The 2024 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament was the 39th tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 13 and March 23, 2024. The tournament champion, Boston College, received the conference's automatic bid into the 2024 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
Bracket Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Results Note: All game times are local.
Opening Round: March 13, 2024
(6) New Hampshire vs. (11) Massachusetts Lowell Durham, NH - Whittemore Center - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 4,032 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st UNHHarrison Blaisdell - GWGReid, Cronin 10:46 1–0 UNH 2nd None 3rd None Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice UNH Jakob Hellsten 20 0 UML Henry Welsch 18 1
(7) Northeastern vs. (10) Merrimack Boston, MA - Matthews Arena - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 1,254 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st NUAlex Campbell - GWGJ. Hryckowian 3:15 1–0 NU 2nd NUVinny BorgesiCampbell, D. Hryckowian 31:15 2–0 NU NUPito WaltonJ. Hryckowian, D. Hryckowian 36:28 3-0 NU 3rd NUDylan Hryckowian - ENGJ. Hryckowian, Campbell 56:28 4-0 NU Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice NU Cameron Whitehead 22 0 MC Hugo Ollas 22 3
(8) Connecticut vs. (9) Vermont Storrs, CT - Toscano Family Ice Forum - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 2,021 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st CONNMatthew Wood - PPGRichard, Tattle 15:28 1–0 CONN 2nd UVMThomas SinclairBucheler 22:19 1–1 3rd CONNAndrew Lucas - GWGRichard, Wood 53:53 2-1 CONN CONNHarrison ReesSchandor, Lucas 55:43 3-1 CONN CONNJoey Muldowney - ENGMessineo 59:11 4-1 CONN Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice CONN Arsenii Sergeev 26 1 UVM Gabe Carriere 23 3
Quarterfinals: March 16, 2024 (1) Boston College vs. (8) Connecticut Chestnut Hill, MA - Conte Forum - 7:30 PM - Attendance: 6,705 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BCJacob BengtssonPosma, Armstrong 2:19 1–0 BC BCJack MaloneGasseau, Gustafsson 3:26 2–0 BC BCDrew FortescueJellvik, Malone 8:00 3–0 BC CONNJohn SpetzSchandor 8:41 3–1 BC 2nd BCRyan Leonard - PPGPowell, Smith 39:48 4–1 BC 3rd CONNJake RichardSchandor, Spetz 40:11 4–2 BC CONNMatthew WoodSalminen, Rees 41:05 4–3 BC CONNMatthew Wood - PPGUnassisted 45:35 4–4 BCJack Malone - GWGGasseau, Bengtsson 49:25 5–4 BC Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice BC Jacob Fowler 30 4 CONN Arsenii Sergeev 28 5
(2) Boston University vs. (7) Northeastern Boston, MA - Agganis Arena - 4:15 PM - Attendance: 5,455 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd BUQuinn HutsonGreene, Hughes 29:51 1–0 BU BULuke Tuch - PPGWilmer, Willander 33:40 2–0 BU BUCase McCarthy - GWGTuch, Peterson 37:53 3–0 BU NUJustin HryckowianD. Hryckowian, Campbell 38:51 3–1 BU 3rd NUJustin HryckowianCampbell, D. Hryckowian 45:09 3–2 BU BUMacklin CelebriniHarvey, L. Hutson 45:35 4–2 BU Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice BU Mathieu Caron 21 2 NU Cameron Whitehead 28 4
(3) Maine vs. (6) New Hampshire Orono, ME - Alfond Arena - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 5,043 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd MAINEJosh Nadeau - GWGB. Nadeau, Renwick 20:52 1–0 MAINE MAINEBen Poisson - PPGJ. Nadeau, Breen 28:23 2–0 MAINE MAINEBradly NadeauJ. Nadeau, Renwick 35:07 3–0 MAINE 3rd MAINEBradly Nadeau - PPGBreazeale, Antonacci 48:48 4-0 MAINE MAINEJosh NadeauB. Nadeau, Renwick 57:17 5–0 MAINE Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice MAINE Albin Boija 18 0 UNH Jakob Hellsten 20 5
(4) Providence vs. (5) Massachusetts Providence, RI - Schneider Arena - 4:00 PM - Attendance: 2,644 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st MASSRyan LautenbachMercuri, Makar 1:07 1–0 MASS MASSRyan Ufko - GWG Connors 4:16 2-0 MASS 2nd None 3rd MASSKenny ConnorsLautenbech, Mercuri 54:22 3–0 MASS PCHudson Malinoski - PPGRichard, Adams 54:50 3–1 MASS Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice PC Philip Svedeback 22 3 MASS Michael Hrabal 27 1
Semifinals: March 22, 2024 (1) Boston College vs (5) Massachusetts
Boston, MA - TD Garden - 4:00 PM - Attendance: -
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st MASSLucas MercuriLautenbach, Morrow 6:33 1–0 MASS BCRyan Leonard- PPGSmith, Gauthier 8:02 1–1 2nd BCGabe Perreault - GWGLeonard, Leddy 24:41 2–1 BC BCAndre GasseauGauthier, Jellvik 26:43 3–1 BC BCWill SmithLeonard, Perreault 36:03 4–1 BC BCCutter Gauthier Jellvik, Gasseau 36:49 5–1 BC 3rd BCAram MinnetianMalone, Hreschuk 43:00 6–1 BC BCGabe PerreaultSmith, Gustafsson 45:04 7–1 BC BCCutter Gauthier - PPGSmith, Perreault 57:29 8–1 BC Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice BC Jacob Fowler 28 1 MASS Michael Hrabal 28 8
(2) Boston University vs (3) Maine
Boston, MA - TD Garden - 7:30 PM - Attendance: 17,850
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BURyan GreeneQ. Hutson 8:59 1–0 BU 2nd BULane Hutson - PPG - GWGM. Celebrini, Q. Hutson 29:21 2–0 BU 3rd MAINELynden Breen - PPGChabrier, B. Nadeau 46:48 2–1 BU BURyan Greene - PPGM. Celebrini, LaChance 50:43 3–1 BU BUSam Stevens - ENGTuch, M. Celebrini 59:33 4–1 BU Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice MAINE Albin Boija 14 3 BU Mathieu Caron 32 1
Championship: March 23, 2024
(1) Boston College vs (2) Boston University - 7:00 PM Boston, MA - TD Garden - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 17,850
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BCWill Smith - PPGPowell, Gauthier 5:46 1–0 BC BCWill Smith - PPGPerrault, Powell 8:37 2-0 BC 2nd BUGavin McCarthyGreene 24:24 2–1 BC BCCutter Gauthier - PPG GWGPerrault, Smith 38:46 3–1 BC 3rd BCWill SmithLeonard 46:46 4–1 BC BCGabe Perreault - PPGGauthier, Leonard 51:32 5–1 BC BUMacklin Celebrini - PPGL. Hutson, Greene 54:45 5-2 BC BCWill Smith - ENGUnassisted 58:04 6-2 BC Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice BC Jacob Fowler 34 2 BU Mathieu Caron 23 5
Tournament Awards
All-Tournament Team G – Jacob Fowler (Boston College) D – Eamon Powell (Boston College) D – Lane Hutson (Boston University) F – Will Smith* (Boston College) F – Gabe Perreault (Boston College) F – Macklin Celebrini (Boston University)
* Tournament MVP
References
External links 2024 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament