No. 8 in '08

Hockey
Joe Meloni

BOSTON – Boston College won its second consecutive Hockey East Championship and eighth overall, defeating Vermont, 4-0, tonight at the TD Banknorth Garden.

BC’s Nathan Gerbe capped the victory with an empty-net goal to lock up the tournament’s MVP award. Freshman goaltender John Muse earned his first shutout of the postseason, making 29 saves.

Brian Gibbons, Ben Smith and Tim Kunes scored the other three goals for the Eagles.