2023–24 Hockey East men's season

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.

Coaches Vermont fired Todd Woodcroft after an investigation revealed that he had sent improper text to a female undergraduate. 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 Team Head coach Season at school Record at school Hockey East recordBoston College 2 14–16–6 8–11–5Boston University 2 29–11–0 18–6–0Connecticut 11 143–163–36 73–80–18Maine 3 22–38–9 14–28–6Massachusetts 8 129–105–17 77–73–14Massachusetts Lowell 13 254–145–39 149–97–32Merrimack 6 63–86–10 45–62–8New Hampshire 6 58–84–20 36–65–16Northeastern 3 42–26–6 29–15–4Providence 13 241–150–58 143–100–40Vermont 1 0–0–0 0–0–0

Standings

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.

Regular season record Team TotalBoston College 0–0–0 3–0–0 0–0–0 4–0–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 8–1–0Boston University 1–0–0 1–1–0 0–0–0 2–1–0 0–0–0 1–1–0 5–3–0Connecticut 1–2–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 4–2–1 0–0–0 0–0–0 5–4–1Maine 2–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 6–1–1 0–0–0 0–0–0 8–1–1Massachusetts 1–0–0 1–1–0 2–0–0 1–1–1 2–0–0 0–0–0 7–2–1Massachusetts Lowell 0–4–1 0–0–0 0–0–0 3–0–0 1–1–0 0–1–0 4–6–1Merrimack 3–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 3–1–0 1–2–0 0–0–0 7–3–0New Hampshire 2–2–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 5–1–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 7–3–0Northeastern 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 3–0–2 1–0–0 1–0–0 6–1–2Providence 0–0–0 1–1–0 0–0–0 2–0–0 3–2–0 1–0–0 7–3–0Vermont 0–1–0 0–0–0 2–0–0 2–3–0 2–0–0 0–0–0 6–4–0Overall 11–9–1 6–4–0 4–0–0 35–10–5 11–5–0 3–3–0 70–31–6

Statistics Leading scorers GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points Player Class Team GP G A Pts 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 Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% 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

NCAA tournament

Ranking

USCHO Boston College 6 4 3 3 1 1 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2Boston University 1 1 6 9 9 9 8 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3Connecticut NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NRMaine NR NR NR NR 20 13 9 10 11 8 8 7 7 8 6 6 7 7 9 9 9 8 7 6 10Massachusetts NR NR NR 19 18 14 15 11 10 11 11 13 13 12 11 11 12 11 14 14 12 16 13 13 13Massachusetts Lowell NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NRMerrimack 14 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NRNew Hampshire NR NR NR NR 15 15 13 12 15 16 16 17 16 17 17 18 17 19 16 17 18 17 19 19 20Northeastern 19 19 16 18 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NRProvidence 18 13 10 7 7 5 5 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 12 10 11 13 16 16 16Vermont NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

USA Hockey Boston College 6 5 3 3 1 1 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2Boston University 1 2 6 9 8 8 8 5 5 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3Connecticut NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NRMaine NR NR NR NR 20 13 9 12 11 8 8 8 7 8 6 5 7 8 9 9 9 8 7 6 10 11Massachusetts NR NR NR 19 18 14 15 11 10 11 10 10 13 12 10 11 10 10 14 12 11 16 12 14 13 12Massachusetts Lowell NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NRMerrimack 12 13 NR 20 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NRNew Hampshire NR NR NR NR 16 15 13 10 14 16 16 16 16 17 16 17 17 19 17 17 18 17 18 19 19 19Northeastern 18 19 16 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 NR NR NR 20 NR NR NR NRProvidence 20 15 12 8 9 6 5 9 9 10 11 11 9 9 11 10 13 11 11 10 10 14 16 16 16 16Vermont NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

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 1Boston University 13 44 39 22 14 9 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2Connecticut 10 22 25 28 43 42 36 35 35 34 28 29 27 21 25 22 24 22 23 24 25 24 24Maine 32 46 36 2 4 2 5 5 3 3 1 3 6 5 5 4 6 7 9 9 7 6 5Massachusetts 1 20 5 10 10 11 10 7 10 9 11 13 14 11 10 11 10 15 13 11 15 12 13Massachusetts Lowell 11 41 15 13 16 23 24 29 30 37 38 35 35 34 36 33 34 34 37 37 40 40 41Merrimack 32 54 13 9 30 29 31 26 25 32 26 26 23 26 30 33 30 31 31 30 34 33 35New Hampshire 32 28 20 5 9 8 6 11 12 11 13 10 10 16 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 18Northeastern 32 35 18 36 34 31 40 34 27 24 25 26 23 28 24 19 20 20 19 20 19 19 19Providence 16 18 1 3 5 6 11 8 8 10 9 9 9 11 10 10 11 11 10 10 14 17 15Vermont 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.

Awards NCAA Award Recipient Hobey Baker Award Macklin Celebrini, Boston University Spencer Penrose Award Greg Brown, Boston College Tim Taylor Award Macklin Celebrini, Boston University East First Team Position Jacob Fowler, Boston College G Lane Hutson, Boston University D Ryan Ufko, Massachusetts D Macklin Celebrini, Boston University F Cutter Gauthier, Boston College F Will Smith, Boston College F East Second Team Position Ryan Leonard, Boston College F Gabe Perreault, Boston College F Will Smith, Boston College F

Hockey East Award RecipientPlayer of the Year Macklin Celebrini, Boston UniversityBest Defensive Forward Justin Hryckowian, NortheasternBest Defensive Defenseman Cade Webber, Boston UniversityRookie of the Year Macklin Celebrini, Boston UniversityGoaltending Champion Jacob Fowler, Boston CollegeLen Ceglarski Award Ryan Ufko, Massachusetts Eamon Powell, Boston CollegeThree Stars Award Macklin Celebrini, Boston UniversityScoring Champion Macklin Celebrini, Boston UniversityCharlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award NortheasternBob Kullen Award (Coach of the Year) Greg Brown, Boston CollegeWilliam Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player Will Smith, Boston College First Team   Position   Second Team Jacob Fowler, Boston College G Michael Hrabal, Massachusetts Lane Hutson, Boston University D Eamon Powell, Boston College Ryan Ufko, Massachusetts D Tom Willander, Boston University Macklin Celebrini, Boston University F Ryan Leonard, Boston College Cutter Gauthier, Boston College F Bradly Nadeau, Maine Will Smith, Boston College F Gabe Perreault, Boston College Third Team   Position   Rookie Team Mathieu Caron, Boston University G Jacob Fowler, Boston College Alex Gagne, New Hampshire D Scott Morrow, Massachusetts D Alex Campbell, Northeastern F Macklin Celebrini, Boston University Justin Hryckowian, Northeastern F Ryan Leonard, Boston College Josh Nadeau, Maine F Bradly Nadeau, Maine F Gabe Perreault, Boston College F Will Smith, Boston College Jacob Fowler, Boston College G Eamon Powell, Boston College D Lane Hutson, Boston University D Will Smith, Boston College F Gabe Perreault, Boston College F Macklin Celebrini, Boston University F

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

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