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Hockey East cancels tournament

Mar 12, 2020 at 2:10 PM

The Hockey East Tournament has been canceled due to concerns over the coronavirus, the league announced in a press release today.

The tournament had been scheduled to open Friday with games at Boston College, UMass, UMass-Lowell and Maine. The semifinals and finals were to be at TD Garden next weekend.

Providence College was tied for seventh place in the conference.

Boston College, the regular season conference champion, is expected receive the automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament, if that tourney is played.