2022–23 Hockey East men's season
The 2022–23 Hockey East men's season was the 39th season of play for Hockey East and took place during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The season began on October 1, 2022 and concluded on April 6, 2023.[1]
2022–23 Hockey East men's season | |
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Season | 2022–23 |
Conference | Hockey East |
Division | Division I |
Sport | men's ice hockey |
Duration | October 1, 2022– April 6, 2023 |
Number of teams | 11 |
TV partner(s) | ESPN+, NESN |
NHL Entry Draft | |
Top draft pick | Matthew Wood |
Picked by | Nashville Predators |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Boston University |
Season MVP | Devon Levi |
Top scorer | Lane Hutson |
Hockey East tournament | |
Tournament champions | Boston University |
Runners-up | Merrimack |
Tournament MVP | Lane Hutson |
NCAA tournament | |
Bids | 2 |
Record | 2–2 |
Best Finish | National Semifinal |
Team(s) | Boston University |
Hockey East men's seasons « 2021–22 2023–24 » |
Coaches
editGreg Brown takes over for Jerry York at Boston College. York retired after his 50th season as a head coach with the last 28 being for the Eagles.[2] Brown had previously been an assistant under York for 14 years and was the head coach for the Dubuque Fighting Saints prior to his hiring.
After Albie O'Connell was relieved of his coaching duties after the season, Boston University named his former assistant Jay Pandolfo as the team's head coach.[3] Pandolfo is a BU alum who helped the program win the national championship in 1995. This is his first head coaching job.
Records
editTeam | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | Hockey East record |
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Boston College | Greg Brown | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
Boston University | Jay Pandolfo | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
Connecticut | Mike Cavanaugh | 10 | 123–151–33 | 60–71–16 |
Maine | Ben Barr | 2 | 7–22–4 | 5–17–2 |
Massachusetts | Greg Carvel | 7 | 116–88–12 | 70–59–11 |
Massachusetts Lowell | Norm Bazin | 12 | 236–130–36 | 138–87–29 |
Merrimack | Scott Borek | 5 | 40–72–9 | 29–54–8 |
New Hampshire | Michael Souza | 5 | 47–53–17 | 30–50–13 |
Northeastern | Jerry Keefe | 2 | 25–13–1 | 15–8–1 |
Providence | Nate Leaman | 12 | 225–136–51 | 134–91–34 |
Vermont | Todd Woodcroft | 3 | 9–35–4 | 7–25–4 |
Standings
editConference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#4 Boston University †* | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 99 | 62 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 154 | 106 | |
#14 Merrimack | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 72 | 52 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 106 | 89 | |
#16 Northeastern | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 78 | 45 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 107 | 82 | |
Connecticut | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 78 | 71 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 113 | 96 | |
Massachusetts Lowell | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 56 | 54 | 36 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 89 | 82 | |
Maine | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 62 | 65 | 36 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 92 | 94 | |
Providence | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 64 | 60 | 37 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 103 | 87 | |
Boston College | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 70 | 73 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 104 | 104 | |
Massachusetts | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 55 | 80 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 94 | 103 | |
New Hampshire | 24 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 44 | 76 | 35 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 74 | 105 | |
Vermont | 24 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 36 | 76 | 36 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 69 | 103 | |
Championship: March 18, 2023 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |
Statistics
editLeading scorers
editGP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points[4]
Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
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Lane Hutson | Freshman | Boston University | 24 | 9 | 25 | 34 |
Alex Jefferies | Junior | Merrimack | 24 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
Matt Brown | Senior | Boston University | 23 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
Justin Hryckowian | Sophomore | Northeastern | 24 | 14 | 15 | 29 |
Aidan McDonough | Senior | Northeastern | 23 | 14 | 15 | 29 |
Lynden Breen | Junior | Maine | 24 | 14 | 12 | 26 |
Cutter Gauthier | Freshman | Boston College | 23 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
Wilmer Skoog | Senior | Boston University | 24 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
Matthew Wood | Freshman | Connecticut | 24 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
Ryan Tverberg | Junior | Connecticut | 24 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
Nikita Nesterenko | Junior | Boston College | 24 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
Gunnarwolfe Fontaine | Junior | Northeastern | 24 | 6 | 16 | 22 |
Leading goaltenders
editMinimum 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 |
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Devon Levi | Junior | Northeastern | 23 | 1393:01 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 6 | .947 | 1.81 |
Henry Welsch | Junior | Massachusetts Lowell | 12 | 577:05 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 | .928 | 1.87 |
Hugo Ollas | Sophomore | Merrimack | 14 | 782:35 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | .929 | 1.99 |
Gustavs Dāvis Grigals | Graduate | Massachusetts Lowell | 15 | 859:47 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 1 | .918 | 2.23 |
Victor Östman | Junior | Maine | 24 | 1374:08 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 2 | .915 | 2.31 |
Conference tournament
editTeams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals
Opening Round[5] March 8 | Quarterfinals March 11 | Semifinals March 17 | Championship March 18 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Boston University | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Maine | 2 | 11 | Vermont | 3 | ||||||||||||||
11 | Vermont | 4 | 1 | Boston University | 2* | ||||||||||||||
7 | Providence | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Merrimack | 1** | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Boston College | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Boston University | 3* | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Merrimack | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Northeastern | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Providence | 2* | 7 | Providence | 2* | ||||||||||||||
10 | New Hampshire | 1 | 2 | Merrimack | 2** | ||||||||||||||
5 | Massachusetts Lowell | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Connecticut | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Boston College | 5 | 5 | Massachusetts Lowell | 2 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Massachusetts | 2 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
NCAA tournament
editRegional semifinal
editNortheast Regional
editMarch 24, 2023 5:30 PM | (1) Quinnipiac | 5 – 0 (0–0, 2–0, 3–0) | (4) Merrimack | Total Mortgage Arena Attendance: 4,462 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Yaniv Perets | Goalies | Zachary Borgiel | Referees: Ryan Hersey Joe Sullivan Linesmen: John Grandt Tyler Liffrig | ||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
35 | Shots | 15 |
East Regional
editMarch 23, 2023 2:00 PM | (2) Boston University | 5 – 1 (1–0, 3–1, 1–0) | (3) Western Michigan | SNHU Arena Attendance: 3,631 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Drew Commesso | Goalies | Cameron Rowe | Referees: Scott Roth Mike Forys Linesmen: Nathan Voll Tyler Landman | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 25 |
Regional finals
editEast Regional
editMarch 25, 2023 4:00 PM | (2) Boston University | 2 – 1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1) | (4) Cornell | SNHU Arena Attendance: 7,143 |
Game reference | |||||||||||
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Drew Commesso | Goalies | Ian Shane | Referees: Colin Kronforst Jonathon Sitarski Linesmen: Pat Richardson Sam Shikowsky | ||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
21 | Shots | 14 |
National semifinals
editApril 6, 2023 5:00 PM | (W1) Minnesota | 6–2 (2–1, 0–1, 4–0) | (E2) Boston University | Amalie Arena Attendance: 19,119 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Justen Close | Goalies | Drew Commesso | Referees: Cameron Lynch Chris Pitoscia Linesmen: Ryan Knapp Stepen Drain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 31 |
Ranking
editUSCHO
editTeam | 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 | 25 | 26 | Final |
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Boston College | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR | 20 | 18 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR |
Boston University | 12 | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | - | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | 4 |
Connecticut | NR | - | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | - | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 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 |
Massachusetts | 10 | - | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | - | 15 | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR |
Massachusetts Lowell | 17 | - | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | - | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | NR | NR | 20 | NR | - | NR |
Merrimack | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | - | 8 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | - | 14 |
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 | 8 | - | 8 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | NR | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | 20 | NR | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | - | 16 |
Providence | 15 | - | 16 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | - | 11 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 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 |
USA Today
editTeam | 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 | 25 | 26 | Final |
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Boston College | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | 18 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Boston University | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Connecticut | NR | NR | NR | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 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 | NR | NR |
Massachusetts | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Massachusetts Lowell | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Merrimack | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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 | NR | NR |
Northeastern | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Providence | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 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 | NR | NR |
Pairwise
editTeam | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Final |
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Boston College | 22 | 45 | 21 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 35 | 22 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Boston University | 3 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Connecticut | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Maine | 22 | 10 | 42 | 21 | 39 | 38 | 47 | 46 | 39 | 35 | 30 | 39 | 38 | 42 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 |
Massachusetts | 22 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Massachusetts Lowell | 3 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Merrimack | 22 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
New Hampshire | 22 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 48 | 46 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 57 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 50 |
Northeastern | 15 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 44 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Providence | 22 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Vermont | 22 | 35 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 42 | 32 | 38 | 46 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 47 |
Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.[8]
Awards
editNCAA
editAward | Recipient | |
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Mike Richter Award | Devon Levi, Northeastern | |
AHCA East All-American First Team[9] | ||
Player | Position | Team |
Devon Levi | G | Northeastern |
Lane Hutson | D | Boston University |
Aidan McDonough | F | Northeastern |
AHCA East All-American Second Team | ||
Matt Brown | F | Boston University |
Alex Jefferies | F | Merrimack |
Hockey East
editConference tournament
edit2023 NHL Entry Draft
edit† incoming freshman [13]
References
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- ^ "Greg Brown Named Head Coach of Boston College Men's Hockey". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ "Pandolfo Named Head Coach of BU Men's Ice Hockey Program". Boston University Athletics. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "HOCKEY EAST 2022-23 CONFERENCE SCORING LEADERS". Hockey East. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "Playoff Seedings Set for 38th Hockey East Men's Tournament - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "USA Today Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Two Northeastern players repeat as first-team All-Americans". USCHO.com. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "DEVON LEVI NAMED HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Hockey East. March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "HOCKEY EAST NAMES 2022-23 MEN'S ALL-STAR TEAMS". Hockey East. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "HOCKEY EAST NAMES 2022-23 PRO AMBITIONS ALL-ROOKIE TEAM". Hockey East. March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.