MIAA Division IA Men's Ice Hockey Championship

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The Super Eight is the common name of an annual boys high school ice hockey tournament held in Massachusetts that takes place in March each year. A selection committee chooses the top ten public and private high schools from the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association to complete in this tournament. The tournament is technically called the MIAA Division IA Men's Ice Hockey Championship. The tournament is a single-elimination bracket of ten teams. The Super 8 is considered one of the premier high school hockey postseason tournaments in the country.

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History

Since 1991, the Super Eight has been held in Boston, Massachusetts at the TD Garden, home of the Boston Bruins. However, many of the games leading up to the Finals may be held at alternative sites, including Tsongas Center, Volpe Complex and other universities in the state. The tournament was the basis for the creation of the much newer Super Eight Baseball Tournament to crown a supreme state champion.

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Format history and changes

• 1991-2000 - 8 teams are selected to participate in a double-elimination tournament, during the month of March.
• 2000-2003 - The format changed to a 10 team-format with the bottom four seeds playing a play-in game.
• 2004-2012 - The bottom four teams play a play-in game then the 8 teams are divided into 2 brackets of round-robin play, with four teams playing in semifinal crossover games.
• 2013-present - The play-in game is the same, but the round of 8 is a best of three series.

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Division IA champions by year

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Team appearances

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 2017 title was won by Arlington High School, with a 2-1 OT win versus Central Catholic High School. This is the Spy Ponders's first ever Super 8 championship.

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Most Super Eight Finals appearances

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Most appearances without a Super Eight championship

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Most Super Eight participants by one conference in a year

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Championships by conference

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Tournaments

1991

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

^ Tournament Champion

1992

1. Catholic Memorial School ^
2. Matignon High School
3. Woburn Memorial High School
4. St. John's Preparatory School
5. Don Bosco Technical High School
6. Newton North High School
7. Reading Memorial High School
8. Arlington High School

^ Tournament Champion

1993

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

^ Tournament Champion

1994

1. Catholic Memorial School ^
2. St. John's Preparatory School
3. Arlington High School
4. Arlington Catholic High School
5. Wakefield Memorial High School
6. Framingham High School
7. Matignon High School
8. Falmouth High School

^ Tournament Champion

1995

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

^ Tournament Champion

1996

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

^ Tournament Champion

1997

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

^ Tournament Champion

1998

1. Catholic Memorial School ^*
2. Archbishop Williams High School
3. Arlington High School
4. Boston College High School
5. Billerica Memorial High School
6. Reading Memorial High School
7. Arlington Catholic High School
8. St. John's Preparatory School

^ Tournament Champion

• Catholic Memorial School won the Super Eight tournament with a perfect 24-0-0 season record.

1999

1. Boston College High School
2. Reading Memorial High School
3. Archbishop Williams High School
4. Arlington High School
5. St. John's Preparatory School
6. Catholic Memorial School^
7. Matignon High School
8. Waltham High School

^ Tournament Champion

2000

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

^ Tournament Champion

2001

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

^ Tournament Champion

2002

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

^ Tournament Champion

2003

1. Boston College High School
2. Catholic Memorial 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 High School
10. St. John's Preparatory School

^ Tournament Champion

2004

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

^ Tournament Champion

2005

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

^ Tournament Champion

2006

1. Catholic Memorial School
2. Boston College 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-Boxborough Regional High School
9. Austin Preparatory School
10. St. John's Preparatory School

^ Tournament Champion

2007

The ten teams to qualify for the 2007 Super Eight tournament are listed below.

1. Catholic Memorial School (14-1-2)
2. St. John's Preparatory School (11-3-6)
3. Boston College High School (14-4-2)
4. Malden Catholic High School (13-4-2)
5. Weymouth High School (19-1-0)
6. Reading Memorial High School (19-3-0)
7. Woburn Memorial High School (16-2-2)
8. Central Catholic High School (16-2-2)
9. Waltham High School (18-3-1)
10. Austin Preparatory School (13-5-2)

Bracket

2008

The ten teams to qualify for the 2008 Super Eight tournament are listed below.

1. Catholic Memorial School (14-1-3)
2. Hingham High School (17-3-2)
3. St. John's Preparatory School (12-5-3)
4. Boston College High School (11-4-5)
5. Reading Memorial High School (20-1-0)
6. Malden Catholic High School (11-5-4)
7. Needham High School (16-3-2)
8. Waltham High School (15-3-4)
9. Westford Academy (15-5-1)
10. Xaverian Brothers High School (10-6-3)

2009

The ten teams to qualify for the 2009 Super Eight tournament are listed below.

1. Catholic Memorial School (10-4-4)
2. Needham High School (18-3-1)
3. Malden Catholic High School (15-3-2)
4. Hingham High School (15-2-5)
5. Central Catholic High School (15-0-7)
6. Xaverian Brothers High School (14-4-2)
7. Burlington High School (17-2-1)
8. Winchester High School (16-3-1)
9. Springfield Cathedral High School (13-4-2)
10. Arlington Catholic High School (12-4-4)

2010

The ten teams to qualify for the 2010 Super Eight tournament are listed below.

1. Catholic Memorial School (14-3-1)
2. Austin Preparatory School (16-1-3)
3. Hingham High School (17-2-3)
4. Malden Catholic High School (13-3-4)
5. Needham High School (17-1-3)
6. Springfield Cathedral High School (15-2-5)
7. Xaverian Brothers High School (12-5-3)
8. Winchester High School (13-4-2)
9. Burlington High School (14-4-2)
10. Central Catholic High School (13-4-3)

2011

The ten teams to qualify for the 2011 Super Eight tournament are listed below.

1. Malden Catholic High School (16-2-2)
2. St. John's Preparatory School (14-5-1)
3. Boston College High School (13-4-3)
4. Weymouth High School (17-3-2)
5. Hingham High School (13-5-4)
6. Needham High School (12-6-4)
7. Woburn Memorial High School (17-3-1)
8. Central Catholic High School (16-5-1)
9. St. Mary's High School (13-4-3)
10. Springfield Cathedral High School (12-9-1)

2012

The ten teams to qualify for the 2012 Super Eight tournament are listed below.

1. Malden Catholic High School (15-1-4)
2. St. Mary's High School (18-0-3)
3. St. John's Preparatory School (13-5-2)
4. Hingham High School (16-4-2)
5. Boston College High School (10-5-5)
6. Springfield Cathedral High School (10-6-6)
7. Burlington High School (14-1-6)
8. Needham High School (16-4-1)
9. St. John's High School (15-4-3)
10. Central Catholic High School (12-3-5)

Bracket

* indicates one overtime period
** indicates shootout

2013

The ten teams to qualify for the 2013 Super Eight tournament are listed below.

1. St. John's Preparatory School (17-2-1)
2. Springfield Cathedral High School (16-1-4)
3. Boston College High School (14-3-3)
4. Austin Preparatory School (13-1-6)
5. Reading Memorial High School (16-1-5)
6. Catholic Memorial School (12-6-2)
7. Archbishop Williams High School (12-4-4)
8. Central Catholic High School (13-5-3)
9. Hingham High School (13-7-2)
10. Malden Catholic High School (11-6-3)

Bracket

2014

The ten teams to qualify for the 2014 Super Eight tournament are listed below.

1. Boston College High School (14-2-4)
2. Malden Catholic High School (16-4-0)
3. Springfield Cathedral High School (15-2-5)
4. Austin Preparatory School (13-4-4)
5. Central Catholic High School (16-3-3)
6. Duxbury High School (16-2-3)
7. Braintree High School (13-4-3)
8. Xaverian Brothers High School (11-3-6)
9. Archbishop Williams High School (12-5-3)
10. Catholic Memorial School (9-7-4)

Bracket

2015

The ten teams to qualify for the 2015 Super Eight tournament are listed below.

1. Springfield Cathedral High School (20-0-2)
2. Malden Catholic High School (16-1-2)
3. Austin Preparatory School (19-1-1)
4. Boston College High School (13-5-2)
5. St. John's Preparatory School (14-5-1)
6. Central Catholic High School (15-5-2)
7. Franklin High School (Massachusetts) (16-1-3)
8. Woburn Memorial High School (15-1-4)
9. Burlington High School (16-1-4)
10. Xaverian Brothers High School (11-3-6)

Bracket

2016

The ten teams to qualify for the 2016 Super Eight tournament are listed below.

1. Boston College High School (17-0-3)
2. Pope Francis High School (15-3-2)
3. Malden Catholic High School (14-3-3)
4. St. John's Preparatory School (14-2-4)
5. Burlington High School (17-1-3)
6. Austin Preparatory School (13-4-3)
7. Arlington High School (15-3-3)
8. Reading Memorial High School (12-2-6
9. Central Catholic High School (14-7-1)
10. Hingham High School (11-8-3)

Bracket

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References

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External links

• Boston Globe coverage of tournament
• MIAA Mens State Champions 1943 Present

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