13-4-2)
- Weymouth High School (19-1-0)
- Reading Memorial High School (19-3-0)
- Woburn Memorial High School (16-2-2)
- Central Catholic High School (16-2-2)
- Waltham High School (18-3-1)
- Austin Preparatory School (13-5-2)
Bracket
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Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
A1 | Weymouth Wildcats | 5 | |||||||
B2 | Austin Prep Cougars | 4 | |||||||
A1 | Weymouth Wildcats | 1 | |||||||
B1 | BC High Eagles | 6 | |||||||
B1 | BC High Eagles | 1 | |||||||
A2 | Catholic Memorial Knights | 0 |
2008
The ten teams to qualify for the 2008 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[3]
- Catholic Memorial School (14-1-3)
- Hingham High School (17-3-2)
- St. John's Preparatory School (12-5-3)
- Boston College High School (11-4-5)
- Reading Memorial High School (20-1-0)
- Malden Catholic High School (11-5-4)
- Needham High School (16-3-2)
- Waltham High School (15-3-4)
- Westford Academy (15-5-1)
- Xaverian Brothers High School (10-6-3)
2009
The ten teams to qualify for the 2009 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[4]
- Catholic Memorial School (10-4-4)
- Needham High School (18-3-1)
- Malden Catholic High School (15-3-2)
- Hingham High School (15-2-5)
- Central Catholic High School (15-0-7)
- Xaverian Brothers High School (14-4-2)
- Burlington High School (17-2-1)
- Winchester High School (16-3-1)
- Springfield Cathedral High School (13-4-2)
- Arlington Catholic High School (12-4-4)
2010
The ten teams to qualify for the 2010 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[5]
- Catholic Memorial School (14-3-1)
- Austin Preparatory School (16-1-3)
- Hingham High School (17-2-3)
- Malden Catholic High School (13-3-4)
- Needham High School (17-1-3)
- Springfield Cathedral High School (15-2-5)
- Xaverian Brothers High School (12-5-3)
- Winchester High School (13-4-2)
- Burlington High School (14-4-2)
- Central Catholic High School (13-4-3)
2011
The ten teams to qualify for the 2011 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[6]
- Malden Catholic High School (16-2-2)
- St. John's Preparatory School (14-5-1)
- Boston College High School (13-4-3)
- Weymouth High School (17-3-2)
- Hingham High School (13-5-4)
- Needham High School (12-6-4)
- Woburn Memorial High School (17-3-1)
- Central Catholic High School (16-5-1)
- St. Mary's High School (13-4-3)
- Springfield Cathedral High School (12-9-1)
2012
The ten teams to qualify for the 2012 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[7]
- Malden Catholic High School (15-1-4)
- St. Mary's High School (18-0-3)
- St. John's Preparatory School (13-5-2)
- Hingham High School (16-4-2)
- Boston College High School (10-5-5)
- Springfield Cathedral High School (10-6-6)
- Burlington High School (14-1-6)
- Needham High School (16-4-1)
- St. John's High School (15-4-3)
- Central Catholic High School (12-3-5)
Bracket
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Semifinals March 14 at Volpe Complex | Championship March 18 at TD Garden | ||||||||
A1 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 4 | |||||||
B2 | Central Catholic Raiders | 0 | |||||||
A1 | Malden Catholic Lancers | 3 | |||||||
A2 | BC High Eagles | 1 | |||||||
B1 | St. John's Prep Eagles | 2 | |||||||
A2 | BC High Eagles | 3 |
* indicates one overtime period
** indicates shootout
2013
The ten teams to qualify for the 2013 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[8]
- St. John's Preparatory School (17-2-1)
- Springfield Cathedral High School (16-1-4)
- Boston College High School (14-3-3)
- Austin Preparatory School (13-1-6)
- Reading Memorial High School (16-1-5)
- Catholic Memorial School (12-6-2)
- Archbishop Williams High School (12-4-4)
- Central Catholic High School (13-5-3)
- Hingham High School (13-7-2)
- Malden Catholic High School (11-6-3)
Bracket
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2014
The ten teams to qualify for the 2014 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[9]
- Boston College High School (14-2-4)
- Malden Catholic High School (16-4-0)
- Springfield Cathedral High School (15-2-5)
- Austin Preparatory School (13-4-4)
- Central Catholic High School (16-3-3)
- Duxbury High School (16-2-3)
- Braintree High School (13-4-3)
- Xaverian Brothers High School (11-3-6)
- Archbishop Williams High School (12-5-3)
- Catholic Memorial School (9-7-4)
Bracket
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2015
The ten teams to qualify for the 2015 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[10]
- Springfield Cathedral High School (20-0-2)
- Malden Catholic High School (16-1-2)
- Austin Preparatory School (19-1-1)
- Boston College High School (13-5-2)
- St. John's Preparatory School (14-5-1)
- Central Catholic High School (15-5-2)
- Franklin High School (Massachusetts) (16-1-3)
- Woburn Memorial High School (15-1-4)
- Burlington High School (16-1-4)
- Xaverian Brothers High School (11-3-6)
Bracket
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2016
The ten teams to qualify for the 2016 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[11]
- Boston College High School (17-0-3)
- Pope Francis High School (15-3-2)
- Malden Catholic High School (14-3-3)
- St. John's Preparatory School (14-2-4)
- Burlington High School (17-1-3)
- Austin Preparatory School (13-4-3)
- Arlington High School (15-3-3)
- Reading Memorial High School (12-2-6
- Central Catholic High School (14-7-1)
- Hingham High School (11-8-3)
Bracket
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References
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- ^ "2008 MIAA Division 1A Tournament" (PDF). MassHSHockey.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "2009 MIAA Division 1A Tournament" (PDF). MassHSHockey.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "2010 MIAA Division 1A Tournament" (PDF). MassHSHockey.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "2011 MIAA Division 1A Tournament" (PDF). MassHSHockey.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "2012 MIAA Division 1A Tournament" (PDF). MassHSHockey.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "2013 MIAA Division 1A Tournament" (PDF). MassHSHockey.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ Scott Barboza (22 February 2014). "Super 8 tournament field announced". ESPN Boston. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "2015 MIAA Division 1A Tournament" (PDF). MassHSHockey.com. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "2016 MIAA Division 1A Tournament" (PDF). MassHSHockey.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.