The 2022–23 Hockey East men's season was the 39th season of play for Hockey East and took place during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The season began on October 1, 2022 and concluded on April 6, 2023.[1]
2022–23 Hockey East men's season | |
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Season | 2022–23 |
Conference | Hockey East |
Division | Division I |
Sport | men's ice hockey |
Duration | October 1, 2022– April 6, 2023 |
Number of teams | 11 |
TV partner(s) | ESPN+, NESN |
NHL Entry Draft | |
Top draft pick | Matthew Wood |
Picked by | Nashville Predators |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Boston University |
Season MVP | Devon Levi |
Top scorer | Lane Hutson |
Hockey East tournament | |
Tournament champions | Boston University |
Runners-up | Merrimack |
Tournament MVP | Lane Hutson |
NCAA tournament | |
Bids | 2 |
Record | 2–2 |
Best Finish | National Semifinal |
Team(s) | Boston University |
Hockey East men's seasons « 2021–22 2023–24 » |
Coaches
Greg Brown takes over for Jerry York at Boston College. York retired after his 50th season as a head coach with the last 28 being for the Eagles.[2] Brown had previously been an assistant under York for 14 years and was the head coach for the Dubuque Fighting Saints prior to his hiring.
After Albie O'Connell was relieved of his coaching duties after the season, Boston University named his former assistant Jay Pandolfo as the team's head coach.[3] Pandolfo is a BU alum who helped the program win the national championship in 1995. This is his first head coaching job.
Records
Team | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | Hockey East record |
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Boston College | Greg Brown | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
Boston University | Jay Pandolfo | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
Connecticut | Mike Cavanaugh | 10 | 123–151–33 | 60–71–16 |
Maine | Ben Barr | 2 | 7–22–4 | 5–17–2 |
Massachusetts | Greg Carvel | 7 | 116–88–12 | 70–59–11 |
Massachusetts Lowell | Norm Bazin | 12 | 236–130–36 | 138–87–29 |
Merrimack | Scott Borek | 5 | 40–72–9 | 29–54–8 |
New Hampshire | Michael Souza | 5 | 47–53–17 | 30–50–13 |
Northeastern | Jerry Keefe | 2 | 25–13–1 | 15–8–1 |
Providence | Nate Leaman | 12 | 225–136–51 | 134–91–34 |
Vermont | Todd Woodcroft | 3 | 9–35–4 | 7–25–4 |
Standings
Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#4 Boston University †* | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 99 | 62 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 154 | 106 | |
#14 Merrimack | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 72 | 52 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 106 | 89 | |
#16 Northeastern | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 78 | 45 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 107 | 82 | |
Connecticut | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 78 | 71 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 113 | 96 | |
Massachusetts Lowell | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 56 | 54 | 36 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 89 | 82 | |
Maine | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 62 | 65 | 36 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 92 | 94 | |
Providence | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 64 | 60 | 37 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 103 | 87 | |
Boston College | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 70 | 73 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 104 | 104 | |
Massachusetts | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 55 | 80 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 94 | 103 | |
New Hampshire | 24 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 44 | 76 | 35 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 74 | 105 | |
Vermont | 24 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 36 | 76 | 36 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 69 | 103 | |
Championship: March 18, 2023 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |
Statistics
Leading scorers
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points[4]
Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
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Lane Hutson | Freshman | Boston University | 24 | 9 | 25 | 34 |
Alex Jefferies | Junior | Merrimack | 24 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
Matt Brown | Senior | Boston University | 23 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
Justin Hryckowian | Sophomore | Northeastern | 24 | 14 | 15 | 29 |
Aidan McDonough | Senior | Northeastern | 23 | 14 | 15 | 29 |
Lynden Breen | Junior | Maine | 24 | 14 | 12 | 26 |
Cutter Gauthier | Freshman | Boston College | 23 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
Wilmer Skoog | Senior | Boston University | 24 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
Matthew Wood | Freshman | Connecticut | 24 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
Ryan Tverberg | Junior | Connecticut | 24 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
Nikita Nesterenko | Junior | Boston College | 24 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
Gunnarwolfe Fontaine | Junior | Northeastern | 24 | 6 | 16 | 22 |
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 |
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Devon Levi | Junior | Northeastern | 23 | 1393:01 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 6 | .947 | 1.81 |
Henry Welsch | Junior | Massachusetts Lowell | 12 | 577:05 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 | .928 | 1.87 |
Hugo Ollas | Sophomore | Merrimack | 14 | 782:35 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | .929 | 1.99 |
Gustavs Dāvis Grigals | Graduate | Massachusetts Lowell | 15 | 859:47 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 1 | .918 | 2.23 |
Victor Östman | Junior | Maine | 24 | 1374:08 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 2 | .915 | 2.31 |
Conference tournament
Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals
Opening Round[5] March 8 | Quarterfinals March 11 | Semifinals March 17 | Championship March 18 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Boston University | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Maine | 2 | 11 | Vermont | 3 | ||||||||||||||
11 | Vermont | 4 | 1 | Boston University | 2* | ||||||||||||||
7 | Providence | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Merrimack | 1** | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Boston College | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Boston University | 3* | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Merrimack | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Northeastern | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Providence | 2* | 7 | Providence | 2* | ||||||||||||||
10 | New Hampshire | 1 | 2 | Merrimack | 2** | ||||||||||||||
5 | Massachusetts Lowell | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Connecticut | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Boston College | 5 | 5 | Massachusetts Lowell | 2 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Massachusetts | 2 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
NCAA tournament
Regional semifinal
Northeast Regional
March 24, 2023 5:30 PM | (1) Quinnipiac | 5 – 0 (0–0, 2–0, 3–0) | (4) Merrimack | Total Mortgage Arena Attendance: 4,462 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Yaniv Perets | Goalies | Zachary Borgiel | Referees: Ryan Hersey Joe Sullivan Linesmen: John Grandt Tyler Liffrig | ||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
35 | Shots | 15 |
East Regional
March 23, 2023 2:00 PM | (2) Boston University | 5 – 1 (1–0, 3–1, 1–0) | (3) Western Michigan | SNHU Arena Attendance: 3,631 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Drew Commesso | Goalies | Cameron Rowe | Referees: Scott Roth Mike Forys Linesmen: Nathan Voll Tyler Landman | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 25 |
Regional finals
East Regional
March 25, 2023 4:00 PM | (2) Boston University | 2 – 1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1) | (4) Cornell | SNHU Arena Attendance: 7,143 |
Game reference | |||||||||||
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Drew Commesso | Goalies | Ian Shane | Referees: Colin Kronforst Jonathon Sitarski Linesmen: Pat Richardson Sam Shikowsky | ||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
21 | Shots | 14 |
National semifinals
April 6, 2023 5:00 PM | (W1) Minnesota | 6–2 (2–1, 0–1, 4–0) | (E2) Boston University | Amalie Arena Attendance: 19,119 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Justen Close | Goalies | Drew Commesso | Referees: Cameron Lynch Chris Pitoscia Linesmen: Ryan Knapp Stepen Drain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 31 |
Ranking
USCHO
Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Final |
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Boston College | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR | 20 | 18 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR |
Boston University | 12 | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | - | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | 4 |
Connecticut | NR | - | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | - | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | NR | NR | - | NR |
Maine | 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 |
Massachusetts | 10 | - | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | - | 15 | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR |
Massachusetts Lowell | 17 | - | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | - | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | NR | NR | 20 | NR | - | NR |
Merrimack | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | - | 8 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | - | 14 |
New Hampshire | 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 |
Northeastern | 8 | - | 8 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | NR | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | 20 | NR | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | - | 16 |
Providence | 15 | - | 16 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | - | 11 | 14 | 12 | 17 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR |
Vermont | 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 Today
Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Final |
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Boston College | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | 18 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Boston University | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Connecticut | NR | NR | NR | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Maine | 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 | NR | NR |
Massachusetts | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Massachusetts Lowell | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Merrimack | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
New Hampshire | 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 | NR | NR |
Northeastern | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Providence | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 17 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Vermont | 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 | NR | NR |
Pairwise
Team | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Final |
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Boston College | 22 | 45 | 21 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 35 | 22 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Boston University | 3 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Connecticut | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Maine | 22 | 10 | 42 | 21 | 39 | 38 | 47 | 46 | 39 | 35 | 30 | 39 | 38 | 42 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 |
Massachusetts | 22 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Massachusetts Lowell | 3 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Merrimack | 22 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
New Hampshire | 22 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 48 | 46 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 57 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 50 |
Northeastern | 15 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 44 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Providence | 22 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Vermont | 22 | 35 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 42 | 32 | 38 | 46 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 47 |
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 | |
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Mike Richter Award | Devon Levi, Northeastern | |
AHCA East All-American First Team[9] | ||
Player | Position | Team |
Devon Levi | G | Northeastern |
Lane Hutson | D | Boston University |
Aidan McDonough | F | Northeastern |
AHCA East All-American Second Team | ||
Matt Brown | F | Boston University |
Alex Jefferies | F | Merrimack |
Hockey East
Conference tournament
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player | ||
---|---|---|
Lane Hutson | Boston University | |
All-Tournament Team | ||
Player | Pos | Team |
Drew Commesso | G | Boston University |
Lane Hutson | D | Boston University |
Christian Felton | D | Merrimack |
Matt Copponi | F | Merrimack |
Devin Kaplan | F | Boston University |
Dylan Peterson | F | Boston University |
2023 NHL Entry Draft
Round | Pick | Player | College | NHL team |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | William Smith † | Boston College | San Jose Sharks |
1 | 8 | Ryan Leonard † | Boston College | Washington Capitals |
1 | 11 | Tom Willander † | Boston University | Vancouver Canucks |
1 | 15 | Matthew Wood | Connecticut | Nashville Predators |
1 | 23 | Gabe Perreault † | Boston College | New York Rangers |
1 | 30 | Bradly Nadeau † | Maine | Carolina Hurricanes |
2 | 38 | Michael Hrabal † | Massachusetts | Arizona Coyotes |
3 | 69 | Jacob Fowler † | Boston College | Montreal Canadiens |
3 | 71 | Brandon Svoboda † | Boston University | San Jose Sharks |
3 | 80 | Aydar Suniev † | Massachusetts | Calgary Flames |
3 | 86 | Gavin McCarthy † | Boston University | Buffalo Sabres |
3 | 90 | Drew Fortescue † | Boston College | New York Rangers |
4 | 117 | Larry Keenan † | Massachusetts | Detroit Red Wings |
4 | 125 | Aram Minnetian † | Boston College | Dallas Stars |
5 | 153 | Hudson Malinoski † | Providence | Toronto Maple Leafs |
6 | 171 | Aiden Celebrini † | Boston University | Vancouver Canucks |
6 | 172 | Ryan MacPherson † | New Hampshire | Philadelphia Flyers |
6 | 182 | Ryan Conmy † | New Hampshire | Los Angeles Kings |
7 | 193 | Jack Harvey † | Boston University | Tampa Bay Lightning |
7 | 215 | Nicholas Vantassell † | Massachusetts | Ottawa Senators |
7 | 216 | Matt Copponi | Merrimack | Edmonton Oilers |
7 | 221 | Sebastian Bradshaw † | New Hampshire | Dallas Stars |
† incoming freshman [13]
References
External links
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