2023 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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.

Format

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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

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Conference record Overall record
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

Bracket

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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)

Results

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Opening Round

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(6) Maine vs. (11) Vermont

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March 8, 2023
7:00 PM
Maine2–4
(1–0), (0–1), (1–3)
VermontAlfond Arena, Orono, Maine
Attendance: 3,748
Game reference
Victor OstmanGoaliesGabe CarriereReferees:
Geoffrey Miller
Steven Rouillard
Linesmen:
Jeff McCorkle
Steven Murray
(Freel, Breazeale) Lynden Breen (20) – PP – 14:011–0
1–126:40 – PP – Timofei Spitserov (4) (Zapernick, Stucker)
(Arnott, Sirota) Lynden Breen (21) – 40:482–1
2–247:20 – Andrei Buyalsky (5) (Lombardi)
2–353:55 – PP,GW – Isak Walther (9) (Bouquot, Stucker)
2–459:22 – EN,SH – William Lemay (2) (Zapernick)
10 minPenalties8 min
30Shots30

(7) Providence vs. (10) New Hampshire

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March 8, 2023
7:00 PM
Providence2–1 (OT)
(1–0), (0–1), (0–0), (1–0)
New HampshireSchneider Arena, Providence, Rhode Island
Attendance: 1,286
Game reference
Philip SvedebäckGoaliesDavid FessendenReferees:
Walker Holton
Terrence Murphy
Linesmen:
Bill Kingdon
Kyle Richetelle
(Crozier) Craig Needham (5) – 7:011–0
1–123:09 – Conor Lovett (1) (Sweeney, Reid)
(Moynihan, Needham) Jamie Engelbert (5) – GW – 61:412–1
4 minPenalties2 min
30Shots23

(8) Boston College vs. (9) Massachusetts

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March 8, 2023
7:00 PM
Boston College5–2
(3–1), (1–0), (1–1)
MassachusettsConte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Attendance: 1,376
Game reference
Mitch BensonGoaliesCole BradyReferees:
Scott Hansen
Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Nick Briganti
Kevin Briganti
(Gauthier, Gasseau) Marshall Warren (5) – 1:081–0
(Burke) Eamon Powell (5) – 17:072–0
2–118:41 – Taylor Makar (10) (Adamson, Mercuri)
(Gauthier, Nesterenko) Andre Gasseau (10) – GW – 19:453–1
(Gauthier) Nikita Nesterenko (12) – 29:114–1
4–240:22 – Ryan Ukfo (8) (unassisted)
(Gasseau, Warren) Nikita Nesterenko (13) – 4x4 – 43:125–2
8 minPenalties6 min
42Shots18

Quarterfinals

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(1) Boston University vs. (11) Vermont

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March 11, 2023
4:30 PM
Boston University7–3
(4–1), (0–0), (3–2)
VermontAgganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 3,915
Game reference
Drew CommessoGoaliesGabe CarriereReferees:
Scott Hansen
Peter Schlittenhardt
Linesmen:
Bob Bernard
Nicholas Briganti
(Peterson, Wilmer) Nick Zabaneh (6) – 5:491–0
(Gallagher, Stevens) Jamie Armstrong (5) – 7:032–0
(Peterson, Wilmer) Nick Zabaneh (7) – 8:493–0
3–111:42 – PP – Jacques Bouquot (6) (Stucket, Gotz)
(Wilmer, L. Hutson) Wilmer Skoog (13) – PP,GW – 18:294–1
4–241:10 – 4x4 – Massimo Lombardi (3) (Gotz, Buyalsky)
(Peterson, McCarthy) Nick Zabaneh (8) – 4x4 – 41:235–2
5–345:17 – William Lemay (3) (Bergmanis, Schachle)
(McCarthy, O'Brien) Wilmer Skoog (14) – 47:436–3
(Kaplan, Greene) Quinn Hutson (13) – PP – 55:067–3
8 minPenalties10 min
50Shots22

(2) Merrimack vs. (8) Boston College

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March 11, 2023
7:30 PM
Merrimack1–0 (2OT)
(0–0), (0–0), (0–0), (0–0), (1–0)
Boston CollegeJ. Thom Lawler Rink, North Andover, Massachusetts
Attendance: 2,747
Game reference
Hugo OllasGoaliesMitch BensonReferees:
Walker Holton
Steven Rouillard
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Steven Murray
(Leibold, Seyfert) Mick Messner (5) – GW – 88:201–0
6 minPenalties10 min
36Shots36

(3) Northeastern vs. (7) Providence

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March 11, 2023
7:00 PM
Northeastern1–2 (OT)
(1–0), (0–1), (0–0), (0–1)
ProvidenceMatthews Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 2,192
Game reference
Devon LeviGoaliesPhilip SvedebäckReferees:
Brad LeBlanc
Geoff Miller
Linesmen:
Robert Griffin
Jeff McCorkle
(Walsh, Struble) Cam Lund (7) – PP – 9:441–0
1–133:11 – Parker Ford (12) (Harding, Duran)
1–264:00 – GW – Brady Berard (1) (Richard, Harding)
4 minPenalties4 min
26Shots34

(4) Connecticut vs. (5) Massachusetts Lowell

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March 11, 2023
4:00 PM
Connecticut1–2
(0–2), (0–0), (1–0)
Massachusetts LowellToscano Family Ice Forum, Storrs, Connecticut
Attendance: 2,691
Game reference
Arsenii SergeevGoaliesGustavs Davis GrigalsReferees:
Terrence Murphy
Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Bill Kingdon
Kyle Richetelle
0–18:51 – Blake Wells (2) (Meehan)
0–214:35 – GW – Owen Cole (6) (McDonald, Fowler)
(Wood) Nick Capone (9) – EA – 58:311–2
4 minPenalties2 min
41Shots17

Semifinals

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(1) Boston University vs. (7) Providence

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March 17, 2023
4:00 PM
Boston University2–1 (OT)
(0–0), (0–0), (1–1), (1–0)
ProvidenceTD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 13,187
Game reference
Drew CommessoGoaliesPhilip SvedebäckReferees:
Walker Holton
Terence Murphy
Linesmen:
Nicholas Briganti
Steven Murphy
0–152:25 – Bennett Schimek (11) (Valente, Ruikka)
(Greene, L. Hutson) Dylan Peterson (5) – 57:281–1
(Tuch, Greene) Quinn Hutson (14) – GW – 70:522–1
6 minPenalties6 min
25Shots38

(2) Merrimack vs. (5) Massachusetts Lowell

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March 17, 2023
7:30 PM
Merrimack2–1 (2OT)
(0–0), (0–0), (1–1), (0–0), (1–0)
Massachusetts LowellTD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 13,187
Game reference
Zachary BorgielGoaliesGustavs Davis GrigalsReferees:
Scott Hansen
Geoff Miller
Linesmen:
Jeff McCorkle
Kyle Richetelle
(Demin, Leibold) Jordan Seyfert (7) – 49:341–0
1–159:29 – EA – Scout Truman (8) (Fowler, Stella)
(Leppanen) Matt Copponi (14) – GW – 90:052–1
2 minPenalties2 min
42Shots36

Championship

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(1) Boston University vs. (2) Merrimack

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March 18, 2023
7:00 PM
Boston University3–2 (OT)
(0–1), (1–1), (1–0), (1–0)
MerrimackTD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 14.306
Game reference
Drew CommessoGoaliesHugo OllasReferees:
Steven Rouillard
Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Bill Kingdon
0–16:57 – SH – Christian Felton (2) (Brar)
(Fensore, Kaplan) Lane Hutson (13) – 5x3 – 20:381–1
1–235:09 – Mac Welsher (7) (Crozier)
(Armstrong, Greene) Devin Kaplan (10) – 49:022–2
(Brown, Stevens) Lane Hutson (14) – GW – 61:573–2
4 minPenalties10 min
30Shots25

Tournament Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Hockey East Championship". Hockey East. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Playoff Seedings Set for 38th Hockey East Men's Tournament - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
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