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)
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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.

Standings

2022–23 Hockey East Standings
	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 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

External links

• 2023 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament