The 2025 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament was the 40th tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 12 and March 21, 2025. As the tournament champions, Maine received the conference's automatic bid into the 2025 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament. This was the first Hockey East title won by a school outside Massachusetts since 2004, also won by Maine.
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 Note: Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals)
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Results Note: All game times are local.
Opening Round: March 12, 2025
(6) Massachusetts vs. (11) Vermont Amherst, MA - Mullins Center - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 3,670 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st MASSLucas MercuriO'Hara, Musa 12:16 1–0 MASS MASSRyan Lautenbach - GWGUnassisted 13:30 2–0 MASS UVMColin KesslerWismer, Strand 14:39 2-1 MASS 2nd None 3rd None Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice MASS Michael Hrabal 24 1 UVM Keenan Rancier 19 2
(7) Massachusetts Lowell vs. (10) New Hampshire Lowell, MA - Tsongas Center - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 2,995
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st UMLChris DelaneyButtazoni, Meehan 09:33 1–0 UML UNHColton HuardReid, Winters 10:58 1–1 UNHRobert Cronin - PPGConmy, LeClerc 12:27 2-1 UNH 2nd UMLMatt CrasaRobilotti, Schweighardt 31:23 2-2 3rd None OT UMLScout Truman - GWGUnassisted 63:38 3-2 UML Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice UNH Rico DiMatteo 39 3 UML Henry Welsch 22 2
(8) Merrimack vs. (9) Northeastern North Andover, MA - Lawler Rink - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 1,987
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd NUChristophe Tellier Lund, Williams 26:20 1–0 NU MCSeamus PowellDaneault, Fitzpatrick 27:21 1–1 MCCaelan FitzpatrickEnns, Mysak 35:44 2-1 MC 3rd NUJack WilliamsHryckowian, Lund 44:39 2-2 OT None 2OT NUDylan Hryckowian - GWGDorrington, Messuri 84:39 3-2 NU Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice MC Max Lundgren 38 3 NU Cameron Whitehead 44 2
Quarterfinals: March 14–15, 2025 (1) Boston College vs (9) Northeastern Chestnut Hill, MA - Conte Forum - 7:30 PM - Attendance: 6,034
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd NUCam LundWilliams, Higgins 34:11 1-0 NU NUJoe Connor - GWGTellier, McGuire 36:20 2-0 NU 3rd BCJames HagensPerreault, Leonard 57:26 2-1 NU NURyan McGuire - ENGUnassisted 59:58 3-1 NU Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice BC Jacob Fowler 17 2 NU Cameron Whitehead 30 1
(2) Maine vs (7) Massachusetts-Lowell Orono, ME - Alfond Arena - 6:00 PM - Attendance: 5,043
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd MAINESully Scholle - PPGDjurasevic, Nadeau 27:13 1–0 MAINE MAINEFrank Djurasevic - GWGScholle, Makar 28:59 2-0 MAINE MAINELynden BreenRussell, Nobes 35:31 3-0 MAINE 3rd MAINEThomas FreelBreazeale, Pichette 41:39 4-0 MAINE UMLNick AndersonBentley, Collins 47:56 4-1 MAINE MAINEHarrison ScottFreel, Breazeale 54:26 5-1 MAINE MAINEJosh NadeauNobes, Fowler 57:15 6-1 MAINE MAINERoss MittonPichette, Fowler 58:20 7-1 MAINE Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice MAINE Albin Boija 27 1 UML Henry Welsch 35 7
(3) Boston University vs (6) Massachusetts Boston, MA - Agganis Arena - 4:30 PM - Attendance: 5,563
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BUShane Lachance - PPGEiserman, Greene 5:14 1–0 BU 2nd MASSJack MusaO'Hara, Keenan 23:32 1–1 BUSascha BoumedienneHughes, Willander 31:26 2-1 BU 3rd MASSAydar SunievLocmelis, Lautenbach 51:17 2-2 OT BUCole Eiserman - GWGBoumedienne 62:59 3-2 BU Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice BU Mikhail Yegorov 36 2 MASS Michael Hrabal 26 3
(4) Connecticut vs. (5) Providence Storrs, CT - Toscano Family Ice Forum - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 2,691
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st PCGuillaume Richard - SHGGamache 03:44 1–0 PC 2nd CONNHudson SchandorRichard, Muldowney 36:35 1–1 3rd CONNJoey Muldowney - GWGRichard, Tattle 40:20 2-1 CONN CONNJoey Muldowney - ENGMessineo, Muszelik 59:13 3-1 CONN Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice CONN Tyler Muszelik 32 1 PC Philip Svedebäck 26 2
Semifinals: March 20, 2025
(3) Boston University vs (4) Connecticut Boston, MA - TD Garden - 4:00 PM - Attendance: 14,313 (combined with NU-ME)
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BUQuinn Hutson - PPGC. Hutson 09:32 1–0 BU 2nd CONNTristan FraserHeaslip 20:59 1–1 CONNRyan TattleRichard 22:56 2-1 CONN CONNJoey Muldowney - GWGCarabin, Richard 28:42 3-1 CONN 3rd CONNJoey MuldowneyRichard, Tattle 45:04 4-1 CONN CONNJoey Muldowney - ENGRichard, Messineo 56:12 5-1 CONN BUKamil BednarikCelebrini, Eiserman 59:50 5-2 CONN Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice CONN Callum Tung 25 2 BU Mikhail Yegorov 19 4
(2) Maine vs (9) Northeastern - 7:30 PM Boston, MA - TD Garden - 7:35 PM - Attendance: 14,313 (combined with CT-BU)
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st MAINEOwen FowlerScott 14:02 1–0 MAINE 2nd MAINEOwen FowlerBreen 22:03 2-0 MAINE NUDylan Hryckowian - PPGConnor, Lund 24:01 2-1 MAINE NUCam LundDorrington 39:11 2-2 3rd NUAndy MooreRheaume, Borgesi 44:29 3-2 NU MAINELuke AntonacciScott 52:44 3-3 OT None 2OT MAINENolan Renwick - GWGRussell, Djurasevic 91:02 4-3 MAINE Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice MAINE Albin Boija 33 3 NU Cameron Whitehead 57 4
Championship: March 21, 2025 (2) Maine vs (4) Connecticut Boston, MA - TD Garden - 7:30 PM - Attendance: 17,605
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st MAINELynden BreenNadeau 12:47 1–0 MAINE MAINEJosh Nadeau - PPGBoija 16:29 2–0 MAINE 2nd MAINEHarrison Scott - GWGBreazeale 36:37 3-0 MAINE 3rd CONNTabor HeaslipShahan, Carabin 43:11 3-1 MAINE MAINETaylor MakarRenwick, Breazeale 49:21 4-1 MAINE CONNTabor HeaslipPercival 54:41 4-2 MAINE MAINETaylor Makar - ENGRussell, Renwick 58:35 5-2 MAINE Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice MAINE Albin Boija 27 2 CONN Tyler Muszelik 19 4
Tournament Awards
All-Tournament Team G – Albin Boija* (Maine) D – Luke Antonacci (Maine) D – David Breazeale (Maine) F – Joey Muldowney (Connecticut) F – Owen Fowler (Maine) F – Harrison Scott (Maine)
* Tournament MVP
References
External links 2025 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament