# List of Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament champions

Hockey East is an NCAA Division I ice hockey-only conference based in Wakefield, Massachusetts, that was formed in 1984 after five Eastern College Athletic Conference teams decided to create their own league over scheduling concerns. At the end of each regular season, it holds the Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament to determine its conference champion. Since 1988, the winner of the conference tournament has been awarded the Lamoriello Trophy, named after the first commissioner of Hockey East, Lou Lamoriello.
The tournament was first hosted at the Providence Civic Centre (now called the Amica Mutual Pavilion) in Providence, Rhode Island, with Providence winning the inaugural tournament. Boston College has won the most Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments with eleven and has the most championship game appearances with sixteen. Jerry York has coached nine championship teams and has the most championship game appearances with eleven. Shawn Walsh has made the most consecutive championship appearances with seven (1987–1993).
The TD Garden (formerly the FleetCenter) has hosted the tournament since 1996. The Boston Garden hosted the tournament seven times, while the Providence Civic Center and Kelley Rink each hosted the tournament twice. In 2021, the Mullins Center served as host for the championship game, as all tournament games were held on campus locations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Massachusetts earned the right to host the title game as the higher seed of the two semifinal winners.
2016 was the first Championship in which at least one of the "Big 4" schools (Boston College, Boston University, Maine and New Hampshire) did not play in the title game.

## Champions

| Year | Winning team | Coach | Losing team | Coach | Score | Location | Venue |
| 1985 | Providence Friars | Steve Stirling | Boston College Eagles | Len Ceglarski | 2–1 (2OT) | Providence, Rhode Island | Providence Civic Center |
| 1986 | Boston University Terriers | Jack Parker | Boston College Eagles | Len Ceglarski | 9–4 | Providence, Rhode Island | Providence Civic Center |
| 1987 | Boston College Eagles | Len Ceglarski | Maine Black Bears | Shawn Walsh | 4–2 | Boston | Boston Garden |
| 1988 | Northeastern Huskies | Fernie Flaman | Maine Black Bears | Shawn Walsh | 4–3 | Boston | Boston Garden |
| 1989 | Maine Black Bears | Shawn Walsh | Boston College Eagles | Len Ceglarski | 5–4 | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | Kelley Rink |
| 1990 | Boston College Eagles | Len Ceglarski | Maine Black Bears | Shawn Walsh | 4–3 | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | Kelley Rink |
| 1991 | Boston University Terriers | Jack Parker | Maine Black Bears | Shawn Walsh | 4–3 (OT) | Boston | Boston Garden |
| 1992 | Maine Black Bears | Shawn Walsh | New Hampshire Wildcats | Dick Umile | 4–1 | Boston | Boston Garden |
| 1993 | Maine Black Bears | Shawn Walsh | Boston University Terriers | Jack Parker | 5–2 | Boston | Boston Garden |
| 1994 | Boston University Terriers | Jack Parker | Massachusetts–Lowell Chiefs | Bruce Crowder | 3–2 | Boston | Boston Garden |
| 1995 | Boston University Terriers | Jack Parker | Providence Friars | Paul Pooley | 3–2 | Boston | Boston Garden |
| 1996 | Providence Friars | Paul Pooley | Maine Black Bears | Greg Cronin | 3–2 | Boston | FleetCenter |
| 1997 | Boston University Terriers | Jack Parker | New Hampshire Wildcats | Dick Umile | 4–2 | Boston | FleetCenter |
| 1998 | Boston College Eagles | Jerry York | Maine Black Bears | Shawn Walsh | 3–2 | Boston | FleetCenter |
| 1999 | Boston College Eagles | Jerry York | New Hampshire Wildcats | Dick Umile | 5–4 (OT) | Boston | FleetCenter |
| 2000 | Maine Black Bears | Shawn Walsh | Boston College Eagles | Jerry York | 2–1 | Boston | FleetCenter |
| 2001 | Boston College Eagles | Jerry York | Providence Friars | Paul Pooley | 5–3 | Boston | FleetCenter |
| 2002 | New Hampshire Wildcats | Dick Umile | Maine Black Bears | Tim Whitehead | 3–1 | Boston | FleetCenter |
| 2003 | New Hampshire Wildcats | Dick Umile | Boston University Terriers | Jack Parker | 1–0 (OT) | Boston | FleetCenter |
| 2004 | Maine Black Bears | Tim Whitehead | Massachusetts Minutemen | Don Cahoon | 2–1 (3OT) | Boston | FleetCenter |
| 2005 | Boston College Eagles | Jerry York | New Hampshire Wildcats | Dick Umile | 3–1 | Boston | FleetCenter |
| 2006 | Boston University Terriers | Jack Parker | Boston College Eagles | Jerry York | 2–1 (OT) | Boston | TD Banknorth Garden |
| 2007 | Boston College Eagles | Jerry York | New Hampshire Wildcats | Dick Umile | 5–2 | Boston | TD Banknorth Garden |
| 2008 | Boston College Eagles | Jerry York | Vermont Catamounts | Kevin Sneddon | 4–0 | Boston | TD Banknorth Garden |
| 2009 | Boston University Terriers | Jack Parker | Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks | Blaise MacDonald | 1-0 | Boston | TD Banknorth Garden |
| 2010 | Boston College Eagles | Jerry York | Maine Black Bears | Tim Whitehead | 7–6 (OT) | Boston | TD Garden |
| 2011 | Boston College Eagles | Jerry York | Merrimack Warriors | Mark Dennehy | 5–3 | Boston | TD Garden |
| 2012 | Boston College Eagles | Jerry York | Maine Black Bears | Tim Whitehead | 4–1 | Boston | TD Garden |
| 2013 | Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks | Norm Bazin | Boston University Terriers | Jack Parker | 1–0 | Boston | TD Garden |
| 2014 | Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks | Norm Bazin | New Hampshire Wildcats | Dick Umile | 4–0 | Boston | TD Garden |
| 2015 | Boston University Terriers | David Quinn | Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks | Norm Bazin | 5–3 | Boston | TD Garden |
| 2016 | Northeastern Huskies | Jim Madigan | Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks | Norm Bazin | 3–2 | Boston | TD Garden |
| 2017 | Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks | Norm Bazin | Boston College Eagles | Jerry York | 4–3 | Boston | TD Garden |
| 2018 | Boston University Terriers | David Quinn | Providence Friars | Nate Leaman | 2–0 | Boston | TD Garden |
| 2019 | Northeastern Huskies | Jim Madigan | Boston College Eagles | Jerry York | 3–2 | Boston | TD Garden |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 2021 | Massachusetts Minutemen | Greg Carvel | Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks | Norm Bazin | 1–0 | Amherst, Massachusetts | Mullins Center |
| 2022 | Massachusetts Minutemen | Greg Carvel | Connecticut Huskies | Mike Cavanaugh | 2–1 (OT) | Boston | TD Garden |
| 2023 | Boston University Terriers | Jay Pandolfo | Merrimack Warriors | Scott Borek | 3–2 (OT) | Boston | TD Garden |
| 2024 | Boston College Eagles | Greg Brown | Boston University Terriers | Jay Pandolfo | 6–2 | Boston | TD Garden |

### Championships by School

| School | Championships | Appearances | Winning Percentage |
| Boston College | 12 | 19 | 63% |
| Boston University | 10 | 14 | 71% |
| Maine | 5 | 14 | 36% |
| UMass Lowell | 3 | 8 | 38% |
| Northeastern | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 8 | 25% |
| Providence | 2 | 5 | 40% |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 3 | 66% |
| Merrimack | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Vermont | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Connecticut | 0 | 1 | 0% |

## Performance by team

The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:
* – Team not in Hockey East
* FR Preliminary / First round (2 teams in 1995, 4 teams in 2021, 8 teams from 2015 to 2015, 6 teams in 2014, 2018 and from 2022 onward.)
* QF Quarterfinals (6 teams from 1985 to 1986, 4 teams from 1987 to 1989, 8 teams afterwards)
* SF Semifinals
* F Finals
* CH Champion
Note: the 2020 tournament was cancelled prior to the start of the quarterfinal round. Note: Merrimack was forced to withdraw from the 2021 due to a positive COVID-19 test.
| School | # | QF | SF | F | CH | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Boston College | 39 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 11 | F | F | CH | QF | F | CH | QF | SF | QF | QF | FR | QF | SF | CH | CH | F | CH | QF | SF | QF | CH | F | CH | CH | SF | CH | CH | CH | SF | QF | QF | SF | F | SF | F | QF | SF | QF | QF |
| Boston University | 39 | 38 | 26 | 13 | 10 | SF | CH | QF | QF | QF | SF | CH | QF | F | CH | CH | SF | CH | QF | QF | SF | QF | SF | F | SF | SF | CH | SF | SF | CH | SF | QF | SF | F | FR | CH | QF | SF | CH | SF | QF | QF | QF | CH |
| Maine | 37 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 5 | QF | QF | F | F | CH | F | F | CH | CH | QF | SF | F | | F | SF | CH | SF | F | QF | CH | SF | SF | QF | | QF | F | QF | F | QF | QF | FR | FR | FR | QF | QF | QF | FR | FR | FR |
| Massachusetts Lowell | 35 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 3 | SF | SF | SF | SF | | QF | QF | QF | SF | F | SF | SF | SF | SF | QF | | SF | SF | QF | QF | QF | QF | | QF | F | QF | | QF | CH | CH | F | F | CH | FR | QF | QF | F | SF | SF |
| Northeastern | 32 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | QF | QF | SF | CH | SF | QF | SF | QF | QF | SF | QF | QF | QF | QF | | QF | QF | QF | | | QF | | QF | QF | SF | | SF | | | QF | FR | CH | QF | SF | CH | QF | QF | SF | QF |
| New Hampshire | 36 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 2 | QF | QF | | | QF | SF | QF | F | SF | SF | QF | QF | F | QF | F | SF | QF | CH | CH | SF | F | SF | F | SF | QF | QF | SF | QF | QF | F | SF | FR | QF | FR | QF | | QF | FR | FR |
| Providence | 36 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 2 | CH | SF | QF | SF | SF | QF | SF | SF | QF | QF | F | CH | QF | QF | SF | QF | F | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | | | | SF | SF | SF | QF | SF | QF | F | QF | QF | SF | QF | SF |
| Massachusetts | 25 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | QF | QF | | QF | QF | | | SF | F | QF | QF | SF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | | FR | FR | FR | FR | QF | SF | QF | CH | CH | FR |
| Merrimack | 25 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | | QF | SF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | | | | | | QF | F | QF | QF | FR | QF | QF | FR | QF | | | | QF | F |
| Vermont | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | QF | F | QF | SF | QF | | QF | QF | SF | QF | QF | FR | | | FR | FR | QF |
| Connecticut | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | FR | FR | FR | QF | | QF | QF | F | QF |
| Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SF | QF | QF | SF | – | – | – | – | – | – |