2024 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2024 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament was the 39th edition of the Hockey East Tournament. It was played between March 13 and March 23, 2024. The tournament champion, Boston College, received the conference's automatic bid into the 2024 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament.

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Format

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]

Standings

Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTOTWOTLSWPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#2 Boston College †*242031101611055641346118389
#3 Boston University 2418421115710453402810216397
#10 Maine 241491010447667372312211994
#16 Providence 241194312376658351813410083
#13 Massachusetts 24121024203657623720143108105
#20 New Hampshire 2412111100366956362015110690
Northeastern 249141130306571361716311397
Connecticut 249141111294977361519290105
Vermont 247143103265281351319387106
Merrimack 246171011216285351321198114
Massachusetts Lowell 24417314018397836824472113
Championship: March 23, 2024
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll

Bracket

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)

Results

Note: All game times are local.

Opening Round: March 13, 2024

(6) New Hampshire vs. (11) Massachusetts Lowell

Durham, NH - Whittemore Center - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 4,032

Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stUNHHarrison Blaisdell - GWGReid, Cronin10:461–0 UNH
2ndNone
3rdNone
Goaltenders
TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
UNHJakob Hellsten200
UMLHenry Welsch181

(7) Northeastern vs. (10) Merrimack

Boston, MA - Matthews Arena - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 1,254

Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stNUAlex Campbell - GWGJ. Hryckowian3:151–0 NU
2ndNUVinny BorgesiCampbell, D. Hryckowian31:152–0 NU
NUPito WaltonJ. Hryckowian, D. Hryckowian36:283-0 NU
3rdNUDylan Hryckowian - ENGJ. Hryckowian, Campbell56:284-0 NU
Goaltenders
TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
NUCameron Whitehead220
MC Hugo Ollas 223

(8) Connecticut vs. (9) Vermont

Storrs, CT - Toscano Family Ice Forum - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 2,021

Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stCONNMatthew Wood - PPGRichard, Tattle15:281–0 CONN
2ndUVMThomas SinclairBucheler22:191–1
3rdCONNAndrew Lucas - GWGRichard, Wood53:532-1 CONN
CONNHarrison ReesSchandor, Lucas55:433-1 CONN
CONNJoey Muldowney - ENGMessineo59:114-1 CONN
Goaltenders
TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
CONNArsenii Sergeev261
UVMGabe Carriere233

Quarterfinals: March 16, 2024

(1) Boston College vs. (8) Connecticut

Chestnut Hill, MA - Conte Forum - 7:30 PM - Attendance: 6,705

Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stBCJacob BengtssonPosma, Armstrong2:191–0 BC
BCJack MaloneGasseau, Gustafsson3:262–0 BC
BCDrew FortescueJellvik, Malone8:003–0 BC
CONNJohn SpetzSchandor8:413–1 BC
2ndBCRyan Leonard - PPGPowell, Smith39:484–1 BC
3rdCONNJake RichardSchandor, Spetz40:114–2 BC
CONNMatthew WoodSalminen, Rees41:054–3 BC
CONNMatthew Wood - PPGUnassisted45:354–4
BCJack Malone - GWGGasseau, Bengtsson49:255–4 BC
Goaltenders
TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
BC Jacob Fowler 304
CONNArsenii Sergeev285

(2) Boston University vs. (7) Northeastern

Boston, MA - Agganis Arena - 4:15 PM - Attendance: 5,455

Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stNone
2ndBUQuinn HutsonGreene, Hughes29:511–0 BU
BU Luke Tuch - PPGWilmer, Willander33:402–0 BU
BUCase McCarthy - GWGTuch, Peterson37:533–0 BU
NUJustin HryckowianD. Hryckowian, Campbell38:513–1 BU
3rdNUJustin HryckowianCampbell, D. Hryckowian45:093–2 BU
BU Macklin Celebrini Harvey, L. Hutson45:354–2 BU
Goaltenders
TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
BUMathieu Caron212
NUCameron Whitehead284

(3) Maine vs. (6) New Hampshire

Orono, ME - Alfond Arena - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 5,043

Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stNone
2ndMAINEJosh Nadeau - GWGB. Nadeau, Renwick20:521–0 MAINE
MAINEBen Poisson - PPGJ. Nadeau, Breen28:232–0 MAINE
MAINE Bradly Nadeau J. Nadeau, Renwick35:073–0 MAINE
3rdMAINEBradly Nadeau - PPGBreazeale, Antonacci48:484-0 MAINE
MAINEJosh NadeauB. Nadeau, Renwick57:175–0 MAINE
Goaltenders
TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
MAINEAlbin Boija180
UNHJakob Hellsten205

(4) Providence vs. (5) Massachusetts

Providence, RI - Schneider Arena - 4:00 PM - Attendance: 2,644

Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stMASSRyan LautenbachMercuri, Makar1:071–0 MASS
MASSRyan Ufko - GWGConnors4:162-0 MASS
2ndNone
3rdMASSKenny ConnorsLautenbech, Mercuri54:223–0 MASS
PCHudson Malinoski - PPGRichard, Adams54:503–1 MASS
Goaltenders
TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
PCPhilip Svedeback223
MASSMichael Hrabal271

Semifinals: March 22, 2024

(1) Boston College vs (5) Massachusetts

Boston, MA - TD Garden - 4:00 PM - Attendance: -

Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stMASSLucas MercuriLautenbach, Morrow6:331–0 MASS
BCRyan Leonard- PPGSmith, Gauthier8:021–1
2ndBCGabriel Perreault - GWGLeonard, Leddy24:412–1 BC
BCAndre GasseauGauthier, Jellvik26:433–1 BC
BCWill SmithLeonard, Perreault36:034–1 BC
BC Cutter Gauthier Jellvik, Gasseau36:495–1 BC
3rdBCAram MinnetianMalone, Hreschuk43:006–1 BC
BCGabe PerreaultSmith, Gustafsson45:047–1 BC
BCCutter Gauthier - PPGSmith, Perreault57:298–1 BC
Goaltenders
TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
BC Jacob Fowler 281
MASSMichael Hrabal288

(2) Boston University vs (3) Maine

Boston, MA - TD Garden - 7:30 PM - Attendance: 17,850

Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stBURyan GreeneQ. Hutson8:591–0 BU
2ndBU Lane Hutson - PPG - GWGM. Celebrini, Q. Hutson29:212–0 BU
3rdMAINELynden Breen - PPGChabrier, B. Nadeau46:482–1 BU
BURyan Greene - PPGM. Celebrini, LaChance50:433–1 BU
BUSam Stevens - ENGTuch, M. Celebrini59:334–1 BU
Goaltenders
TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
MAINEAlbin Boija143
BUMathieu Caron321

Championship: March 23, 2024

(1) Boston College vs (2) Boston University - 7:00 PM

Boston, MA - TD Garden - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 17,850

Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stBCWill Smith - PPGPowell, Gauthier5:461–0 BC
BCWill Smith - PPGPerrault, Powell8:372-0 BC
2ndBUGavin McCarthyGreene24:242–1 BC
BCCutter Gauthier - PPGGWGPerrault, Smith38:463–1 BC
3rdBCWill SmithLeonard46:464–1 BC
BCGabe Perreault - PPGGauthier, Leonard51:325–1 BC
BUMacklin Celebrini - PPGL. Hutson, Greene54:455-2 BC
BCWill Smith - ENGUnassisted58:046-2 BC
Goaltenders
TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
BC Jacob Fowler 342
BUMathieu Caron235

Tournament Awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP

References

  1. "Hockey East Championship". Hockey East. Retrieved March 5, 2023.