An empty Agganis Arena prior to a BU game earlier this season. Photo by Brady Gardner.
Per an official league announcement, Hockey East has cancelled its Men’s tournament, which was set to begin quarterfinal play this weekend, due to concerns of the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Multiple reports about the decision began circling earlier this afternoon.
Boston University was slated to travel to the University of Massachusetts Lowell for its best-of-three quarterfinals matchup; however, with the news BU’s season likely comes to a close.
The Boston Hockey Blog will report more details as they become available.