# 2024–25 Hockey East men's season

The 2024–25 Hockey East men's season is the 41st season of play for Hockey East and take place during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The season began on October 4, 2024, and concluded on March 21, 2025.

## Coaches
### Records

| Team | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | Hockey East record |
| Boston College | Greg Brown | 3 | 48–22–7 | 28–14–6 |
| Boston University | Jay Pandolfo | 3 | 57–21–2 | 36–10–2 |
| Connecticut | Mike Cavanaugh | 12 | 158–182–38 | 82–94–19 |
| Maine | Ben Barr | 4 | 45–50–11 | 28–37–7 |
| Massachusetts | Greg Carvel | 9 | 149–119–20 | 89–83–16 |
| Massachusetts Lowell | Norm Bazin | 14 | 262–169–41 | 153–114–35 |
| Merrimack | Scott Borek | 7 | 76–107–11 | 51–78–9 |
| New Hampshire | Michael Souza | 7 | 78–99–21 | 48–76–17 |
| Northeastern | Jerry Keefe | 4 | 59–42–9 | 38–29–5 |
| Providence | Nate Leaman | 14 | 259–163–62 | 154–109–44 |
| Vermont | Steve Wiedler | 2 | 13–19–3 | 7–14–3 |

## Standings

2024–25 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 |
| #1 Boston College † | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 82 | 40 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 120 | 58 |
| #4 Maine | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 67 | 45 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 107 | 64 |
| #9 Boston University | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 89 | 65 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 129 | 100 |
| #8 Connecticut | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 76 | 65 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 114 | 85 |
| #7 Providence | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 65 | 67 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 101 | 88 |
| #14 Massachusetts | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 69 | 58 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 123 | 87 |
| #19 Massachusetts Lowell | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 57 | 69 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 89 | 92 |
| Merrimack | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 57 | 81 | 34 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 79 | 109 |
| Northeastern | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 48 | 71 | 34 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 79 | 105 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 53 | 73 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 94 | 97 |
| Vermont | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 59 | 88 | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 99 | 114 |
| Championship: March 21, 2025 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll Updated: March 9, 2025 ||||||||||||||||||

## Non-Conference record
### Regular season record

| Team | AHA | Big Ten | CCHA | ECAC Hockey | Independent | NCHC | Total |
| Boston College | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Boston University | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Connecticut | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Maine | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Massachusetts | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Massachusetts Lowell | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Merrimack | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| New Hampshire | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Northeastern | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Providence | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Vermont | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Overall | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |

## Conference tournament

Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals
| Opening Round March 12 | Opening Round March 12 | Opening Round March 12 | Quarterfinals March 14–15 | Quarterfinals March 14–15 | Quarterfinals March 14–15 | Semifinals March 20 | Semifinals March 20 |
| | | | 1 | Boston College | 1 | | |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 2 | 9 | Northeastern | 3 | | |
| 11 | Vermont | 1 | | | | 2 | Maine |
| | | | | | | 9 | Northeastern |
| | | | 2 | Maine | 7 | | |
| | | | 7 | Massachusetts Lowell | 1 | | |
| | | | 3 | Boston University | 3 | | |
| 7 | Massachusetts Lowell | 3* | 6 | Massachusetts | 2 | | |
| 10 | New Hampshire | 2 | | | | 3 | Boston University |
| | | | | | | 4 | Connecticut |
| | | | 4 | Connecticut | 3 | | |
| 8 | Merrimack | 2 | 5 | Providence | 1 | | |
| 9 | Northeastern | 3** | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## Ranking
### USCHO

| Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Final |
| Boston College | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Boston University | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Connecticut | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maine | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Massachusetts | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Massachusetts Lowell | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Merrimack | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| New Hampshire | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Northeastern | 20т | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Providence | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vermont | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

### USA Hockey

| Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Final |
| Boston College | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Boston University | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Connecticut | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maine | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Massachusetts | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Massachusetts Lowell | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Merrimack | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| New Hampshire | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Northeastern | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Providence | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vermont | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

### Pairwise

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Final |
| Boston College | 28 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Boston University | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | – |
| Connecticut | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 40 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | – |
| Maine | 4 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | – |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | – |
| Massachusetts Lowell | 28 | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | – |
| Merrimack | 25 | 22 | 26 | 41 | 51 | 38 | 42 | 33 | 43 | 48 | 42 | 47 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 31 | – |
| New Hampshire | 28 | 33 | 24 | 15 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | – |
| Northeastern | 28 | 18 | 17 | 40 | 43 | 31 | 45 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 22 | – |
| Providence | 28 | 57 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | – |
| Vermont | 28 | 39 | 56 | 47 | 37 | 35 | 43 | 30 | 37 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 33 | – |
Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.