# 2023 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.

## Standings

2022–23 Hockey East Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | 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 ||||||||||||||||||

## Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals
| Opening Round March 8 | Opening Round March 8 | Opening Round March 8 | Quarterfinals March 11 | Quarterfinals March 11 | Quarterfinals March 11 | Semifinals March 17 | Semifinals March 17 | Semifinals March 17 | Championship March 18 | Championship March 18 | 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)

## Tournament Awards
### All-Tournament Team

* Goaltender – Drew Commesso, Boston University
* Defenceman – Lane Hutson, Boston University
* Defenceman – Christian Felton, Merrimack
* Forward – Matt Copponi, Merrimack
* Forward – Devin Kaplan, Boston University
* Forward – Dylan Peterson, Boston University

### Tournament MVP

* Lane Hutson, Boston University