William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player

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William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player
Sport Ice hockey
Awarded forTo the Most Valuable Player in the Hockey East Championship Tournament. [1]
History
First award1985
Most recent Will Smith (Boston College)

The William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Hockey East tournament to the best player in the championship as voted by a panel of writers and broadcasters. [2] The award is named in honor of former Boston College athletic director William Flynn.

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The Tournament MVP was first awarded in 1985 and every year thereafter.

Connor Hellebuyck and Bobby Trivigno are the only players to have won the award more than once, both doing so in consecutive years. Four recipients have received the honor while not playing for the conference champion, all of them being the runner-up goaltender. (as of 2022)

The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, as a result a Tournament MVP was not awarded that year. [3]

Award winners

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  1. ↑ "Hockey East Awards". Hockey East Online. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  2. ↑ "Hockey East Awards". Hockey East Online. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  3. ↑ "Hockey East Men's Tournament Cancelled - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  4. ↑ "UConn vs. Massachusetts Recap - March 19, 2022 - Hockey East Association". www.hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  5. ↑ "Merrimack vs. Boston University Recap - March 18, 2023 - Hockey East Association". www.hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  6. ↑ "Men's Weekly Release: Boston College Wins Hockey East Tournament". Hockey East. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Bill Flynn Award (Hockey East Tournament MVP) - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
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