| 2024 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 13–23, 2024 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Finals site | TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts |
| Champions | Boston College (12th title) |
| Winning coach | Greg Brown (1st title) |
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The 2024 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament is the 39th edition of the Hockey East Tournament. It was played between March 13 and March 23, 2024. The tournament champions received the conference's automatic bid into the 2024 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 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #1 Boston College †* | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 105 | 56 | 39 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 179 | 87 | |
| #2 Boston University | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 104 | 53 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 162 | 95 | |
| #6 Maine | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 76 | 67 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 119 | 94 | |
| #16 Providence | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 66 | 58 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 100 | 83 | |
| #13 Massachusetts | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 57 | 62 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 108 | 105 | |
| #19 New Hampshire | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 69 | 56 | 36 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 106 | 90 | |
| Northeastern | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 65 | 71 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 113 | 97 | |
| Connecticut | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 49 | 77 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 90 | 105 | |
| Vermont | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 52 | 81 | 35 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 87 | 106 | |
| Merrimack | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 62 | 85 | 35 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 98 | 114 | |
| Massachusetts Lowell | 24 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 39 | 78 | 36 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 72 | 113 | |
| Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll ; Updated: April 1, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals
| Opening Round March 13 | Quarterfinals March 16 | Semifinals March 22 | Championship March 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston College | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | New Hampshire | 1 | 8 | Connecticut | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Massachusetts Lowell | 0 | 1 | Boston College | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Massachusetts | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston University | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Northeastern | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston College | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston University | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Northeastern | 4 | 6 | New Hampshire | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Merrimack | 0 | 2 | Boston University | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Providence | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Connecticut | 4 | 5 | Massachusetts | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Vermont | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: All game times are local.
Durham, NH - Whittemore Center - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 4,032
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | UNH | Harrison Blaisdell - GWG | Reid, Cronin | 10:46 | 1–0 UNH |
| 2nd | None | ||||
| 3rd | None | ||||
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| UNH | Jakob Hellsten | 20 | 0 | |
| UML | Henry Welsch | 18 | 1 | |
Boston, MA - Matthews Arena - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 1,254
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | NU | Alex Campbell - GWG | J. Hryckowian | 3:15 | 1–0 NU |
| 2nd | NU | Vinny Borgesi | Campbell, D. Hryckowian | 31:15 | 2–0 NU |
| NU | Pito Walton | J. Hryckowian, D. Hryckowian | 36:28 | 3-0 NU | |
| 3rd | NU | Dylan Hryckowian - ENG | J. Hryckowian, Campbell | 56:28 | 4-0 NU |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| NU | Cameron Whitehead | 22 | 0 | |
| MC | Hugo Ollas | 22 | 3 | |
Storrs, CT - Toscano Family Ice Forum - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 2,021
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | CONN | Matthew Wood - PPG | Richard, Tattle | 15:28 | 1–0 CONN |
| 2nd | UVM | Thomas Sinclair | Bucheler | 22:19 | 1–1 |
| 3rd | CONN | Andrew Lucas - GWG | Richard, Wood | 53:53 | 2-1 CONN |
| CONN | Harrison Rees | Schandor, Lucas | 55:43 | 3-1 CONN | |
| CONN | Joey Muldowney - ENG | Messineo | 59:11 | 4-1 CONN | |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| CONN | Arsenii Sergeev | 26 | 1 | |
| UVM | Gabe Carriere | 23 | 3 | |
Chestnut Hill, MA - Conte Forum - 7:30 PM - Attendance: 6,705
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | BC | Jacob Bengtsson | Posma, Armstrong | 2:19 | 1–0 BC |
| BC | Jack Malone | Gasseau, Gustafsson | 3:26 | 2–0 BC | |
| BC | Drew Fortescue | Jellvik, Malone | 8:00 | 3–0 BC | |
| CONN | John Spetz | Schandor | 8:41 | 3–1 BC | |
| 2nd | BC | Ryan Leonard - PPG | Powell, Smith | 39:48 | 4–1 BC |
| 3rd | CONN | Jake Richard | Schandor, Spetz | 40:11 | 4–2 BC |
| CONN | Matthew Wood | Salminen, Rees | 41:05 | 4–3 BC | |
| CONN | Matthew Wood - PPG | Unassisted | 45:35 | 4–4 | |
| BC | Jack Malone - GWG | Gasseau, Bengtsson | 49:25 | 5–4 BC | |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| BC | Jacob Fowler | 30 | 4 | |
| CONN | Arsenii Sergeev | 28 | 5 | |
Boston, MA - Agganis Arena - 4:15 PM - Attendance: 5,455
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | None | ||||
| 2nd | BU | Quinn Hutson | Greene, Hughes | 29:51 | 1–0 BU |
| BU | Luke Tuch - PPG | Wilmer, Willander | 33:40 | 2–0 BU | |
| BU | Case McCarthy - GWG | Tuch, Peterson | 37:53 | 3–0 BU | |
| NU | Justin Hryckowian | D. Hryckowian, Campbell | 38:51 | 3–1 BU | |
| 3rd | NU | Justin Hryckowian | Campbell, D. Hryckowian | 45:09 | 3–2 BU |
| BU | Macklin Celebrini | Harvey, L. Hutson | 45:35 | 4–2 BU | |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| BU | Mathieu Caron | 21 | 2 | |
| NU | Cameron Whitehead | 28 | 4 | |
Orono, ME - Alfond Arena - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 5,043
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | None | ||||
| 2nd | MAINE | Josh Nadeau - GWG | B. Nadeau, Renwick | 20:52 | 1–0 MAINE |
| MAINE | Ben Poisson - PPG | J. Nadeau, Breen | 28:23 | 2–0 MAINE | |
| MAINE | Bradly Nadeau | J. Nadeau, Renwick | 35:07 | 3–0 MAINE | |
| 3rd | MAINE | Bradly Nadeau - PPG | Breazeale, Antonacci | 48:48 | 4-0 MAINE |
| MAINE | Josh Nadeau | B. Nadeau, Renwick | 57:17 | 5–0 MAINE | |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| MAINE | Albin Boija | 18 | 0 | |
| UNH | Jakob Hellsten | 20 | 5 | |
Providence, RI - Schneider Arena - 4:00 PM - Attendance: 2,644
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | MASS | Ryan Lautenbach | Mercuri, Makar | 1:07 | 1–0 MASS |
| MASS | Ryan Ufko - GWG | Connors | 4:16 | 2-0 MASS | |
| 2nd | None | ||||
| 3rd | MASS | Kenny Connors | Lautenbech, Mercuri | 54:22 | 3–0 MASS |
| PC | Hudson Malinoski - PPG | Richard, Adams | 54:50 | 3–1 MASS | |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| PC | Philip Svedeback | 22 | 3 | |
| MASS | Michael Hrabal | 27 | 1 | |
Boston, MA - TD Garden - 4:00 PM - Attendance: -
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | MASS | Lucas Mercuri | Lautenbach, Morrow | 6:33 | 1–0 MASS |
| BC | Ryan Leonard- PPG | Smith, Gauthier | 8:02 | 1–1 | |
| 2nd | BC | Gabriel Perreault - GWG | Leonard, Leddy | 24:41 | 2–1 BC |
| BC | Andre Gasseau | Gauthier, Jellvik | 26:43 | 3–1 BC | |
| BC | Will Smith | Leonard, Perreault | 36:03 | 4–1 BC | |
| BC | Cutter Gauthier | Jellvik, Gasseau | 36:49 | 5–1 BC | |
| 3rd | BC | Aram Minnetian | Malone, Hreschuk | 43:00 | 6–1 BC |
| BC | Gabe Perreault | Smith, Gustafsson | 45:04 | 7–1 BC | |
| BC | Cutter Gauthier - PPG | Smith, Perreault | 57:29 | 8–1 BC | |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| BC | Jacob Fowler | 28 | 1 | |
| MASS | Michael Hrabal | 28 | 8 | |
Boston, MA - TD Garden - 7:30 PM - Attendance: 17,850
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | BU | Ryan Greene | Q. Hutson | 8:59 | 1–0 BU |
| 2nd | BU | Lane Hutson - PPG - GWG | M. Celebrini, Q. Hutson | 29:21 | 2–0 BU |
| 3rd | MAINE | Lynden Breen - PPG | Chabrier, B. Nadeau | 46:48 | 2–1 BU |
| BU | Ryan Greene - PPG | M. Celebrini, LaChance | 50:43 | 3–1 BU | |
| BU | Sam Stevens - ENG | Tuch, M. Celebrini | 59:33 | 4–1 BU | |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| MAINE | Albin Boija | 14 | 3 | |
| BU | Mathieu Caron | 32 | 1 | |
(1) Boston College vs (2) Boston University - 7:00 PM
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