1989-90 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Season

This is the 1989-90 Hockey East Season.  This is the conference's sixth season. The Merrimack College program joined the conference for this season raising the league's membership to eight teams.
==Standings==
 Team GP W L T P GF GA
 Boston College Eagles 21 15 6 0 30 101 69
 Maine Black Bears 21 14 6 1 29 88 57
 Boston University Terriers 21 12 7 2 26 88 63
 Providence Friars 21 11 7 3 25 90 69
 New Hampshire Wildcats 21 8 9 4 20 86 86
 Northeastern Huskies 21 9 10 2 20 96 100
 Lowell Chiefs 21 5 14 2 12 65 106
 Merrimack Warriors 21 3 18 0 6 64 128
==League Leaders==
===Points===
#David Emma, Boston College, 44
#Steve Heinze,  Boston College, 37
#Rob Cowie, Northeastern,; Harry Mews, Northeastern; & Marty McInnis, Boston College 30 each
===Goals===
#David Emma, Boston College, 21
#Steve Heinze,  Boston College, 20
#Jean-Yves Roy, Maine, 14
#Brian Sullivan, Northeastern, 14
#Rob Gaudreau, Providence, 13
===Goals Against Average===
#Scott King, Maine 2.36
#Scott LaGrand, Boston College 2.47
#Matt Merten, Providence, 2.83
#Scott Cashman, Boston University 2.92
#Matt DelGuidice, Maine 3.05
===Save Percentage===
#Scott LaGrand, Boston College .909
#Pat Szturm, New Hampshire, .907
#Scott King, Maine .906
#Scott Cashman, Boston University .903
#Matt DelGuidice, Maine .901
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
All eight teams qualified for the tournament.  The quarterfinals were a best of three series with sudden death semifinal and final rounds. The championshiip was held at the Conte Forum on the campus of Boston College, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
===Quarterfinals===
*Boston College defeated Merrimack, two games to one, 3-1, 3-6, 8-5
*Maine defeated Lowell, two games to none, 7-3, 16-0
*Boston University defeated Northeastern, two games to one, 3-4, 5-2, 5-3
*New Hampshire defeated Providence, two games to one, 1-5, 2-0, 7-4
===Semifinals===
*Maine defeated Boston University, 3 to 1
*Boston College defeated New Hampshire 6 to 5 in overtime
===Finals===
*Boston College defeated Maine 4 to 3
Boston College earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Tournament MVP===
*Scott LaGrand, Boston College
===All-Tournament Team===
*Scott LaGrand, G, Boston College
*Greg Brown, D, Boston College
*Claudio Scremin, D, Maine
*David Emma, F, Boston College
*Martin Robitaille, F, Maine
*Jean-Yves Roy, F, Maine
==NCAA Tournament==
*Boston College
: defeated Minnesota two games to one in the quarterfinals, 4-2, 1-2, 6-1
: lost to Wisconsin 2 to 1 in the semifinals
*Boston University
: defeated North Dakota two games to one in the first round, 5-8, 5-3, 5-0
: defeated Michigan State two games to one in the quarterfinals, 3-6, 5-3, 5-3
: lost to Colgate 3 to 2 in the semifinals
*Maine
: defeated Bowling Green two games to none in the first round, 8-4, 5-2
: lost to Wisconsin two games to none in the quarterfinals, 7-3, 4-3 (ot)
==League Awards==
*Player of the Year: Greg Brown, D, Boston College
*Rookie of the Year: Scott Cashman, Boston University
*Coach of the Year: Shawn Walsh, Maine
==All Conference Teams==
===First Team===
*Scott King, G, Maine
*Greg Brown, D, Boston College
*Rob Cowie, D, Northeastern
*Mike Boback, F, Providece
*David Emma, F, Boston College
*Steve Heinze, F, Boston College
===Second Team===
*Scott Cashman, G, Boston University
*Keith Carney, D, Maine
*Jeff Serowik, D, Providence
*Rick Bennett, F, Providence
*Shawn McEachern, F, Boston University
*Harry Mews, F, Northeastern
===All Rookie Team===
*Scott Cashman, G, Boston University
*Peter Ahola, D, Boston University
*Ted Crowley, D, Boston College
*Tony Amonte, F, Boston University
*Jim Montgomery, F, Maine
*Jean-Yves Roy, F, Maine
==All-Americans==
*Greg Brown, D, Boston College
*Rob Cowie, D, Northeastern
*Keith Carney, D, Maine
*David Emma, F, Boston College
*Steve Heinze, F, Boston College
*Jean-Yves Roy, F, Maine
Category:1990 in hockey
Category:Hockey East
Category:NCAA seasons