| 2023 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 8–18, 2023 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Finals site | TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts |
| Champions | Boston University (10th title) |
| Winning coach | Jay Pandolfo (1st title) |
| MVP | Lane Hutson (Boston University) |
Hockey East men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 2023 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 38th edition of the Hockey East Tournament. It was played between March 8 and March 18, 2023. As the tournament champions, the Boston University Terriers received the conference's automatic bid into the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
The tournament includes all eleven teams in the conference, with teams ranked according to their finish in the conference standings. Seeds 1–5 earn a bye into the quarterfinal round, while seeds 6–11 play to determine the remaining quarterfinalists. Winners in the opening round are reseeded and advanced to play top three seeds in reverse order. Winners of the quarterfinal matches are again reseeded for the semifinal, and the winners of those two games face off in the championship.
All series are single-elimination with opening round and quarterfinal matches occurring at home team sites. The two semifinal games and championship match are held at the TD Garden. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. [1]
| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #4 Boston University †* | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 99 | 62 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 154 | 106 | |
| #14 Merrimack | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 72 | 52 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 106 | 89 | |
| #16 Northeastern | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 78 | 45 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 107 | 82 | |
| Connecticut | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 78 | 71 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 113 | 96 | |
| Massachusetts Lowell | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 56 | 54 | 36 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 89 | 82 | |
| Maine | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 62 | 65 | 36 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 92 | 94 | |
| Providence | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 64 | 60 | 37 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 103 | 87 | |
| Boston College | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 70 | 73 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 104 | 104 | |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 55 | 80 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 94 | 103 | |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 44 | 76 | 35 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 74 | 105 | |
| Vermont | 24 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 36 | 76 | 36 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 69 | 103 | |
| Championship: March 18, 2023 † 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
| Opening Round [2] March 8 | Quarterfinals March 11 | Semifinals March 17 | Championship March 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston University | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Maine | 2 | 11 | Vermont | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Vermont | 4 | 1 | Boston University | 2* | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Providence | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Merrimack | 1** | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Boston College | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston University | 3* | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Merrimack | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Providence | 2* | 7 | Providence | 2* | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | New Hampshire | 1 | 2 | Merrimack | 2** | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Massachusetts Lowell | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Connecticut | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Boston College | 5 | 5 | Massachusetts Lowell | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Massachusetts | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| March 8, 2023 7:00 PM | Maine | 2–4 (1–0), (0–1), (1–3) | Vermont | Alfond Arena, Orono, Maine Attendance: 3,748 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Victor Ostman | Goalies | Gabe Carriere | Referees: Geoffrey Miller Steven Rouillard Linesmen: Jeff McCorkle Steven Murray | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 8, 2023 7:00 PM | Providence | 2–1 (OT) (1–0), (0–1), (0–0), (1–0) | New Hampshire | Schneider Arena, Providence, Rhode Island Attendance: 1,286 |
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| Philip Svedebäck | Goalies | David Fessenden | Referees: Walker Holton Terrence Murphy Linesmen: Bill Kingdon Kyle Richetelle | ||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||
| March 8, 2023 7:00 PM | Boston College | 5–2 (3–1), (1–0), (1–1) | Massachusetts | Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Attendance: 1,376 |
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| Mitch Benson | Goalies | Cole Brady | Referees: Scott Hansen Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: Nick Briganti Kevin Briganti | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 11, 2023 4:30 PM | Boston University | 7–3 (4–1), (0–0), (3–2) | Vermont | Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 3,915 |
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| Drew Commesso | Goalies | Gabe Carriere | Referees: Scott Hansen Peter Schlittenhardt Linesmen: Bob Bernard Nicholas Briganti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 11, 2023 7:30 PM | Merrimack | 1–0 (2OT) (0–0), (0–0), (0–0), (0–0), (1–0) | Boston College | J. Thom Lawler Rink, North Andover, Massachusetts Attendance: 2,747 |
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| Hugo Ollas | Goalies | Mitch Benson | Referees: Walker Holton Steven Rouillard Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Steven Murray | ||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||
| 36 | Shots | 36 | |||
| March 11, 2023 7:00 PM | Northeastern | 1–2 (OT) (1–0), (0–1), (0–0), (0–1) | Providence | Matthews Arena, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 2,192 |
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| Devon Levi | Goalies | Philip Svedebäck | Referees: Brad LeBlanc Geoff Miller Linesmen: Robert Griffin Jeff McCorkle | ||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||
| March 11, 2023 4:00 PM | Connecticut | 1–2 (0–2), (0–0), (1–0) | Massachusetts Lowell | Toscano Family Ice Forum, Storrs, Connecticut Attendance: 2,691 |
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| Arsenii Sergeev | Goalies | Gustavs Davis Grigals | Referees: Terrence Murphy Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: Bill Kingdon Kyle Richetelle | ||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 17 | |||||||||
| March 17, 2023 4:00 PM | Boston University | 2–1 (OT) (0–0), (0–0), (1–1), (1–0) | Providence | TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 13,187 |
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| Drew Commesso | Goalies | Philip Svedebäck | Referees: Walker Holton Terence Murphy Linesmen: Nicholas Briganti Steven Murphy | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 38 | |||||||||
| March 17, 2023 7:30 PM | Merrimack | 2–1 (2OT) (0–0), (0–0), (1–1), (0–0), (1–0) | Massachusetts Lowell | TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 13,187 |
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| Zachary Borgiel | Goalies | Gustavs Davis Grigals | Referees: Scott Hansen Geoff Miller Linesmen: Jeff McCorkle Kyle Richetelle | ||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||
| March 18, 2023 7:00 PM | Boston University | 3–2 (OT) (0–1), (1–1), (1–0), (1–0) | Merrimack | TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 14.306 |
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| Drew Commesso | Goalies | Hugo Ollas | Referees: Steven Rouillard Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Bill Kingdon | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||
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