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Hockey East Association
ConferenceNCAA
Founded1984
CommissionerJoe Bertagna
Sports fielded
DivisionDivision I
No. of teams12
HeadquartersWakefield, Massachusetts
RegionNew England and West Virginia
Official websitehttp://www.hockeyeastonline.com
Locations
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Hockey East Association is a college athletic conference which operates primarily in New England, with one member in West Virginia. 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 apart from what is today known as ECAC Hockey.[2] It largely sought to emulate the Big East Conference, which had grown quickly since its creation a few years earlier. The women's league began play in 2002.[3][4]

In 2011, Hockey East gained it's first new member since inception when Marshall University joined the conference for it's upstart program. Marshall is Hockey East's first member outside the northeastern US.

Champions

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  • Boston College
    • 9-time Hockey East men's champions (1987, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010)
    • 10-time Hockey East men's regular season champions (1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005)
    • 2-time ECAC men's champions (1965, 1978)
    • 1-time ECAC men's regular season champions (1980)
    • 4-time NCAA men's champions (1949, 2001, 2008, 2010)
  • Boston University
    • 7-time Hockey East men's champions (1986, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2006, 2009)
    • 8-time Hockey East men's regular season champions (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2009)
    • 5-time ECAC men's champions (1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)
    • 6-time ECAC men's regular season champions (1965, 1967, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1979)
    • 5-time NCAA men's champions (1971, 1972, 1978, 1995, 2009)
    • 1-time Hockey East women's champions (2010)
  • University of Connecticut (women only; men compete in Atlantic Hockey)
  • University of Maine
    • 5-time Hockey East men's champions (1989, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2004)
    • 3-time Hockey East men's regular season champions (1988, 1993, 1995)
    • 2-time NCAA men's champions (1993, 1999)
  • University of Massachusetts (men only)
    • 1-time NCAA Division II men's champions (1972)
  • University of Massachusetts Lowell (men only)
    • 3-time NCAA Division II men's champions (1979, 1981, 1982)
  • Merrimack College (men only)
    • 1-time NCAA Division II men's champions (1978)
  • University of New Hampshire
    • 2-time Hockey East men's champions (2002, 2003)
    • 8-time Hockey East men's regular season champions (1992, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010)
    • 4-time Hockey East women's champions (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
    • 6-time Hockey East women's regular season champions (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
    • 1-time ECAC men's champions (1979)
    • 1-time ECAC men's regular season champions (1974)
    • 5-time ECAC women's champions (1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1996)
    • 2-time men's national runner-up (1999, 2003)
    • 1-time women's national champions (1998) *crowned by AWCHA, pre-dated NCAA Women's Frozen Four)
  • Northeastern University
    • 1-time Hockey East men's champions (1988)
    • 1-time ECAC men's champions (1982)
    • 3-time ECAC women's champions (1988, 1989, 1997)
    • 1-time Frozen Four 3rd place (1982)
  • Providence College
    • 2-time Hockey East men's champions (1985, 1996)
    • 3-time Hockey East women's champions (2003, 2004, 2005)
    • 2-time Hockey East women's regular season champions (2003, 2005)
    • 2-time ECAC men's champions (1964, 1981)
    • 2-time ECAC men's regular season champions (1964, 1983)
    • 5-time ECAC women's champions (1985, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
  • University of Vermont
    • 1-time ECAC men's regular season champions (1996)
    • Frozen Four Participant (1996, 2009)

Members

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There are currently 12 member schools; the men's division of Hockey East has eleven members, while the women's division has nine.[5][6]

Institution Location - City Location - State Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment Primary Conference
Boston College Chestnut Hill Massachusetts Eagles 1863 Private/Catholic (Jesuit) 9,019 ACC
Boston University Boston Massachusetts Terriers 1839 Private/Non-sectarian 32,000 America East
University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut Huskies (Women) 1881 Public 27,500 Big East
University of Maine Orono Maine Black Bears 1865 Public 11,222 America East
Marshall University Huntington West Virginia Thundering Herd 1837 Public 15,590 C-USA
University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts Minutemen (Men) 1863 Public 25,633 Atlantic 10
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell Massachusetts River Hawks (Men) 1894 Public 13,602 Northeast Ten (D-II)
Merrimack College North Andover Massachusetts Warriors (Men) 1947 Private/Catholic 2,174 Northeast Ten (D-II)
University of New Hampshire Durham New Hampshire Wildcats 1866 Public 16,025 America East
Northeastern University Boston Massachusetts Huskies 1898 Private/Non-sectarian 15,195 CAA
Providence College Providence Rhode Island Friars 1917 Private/Catholic 3,648 Big East
University of Vermont Burlington Vermont Catamounts 1791 Public 9,675 America East
Locations of current Hockey East member institutions.

List of Men's Hockey East Championship Games

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The Hockey East Championship Game has been held in Boston since 1987, at the Boston Garden, and now the TD Garden,[7] since 1996.[8] The first two were held in Providence, Rhode Island at the Providence Civic Center (now the Dunkin' Donuts Center).[9]

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.[10]

List of Women's Hockey East Championship Games

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The Hockey East Championship was held in Boston since 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.[11]

  • 2003 Providence def. New Hampshire 1-0
  • 2004 Providence def. New Hampshire 3-0
  • 2005 Providence def. Connecticut 3-1
  • 2006 New Hampshire def. Boston College 6-0
  • 2007 New Hampshire def. Providence College 3-1
  • 2008 New Hampshire def. Providence College 1-0
  • 2009 New Hampshire def. Boston College 2-1
  • 2010 Boston University def. Connecticut 2-1

Conference arenas

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School Hockey Arena Capacity
Boston College Kelley Rink 7,884
Boston University (men's team) Agganis Arena 6,224
Boston University (women's team) Walter Brown Arena 3,806
Connecticut Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum 2,000
Maine Alfond Arena 5,641
Marshall Cam Henderson Center 9,400
Massachusetts Mullins Center 8,329
Merrimack J. Thom Lawler Arena 3,000
New Hampshire Whittemore Center Arena 6,501
Northeastern Matthews Arena 4,666
Providence Schneider Arena 3,030
UMass Lowell Tsongas Center at the University of Massachusetts Lowell 6,496
Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse 4,003

Hockey East (Men's) Awards

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  • The Lamoriello Trophy named after Lou Lamoriello- Awarded to the Tournament Champion
  • CCM / Bob Kullen Coach of the Year
  • CCM Player of the Year
  • Pro Ambitions Hockey Rookie of the Year
  • Len Ceglarski Award - Awarded to an individual student for displaying good sportsmanship.
  • Charles E. Holt Sportsmanship Award - Awarded to the team with the lowest average of penalty minutes per game in Hockey East play.
  • Old Time Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman
  • Best Defensive Forward
  • Three Stars Award

References

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