The MIAA Division 1A Boy's Ice Hockey Tournament, commonly referred to as the Super Eight, is an annual boy's

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held by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) to determine the top boys' team in

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. The tournament's future is in jeopardy. The Tournament Management Committee voted to not accept any Division 1A tournament proposals until at least the 2025–26 academic year. If the MIAA Board of Directors votes to side with the TMC, then no Division 1A boy's ice hockey tournament would be held until 2026 at the earliest. The Ice Hockey Committee will appeal the decision.

History

The Super Eight is a double-elimination tournament that has determined the high school state champion since the inaugural 1991 tournament. The tournament features 10 teams. The selection committee seeds the teams 1 to 10. The tournament begins with two play-in games culminating with the finals played at

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. The games leading up to the finals have been scheduled at neutral sites, including Tsongas Center,

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, and other rinks in the state. The tournament is the basis for the creation of the Division 1A baseball tournament, which was established in 2014, to crown a state champion. On March 12, 2020, the MIAA announced that the state finals games across all divisions scheduled for that weekend would be canceled due to the

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. Thus, Arlington and Pope Francis were both declared co-champions for the first time in the Super Eight tournament. The MIAA did not sponsor winter tournaments in 2021, thus no Super Eight was held. On April 16, 2021, the MIAA Tournament Management Committee voted to accept the Blue Ribbon Committee's proposal that they will “not consider any applications for a 1A Tournament until July 1, 2025, to ensure MIAA sport committees can support their applications with four years of data under the new statewide tournament structure starting in the fall 2021 season.” The Blue Ribbon Committee cited "consistency, equity, and Title IX compliance across all sports" as the reasoning. The MIAA Division 1A Boy's Ice Hockey Tournament along with the Division 1A baseball tournament cannot return until the 2025–26 academic year if the committee votes to approve. The TMC believes that the 4-year gap will allow sports committees to gather substantial data with the new statewide tournament to better support their future proposals for a Division 1A tournament. However, the Board of Directors must approve the TMC vote before it becomes official. On April 29, the MIAA Ice Hockey Committee announced that they will appeal the decision made by the TMC.

Tournament format history

;1991–2000 : 8 teams (double-elimination) ;2000–2003 : 10 teams (4-team single-game play-in; double-elimination) ;2004–2012 : 10 teams (4-team single-game play-in; round-robin; single-game semifinal and final) ;2013–2017 : 10 teams (4-team single-game play-in; best-of-three quarterfinals; single-game semifinal and final) ;2018–present : 10 teams (4-team single-game play-in; double-elimination with a single-game championship)

Results

Team titles

Tournaments

1991

Catholic Memorial School Catholic Memorial (CM) is an all-boys college preparatory school (grades 7–12) located in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston and is administered by the Congregation of Christian ...

^ # St. John's Preparatory School #

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

Matignon High School The Cambridge Matignon School (originally Father Matignon High School) is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic college-preparatory school in Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. The school is under the auspices of the ...

# Medford High School #

Reading Memorial High School Reading Memorial High School (RMHS), overseen by the Reading Public School district, is a four-year high school serving the town of Reading, Massachusetts, United States, as its only public grade 9-12 school. The school had a student body of 1,2 ...

# Arlington High School # Billerica Memorial High School ^ Tournament Champion

1992

^ #

# Woburn Memorial High School # St. John's Preparatory School # Don Bosco Technical High School # Newton North High School #

# Arlington High School ^ Tournament Champion

1993

^ # Medford High School #

Archbishop Williams High School Archbishop Williams High School is a co-educational Catholic school in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1949 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. Archbishop Williams' school seal, originally that of the founding orde ...

# Billerica Memorial High School # Arlington High School # St. John's High School # Burlington High School # Weymouth High School ^ Tournament Champion

1994

^ # St. John's Preparatory School # Arlington High School #

Arlington Catholic High School Arlington Catholic High School (ACHS) is a coeducational Catholic high school in Arlington, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston and serves grades 9-12. History The members of St. Agnes Parish, a Catholic chur ...

# Wakefield Memorial High School # Framingham High School #

# Falmouth High School ^ Tournament Champion

1995

^ #

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

# Arlington High School # Newton North High School #

# Acton-Boxborough Regional High School ^ Tournament Champion

1996

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

^ #

# Arlington High School # Acton-Boxborough Regional High School #

Tewksbury Memorial High School Tewksbury Memorial High School (also TMHS or Tewksbury High School) is a suburban public high school located at 320 Pleasant Street in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States. Serving grades 912, it is the only public high school in the town. Its t ...

^ Tournament Champion

1997

^ # St. John's High School #

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

# Billerica Memorial High School # Chelmsford High School ^ Tournament Champion

1998

^* #

# Arlington High School #

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

# Billerica Memorial High School #

# St. John's Preparatory School ^ Tournament Champion *

won the Super Eight tournament with a perfect 24-0-0 season record.

1999

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

# Arlington High School # St. John's Preparatory School #

^ #

Waltham High School Waltham High School is a public high school located in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It is the only high school operated by Waltham Public Schools. History The current Waltham High School was constructed in 1968 and expanded in 1998 a ...

^ Tournament Champion

2000

^ #

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

# Arlington High School # Austin Preparatory School #

Needham High School Needham High School is a public high school in Needham, Massachusetts, educating grades 9 through 12. Aaron Sicotte is the principal of Needham High School. Its three assistant principals are Alison Coubrough-Argentieri, Mary Kay Alessi, and Pie ...

# St. John's High School ^ Tournament Champion

2001

# Winchester High School # Arlington High School #

^ # Austin Preparatory School #

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

# Springfield Cathedral High School # St. John's High School #

^ Tournament Champion

2002

# St. John's High School #

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

^ # Austin Preparatory School # Hingham High School #

# Billerica Memorial High School # Chelmsford High School #

# Arlington High School ^ Tournament Champion

2003

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

^ # Arlington High School # Hingham High School # Austin Preparatory School #

# Belmont High School # Chelmsford High School # St. John's High School # St. John's Preparatory School ^ Tournament Champion

2004

^ #

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

# Hingham High School #

# St. John's Preparatory School # Belmont High School #

Duxbury High School Duxbury High School is a public high school located in the town of Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States, and operating in the Duxbury Public School District. The superintendent of the Duxbury Public School District is Danielle Klingaman, the assi ...

# Billerica Memorial High School # Framingham High School ^ Tournament Champion

2005

^ #

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

# Hingham High School #

# Medford High School # Austin Preparatory School # St. John's Preparatory School ^ Tournament Champion

2006

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

^ #

# Medford High School # Hingham 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. #

(14-1-2) # St. John's Preparatory School (11-3-6) #

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

(14-4-2) #

Malden Catholic High School Malden Catholic High School is a private, Catholic secondary school located in Malden, Massachusetts. The school was founded by the Congregation of the Brothers of St. Francis Xavier, an international congregation of religious brothers. It is a ...

(13-4-2) # Weymouth High School (19-1-0) #

(19-3-0) # Woburn Memorial High School (16-2-2) # Central Catholic High School (16-2-2) #

(18-3-1) # Austin Preparatory School (13-5-2)

Bracket

;Bracket A ;Bracket B ;Semifinals and Finals

2008

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

(14-1-3) # Hingham High School (17-3-2) # St. John's Preparatory School (12-5-3) #

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

(11-4-5) #

(20-1-0) #

(11-5-4) #

(16-3-2) #

(15-3-4) # Westford Academy (15-5-1) #

Xaverian Brothers High School , motto_translation = To bear witness to the truth in brotherhood , accreditation = New England Association of Schools and Colleges , rival = St. John's Prep , mascot = Hawk , mascot image = , sports ...

(10-6-3)

2009

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

(10-4-4) #

(18-3-1) #

(15-3-2) # Hingham High School (15-2-5) # Central Catholic High School (15-0-7) #

(14-4-2) # Burlington High School (17-2-1) # Winchester High School (16-3-1) # Springfield Cathedral High School (13-4-2) #

(12-4-4)

2010

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

(14-3-1) # Austin Preparatory School (16-1-3) # Hingham High School (17-2-3) #

(13-3-4) #

(17-1-3) # Springfield Cathedral High School (15-2-5) #

(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. #

(16-2-2) # St. John's Preparatory School (14-5-1) #

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

(13-4-3) # Weymouth High School (17-3-2) # Hingham High School (13-5-4) #

(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. #

(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 , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

(10-5-5) # Springfield Cathedral High School (10-6-6) # Burlington High School (14-1-6) #

(16-4-1) # St. John's High School (15-4-3) # Central Catholic High School (12-3-5)

Bracket

;Bracket A ;Bracket B ;Semifinals and finals * indicates one overtime period
** indicates shootout

2013

The ten teams to qualify for the 2013 Super Eight tournament are listed below. # St. John's Preparatory School (17-2-1) # Springfield Cathedral High School (16-1-4) #

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

(14-3-3) # Austin Preparatory School (13-1-6) #

(16-1-5) #

(12-6-2) #

(12-4-4) # Central Catholic High School (13-5-3) # Hingham High School (13-7-2) #

(11-6-3)

Bracket

2014

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

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

(14-2-4) #

(16-4-0) # Springfield Cathedral High School (15-2-5) # Austin Preparatory School (13-4-4) # Central Catholic High School (16-3-3) #

(16-2-3) #

Braintree High School Braintree High School (BHS) is a four-year public secondary school located in Braintree, Massachusetts. The school is part of the Braintree Public School district and is situated on the northwest side of Sunset Lake at 128 Town Street. General ...

(13-4-3) #

(11-3-6) #

(12-5-3) #

(9-7-4)

Bracket

2015

The ten teams to qualify for the 2015 Super Eight tournament are listed below. # Springfield Cathedral High School (20-0-2) #

(16-1-2) # Austin Preparatory School (19-1-1) #

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

(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) #

(11-3-6)

Bracket

2016

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

Boston College High School , motto_translation = ''So they may know You.'' , address = 150 Morrissey Boulevard , city = Boston , state = Massachusetts , zipcode = 02125 , country ...

(17-0-3) #

Pope Francis High School Pope Francis Preparatory School is a Catholic co-educational college-preparatory high school in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was originally opened as Cathedral High School in 1883 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph at the diocese's Saint Michael's ...

(15-3-2) #

(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) #

(12-2-6 # Central Catholic High School (14-7-1) # Hingham High School (11-8-3)

Bracket

References

External links

Boston Globe coverage of tournament

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History

Tournament format history

Results

Team titles

Tournaments

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See also

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