2014-15 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Season

This is the 2014-15 Hockey East Mens's ice hockey season.  This was the conference's 31st season.
==Membership changes==
*The conference added the Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey program as a member.
==Standings==
note: overall records excludes conference and NCAA tournaments.
Conference Standings	Conference Standings	Conference Standings	Conference Standings	Conference Standings	Conference Standings	Conference Standings	Conference Standings	Conference Standings	Conference Standings	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	SOL 	GF 	GA 	P 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	
Boston University 	22 	14 	5 	3 	- 	- 	88 	55 	31 	33 	21 	7 	5 	124 	78 	
Providence College 	22 	13 	8 	1 	- 	- 	61 	37 	27 	34 	21 	11 	2 	100 	69 	
Boston College 	22 	12 	7 	3 	- 	- 	60 	50 	27 	34 	20 	11 	3 	100 	80 	
UMass-Lowell 	22 	11 	7 	4 	- 	- 	70 	52 	26 	34 	18 	10 	6 	114 	87 	
Notre Dame 	22 	10 	7 	5 	- 	- 	64 	54 	25 	36 	15 	16 	5 	103 	97 	
Northeastern 	22 	11 	9 	2 	- 	- 	70 	69 	24 	34 	16 	14 	4 	104 	102 	
Vermont 	22 	10 	9 	3 	- 	- 	62 	53 	23 	34 	18 	12 	4 	94 	74 	
New Hampshire 	22 	10 	11 	1 	- 	- 	66 	68 	21 	34 	15 	17 	2 	106 	99 	
Connecticut 	22 	7 	11 	4 	- 	- 	42 	74 	18 	34 	10 	17 	7 	64 	104 	
Maine 	22 	8 	12 	2 	- 	- 	64 	74 	18 	36 	13 	20 	3 	100 	118 	
Merrimack 	22 	5 	14 	3 	- 	- 	38 	56 	13 	34 	14 	16 	4 	74 	79 	
UMass-Amherst 	22 	5 	16 	1 	- 	- 	59 	102 	11 	33 	10 	21 	2 	92 	137 	
===Tie breakers===
Providence College finishes in 2nd place over Boston College
#series tied 1-1-0
#Providence college had 13 conference wins where Boston College had 12
Connecticut finishes in 9th place over Maine
#Connecticut won season series 1-0-1
==Conference Tournament==
The conference tournament featured the longest game in National Collegiate Athletic Association history when the UMass Minutemen defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in five overtimes 4 to 3.  The game lasted lasted 5 hours 49 minutes and included 151:42 of playing time.  The game eclipsed the previous record of 150:22 from the March 12, 2010 ECAC quarterfinal game between the Quinnipiac Bobcats and the Union Dutchmen.
===Format===
All teams qualify, top four seeds earn bye to quarter finals. Matchups 5 vs 12 6 vs 11, 7 vs 10, 8 vs 9. First two rounds are at higher seeded team's rink.  The semifinal and final rounds are held at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
===First Round (Best-of-three) (March 6-8)===
*Notre Dame defeated Massachusetts 2 games to 1 (3-4 (5ot), 5-3, 7-0)
*Merrimack defeated Northeastern 2 games to none (3-2 (ot), 2-1 (2ot)
*Vermont defeated Maine 2 games to 1 (4-2, 2-4, 3-2 (ot)
*New Hampshire defeated Connecticut 2 games to none (5-2, 2-0
===Quarterfinals (Best-of-three) (March 13-15)===
*Boston University defeated Merrimack 2 games to none (6-2, 5-0)
*New Hampshire defeated Providence College 2 games to 1 (2-1 (ot), 1-2, 2-1(ot)
*Vermont defeated Boston College 2 games to 1 (2-4, 3-1, 1-0)
*UMass Lowell defeated Notre Dame 2 games to 1 (5-0, 2-4, 6-4)
===Semifinals (March 20)===
*Boston University defeated New Hampshire 4-1
*UMass Lowell defeated Vermont 4-1
===Final (March 21)===
*Boston University defeated UMass Lowell 5-3
Boston University earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
==NCAA Tournament==
Boston College
*lost to Denver Pioneers 5-2 in the regional semifinals
Boston University
*defeated Yale Bulldogs 3-2 in overtime in the Northeast regional semifinals
*defeated Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 3-2 in the Northeast regional final
*defeated North Dakota 5-3 in the national semifinals
*lost to  Providence Friars 4-3 in the National Championship game
Providence College
*defeated Miami RedHawks 7-5 in the East regional semifinals
*defeated Denver Pioneers 4-1 in the East regional final
*defeated Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 4-1 in the national semifinals
*defeated Boston University Terriers 4-3 in the National Championship game
==Team Photos==
14-15BostonUTerriers.jpg|Boston University Terriers
14-15MerrWarr.jpg|Merrimack Warriors
14-15NHWildc.jpg|New Hampshire Wildcats
14-15NorEastern.jpg|Northeastern Huskies
14-15VermCata.jpg|Vermont Catamounts
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