Super Eight

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The Super Eight is the name of the Massachusetts hockey tournament that determines the state champion. The tournament is technically called the Division IA tournament. Both public and private high schools from the MIAA compete in this tournament. The Independent School League does not compete in the MIAA and has its own tournament

The format of the Super Eight tournament is a round-robin in which the top eight Division I teams compete against each other. Since 2001, there are actually 10 teams selected[1], with the bottom four seeds playing a play-in game. The winners of those games compete in the Super Eight tournament 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.

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[edit] History

While Catholic Memorial has won the well over half of the tournaments with 12. BC High's 2007 championship marked the first time a school other than Catholic Memorial has won back-to-back tournaments and only the second time Catholic Memorial has gone three years without a championship (the first time was in 1996 and 1997). Reading Memorial High School became the first public team to win the Super Eight after defeating Malden Catholic 3-0 in 2008. Through 2007 tournament

School Appearances Wins Losses Championships Years Won
Catholic Memorial High School 17 61 13 12 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1999,
1998, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991
Boston College High School 14 48 17 4 2007, 2006, 2002, 1996
Arlington Catholic High School 8 22 18 1 1997
Matignon High School 8 19 15 0  
Reading Memorial High School 12 15 15 1 2008
Arlington High School 12 14 24 0  
Austin Preparatory School 7 11 14 0  
St. John's Prep, Danvers 10 11 18 0  
Archbishop Williams High School 4 8 8 0  
Hingham High School 5 8 11 0  
Medford High School 4 5 8 0  
St. John's, Shrewsbury 6 5 10 0  
-Xaverian Brothers High School 1 2 2 0  
Weymouth High School 2 4 3 0  
Malden Catholic High School 2 4 4 0  
Duxbury High School 3 4 4 0  
Chelmsford High School 3 4 5 0  
Belmont High School 2 3 4 0  
Central Catholic High School 1 2 2 0  
Newton North High School 2 2 4 0  
Acton-Boxboro High School 2 2 4 0  
Billerica High School 6 2 11 0  
Don Bosco High School 1 1 2 0  
Needham High School 2 1 3 0  
Wakefield High School 1 1 2 0  
Cathedral High School, Springfield 1 1 2 0  
Framingham High School 2 1 3 0  
Winchester High School 2 2 5 0  
Burlington High School 1 1 8 0  
Waltham High School 4 1 9 0  
Falmouth High School 1 0 2 0  
Tewksbury Memorial High School 1 0 2 0  
Woburn Memorial High School 2 0 3 0  ;&nbsp



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[edit] 1991 seeds

  1. Catholic Memorial High School^
  2. St. John’s Prep, Danvers
  3. Boston College High School
  4. Matignon High School
  5. Medford High School
  6. Reading High School
  7. Arlington High School
  8. Billerica High School

^ Tournament Champion

[edit] 1992 seeds

  1. Catholic Memorial High School^
  2. Matignon High School
  3. Woburn High School
  4. St. John’s Prep, Danvers
  5. Don Bosco High School
  6. Newton North High School
  7. Reading High School
  8. Arlington High School

^ Tournament Champion

[edit] 1993 seeds

  1. Catholic Memorial High School^
  2. Medford High School
  3. Archbishop Williams High School
  4. Billerica High School
  5. Arlington High School
  6. St. John’s, Shrewsbury
  7. Burlington High School
  8. Weymouth High School

^ Tournament Champion

[edit] 1994 seeds

  1. Catholic Memorial High School^
  2. St. John’s Prep, Danvers
  3. Arlington High School
  4. Arlington Catholic High School
  5. Wakefield High School
  6. Framingham High School
  7. Matignon High School
  8. Falmouth High School

^ Tournament Champion

[edit] 1995 seeds

  1. Catholic Memorial High School^
  2. Boston College High School
  3. Arlington Catholic High School
  4. Matignon High School
  5. Arlington High School
  6. Newton North High School
  7. Reading High School
  8. Acton-Boxboro High School

^ Tournament Champion

[edit] 1996 seeds

  1. Boston College High School^
  2. Catholic Memorial High School
  3. Matignon High School
  4. Reading High School
  5. Arlington Catholic High School
  6. Arlington High School
  7. Acton-Boxboro High School
  8. Tewksbury High School

^ Tournament Champion

[edit] 1997 seeds

  1. Catholic Memorial High School
  2. Matignon High School
  3. Arlington Catholic High School^
  4. St. John’s, Shrewsbury
  5. Boston College High School
  6. Reading High School
  7. Billerica High School
  8. Chelmsford High School

^ Tournament Champion

[edit] 1998 seeds

  1. Catholic Memorial High School^
  2. Archbishop Williams High School
  3. Arlington High School
  4. Boston College High School
  5. Billerica High School
  6. Reading High School
  7. Arlington Catholic High School
  8. St. John’s Prep, Danvers

^ Tournament Champion

[edit] 1999 seeds

  1. Boston College High School
  2. Reading High School
  3. Archbishop Williams High School
  4. Arlington High School
  5. St. John’s Prep, Danvers
  6. Catholic Memorial High School^
  7. Matignon High School
  8. Walpole High School

^ Tournament Champion

[edit] 2000 seeds

  1. Catholic Memorial High School^
  2. Boston College High School
  3. Arlington High School
  4. Austin Preparatory School
  5. Arlington Catholic High School
  6. Reading High School
  7. Needham High School
  8. St. John’s Prep, Shrewsbury

^ Tournament Champion

[edit] 2001 seeds

  1. Winchester High School
  2. Arlington High School
  3. Catholic Memorial High School^
  4. Austin Preparatory School
  5. Boston College High School
  6. Reading High School
  7. Springfield Cathedral High School
  8. St. John’s High School, Shrewsbury
  9. Archbishop Williams High School
  10. Matignon High School

^ Tournament Champion

[edit] 2002 seeds

  1. St. John’s High School, Shrewsbury
  2. Boston College High School^
  3. Austin Preparatory School
  4. Hingham High School
  5. Catholic Memorial High School
  6. Billerica High School
  7. Chelmsford High School
  8. Reading High School
  9. Arlington Catholic High School
  10. Arlington High School

^ Tournament Champion

[edit] 2003 seeds

  1. Boston College High School
  2. Catholic Memorial High School^
  3. Arlington High School
  4. Hingham High School
  5. Austin Preparatory School
  6. Arlington Catholic High School
  7. Belmont High School
  8. Chelmsford High School
  9. St. John’s, Shrewsbury
  10. St. John’s Prep, Danvers

^ Tournament Champion

[edit] 2004 seeds

  1. Catholic Memorial High School^
  2. Boston College High School
  3. Arlington Catholic High School
  4. Hingham High School
  5. Waltham High School
  6. St. John’s Prep High School
  7. Belmont High School
  8. Duxbury High School
  9. Billerica High School
  10. Framingham High School

^ Tournament Champion

[edit] 2005 seeds

  1. Catholic Memorial High School^
  2. Boston College High School
  3. Hingham High School
  4. Waltham High School
  5. Arlington Catholic High School
  6. Reading High School
  7. Duxbury High School
  8. Medford High School
  9. Austin Preparatory School
  10. St. John’s Prep, Danvers

^ Tournament Champion

[edit] 2006 seeds

  1. Catholic Memorial High School
  2. Boston College High High School^
  3. Arlington Catholic High School
  4. Medford High School
  5. Hingham High School
  6. Duxbury High School
  7. Winchester High School
  8. Acton-Boxboro High School
  9. Austin Preparatory School
  10. St. John’s Prep, Danvers

^ Tournament Champion

[edit] 2007

[edit] Seeds

  1. Catholic Memorial High School
  2. St. John's Prep, Danvers
  3. Boston College High School^
  4. Malden Catholic High School
  5. Weymouth High School
  6. Reading High School
  7. Woburn High School
  8. Central Catholic High School
  9. Waltham High School
  10. Austin Preparatory School

^ Tournament Champion

2008

[edit] Seeds

  1. Catholic Memorial High School
  2. Hingham High School
  3. St. John's Prep, Danvers
  4. Boston College High School
  5. Reading High School
  6. Malden Catholic High School
  7. Xaverian Borothers High School
  8. Waltham High School
  9. Needham High School
  10. Westford Academy

[edit] Standings

Overall
Rank		 Bracket Team Bracket
Record		 Overall
Record		 Bracket
GF		 Bracket
GA
1 2 BC High5 3-0 5-0 22 4
2 1 Weymouth4 3-0 4-1 16 15
3 1 Catholic Memorial3 2-1 2-2 16 5
4 2 Austin Prep3 2-1 3-2 11 14
5 2 St. John's Prep2 1-2 1-2 7 7
6 1 Central Catholic2 1-2 2-2 11 18
T-7 1 Malden Catholic2 0-3 0-3 6 16
T-7 2 Reading2 0-3 0-3 5 15
T-9 N/A Waltham1 N/A 0-1 N/A N/A
T-9 N/A Woburn1 N/A 0-1 N/A N/A
1 Eliminated in Play-In Round
2 Eliminated in Bracket Round
3 Eliminated in Cross-Over Round
4 Eliminated in Championship Game
5 Tournament Champion

[edit] Game results

Play-In Games

Date Location Teams Result
February 26 Chelmsford Forum, Billerica, MA Austin Prep Woburn Austin Prep, 2-1 (shoot-out)
February 26 Chelmsford Forum, Billerica, MA Central Catholic Waltham Central Catholic, 2-1

Bracket Games

Date Bracket Location Teams Result
February 27 1 Chelmsford Forum, Billerica, MA Malden Catholic Weymouth Weymouth, 3-2
February 27 2 Chelmsford Forum, Billerica, MA BC High Reading BC High, 5-2
February 28 1 Chelmsford Forum, Billerica, MA Catholic Memorial Central Catholic Catholic Memorial, 10-1
February 28 2 Chelmsford Forum, Billerica, MA St. John's Prep Austin Prep Austin Prep, 2-1
March 4 1 Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA Catholic Memorial Weymouth Weymouth, 2-1
March 4 1 Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA Malden Catholic Central Catholic Central Catholic, 8-3
March 4 2 Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA St. John's Prep Reading St. John's Prep, 5-2
March 4 2 Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA BC High Austin Prep BC High 7-0
March 11 1 Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA Catholic Memorial Malden Catholic Catholic Memorial, 5-1
March 11 1 Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA Weymouth Central Catholic Weymouth, 5-2
March 11 2 Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA St. John's Prep BC High BC High, 3-1
March 11 2 Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA Reading Austin Prep Austin Prep, 5-1

Cross-Over Games
Both games played at Bright Hockey Center at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on March 15

Teams Result
Weymouth vs. Austin Prep Weymouth, 5-4 (OT)
BC High vs. Catholic Memorial BC High, 1-0

Championship Game
Played at TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on March 18

Teams Result
BC High vs. Weymouth BC High, 6-1

[edit] External links

Boston Globe coverage of tournament