2023–24 Hockey East men's season explained

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Season:2023–24
Season:2023–24
Conference:Hockey East
Shortconference:Hockey East
Sex:men
Division:Division I
Sport:ice hockey
Pixels:250 px
Duration:October 7, 2023–
April 13, 2024
No Of Teams:11
Tv:ESPN+, NESN
Draft Link:2024 NHL Entry Draft
Top Pick:Macklin Celebrini
Picked By:San Jose Sharks
Regular Season:
Season Champs:Boston College
Mvp:Macklin Celebrini
Mvp Link:Hockey East Player of the Year
Top Scorer:Macklin Celebrini
Tournament:
Tournament Champs:Boston College
Tournament Place:Boston University
Mvp2:Will Smith
Mvp Link2:William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player
Top Scorer2:Will Smith
Ncaa:
Bids:4
Conf Rec:5–4
Best:Runner-Up
Ncaa Team:Boston College
Boston University
Maine
Massachusetts
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25
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The 2023–24 Hockey East men's season was the 40th season of play for Hockey East and took place during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The season began on October 7, 2023, and concluded with the national championship on April 13, 2024.[1]

Coaches

Vermont fired Todd Woodcroft after an investigation revealed that he had sent improper text to a female undergraduate.[2] Because the school did not have the time to perform a full coaching search, Steve Wiedler was promoted to interim head coach for this season while the rest of the staff remained in place.

Records

TeamHead coachSeason at schoolRecord at schoolHockey East record
Boston College 214–16–68–11–5
Boston University 229–11–018–6–0
Connecticut 11143–163–3673–80–18
Maine 322–38–914–28–6
Massachusetts 8129–105–1777–73–14
Massachusetts Lowell 13254–145–39149–97–32
Merrimack 663–86–1045–62–8
New Hampshire 658–84–2036–65–16
Northeastern 342–26–629–15–4
Providence 13241–150–58143–100–40
Vermont 10–0–00–0–0

Non-Conference record

Hockey East had a tremendous season in non-conference play. The league as a whole did not have a losing record against any other conference but was particularly strong against ECAC Hockey (its primary opponent). Only one of the eleven league members (Massachusetts Lowell) had a losing record against non-conference foes while the rest had winning marks. Seven Hockey East members had at least a .700 winning percentage in non-league games, which gave the conference a huge boost in the PairWise rankings.[3]

Regular season record

TeamTotal
Boston College 0–0–03–0–00–0–04–0–01–0–00–1–08–1–0
Boston University 1–0–01–1–00–0–02–1–00–0–01–1–05–3–0
Connecticut 1–2–00–0–00–0–04–2–10–0–00–0–05–4–1
Maine 2–0–00–0–00–0–06–1–10–0–00–0–08–1–1
Massachusetts 1–0–01–1–02–0–01–1–12–0–00–0–07–2–1
Massachusetts Lowell 0–3–10–0–00–0–03–0–01–1–00–1–04–5–1
Merrimack 3–0–00–0–00–0–03–1–01–2–00–0–07–3–0
New Hampshire 2–2–00–0–00–0–05–1–00–0–00–0–07–3–0
Northeastern 1–0–00–1–00–0–03–0–21–0–01–0–06–1–2
Providence 0–0–01–1–00–0–02–0–03–2–01–0–07–3–0
Vermont 0–1–00–0–02–0–02–3–02–0–00–0–06–4–0
Overall11–8–06–4–04–0–035–10–511–5–03–3–060–30–5

Statistics

Leading scorers

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points [4]

PlayerClassTeamGPGAPts
Freshman 23 23 21 44
Freshman 24 13 30 43
Sophomore 24 25 16 40
Freshman 20 10 26 36
Freshman 24 19 16 35
Sophomore 24 6 28 34
Freshman 24 12 19 31
Freshman 24 11 19 30
Sophomore 23 5 21 26
Sophomore 24 15 10 25

Leading goaltenders

Minimum 1/3 of team's minutes played in conference games.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average [5]

PlayerClassTeamGPMinWLTGASOSV%GAA
Junior 21 1252:47 9 11 1 43 4 .908 2.06
Junior 24 1430:51 18 4 2 51 2 .924 2.14
Freshman 23 1366:07 19 3 1 50 2 .925 2.20
Freshman 14 784:48 8 5 0 29 1 .909 2.22
Senior 15 872:57 4 8 3 34 1 .913 2.34

Conference tournament

See main article: 2024 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2024 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament.

Ranking

See main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings.

USCHO

Boston College 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Boston University 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Connecticut NR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Maine NR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Massachusetts NR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Massachusetts Lowell NR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Merrimack 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
New Hampshire NR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Northeastern 19 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Providence 18 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Vermont NR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[6]

USA Today

Boston College - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Boston University - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Connecticut - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Massachusetts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Massachusetts Lowell - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Merrimack - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Northeastern - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Providence - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[7]

Pairwise

Boston College 13 8 10 7 1 5 3 1 5 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 bgcolor=gold1
Boston University 13 44 39 22 14 9 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 bgcolor=gold2
Connecticut 10 22 25 28 43 42 36 35 35 34 28 29 27 21 25 22 24 22 23 24 25 24 24
Maine 32 46 36 2 4 2 5 5 3 3 1 3 6 5 5 4 6 7 9 9 7 6 bgcolor=gold5
Massachusetts 1 20 5 10 10 11 10 7 10 9 11 13 14 11 10 11 10 15 13 11 15 12 bgcolor=gold13
Massachusetts Lowell 11 41 15 13 16 23 24 29 30 37 38 35 35 34 36 33 34 34 37 37 40 40 41
Merrimack 32 54 13 9 30 29 31 26 25 32 26 26 23 26 30 33 30 31 31 30 34 33 35
New Hampshire 32 28 20 5 9 8 6 11 12 11 13 10 10 16 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 18
Northeastern 32 35 18 36 34 31 40 34 27 24 25 26 23 28 24 19 20 20 19 20 19 19 19
Providence 16 18 1 3 5 6 11 8 8 10 9 9 9 11 10 10 11 11 10 10 14 17 15
Vermont 32 6 24 23 25 26 26 23 23 35 26 32 31 31 29 27 28 27 29 27 32 32 33
Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.[8]

Awards

NCAA

Award Recipient
Macklin Celebrini, Boston University
Greg Brown, Boston College
Macklin Celebrini, Boston University
[9]
East First Team Position
Jacob Fowler, Boston Collegealign=center G
Lane Hutson, Boston Universityalign=center D
Ryan Ufko, Massachusettsalign=center D
Macklin Celebrini, Boston Universityalign=center F
Cutter Gauthier, Boston Collegealign=center F
Will Smith, Boston Collegealign=center F
East Second Team Position
Ryan Leonard, Boston Collegealign=center F
Gabe Perreault, Boston Collegealign=center F
Will Smith, Boston Collegealign=center F

Hockey East

Award Recipient[10]
Macklin Celebrini, Boston University
Justin Hryckowian, Northeastern
Cade Webber, Boston University
Macklin Celebrini, Boston University
Jacob Fowler, Boston College
Ryan Ufko, Massachusetts
Eamon Powell, Boston College
Macklin Celebrini, Boston University
Macklin Celebrini, Boston University
Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award Northeastern
Greg Brown, Boston College
Will Smith, Boston College
[11] [12]
  Position   Second Team
Jacob Fowler, Boston Collegealign=center GMichael Hrabal, Massachusetts
Lane Hutson, Boston Universityalign=center DEamon Powell, Boston College
Ryan Ufko, Massachusettsalign=center DTom Willander, Boston University
Macklin Celebrini, Boston Universityalign=center FRyan Leonard, Boston College
Cutter Gauthier, Boston Collegealign=center FBradly Nadeau, Maine
Will Smith, Boston Collegealign=center FGabe Perreault, Boston College
  Position   Rookie Team
Mathieu Caron, Boston Universityalign=center GJacob Fowler, Boston College
Alex Gagne, New Hampshirealign=center D
Scott Morrow, Massachusettsalign=center D
Alex Campbell, Northeasternalign=center FMacklin Celebrini, Boston University
Justin Hryckowian, Northeasternalign=center FRyan Leonard, Boston College
Josh Nadeau, Mainealign=center FBradly Nadeau, Maine
align=center FGabe Perreault, Boston College
align=center FWill Smith, Boston College
Jacob Fowler, Boston Collegealign=center G
Eamon Powell, Boston Collegealign=center D
Lane Hutson, Boston Universityalign=center D
Will Smith, Boston Collegealign=center F
Gabe Perreault, Boston Collegealign=center F
Macklin Celebrini, Boston Universityalign=center F

2024 NHL Entry Draft

See main article: 2024 NHL Entry Draft.

1 1 Boston University San Jose Sharks
1 19 † Providence Vegas Golden Knights
1 20 † Boston University New York Islanders
1 25 † Boston College Boston Bruins
2 43 † Boston University Washington Capitals
2 49 † Boston University New Jersey Devils
2 55 † Boston College Nashville Predators
2 61 † Boston University New York Islanders
2 65 † Boston College Utah Hockey Club
3 67 † Providence Chicago Blackhawks
3 78 † Providence Montreal Canadiens
3 92 † Boston University Chicago Blackhawks
4 116 † Massachusetts San Jose Sharks
7 195 † Northeastern Tampa Bay Lightning
† incoming freshman[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-24 Hockey East Men's Composite Schedule . Hockey East . September 7, 2023.
  2. News: Vermont fires men's hockey coach Woodcroft, names assistant Wiedler interim coach for '23-24 season . USCHO . July 19, 2023 . July 20, 2023.
  3. Web site: Men's Division I PairWise Rankings . August 16, 2023.
  4. News: HOCKEY EAST 2023-24 CONFERENCE SCORING LEADERS . Hockey East . March 19, 2024.
  5. News: HOCKEY EAST 2023-24 CONFERENCE GOALTENDING LEADERS . Hockey East . March 19, 2024.
  6. Web site: USCHO Division I Men's Poll . USCHO.com . November 8, 2021.
  7. Web site: USA Today Men's Poll . USCHO.com . November 8, 2021.
  8. Web site: Men's Division I PairWise Rankings . USCHO.com . November 26, 2019.
  9. News: Top 25 men’s college hockey players earn distinction as CCM/AHCA Hockey All-Americans for 2023-24 season . USCHO.com . April 12, 2024 . April 12, 2024.
  10. Web site: MACKLIN CELEBRINI NAMED HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR . Hockey East . March 20, 2024 . March 25, 2024 .
  11. Web site: HOCKEY EAST NAMES 2023-24 MEN'S ALL-STAR TEAMS . Hockey East . March 15, 2024 . March 18, 2024.
  12. Web site: HOCKEY EAST NAMES 2023-24 PRO AMBITIONS ALL-ROOKIE TEAM . Hockey East . March 13, 2023 . March 18, 2023.
  13. News: NCAA player rankings, selections in 2024 NHL Draft . USCHO.com . June 29, 2024.

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