2019-20 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey season

This is the 2019-20 Hockey East Men's Hockey Season. This is the conference's 35th season of play
==Membership changes==
*None
==Membership==
Institution 	City 	Nickname 	Arena
Boston College 	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	Eagles 	Conte Forum (Kelley Rink)
Boston University 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Terriers 	Agganis Arena
University of Connecticut 	Storrs, Connecticut 	Huskies 	XL Center
University of Maine 	Orono, Maine 	Black Bears	Alfond Sports Arena
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, Massachusetts 	Minutemen 	Mullins Center
University of Massachusetts Lowell 	Lowell, Massachusetts 	River Hawks	Tsongas Arena
Merrimack College 	North Andover, Massachusetts	Warriors 	Volpe Complex (J. Thom Lawlor Arena)
University of New Hampshire 	Durham, New Hampshire 	Wildcats 	Whittemore Center Arena
Northeastern University 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Huskies 	Matthews Arena
Providence College 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Friars 	Schneider Arena
University of Vermont 	Burlington, Vermont 	Catamounts 	Gutterson Fieldhouse
Conference Tournament 	Boston, Massachusetts 	--- 	TD Garden
==Standings==
Hockey East 	Hockey East	Hockey East	Hockey East	Hockey East	Hockey East	Hockey East	Hockey East	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Boston College Eagles 	24 	17 	6 	1 	93 	48 	35 	34 	24 	8 	2 	136 	71
UMass Minutemen 	24 	14 	8 	2 	69 	49 	30 	34 	21 	11 	2 	107 	67
UMass-Lowell River Hawks 	24 	12 	7 	5 	60 	60 	29 	34 	18 	10 	6 	90 	79
Maine Black Bears 	24 	12 	9 	3 	56 	56 	27 	34 	18 	11 	5 	89 	75
Connecticut Huskies 	24 	12 	10 	2 	71 	75 	26 	34 	15 	15 	4 	102 	106
Boston University Terriers	24 	10 	9 	5 	69 	64 	25 	34 	13 	13 	8 	103 	98
Northeastern Huskies 	24 	11 	12 	1 	66 	71 	23 	34 	18 	13 	3 	98 	92
Providence Friars 	24 	10 	11 	3 	70 	63 	23 	34 	16 	12 	6 	102 	78
New Hampshire Wildcats 	24 	9 	12 	3 	54 	69 	21 	34 	15 	15 	4 	91 	97
Merrimack Warriors 	24 	7 	14 	3 	63 	77 	17 	34 	9 	22 	3 	85 	123
Vermont Catamounts 	24 	2 	18 	4 	44 	83 	8 	34 	5 	23 	6 	59 	100
==Lamorello Trophy Conference Tournament==
The league modified their playoffs format to lower the number of teams in the conference tournament to eight. The quarterfinal winners advance to the single elimination semifinals at the TD Garden. The semifinal winners advance to the final also at the TD Garden. The tournament winner earns the Lamorello Trophy and the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the quarterfinal series between the UMass-Lowell River Hawks and the Northeastern Huskies as well as the Boston College Eagles series with the Providence Friars were to be held without spectators.https://www.uscho.com/2020/03/11/frozen-four-will-be-played-as-planned-but-spectators-not-allowed-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak/
===Cancellation of Tournament===
The conference announced it would be cancelling its tournament on March 12th due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.https://www.uscho.com/2020/03/12/nchc-wcha-cancel-postseason-tournaments-due-to-coronavirus-precautions/
==References==
Category:2020 in hockey
Category:Hockey East