This is the 1989-90 Hockey East Season. This is the conference's sixth season. The Merrimack College program joined the conference for this season raising the league's membership to eight teams.
Standings[]
Team GP W L T P GF GA Boston College Eagles 21 15 6 0 30 101 69 Maine Black Bears 21 14 6 1 29 88 57 Boston University Terriers 21 12 7 2 26 88 63 Providence Friars 21 11 7 3 25 90 69 New Hampshire Wildcats 21 8 9 4 20 86 86 Northeastern Huskies 21 9 10 2 20 96 100 Lowell Chiefs 21 5 14 2 12 65 106 Merrimack Warriors 21 3 18 0 6 64 128
League Leaders[]
Points[]
- David Emma, Boston College, 44
- Steve Heinze, Boston College, 37
- Rob Cowie, Northeastern,; Harry Mews, Northeastern; & Marty McInnis, Boston College 30 each
Goals[]
- David Emma, Boston College, 21
- Steve Heinze, Boston College, 20
- Jean-Yves Roy, Maine, 14
- Brian Sullivan, Northeastern, 14
- Rob Gaudreau, Providence, 13
Goals Against Average[]
- Scott King, Maine 2.36
- Scott LaGrand, Boston College 2.47
- Matt Merten, Providence, 2.83
- Scott Cashman, Boston University 2.92
- Matt DelGuidice, Maine 3.05
Save Percentage[]
- Scott LaGrand, Boston College .909
- Pat Szturm, New Hampshire, .907
- Scott King, Maine .906
- Scott Cashman, Boston University .903
- Matt DelGuidice, Maine .901
Conference Tournament[]
Format[]
All eight teams qualified for the tournament. The quarterfinals were a best of three series with sudden death semifinal and final rounds. The championshiip was held at the Conte Forum on the campus of Boston College, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Quarterfinals[]
- Boston College defeated Merrimack, two games to one, 3-1, 3-6, 8-5
- Maine defeated Lowell, two games to none, 7-3, 16-0
- Boston University defeated Northeastern, two games to one, 3-4, 5-2, 5-3
- New Hampshire defeated Providence, two games to one, 1-5, 2-0, 7-4
Semifinals[]
- Maine defeated Boston University, 3 to 1
- Boston College defeated New Hampshire 6 to 5 in overtime
Finals[]
- Boston College defeated Maine 4 to 3
Boston College earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Tournament MVP[]
- Scott LaGrand, Boston College
All-Tournament Team[]
- Scott LaGrand, G, Boston College
- Greg Brown, D, Boston College
- Claudio Scremin, D, Maine
- David Emma, F, Boston College
- Martin Robitaille, F, Maine
- Jean-Yves Roy, F, Maine
NCAA Tournament[]
- Boston College
- defeated Minnesota two games to one in the quarterfinals, 4-2, 1-2, 6-1
- lost to Wisconsin 2 to 1 in the semifinals
- Boston University
- defeated North Dakota two games to one in the first round, 5-8, 5-3, 5-0
- defeated Michigan State two games to one in the quarterfinals, 3-6, 5-3, 5-3
- lost to Colgate 3 to 2 in the semifinals
- Maine
- defeated Bowling Green two games to none in the first round, 8-4, 5-2
- lost to Wisconsin two games to none in the quarterfinals, 7-3, 4-3 (ot)
League Awards[]
- Player of the Year: Greg Brown, D, Boston College
- Rookie of the Year: Scott Cashman, Boston University
- Coach of the Year: Shawn Walsh, Maine
All Conference Teams[]
First Team[]
- Scott King, G, Maine
- Greg Brown, D, Boston College
- Rob Cowie, D, Northeastern
- Mike Boback, F, Providece
- David Emma, F, Boston College
- Steve Heinze, F, Boston College
Second Team[]
- Scott Cashman, G, Boston University
- Keith Carney, D, Maine
- Jeff Serowik, D, Providence
- Rick Bennett, F, Providence
- Shawn McEachern, F, Boston University
- Harry Mews, F, Northeastern
All Rookie Team[]
- Scott Cashman, G, Boston University
- Peter Ahola, D, Boston University
- Ted Crowley, D, Boston College
- Tony Amonte, F, Boston University
- Jim Montgomery, F, Maine
- Jean-Yves Roy, F, Maine
All-Americans[]
- Greg Brown, D, Boston College
- Rob Cowie, D, Northeastern
- Keith Carney, D, Maine
- David Emma, F, Boston College
- Steve Heinze, F, Boston College
- Jean-Yves Roy, F, Maine