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
Season2022–23
ConferenceHockey East
DivisionDivision I
Sportmen's ice hockey
DurationOctober 1, 2022–
April 6, 2023
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)ESPN+, NESN
NHL Entry Draft
Top draft pickMatthew Wood
Picked byNashville Predators
Regular Season
Season championsBoston University
Season MVPDevon Levi
Top scorerLane Hutson
Hockey East tournament
Tournament championsBoston University
  Runners-upMerrimack
Tournament MVPLane Hutson
NCAA tournament
Bids2
Record2–2
Best FinishNational Semifinal
Team(s)Boston University
Hockey East men's seasons
« 2021–22 2023–24 »

Coaches

Greg 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

TeamHead coachSeason at schoolRecord at schoolHockey East record
Boston CollegeGreg Brown10–0–00–0–0
Boston UniversityJay Pandolfo10–0–00–0–0
ConnecticutMike Cavanaugh10123–151–3360–71–16
MaineBen Barr27–22–45–17–2
MassachusettsGreg Carvel7116–88–1270–59–11
Massachusetts LowellNorm Bazin12236–130–36138–87–29
MerrimackScott Borek540–72–929–54–8
New HampshireMichael Souza547–53–1730–50–13
NortheasternJerry Keefe225–13–115–8–1
ProvidenceNate Leaman12225–136–51134–91–34
VermontTodd Woodcroft39–35–47–25–4

Standings

Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTOTWOTLSWPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#4 Boston University †*2418602205499624029110154106
#14 Merrimack241680240507252382314110689
#16 Northeastern241473022497845351713510782
Connecticut241392422417871352012311396
Massachusetts Lowell241110322339565436181538982
Maine24911411132626536151659294
Providence24996302326460371614710387
Boston College2481150013070733614166104104
Massachusetts247143132285580351317594103
New Hampshire246153222234476351120374105
Vermont245163211183676361120569103
Championship: March 18, 2023
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Statistics

Leading scorers

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points[4]

PlayerClassTeamGPGAPts
Lane HutsonFreshmanBoston University2492534
Alex JefferiesJuniorMerrimack24131730
Matt BrownSeniorBoston University23102030
Justin HryckowianSophomoreNortheastern24141529
Aidan McDonoughSeniorNortheastern23141529
Lynden BreenJuniorMaine24141226
Cutter GauthierFreshmanBoston College23121325
Wilmer SkoogSeniorBoston University24101323
Matthew WoodFreshmanConnecticut2481523
Ryan TverbergJuniorConnecticut2413922
Nikita NesterenkoJuniorBoston College2471522
Gunnarwolfe FontaineJuniorNortheastern2461622

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

PlayerClassTeamGPMinWLTGASOSV%GAA
Devon LeviJuniorNortheastern231393:011463426.9471.81
Henry WelschJuniorMassachusetts Lowell12577:05541182.9281.87
Hugo OllasSophomoreMerrimack14782:35840263.9291.99
Gustavs Dāvis GrigalsGraduateMassachusetts Lowell15859:47662321.9182.23
Victor ÖstmanJuniorMaine241374:08994532.9152.31

Conference tournament

Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals

Opening Round[5]
March 8
Quarterfinals
March 11
Semifinals
March 17
Championship
March 18
1Boston University7
6Maine211Vermont3
11Vermont41Boston University2*
7Providence1
2Merrimack1**
8Boston College0
1Boston University3*
2Merrimack2
3Northeastern1
7Providence2*7Providence2*
10New Hampshire12Merrimack2**
5Massachusetts Lowell1
4Connecticut1
8Boston College55Massachusetts Lowell2
9Massachusetts2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

NCAA tournament

Regional semifinal

Northeast Regional

March 24, 2023
5:30 PM
(1) Quinnipiac5 – 0
(0–0, 2–0, 3–0)
(4) MerrimackTotal Mortgage Arena
Attendance: 4,462
Game reference
Yaniv PeretsGoaliesZachary BorgielReferees:
Ryan Hersey
Joe Sullivan
Linesmen:
John Grandt
Tyler Liffrig
(Lee, McGee) Joey Cipollone (7) – GW – 21:561–0
(Lipkin, Graf) Jacob Quillan (15) – 23:292–0
(Metsa, Friedmann) Michael Lombardi (5) – 46:283–0
(Lipkin) Jacob Quillan (16) – 54:414–0
(de Jong, Johnson) Sam Lipkin (13) – EN – 58:315–0
4 minPenalties6 min
35Shots15

East Regional

March 23, 2023
2:00 PM
(2) Boston University5 – 1
(1–0, 3–1, 1–0)
(3) Western MichiganSNHU Arena
Attendance: 3,631
Game reference
Drew CommessoGoaliesCameron RoweReferees:
Scott Roth
Mike Forys
Linesmen:
Nathan Voll
Tyler Landman
(O'Brien, Phillips) Lane Hutson (15) – 15:241–0
(Fensore) Quinn Hutson (15) – GW – 28:532–0
(Phillips) Matt Brown (16) – 30:203–0
3–132:24 – Jason Polin (30) (McAllister, Washe)
(Wilmer) Wilmer Skoog (15) – 37:164–1
(unassisted) Ethan Phillips (3) – EN – 57:345–1
8 minPenalties8 min
28Shots25

Regional finals

East Regional

March 25, 2023
4:00 PM
(2) Boston University2 – 1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)
(4) CornellSNHU Arena
Attendance: 7,143
Game reference
Drew CommessoGoaliesIan ShaneReferees:
Colin Kronforst
Jonathon Sitarski
Linesmen:
Pat Richardson
Sam Shikowsky
(Wilmer) Wilmer Skoog (16) – 22:131–0
(Brown) Ethan Phillips (4) – GW – 47:262–0
2–159:32 – Dalton Bancroft (9) (Mitchell, Seger)
6 minPenalties6 min
21Shots14

National semifinals

April 6, 2023
5:00 PM
(W1) Minnesota6–2
(2–1, 0–1, 4–0)
(E2) Boston UniversityAmalie Arena
Attendance: 19,119
Game reference
Justen CloseGoaliesDrew CommessoReferees:
Cameron Lynch
Chris Pitoscia
Linesmen:
Ryan Knapp
Stepen Drain
0–110:38 – Sam Stevens (Fensore, Armstrong)
(Cooley, Nelson) Mike Koster PP – 15:091–1
(Huglen) Rhett Pitlick – PP – 15:592–1
2–228:06 – PPJay O'Brien (Fensore, Brown)
(Koster, Brodzinski) Luke Mittelstadt – PP, GW – 41:403–2
(Chesley, Huglen) Luke Mittelstadt – 43:294–2
(unassisted) Logan CooleyEN – 57:195–2
(Knies, Faber) Logan Cooley – EN – 58:176–2
6 minPenalties14 min
34Shots31

Ranking

USCHO

TeamPre1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Final
Boston CollegeNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR2018NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR
Boston University12-999911141111978-675433597555-4
ConnecticutNR-2017141087768810-9111312141314161719NRNR-NR
MaineNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR
Massachusetts10-1313655111617151315-1519NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR
Massachusetts Lowell17-1516191817161314161413-1716191816171819NRNR20NR-NR
MerrimackNR-NRNRNRNRNR19151312116-81011161519201716141414-14
New HampshireNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR
Northeastern8-8712151615181818NRNR-NRNRNR20NR20161515151616-16
Providence15-16151113149108101012-11141217NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR
VermontNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR

[6]

USA Today

TeamPre1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Final
Boston CollegeNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR2018NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Boston University14141291191314911767767553358765544
ConnecticutNRNRNR171310888688101010111612141417171819NRNRNRNR
MaineNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Massachusetts10101314655101517151215151517NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Massachusetts Lowell16161516201817161413161513131920201915201920NRNRNRNRNRNR
MerrimackNRNRNRNRNRNRNR191714121056810111718192016151414141414
New HampshireNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Northeastern998814171615161819NRNRNRNRNRNRNR20171614161618171816
Providence15151615913149981011121211151317NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
VermontNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR

[7]

Pairwise

Team234567891011121415161718192021222324Final
Boston College2245211928413522302521211817232726282325242626
Boston University3395988110677796633486555
Connecticut341387653118991518151714171919181920
Maine2210422139384746393530393842393130272724262929
Massachusetts222132471513121011162226283228293335292929
Massachusetts Lowell3617111012714161414272425222323232327242526
Merrimack2214243725201298636611182121211917141413
New Hampshire2211233537434846504951574947505047464445464950
Northeastern153192324212320222526443226231921151417171918
Providence2239111011587141215122416192424242623262424
Vermont2235444438423238464948494950474749495151494847

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

NCAA

AwardRecipient
Mike Richter AwardDevon Levi, Northeastern
AHCA East All-American First Team[9]
PlayerPositionTeam
Devon LeviGNortheastern
Lane HutsonDBoston University
Aidan McDonoughFNortheastern
AHCA East All-American Second Team
Matt BrownFBoston University
Alex JefferiesFMerrimack

Hockey East

AwardRecipient[10]
Player of the YearDevon Levi, Northeastern
Best Defensive ForwardJustin Hryckowian, Northeastern
Best Defensive DefensemanHunter McDonald, Northeastern
Rookie of the YearLane Hutson, Boston University
Goaltending ChampionDevon Levi, Northeastern
Len Ceglarski Sportmanship AwardHudson Schandor, Connecticut
Three Stars AwardLane Hutson, Boston University
Scoring ChampionLane Hutson, Boston University
Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship AwardNew Hampshire
Bob Kullen Award (Coach of the Year)Jay Pandolfo, Boston University
All-Hockey East Teams[11][12]
First Team  Position  Second Team
Devon Levi, NortheasternGVictor Östman, Maine
Domenick Fensore, Boston UniversityDScott Morrow, Massachusetts
Lane Hutson, Boston UniversityDRyan Ufko, Massachusetts
Matt Brown, Boston UniversityFLynden Breen, Maine
Alex Jefferies, MerrimackFJustin Hryckowian, Northeastern
Aidan McDonough, NortheasternFRyan Tverberg, Connecticut
Third Team  Position  Rookie Team
Gustavs Dāvis Grigals, Massachusetts LowellG
Hugo Ollas, MerrimackG
Max Crozier, ProvidenceDLane Hutson, Boston University
Jon McDonald, Massachusetts LowellDHunter McDonald, Northeastern
Cutter Gauthier, Boston CollegeFKenny Connors, Massachusetts
Parker Ford, ProvidenceFCutter Gauthier, Boston College
Wilmer Skoog, Boston UniversityFRyan Greene, Boston University
FCam Lund, Northeastern
FMatthew Wood, Connecticut

Conference tournament

William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player
Lane HutsonBoston University
All-Tournament Team
PlayerPosTeam
Drew CommessoGBoston University
Lane HutsonDBoston University
Christian FeltonDMerrimack
Matt CopponiFMerrimack
Devin KaplanFBoston University
Dylan PetersonFBoston University

2023 NHL Entry Draft

RoundPickPlayerCollegeNHL team
14William Smith Boston CollegeSan Jose Sharks
18Ryan Leonard Boston CollegeWashington Capitals
111Tom Willander Boston UniversityVancouver Canucks
115Matthew WoodConnecticutNashville Predators
123Gabe Perreault Boston CollegeNew York Rangers
130Bradly Nadeau MaineCarolina Hurricanes
238Michael Hrabal MassachusettsArizona Coyotes
369Jacob Fowler Boston CollegeMontreal Canadiens
371Brandon Svoboda Boston UniversitySan Jose Sharks
380Aydar Suniev MassachusettsCalgary Flames
386Gavin McCarthy Boston UniversityBuffalo Sabres
390Drew Fortescue Boston CollegeNew York Rangers
4117Larry Keenan MassachusettsDetroit Red Wings
4125Aram Minnetian Boston CollegeDallas Stars
5153Hudson Malinoski ProvidenceToronto Maple Leafs
6171Aiden Celebrini Boston UniversityVancouver Canucks
6172Ryan MacPherson New HampshirePhiladelphia Flyers
6182Ryan Conmy New HampshireLos Angeles Kings
7193Jack Harvey Boston UniversityTampa Bay Lightning
7215Nicholas Vantassell MassachusettsOttawa Senators
7216Matt CopponiMerrimackEdmonton Oilers
7221Sebastian Bradshaw New HampshireDallas Stars

† incoming freshman[13]

References

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