2023 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament
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| 2023 Hockey East men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |
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| 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) |
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Hockey East men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
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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.
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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
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2022–23 Hockey East 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: April 6, 2023 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |
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Bracket
Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals Template:11TeamBracket Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Results
Opening Round
(6) Maine vs. (11) Vermont
| March 8, 2022 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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| (Freel, Breazeale) Lynden Breen (20) – PP – 14:01 (Arnott, Sirota) Lynden Breen (21) – 40:48 |
1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–3 2–4 |
26:40 – PP – Timofei Spitserov (4) (Zapernick, Stucker) 47:20 – Andrei Buyalsky (5) (Lombardi) 53:55 – PP,GW – Isak Walther (9) (Bouquot, Stucker) 59:22 – EN,SH – William Lemay (2) (Zapernick) |
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 30 | ||
(7) Providence vs. (10) New Hampshire
| March 8, 2022 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Philip Svedebäck | Goalies | David Fessenden | Referees: Walker Holton Terrence Murphy Linesmen: Bill Kingdon Kyle Richetelle |
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| (Crozier) Craig Needham (5) – 7:01 (Moynihan, Needham) Jamie Engelbert (5) – GW – 61:41 |
1–0 1–1 2–1 |
23:09 – Conor Lovett (1) (Sweeney, Reid) | ||
| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 23 | ||
(8) Boston College vs. (9) Massachusetts
| March 8, 2022 7:00 PM |
Boston College | 5–2 (3–1), (1–0), (1–1) |
Massachusetts | Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Attendance: 1,376 |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Mitch Benson | Goalies | Cole Brady | Referees: Scott Hansen Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: Nick Briganti Kevin Briganti |
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| (Gauthier, Gasseau) Marshall Warren (5) – 1:08 (Burke) Eamon Powell (5) – 17:07 (Gauthier, Nesterenko) Andre Gasseau (10) – GW – 19:45 (Gauthier) Nikita Nesterenko (12) – 29:11 (Gasseau, Warren) Nikita Nesterenko (13) – 4x4 – 43:12 |
1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 4–2 5–2 |
18:41 – Taylor Makar (10) (Adamson, Mercuri) 40:22 – Ryan Ukfo (8) (unassisted) |
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 42 | Shots | 18 | ||
Quarterfinals
(1) Boston University vs. (11) Vermont
| March 11, 2022 4:30 PM |
Boston University | 7–3 (4–1), (0–0), (3–2) |
Vermont | Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 3,915 |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Drew Commesso | Goalies | Gabe Carriere | Referees: Scott Hansen Peter Schlittenhardt Linesmen: Bob Bernard Nicholas Briganti |
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| (Peterson, Wilmer) Nick Zabaneh (6) – 5:49 (Gallagher, Stevens) Jamie Armstrong (5) – 7:03 (Peterson, Wilmer) Nick Zabaneh (7) – 8:49 (Wilmer, L. Hutson) Wilmer Skoog (13) – PP,GW – 18:29 (Peterson, McCarthy) Nick Zabaneh (8) – 4x4 – 41:23 (McCarthy, O'Brien) Wilmer Skoog (14) – 47:43 (Kaplan, Greene) Quinn Hutson (13) – PP – 55:06 |
1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 4–1 4–2 5–2 5–3 6–3 7–3 |
11:42 – PP – Jacques Bouquot (6) (Stucket, Gotz) 41:10 – 4x4 – Massimo Lombardi (3) (Gotz, Buyalsky) 45:17 – William Lemay (3) (Bergmanis, Schachle) |
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 50 | Shots | 22 | ||
(2) Merrimack vs. (8) Boston College
| March 11, 2022 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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| (Leibold, Seyfert) Mick Messner (5) – GW – 88:20 | 1–0 | |||
| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 36 | Shots | 36 | ||
(3) Northeastern vs. (7) Providence
| March 11, 2022 7:00 PM |
Northeastern | 1–2 (OT) (1–0), (0–1), (0–0), (0–1) |
Providence | Matthews Arena, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 2,192 |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Devon Levi | Goalies | Philip Svedebäck | Referees: Brad LeBlanc Geoff Miller Linesmen: Robert Griffin Jeff McCorkle |
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| (Walsh, Struble) Cam Lund (7) – PP – 9:44 | 1–0 1–1 1–2 |
33:11 – Parker Ford (12) (Harding, Duran) 64:00 – GW – Brady Berard (1) (Richard, Harding) |
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 26 | Shots | 34 | ||
(4) Connecticut vs. (5) Massachusetts Lowell
| March 11, 2022 4:00 PM |
Connecticut | 1–2 (0–2), (0–0), (1–0) |
Massachusetts Lowell | Toscano Family Ice Forum, Storrs, Connecticut Attendance: 2,691 |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Arsenii Sergeev | Goalies | Gustavs Davis Grigals | Referees: Terrence Murphy Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: Bill Kingdon Kyle Richetelle |
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| (Wood) Nick Capone (9) – EA – 58:31 | 0–1 0–2 1–2 |
8:51 – Blake Wells (2) (Meehan) 14:35 – GW – Owen Cole (6) (McDonald, Fowler) |
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| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 41 | Shots | 17 | ||
Semifinals
(1) Boston University vs. (7) Providence
| March 17, 2022 4:00 PM |
Boston University | 2–1 (OT) (0–0), (0–0), (1–1), (1–0) |
Providence | TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 13,187 |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Drew Commesso | Goalies | Philip Svedebäck | Referees: Walker Holton Terence Murphy Linesmen: Nicholas Briganti Steven Murphy |
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| (Greene, L. Hutson) Dylan Peterson (5) – 57:28 (Tuch, Greene) Quinn Hutson (14) – GW – 70:52 |
0–1 1–1 2–1 |
52:25 – Bennett Schimek (11) (Valente, Ruikka) | ||
| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 25 | Shots | 38 | ||
(2) Merrimack vs. (5) Massachusetts Lowell
| March 17, 2022 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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| (Demin, Leibold) Jordan Seyfert (7) – 49:34 (Leppanen) Matt Copponi (14) – GW – 90:05 |
1–0 1–1 2–1 |
59:29 – EA – Scout Truman (8) (Fowler, Stella) | ||
| 2 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 42 | Shots | 36 | ||
Championship
(1) Boston University vs. (2) Merrimack
| March 18, 2022 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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| (Fensore, Kaplan) Lane Hutson (13) – 5x3 – 20:38 (Armstrong, Greene) Devin Kaplan (10) – 49:02 (Brown, Stevens) Lane Hutson (14) – GW – 61:57 |
0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–2 |
6:57 – SH – Christian Felton (2) (Brar) 35:09 – Mac Welsher (7) (Crozier) |
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| 4 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 25 | ||
Tournament Awards
All-Tournament Team
- Goaltender – Drew Commesso, Boston University
- Defenceman – Lane Hutson, Boston University
- Defenceman – Christian Felton, Merrimack
- Forward – Matt Copponi, Merrimack
- Forward – Devin Kaplan, Boston University
- Forward – Dylan Peterson, Boston University
Tournament MVP
References
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