2023 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

2023 Hockey East men's Ice Hockey Tournament
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)
← 2022	2024 →

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[]

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[]

2022–23 Hockey East Standings v • d • e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#5 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; updated March 19, 2023

Bracket[]

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

			11	Vermont	3
6	Maine	2

11	Vermont	4
						1	Boston University	2*

						7	Providence	1

			2	Merrimack	1**

			8	Boston College	0
7	Providence	2*

10	New Hampshire	1
									1	Boston University	3*

									2	Merrimack	2
			3	Northeastern	1

			7	Providence	2*
8	Boston College	5

9	Massachusetts	2
						2	Merrimack	2**

						5	Massachusetts Lowell	1

			4	Connecticut	1

			5	Massachusetts Lowell	2

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


Victor Ostman	Goalies	Gabe Carriere	Referees: Geoffrey Miller Steven Rouillard
(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)
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


Philip Svedebäck	Goalies	David Fessenden	Referees: Walker Holton Terrence Murphy
(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


Mitch Benson	Goalies	Cole Brady	Referees: Scott Hansen Jeremy Tufts
(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)
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


Drew Commesso	Goalies	Gabe Carriere	Referees: Scott Hansen Peter Schlittenhardt
(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)
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


Hugo Ollas	Goalies	Mitch Benson	Referees: Walker Holton Steven Rouillard
(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


Devon Levi	Goalies	Philip Svedebäck	Referees: Brad LeBlanc Geoff Miller
(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)
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


Arsenii Sergeev	Goalies	Gustavs Davis Grigals	Referees: Terrence Murphy Jeremy Tufts
(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)
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


Drew Commesso	Goalies	Philip Svedebäck	Referees: Walker Holton Terence Murphy
(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


Zachary Borgiel	Goalies	Gustavs Davis Grigals	Referees: Scott Hansen Geoff Miller
(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


Drew Commesso	Goalies	Hugo Ollas	Referees: Steven Rouillard Jeremy Tufts
(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)
4 min	Penalties	10 min
30	Shots	25