2023 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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)
	Hockey East men's Ice Hockey Tournaments ← 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 t e
	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

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

Opening Round

(6) Maine vs. (11) Vermont

March 8, 2023
7:00 PM

Maine

2–4
(1–0), (0–1), (1–3)

Vermont

Alfond Arena, Orono, Maine
Attendance: 3,748

Game reference

Victor Ostman

Goalies

Gabe Carriere

Referees:
Geoffrey Miller
Steven Rouillard
Linesmen:
Jeff McCorkle
Steven Murray

(Freel, Breazeale) Lynden Breen (20) – PP – 14:01	1–0
	1–1	26:40 – PP – Timofei Spitserov (4) (Zapernick, Stucker)
(Arnott, Sirota) Lynden Breen (21) – 40:48	2–1
	2–2	47:20 – Andrei Buyalsky (5) (Lombardi)
	2–3	53:55 – PP,GW – Isak Walther (9) (Bouquot, Stucker)
	2–4	59:22 – EN,SH – William Lemay (2) (Zapernick)

10 min

Penalties

8 min

30

Shots

30

(7) Providence vs. (10) New Hampshire

March 8, 2023
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

Philip Svedebäck

Goalies

David Fessenden

Referees:
Walker Holton
Terrence Murphy
Linesmen:
Bill Kingdon
Kyle Richetelle

(Crozier) Craig Needham (5) – 7:01	1–0
	1–1	23:09 – Conor Lovett (1) (Sweeney, Reid)
(Moynihan, Needham) Jamie Engelbert (5) – GW – 61:41	2–1

4 min

Penalties

2 min

30

Shots

23

(8) Boston College vs. (9) Massachusetts

March 8, 2023
7:00 PM

Boston College

5–2
(3–1), (1–0), (1–1)

Massachusetts

Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Attendance: 1,376

Game reference

Mitch Benson

Goalies

Cole Brady

Referees:
Scott Hansen
Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Nick Briganti
Kevin Briganti

(Gauthier, Gasseau) Marshall Warren (5) – 1:08	1–0
(Burke) Eamon Powell (5) – 17:07	2–0
	2–1	18:41 – Taylor Makar (10) (Adamson, Mercuri)
(Gauthier, Nesterenko) Andre Gasseau (10) – GW – 19:45	3–1
(Gauthier) Nikita Nesterenko (12) – 29:11	4–1
	4–2	40:22 – Ryan Ukfo (8) (unassisted)
(Gasseau, Warren) Nikita Nesterenko (13) – 4x4 – 43:12	5–2

8 min

Penalties

6 min

42

Shots

18

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston University vs. (11) Vermont

March 11, 2023
4:30 PM

Boston University

7–3
(4–1), (0–0), (3–2)

Vermont

Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 3,915

Game reference

Drew Commesso

Goalies

Gabe Carriere

Referees:
Scott Hansen
Peter Schlittenhardt
Linesmen:
Bob Bernard
Nicholas Briganti

(Peterson, Wilmer) Nick Zabaneh (6) – 5:49	1–0
(Gallagher, Stevens) Jamie Armstrong (5) – 7:03	2–0
(Peterson, Wilmer) Nick Zabaneh (7) – 8:49	3–0
	3–1	11:42 – PP – Jacques Bouquot (6) (Stucket, Gotz)
(Wilmer, L. Hutson) Wilmer Skoog (13) – PP,GW – 18:29	4–1
	4–2	41:10 – 4x4 – Massimo Lombardi (3) (Gotz, Buyalsky)
(Peterson, McCarthy) Nick Zabaneh (8) – 4x4 – 41:23	5–2
	5–3	45:17 – William Lemay (3) (Bergmanis, Schachle)
(McCarthy, O'Brien) Wilmer Skoog (14) – 47:43	6–3
(Kaplan, Greene) Quinn Hutson (13) – PP – 55:06	7–3

8 min

Penalties

10 min

50

Shots

22

(2) Merrimack vs. (8) Boston College

March 11, 2023
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

Game reference

Hugo Ollas

Goalies

Mitch Benson

Referees:
Walker Holton
Steven Rouillard
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Steven Murray

(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, 2023
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

Devon Levi

Goalies

Philip Svedebäck

Referees:
Brad LeBlanc
Geoff Miller
Linesmen:
Robert Griffin
Jeff McCorkle

(Walsh, Struble) Cam Lund (7) – PP – 9:44	1–0
	1–1	33:11 – Parker Ford (12) (Harding, Duran)
	1–2	64:00 – GW – Brady Berard (1) (Richard, Harding)

4 min

Penalties

4 min

26

Shots

34

(4) Connecticut vs. (5) Massachusetts Lowell

March 11, 2023
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

Arsenii Sergeev

Goalies

Gustavs Davis Grigals

Referees:
Terrence Murphy
Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Bill Kingdon
Kyle Richetelle

	0–1	8:51 – Blake Wells (2) (Meehan)
	0–2	14:35 – GW – Owen Cole (6) (McDonald, Fowler)
(Wood) Nick Capone (9) – EA – 58:31	1–2

4 min

Penalties

2 min

41

Shots

17

Semifinals

(1) Boston University vs. (7) Providence

March 17, 2023
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

Drew Commesso

Goalies

Philip Svedebäck

Referees:
Walker Holton
Terence Murphy
Linesmen:
Nicholas Briganti
Steven Murphy

	0–1	52:25 – Bennett Schimek (11) (Valente, Ruikka)
(Greene, L. Hutson) Dylan Peterson (5) – 57:28	1–1
(Tuch, Greene) Quinn Hutson (14) – GW – 70:52	2–1

6 min

Penalties

6 min

25

Shots

38

(2) Merrimack vs. (5) Massachusetts Lowell

March 17, 2023
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

Game reference

Zachary Borgiel

Goalies

Gustavs Davis Grigals

Referees:
Scott Hansen
Geoff Miller
Linesmen:
Jeff McCorkle
Kyle Richetelle

(Demin, Leibold) Jordan Seyfert (7) – 49:34	1–0
	1–1	59:29 – EA – Scout Truman (8) (Fowler, Stella)
(Leppanen) Matt Copponi (14) – GW – 90:05	2–1

2 min

Penalties

2 min

42

Shots

36

Championship

(1) Boston University vs. (2) Merrimack

March 18, 2023
7:00 PM

Boston University

3–2 (OT)
(0–1), (1–1), (1–0), (1–0)

Merrimack

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 14.306

Game reference

Drew Commesso

Goalies

Hugo Ollas

Referees:
Steven Rouillard
Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Bill Kingdon

	0–1	6:57 – SH – Christian Felton (2) (Brar)
(Fensore, Kaplan) Lane Hutson (13) – 5x3 – 20:38	1–1
	1–2	35:09 – Mac Welsher (7) (Crozier)
(Armstrong, Greene) Devin Kaplan (10) – 49:02	2–2
(Brown, Stevens) Lane Hutson (14) – GW – 61:57	3–2

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

Lane Hutson, Boston University

References

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

External links

2023 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

[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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v t e 2023 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournaments
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