# 2021–22 Hockey East men's season

The 2021–22 Hockey East men's season was the 38th season of play for Hockey East and took place during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The regular season began on October 2, 2021, and concluded on March 5, 2022. The conference tournament ended on March 19 with Massachusetts winning the championship.

## Coaches

Ben Barr became the 8th head coach for Maine one month after the sudden death of his predecessor, Red Gendron.
Jerry Keefe was promoted to head coach after Jim Madigan became the athletic director for Northeastern.

### Records

| Team | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | Hockey East record |
| Boston College | Jerry York | 28 | 641–329–81 | 379–197–70 |
| Boston University | Albie O'Connell | 4 | 39–36–13 | 32–21–9 |
| Connecticut | Mike Cavanaugh | 9 | 103–135–33 | 46–61–16 |
| Maine | Ben Barr | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Massachusetts | Greg Carvel | 6 | 94–75–10 | 56–51–9 |
| Massachusetts Lowell | Norm Bazin | 11 | 215–119–33 | 123–79–28 |
| Merrimack | Scott Borek | 4 | 21–57–8 | 16–43–8 |
| New Hampshire | Michael Souza | 4 | 33–44–16 | 22–35–12 |
| Northeastern | Jerry Keefe | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Providence | Nate Leaman | 11 | 203–122–49 | 122–80–33 |
| Vermont | Todd Woodcroft | 2 | 1–10–2 | 1–9–2 |

## Standings

2021–22 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 | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #12 Northeastern † | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 68 | 46 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 99 | 68 |
| #10 Massachusetts * | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 77 | 54 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 117 | 88 |
| #13 Massachusetts Lowell | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 62 | 48 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 102 | 74 |
| #19 Connecticut | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 73 | 61 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 109 | 89 |
| Boston University | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 69 | 58 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 107 | 89 |
| Merrimack | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 70 | 70 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 109 | 99 |
| #20 Providence | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 61 | 52 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 118 | 82 |
| Boston College | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 67 | 77 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 114 | 123 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 47 | 71 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 76 | 95 |
| Vermont | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 41 | 72 | 35 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 59 | 101 |
| Maine | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 54 | 80 | 33 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 74 | 111 |
| Championship: March 19, 2022 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll ||||||||||||||||||

## Non-Conference record

Of the sixteen teams that are selected to participate in the NCAA tournament, ten will be via at-large bids. Those 10 teams are determined based upon the PairWise rankings. The rankings take into account all games played but are heavily affected by intra-conference results. The result is that teams from leagues which perform better in non-conference are much more likely to receive at-large bids even if they possess inferior records overall.
Hockey East produced a good record during their non-conference schedule, however, the teams did not receive much of a benefit from those victories. The bulk of the leagues games were played against Atlantic Hockey and ECAC Hockey, the two weakest conferences this season. Despite finishing 20 games above .500 against those two combined, the improvement to each team's PairWise rankings was relatively small. The minimal bonus from these games was largely the cause for the conference's low rankings.

### Regular season record

| Team | Atlantic Hockey | Big Ten | CCHA | ECAC Hockey | Independent | NCHC | Total |
| Boston College | 2–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 2–1–2 | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 5–4–2 |
| Boston University | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 2–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 5–4–0 |
| Connecticut | 1–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–0–0 | 3–2–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 4–5–0 |
| Maine | 0–1–1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–1 | 1–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 2–4–2 |
| Massachusetts | 2–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 4–4–0 |
| Massachusetts Lowell | 0–0–0 | 1–0–1 | 0–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 2–1–1 | 0–0–0 | 5–1–2 |
| Merrimack | 3–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 2–2–1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 5–2–1 |
| New Hampshire | 2–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 4–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–0–0 | 6–3–0 |
| Northeastern | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 3–1–0 | 2–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 7–2–0 |
| Providence | 3–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 1–1–0 | 4–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 9–2–1 |
| Vermont | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–6–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 2–8–0 |
| Overall | 15–5–1 | 1–5–2 | 1–5–0 | 24–14–4 | 9–6–1 | 3–4–0 | 53–39–8 |

## Statistics
### Leading scorers

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Bobby Trivigno | Senior | Massachusetts | 24 | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| Ryan Tverberg | Sophomore | Connecticut | 24 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| Aidan McDonough | Junior | Northeastern | 24 | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| Scott Morrow | Freshman | Massachusetts | 24 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| Max Newton | Senior | Merrimack | 24 | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| Wilmer Skoog | Junior | Boston University | 24 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Brett Berard | Sophomore | Providence | 24 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| Jáchym Kondelík | Senior | Connecticut | 24 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| Ryan Ufko | Freshman | Massachusetts | 24 | 3 | 19 | 22 |
| Liam Walsh | Senior | Merrimack | 24 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Steven Jandric | Senior | Merrimack | 24 | 7 | 13 | 20 |

### 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 |
| Devon Levi | Sophomore | Northeastern | 19 | 1095 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 5 | .951 | 1.64 |
| Owen Savory | Senior | Massachusetts Lowell | 21 | 1256 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 5 | .931 | 1.81 |
| Jaxson Stauber | Junior | Providence | 24 | 1425 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 49 | 3 | .921 | 2.06 |
| Hugo Ollas | Freshman | Merrimack | 11 | 569 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | .927 | 2.11 |
| Matt Murray | Graduate | Massachusetts | 24 | 1400 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 3 | .920 | 2.19 |

## Conference tournament

Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals
| Opening Round March 9 | Opening Round March 9 | Opening Round March 9 | Quarterfinals March 12 | Quarterfinals March 12 | Quarterfinals March 12 | Semifinals March 18 | Semifinals March 18 | Semifinals March 18 | Championship March 19 | Championship March 19 | Championship March 19 |
| | | | 1 | Northeastern | 3 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Merrimack | 6 | 8 | Boston College | 2 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Maine | 2 | | | | 1 | Northeastern | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Connecticut | 4 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Massachusetts | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Providence | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Connecticut | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Massachusetts | 2* |
| | | | 3 | Massachusetts Lowell | 7 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Providence | 2 | 6 | Merrimack | 2 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Vermont | 1 | | | | 2 | Massachusetts | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Massachusetts Lowell | 1 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Connecticut | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Boston College | 4* | 5 | Boston University | 1 | | | | | | |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## 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 | Final |
| Boston College | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | NR | 20 | 18 | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Boston University | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 19 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | NR | NR |
| Connecticut | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | 19 | NR | NR | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| 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 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Massachusetts Lowell | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 19 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Merrimack | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 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 | NR | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | NR | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Providence | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 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 | Final |
| Boston College | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Boston University | 10 | 10 | 15 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 14 | 14 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Connecticut | 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 |
| 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 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Massachusetts Lowell | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | NR | NR | NR | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Merrimack | 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 |
| 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 |
| Northeastern | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | NR | NR | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Providence | 14 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 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 |

### Pairwise

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Final |
| Boston College | 14 | 1 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
| Boston University | 14 | 19 | 32 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 43 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Connecticut | 7 | 4 | 30 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Maine | 14 | 40 | 38 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 53 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
| Massachusetts | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Massachusetts Lowell | 10 | 41 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Merrimack | 14 | 12 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| New Hampshire | 14 | 25 | 31 | 36 | 32 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
| Northeastern | 1 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Providence | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Vermont | 14 | 31 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 54 | 55 | 55 |
Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.

## Awards
### NCAA

| Award | Award | Recipient |
| Tim Taylor Award | Tim Taylor Award | Devon Levi, Northeastern |
| Mike Richter Award | Mike Richter Award | Devon Levi, Northeastern |
| AHCA All-American Teams |||
| East First Team | Position | Team |
| Devon Levi | G | Northeastern |
| Scott Morrow | D | Massachusetts |
| Aidan McDonough | F | Northeastern |
| Bobby Trivigno | F | Massachusetts |
| East Second Team | Position | Team |
| Jordan Harris | D | Northeastern |
| Jack McBain | F | Boston College |
| Ryan Tverberg | F | Connecticut |

### Hockey East

| Award | Award | Recipient |
| Player of the Year | Player of the Year | Bobby Trivigno, Massachusetts |
| Best Defensive Forward | Best Defensive Forward | Jáchym Kondelík, Connecticut |
| Best Defensive Defenseman | Best Defensive Defenseman | Jordan Harris, Northeastern |
| Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year | Devon Levi, Northeastern |
| Goaltending Champion | Goaltending Champion | Devon Levi, Northeastern |
| Len Ceglarski Sportmanship Award | Len Ceglarski Sportmanship Award | Jackson Pierson, New Hampshire |
| Three Stars Award | Three Stars Award | Devon Levi, Northeastern |
| Scoring Champion | Scoring Champion | Bobby Trivigno, Massachusetts |
| Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award | Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award | Massachusetts |
| Bob Kullen Award (Coach of the Year) | Bob Kullen Award (Coach of the Year) | Jerry Keefe, Northeastern |
| All-Hockey East Teams |||
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
| Devon Levi, Northeastern | G | Owen Savory, Massachusetts Lowell |
| Jordan Harris, Northeastern | D | Declan Carlile, Merrimack |
| Scott Morrow, Massachusetts | D | Domenick Fensore, Boston University |
| Aidan McDonough, Northeastern | F | Jáchym Kondelík, Connecticut |
| Bobby Trivigno, Massachusetts | F | Jack McBain, Boston College |
| Ryan Tverberg, Connecticut | F | Wilmer Skoog, Boston University |
| Third Team | Position | Rookie Team |
| Matt Murray, Massachusetts | G | Devon Levi, Northeastern |
| Max Crozier, Providence | D | Ty Gallagher, Boston University |
| Matthew Kessel, Massachusetts | D | Scott Morrow, Massachusetts |
| Jack St. Ivany, Boston College | D | Ryan Ufko, Massachusetts |
| | D | David Breazeale, Maine |
| Brett Berard, Providence | F | Matt Crasa, Massachusetts Lowell |
| Carl Berglund, Massachusetts Lowell | F | Justin Hryckowian, Northeastern |
| Andre Lee, Massachusetts Lowell | F | Jack Hughes, Northeastern |

#### Conference tournament

William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player :
| Bobby Trivigno | Bobby Trivigno | Massachusetts |
| All-Tournament Team |||
| Player | Pos | Team |
| Matt Murray | G | Massachusetts |
| John Spetz | D | Connecticut |
| Colin Felix | D | Massachusetts |
| Vladislav Firstov | F | Connecticut |
| Garrett Wait | F | Massachusetts |
| Bobby Trivigno | F | Massachusetts |

## 2022 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | College | NHL team |
| 1 | 5 | Cutter Gauthier$^†$ | Boston College | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 2 | 34 | Cameron Lund$^†$ | Northeastern | San Jose Sharks |
| 2 | 51 | Jack Hughes | Northeastern | Los Angeles Kings |
| 2 | 57 | Ryan Greene$^†$ | Boston University | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2 | 62 | Lane Hutson$^†$ | Boston University | Montreal Canadiens |
| 3 | 69 | Devin Kaplan$^†$ | Boston University | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 4 | 103 | Kenny Connors$^†$ | Massachusetts | Los Angeles Kings |
| 4 | 114 | Cole O'Hara$^†$ | Massachusetts | Nashville Predators |
| 4 | 126 | Charles Leddy$^†$ | Boston College | New Jersey Devils |
| 4 | 128 | Cameron Whitehead$^†$ | Northeastern | Vegas Golden Knights |
| 5 | 133 | Alex Bump$^†$ | Vermont | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 5 | 143 | Cameron O'Neill$^†$ | Massachusetts | Ottawa Senators |
| 6 | 165 | Hunter McDonald$^†$ | Northeastern | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 6 | 170 | Jake Richard$^†$ | Connecticut | Buffalo Sabres |
| 6 | 172 | Joey Muldowney$^†$ | Connecticut | San Jose Sharks |
| 6 | 176 | Jackson Dorrington$^†$ | Northeastern | Vancouver Canucks |
| 6 | 189 | Tyler Muszelik$^†$ | New Hampshire | Florida Panthers |
| 6 | 193 | Chris Romaine$^†$ | Providence | Colorado Avalanche |
| 7 | 195 | Eli Barnett$^†$ | Vermont | San Jose Sharks |
| 7 | 203 | James Fisher$^†$ | Northeastern | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 7 | 206 | Tyson Dyck$^†$ | Massachusetts | Ottawa Senators |
| 7 | 222 | Joel Maatta | Vermont | Edmonton Oilers |
† incoming freshman