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Hockey East Association
AssociationNCAA
CommissionerJoe Bertagna
Sports fielded
DivisionDivision I
RegionNew England
Official websitehttp://www.hockeyeastonline.com
Locations
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The Hockey East Association, also known as Hockey East, is a college ice hockey conference which operates entirely in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference.[1]

Hockey East came into existence in 1984 for men's hockey when most of its current members split from what is today known as ECAC Hockey.[2] It largely sought to emulate the Big East Conference,[citation needed] which had grown quickly since its creation a few years earlier. The women's league, the WHEA, began play in 2002.[3][4]

On October 5, 2011, the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish (an ACC member outside football) announced they would be joining Hockey East as the conference's first non-New England school in 2013 after the CCHA folded.[5] On March 22, 2016, Notre Dame subsequently announced their men's hockey team would leave Hockey East for the Big Ten Conference at the start of the 2017-2018 season.[6] The University of Connecticut (UConn) and Hockey East jointly announced on June 21, 2012 that UConn's men's team, then in Atlantic Hockey, would join the school's women's team in Hockey East in 2014.[7] On October 24, 2013, Merrimack College, already a member of the Hockey East men's league, announced that it would upgrade its women's team from club level to full varsity status effective in 2015 and join the Hockey East women's league.[8]

On May 2, 2017, College of the Holy Cross announced that it would join Hockey East for women's hockey only starting in 2018-19.[9]

Members

There are currently 12 member schools, with 11 participating in the men's division and 10 in the women's division.[10][11]

Institution City State Abbreviation Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment Primary Conference Colors
Boston College Chestnut Hill Massachusetts Boston College Eagles 1863 Private/Catholic (Jesuit) 14,640 ACC    
Boston University Boston Massachusetts Boston University Terriers 1839 Private/Non-sectarian (formerly Methodist) 31,766 Patriot League    
University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut UConn Huskies 1881 Public 32,027 American    
College of the Holy Cross Worcester Massachusetts Holy Cross Crusaders (women) 1843 Private/Catholic (Jesuit) 2,787 Patriot League  
University of Maine Orono Maine Maine Black Bears 1865 Public 11,222 America East      
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst Massachusetts UMass Minutemen (Men) 1863 Public 27,269 Atlantic 10    
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell Massachusetts UMass Lowell River Hawks (Men) 1894 Public 18,316 America East      
Merrimack College North Andover Massachusetts Merrimack Warriors 1947 Private/Catholic (Augustinian) 3,653 Northeast-10 (D-II)
(NEC in 2019) 		   
University of New Hampshire Durham New Hampshire New Hampshire Wildcats 1866 Public 14,761 America East      
Northeastern University Boston Massachusetts Northeastern Huskies 1898 Private/Non-sectarian 20,749 CAA    
Providence College Providence Rhode Island Providence Friars 1917 Private/Catholic (Dominican) 4,585 Big East      
University of Vermont Burlington Vermont Vermont Catamounts 1791 Public 11,999 America East    

Former members

Institution City State Nickname Joined Left Conference left for Current conference Colors
University of Notre Dame South Bend Indiana Fighting Irish (Men) 2013 2017 Big Ten (affiliate)    

Membership timeline

Holy Cross Crusaders women's ice hockeyNotre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockeyVermont Catamounts men's ice hockeyConnecticut Huskies men's ice hockeyUMass Minutemen ice hockeyMerrimack Warriors men's ice hockeyProvidence Friars men's ice hockeyNortheastern Huskies men's ice hockeyNew Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockeyMaine Black Bears men's ice hockeyUMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockeyBoston University Terriers men's ice hockeyBoston College Eagles men's ice hockey

  Men     Women     Both  

Champions

Men's

Main article: List of Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions

The Hockey East Championship Game has been held in Boston since 1987, first at the Boston Garden and now the TD Garden,[12] since 1996.[13] The first two were held in Providence, Rhode Island at the Providence Civic Center (now the Dunkin' Donuts Center).

The final game and the semifinal games are held on consecutive nights in mid-March at the Garden. The quarterfinal round takes place the previous weekend. The top eight teams in the league advance to the quarterfinal round: the quarterfinal round series are 2-out-of-3 series with all games played at the higher seed's rink. There have been two cases where the #8 seed won on the #1 team's ice.[14]

Women's

Main article: List of Hockey East Women's Ice Hockey Tournament champions

The Hockey East Championship was held in Boston from its inception in 2003 until 2007. The event was held at Northeastern's Matthews Arena in 2003 and 2004 before moving to BU's Walter Brown Arena in 2005. The tournament returned to Matthews Arena in 2006, was held at UNH's Whittemore Center in 2007, and at UConn's Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum in 2008. The tournament went back to UNH in 2009, Providence in 2010, and the last campus to host was Boston University in 2011. The tournament moved to Hyannis, Massachusetts in 2012, and Lawler Arena on the Merrimack College campus in North Andover, Massachusetts in 2016.

Rivalries

Boston College, Boston University, and Northeastern all take part in the annual Beanpot tournament with Harvard of ECAC Hockey.

The previously existing fierce rivalry between Boston College and Notre Dame, the Holy War on Ice, became a conference matchup with Notre Dame's arrival in Hockey East. The two are rivals in other sports as well, as both are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference for most sports (though Notre Dame's football team remains independent, they play BC in that sport on a regular basis). Maine also has a major rivalry with New Hampshire, often called "The Border War". Providence and UConn also have a great rivalry which spills over from the basketball court.

Rivalry Name Trophy Meetings Began Last
Green Line Rivalry - 274 1918 2017
Holy War on Ice Lefty Smith – John "Snooks" Kelley Memorial Trophy 43 1969 2017
Maine-New Hampshire men's ice hockey rivalry — 128 1979 2017

Conference arenas

Hockey East membership beginning in 2017–18.
Holy Cross (in green) will join the women's league in 2018-2019.
School Hockey Arena Capacity
Boston College Silvio O. Conte Forum 7,884
Boston University Agganis Arena (men)

Walter Brown Arena (women)

6,224
3,806
Connecticut XL Center (men)

Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum (women)

8,089[a]
2,000
Holy Cross Hart Center 1,600
Maine Alfond Arena 5,641
Massachusetts Mullins Center 8,329
Merrimack J. Thom Lawler Arena 2,549
New Hampshire Whittemore Center Arena 6,501
Northeastern Matthews Arena 4,666
Providence Schneider Arena 3,030
UMass Lowell Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell 6,496
Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse 4,003
  1. ^ The XL Center has a hockey capacity of 15,635, but UConn caps ticket sales at 8,089.[15]

Awards

Men's

At the conclusion of each regular season schedule the coaches of each Hockey East team vote which players they choose to be on the three All-Conference Teams:[16] first team, second team and rookie team (except for 1985–86 when no rookie team was selected). Additionally they vote to award up to 6 individual trophies to an eligible player at the same time. Hockey East also awards a Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player and names a tournament all-star team, which are voted on at the conclusion of the conference tournament. Four of these awards have been bestowed every year that Hockey East has been in operation.[17] In addition, the Scoring Champion and Goaltending Champions are named based solely on statistics the players made during the season.

Women's

The award for the top HEA player each year is the Cammi Granato Award, awarded since 2009. The NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Player of the year, the Patty Kazmaier Award, has been won by HEA players Brooke Whitney (Northeastern) in 2002, Alexandra Carpenter (Boston College) in 2015, and Kendall Coyne (Northeastern) in 2016.

Television Rights

Hockey East games air locally on NESN and nationally on NBCSN.[18] [19]

References

  1. ^ "BU nabs spot in Hockey East semis; Maine next – ESPN Boston". ESPN. March 15, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  2. ^ He Could Go All the Way, U.S. College Hockey Online
  3. ^ Maine news, sports, politics and obituaries — Bangor Daily News
  4. ^ Hockey East News, Schedule, Scores, Statistics, Video – NESN.com
  5. ^ The Associated Press
  6. ^ 22, Jim Connelly • Senior Writer • March; 2016. "Sources: Notre Dame leaving Hockey East for Big Ten in 2017". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23. {{cite web}}: |last= has numeric name (help)
  7. ^ "UConn Men's Hockey to Join Hockey East in 2014–2015" (Press release). Hockey East. June 21, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  8. ^ "Merrimack College Women's Ice Hockey to Join Division I, Hockey East Ranks in 2015–16" (Press release). Merrimack College Athletics. October 24, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  9. ^ Horgan, Candace (2017-05-02). "Holy Cross to join Women's Hockey East for 2018-19". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-10. Retrieved 2017-05-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Standings :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online Archived 2012-09-18 at archive.today
  11. ^ Standings :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online Archived 2012-09-14 at archive.today
  12. ^ New England Hockey Journal: Hockey East playoff bracket set
  13. ^ Eagles bear down in OT, win Hockey East title – The Boston Globe
  14. ^ He Could Go All the Way :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online
  15. ^ "Facilities: XL Center". Connecticut Huskies. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  16. ^ "UMaine's Abbott named Hockey East Player of the Year, Hobey Baker finalist". The Maine Campus. 2012-03-15. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-08-15. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "Hockey East Awards". College hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
  18. ^ "NBCSN AND HOCKEY EAST SIGN MULTI-YEAR EXTENSION". Hockey East. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  19. ^ "HOCKEY EAST ANNOUNCES 2013–14 NESN BROADCAST SCHEDULE". Hockey East. Retrieved February 5, 2014.

External links

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