2023–24 Hockey East men's season
The 2023–24 Hockey East men's season was the 40th season of play for Hockey East and took place during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The season began on October 7, 2023, and concluded with the national championship on April 13, 2024.[1]
| 2023–24 Hockey East men's season | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Conference | Hockey East |
| Division | Division I |
| Sport | men's ice hockey |
| Duration | October 7, 2023– April 13, 2024 |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+, NESN |
| NHL Entry Draft | |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Boston College |
| Season MVP | Macklin Celebrini |
| Top scorer | Macklin Celebrini |
| Hockey East tournament | |
| Tournament champions | Boston College |
| Runners-up | Boston University |
| Tournament MVP | Will Smith |
| Top scorer | Will Smith |
| NCAA tournament | |
| Bids | 4 |
| Record | 5–4 |
| Best Finish | Runner-Up |
| Team(s) | Boston College Boston University Maine Massachusetts |
| Hockey East men's seasons « 2022–23 2024–25 » | |
Coaches
Vermont fired Todd Woodcroft after an investigation revealed that he had sent improper text to a female undergraduate.[2] Because the school did not have the time to perform a full coaching search, Steve Wiedler was promoted to interim head coach for this season while the rest of the staff remained in place.
Records
| Team | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | Hockey East record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | Greg Brown | 2 | 14–16–6 | 8–11–5 |
| Boston University | Jay Pandolfo | 2 | 29–11–0 | 18–6–0 |
| Connecticut | Mike Cavanaugh | 11 | 143–163–36 | 73–80–18 |
| Maine | Ben Barr | 3 | 22–38–9 | 14–28–6 |
| Massachusetts | Greg Carvel | 8 | 129–105–17 | 77–73–14 |
| Massachusetts Lowell | Norm Bazin | 13 | 254–145–39 | 149–97–32 |
| Merrimack | Scott Borek | 6 | 63–86–10 | 45–62–8 |
| New Hampshire | Michael Souza | 6 | 58–84–20 | 36–65–16 |
| Northeastern | Jerry Keefe | 3 | 42–26–6 | 29–15–4 |
| Providence | Nate Leaman | 13 | 241–150–58 | 143–100–40 |
| Vermont | Steve Wiedler | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #2 Boston College †* | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 105 | 56 | 41 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 183 | 89 | |
| #3 Boston University | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 104 | 53 | 40 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 163 | 97 | |
| #10 Maine | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 76 | 67 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 119 | 94 | |
| #16 Providence | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 66 | 58 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 100 | 83 | |
| #13 Massachusetts | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 57 | 62 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 108 | 105 | |
| #20 New Hampshire | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 69 | 56 | 36 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 106 | 90 | |
| Northeastern | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 65 | 71 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 113 | 97 | |
| Connecticut | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 49 | 77 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 90 | 105 | |
| Vermont | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 52 | 81 | 35 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 87 | 106 | |
| Merrimack | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 62 | 85 | 35 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 98 | 114 | |
| Massachusetts Lowell | 24 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 39 | 78 | 36 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 72 | 113 | |
| Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll | |||||||||||||||||
Non-Conference record
Hockey East had a tremendous season in non-conference play. The league as a whole did not have a losing record against any other conference but was particularly strong against ECAC Hockey (its primary opponent). Only one of the eleven league members (Massachusetts Lowell) had a losing record against non-conference foes while the rest had winning marks. Seven Hockey East members had at least a .700 winning percentage in non-league games, which gave the conference a huge boost in the PairWise rankings.[3]
Regular season record
| Team | Atlantic Hockey | Big Ten | CCHA | ECAC Hockey | Independent | NCHC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | 0–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 8–1–0 |
| Boston University | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 2–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 5–3–0 |
| Connecticut | 1–2–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 4–2–1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 5–4–1 |
| Maine | 2–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 6–1–1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 8–1–1 |
| Massachusetts | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–1–1 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 7–2–1 |
| Massachusetts Lowell | 0–3–1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 4–5–1 |
| Merrimack | 3–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 3–1–0 | 1–2–0 | 0–0–0 | 7–3–0 |
| New Hampshire | 2–2–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 5–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 7–3–0 |
| Northeastern | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 3–0–2 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 6–1–2 |
| Providence | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 3–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 7–3–0 |
| Vermont | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 2–3–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 6–4–0 |
| Overall | 11–8–0 | 6–4–0 | 4–0–0 | 35–10–5 | 11–5–0 | 3–3–0 | 60–30–5 |
Statistics
Leading scorers
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points [4]
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macklin Celebrini | Freshman | Boston University | 23 | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| Will Smith | Freshman | Boston College | 24 | 13 | 30 | 43 |
| Cutter Gauthier | Sophomore | Boston College | 24 | 25 | 16 | 40 |
| Gabe Perreault | Freshman | Boston College | 20 | 10 | 26 | 36 |
| Ryan Leonard | Freshman | Boston College | 24 | 19 | 16 | 35 |
| Lane Hutson | Sophomore | Boston University | 24 | 6 | 28 | 34 |
| Bradly Nadeau | Freshman | Maine | 24 | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| Josh Nadeau | Freshman | Maine | 24 | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| Jeremy Wilmer | Sophomore | Boston University | 23 | 5 | 21 | 26 |
| Quinn Hutson | Sophomore | Boston University | 24 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
Leading goaltenders
Minimum 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 [5]
| Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Hellsten | Junior | New Hampshire | 21 | 1252:47 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 43 | 4 | .908 | 2.06 |
| Mathieu Caron | Junior | Boston University | 24 | 1430:51 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 2 | .924 | 2.14 |
| Jacob Fowler | Freshman | Boston College | 23 | 1366:07 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 2 | .925 | 2.20 |
| Albin Boija | Freshman | Maine | 14 | 784:48 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | .909 | 2.22 |
| Henry Welsch | Senior | Massachusetts Lowell | 15 | 872:57 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 1 | .913 | 2.34 |
Conference tournament
Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals
| Opening Round March 13 | Quarterfinals March 16 | Semifinals March 22 | Championship March 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston College | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | New Hampshire | 1 | 8 | Connecticut | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Massachusetts Lowell | 0 | 1 | Boston College | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Massachusetts | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston University | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Northeastern | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston College | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston University | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Northeastern | 4 | 6 | New Hampshire | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Merrimack | 0 | 2 | Boston University | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Providence | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Connecticut | 4 | 5 | Massachusetts | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Vermont | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
NCAA tournament
Ranking
USCHO
| Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boston University | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Connecticut | NR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maine | NR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Massachusetts | NR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Massachusetts Lowell | NR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Merrimack | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Hampshire | NR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northeastern | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Providence | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vermont | NR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
USA Today
| Team | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boston University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Connecticut | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Massachusetts | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Massachusetts Lowell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Merrimack | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Hampshire | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northeastern | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Providence | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vermont | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pairwise
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | 13 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Boston University | 13 | 44 | 39 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Connecticut | 10 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 43 | 42 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Maine | 32 | 46 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
| Massachusetts Lowell | 11 | 41 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 37 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 41 |
| Merrimack | 32 | 54 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 35 |
| New Hampshire | 32 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Northeastern | 32 | 35 | 18 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 40 | 34 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Providence | 16 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
| Vermont | 32 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
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
References
- "2023-24 Hockey East Men's Composite Schedule". Hockey East. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- "Vermont fires men's hockey coach Woodcroft, names assistant Wiedler interim coach for '23-24 season". USCHO. July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "HOCKEY EAST 2023-24 CONFERENCE SCORING LEADERS". Hockey East. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- "HOCKEY EAST 2023-24 CONFERENCE GOALTENDING LEADERS". Hockey East. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- "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.
External links
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