| 2022 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament | |
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| Dates | March 9–19, 2021 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Finals site | TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts |
| Champions | Massachusetts (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Greg Carvel (2nd title) |
| MVP | Bobby Trivigno (Massachusetts) |
Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 2022 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 37th edition of the Hockey East Tournament. It was played between March 9 and March 19, 2022. As the tournament champions, Massachusetts received the conference's automatic bid into the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
The tournament included all eleven teams in the conference. Teams were ranked according to their finish in the conference standings. Seeds 1–5 earned a bye into the quarterfinal round, while seeds 6–11 played to determine the remaining quarterfinalists. Winners in the opening round were reseeded and advanced to play top three seeds in reverse order. Winners of the quarterfinal matches were again reseeded for the semifinal, and the winners of those two games faced off in the championship.
All series were single-elimination with opening round and quarterfinal matches occurring at home team sites. Beginning with the semifinal round, all games were held at the TD Garden. The tournament champion received an automatic bid into the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #12 Northeastern † | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 68 | 46 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 99 | 68 | |
| #10 Massachusetts * | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 77 | 54 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 117 | 88 | |
| #13 Massachusetts Lowell | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 62 | 48 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 102 | 74 | |
| #19 Connecticut | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 73 | 61 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 109 | 89 | |
| Boston University | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 69 | 58 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 107 | 89 | |
| Merrimack | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 70 | 70 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 109 | 99 | |
| #20 Providence | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 61 | 52 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 118 | 82 | |
| Boston College | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 67 | 77 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 114 | 123 | |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 47 | 71 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 76 | 95 | |
| Vermont | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 41 | 72 | 35 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 59 | 101 | |
| Maine | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 54 | 80 | 33 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 74 | 111 | |
| Championship: March 19, 2022 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | |||||||||||||||||
Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals [1]
| Opening Round March 9 | Quarterfinals March 12 | Semifinals March 18 | Championship March 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeastern | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Merrimack | 6 | 8 | Boston College | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Maine | 2 | 1 | Northeastern | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Connecticut | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Massachusetts | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Providence | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Connecticut | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Massachusetts | 2* | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Massachusetts Lowell | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Providence | 2 | 6 | Merrimack | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Vermont | 1 | 2 | Massachusetts | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Massachusetts Lowell | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Connecticut | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Boston College | 4* | 5 | Boston University | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | New Hampshire | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| March 9, 2022 7:00 PM | Merrimack | 6–2 (1–0, 2–1, 3–1) | Maine | J. Thom Lawler Rink, North Andover, Massachusetts Attendance: 2,549 |
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| Hugo Ollas | Goalies | Matthew Thiessen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 9, 2022 7:00 PM | Providence | 2–1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1) | Vermont | Schneider Arena, Providence, Rhode Island Attendance: 1,095 |
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| Jaxson Stauber | Goalies | Gabe Carriere | |||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||
| March 9, 2022 7:00 PM | Boston College | 4–3 (OT) (1–1, 2–0, 0–2, 1–0) | New Hampshire | Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Attendance: 1,125 |
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| Eric Dop | Goalies | Mike Robinson | Referees: Geno Binda, Jr Steven Rouillard Linesmen: Steven Murray Bob Bernard | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 12, 2022 7:30 PM | Northeastern | 3–2 (0–0, 3–0, 0–2) | Boston College | Matthews Arena, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 2,304 |
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| Devon Levi | Goalies | Eric Dop | Referees: Geoffrey Miller Terrence Murphy Linesmen: Trevor Disbennett Jeff McCorkle | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 0 min | |||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 48 | |||||||||||||||
| March 12, 2022 7:00 PM | Massachusetts | 4–2 (2–0, 1–1, 1–1) | Providence | Mullins Center, Amherst, Massachusetts Attendance: 2,422 |
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| Matt Murray | Goalies | Jaxson Stauber | Referees: Tim Benedetto Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: Bob Bernard Steven Murray | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 12, 2022 4:30 PM | Massachusetts Lowell | 7–2 (2–1, 3–0, 2–1) | Merrimack | Tsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts Attendance: 5,782 |
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| Owen Savory | Goalies | Hugo Ollas Zachary Borgiel | Referees: Walker Holton Peter Schlittenhardt Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Kyle Richetelle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 12, 2022 4:30 PM | Connecticut | 3–1 (1–0, 1–0, 1–1) | Boston University | XL Center, Hartford, Connecticut Attendance: 3,416 |
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| Darion Hanson | Goalies | Drew Commesso | Referees: Eugene Binda Steven Rouillard Linesmen: Bill Kingdon Christopher Millea | |||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 39 | ||||||||||||
| March 18, 2022 4:00 PM | Northeastern | 1–4 (1–1, 0–1, 0–2) | Connecticut | TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 13,106 |
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| Devon Levi | Goalies | Darion Hanson | Referees: Walker Holton Peter Schlittenbardt Linesmen: Bob Bernard Steven Murray | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 37 | |||||||||||||||
| March 18, 2022 7:30 PM | Massachusetts | 3–1 (2–0, 0–1, 1–0) | Massachusetts Lowell | TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 13,106 |
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| Matt Murray | Goalies | Owen Savory | Referees: Geoff Miller Steve Rouillard Linesmen: Jeff McCorkle Kyle Richetelle | |||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||
| March 19, 2022 7:00 PM | Massachusetts | 2–1 (OT) (0–0, 1–1, 0–0, 1–0) | Connecticut | TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 12,049 |
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| Matt Murray | Goalies | Darion Hanson | Referees: Geno Binda, Jr. Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Billy Kingdon | ||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 20 | |||||||||
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