2023 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2023
Conference:Hockey East
Gender:men's
Dates:March 8–18, 2023
Teams:11
Finalcity:Boston, Massachusetts
Champions:Boston University
Titlecount:10th
Coach:Jay Pandolfo
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Lane Hutson
Mvpteam:Boston University
Prevseason Year:2022
Prevseason Link:2022 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:2024
Nextseason Link:2024 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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]

Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and QuarterfinalsNote: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Opening Round

(8) Boston College vs. (9) Massachusetts

Quarterfinals

(4) Connecticut vs. (5) Massachusetts Lowell

Semifinals

(2) Merrimack vs. (5) Massachusetts Lowell

Championship

(1) Boston University vs. (2) Merrimack

Tournament Awards

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hockey East Championship . Hockey East . March 5, 2023.