2017-18 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Season

This is the 2017-18 Hockey East Men's Hockey Season. This is the conference's 34th season of play
==Membership changes==
*The Notre Dame Fighting Irish left the conference after the 2016-17 season and join the Big Ten Conference as an associate member for men's ice hockey starting with the 2017-18 season.
==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 	18 	6 	0 	79 	53 	36 	37 	20 	14 	3 	108 	99
Northeastern Huskies 	24 	15 	6 	3 	79 	49 	33 	38 	23 	10 	5 	136 	81
Providence Friars 	24 	13 	7 	4 	70 	50 	30 	40 	24 	12 	4 	117 	85
Boston University Terriers	24 	12 	8 	4 	72 	60 	28 	40 	22 	14 	4 	124 	105
Connecticut Huskies 	24 	11 	12 	1 	70 	62 	23 	36 	15 	19 	2 	100 	102
Maine Black Bears 	24 	10 	11 	3 	65 	74 	23 	38 	18 	16 	4 	117 	115
UMass-Lowell River Hawks 	24 	11 	13 	0 	68 	75 	22 	36 	17 	19 	0 	101 	99
UMass Minutemen 	24 	9 	13 	2 	60 	74 	20 	39 	17 	20 	2 	104 	119
Vermont Catamounts 	24 	6 	12 	6 	51 	75 	18 	37 	10 	20 	7 	79 	112
Merrimack Warriors 	24 	7 	15 	2 	51 	70 	16 	37 	12 	21 	4 	83 	105
New Hampshire Wildcats 	24 	5 	14 	5 	48 	71 	15 	36 	10 	20 	6 	88 	104
==Lamorello Trophy Conference Tournament==
On September 26, 2017 the conference announced that they would be returning to the format last used in 2014 with all 11 teams qualifying. The top five seeds earning byes to the quarterfinals the weekend of March 2-4, 2018. The sixth seed host the eleventh seed the seventh seed host the tenth seed, and the eighth seed host the ninth seed in the beast of three preliminary round. The preliminary round winners are reseeded and will play the top three seeds and the fourth seed plays the fifth seed in the best of three quarterfinals held the weekend of March 9-11, 2018. The quarterfinal winners advance to the single elimination semifinals March 16, 2018 at the TD Garden. The semifinal winners advance to the final on March 17, 2018 also at the TD Garden. The tournament winner earns the Lamorello Trophy and the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Opening Round===
*Maine Black Bears defeated New Hampshire Wildcats 2 games to none
*Merrimack Warriors defeated UMass-Lowell River Hawks 2 games to none
*UMass Minutemen defeated Vermont Catamounts 2 games to 1
===Quarterfinals===
*Boston College Eagles defeated Merrimack Warriors 2 games to none
*Northeastern Huskies defeated UMass Minutemen 2 games to none
*Providence Friars defeated Maine Black Bears 2 games to none
*Boston University Terriers defeated Connecticut Huskies 2 games to none
===Semifinals===
*Boston University Terriers defeated Boston College Eagles 4-3 (ot)
*Providence Friars defeated Northeastern Huskies 3-2 (ot)
===Final===
*Boston University Terriers defeated Providence Friars 2-0
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