Hockey East
The following teams participate in the Hockey East conference. For details about a specific team, click the applicable logo.
Historical Hockey East Posts
- 2024-25 season recapEmbed from Getty Images The content of this recap is also available in the 2020s page of our U.S. College Hockey History section of this site. The four-year streak of a new NCAA men’s hockey team joining Division I was snapped this year. However, one conference expanded. Arizona State found a home in the NCHC …
- 2025 Men’s Frozen Four historical implications
The 2025 Men’s Frozen Four begins Thursday. Both games have the same storyline of newcomer versus veteran. The Western Michigan Broncos will play the Denver Pioneers in the early game in an NCHC Championship Game rematch. The nightcap will be Penn State Nittany Lions versus Boston University Terriers in the first-ever meeting between these two … - 2024 championship game rematchEmbed from Getty Images The Denver Pioneers will face the Boston College Eagles this Sunday in a rematch of last season’s NCAA Division I men’s championship game. The winner of this Regional Final game will earn a return trip to the 2025 Frozen Four in St. Louis. In the seventy-seven-year history of the NCAA hockey …
- 2025 Division I Men’s regular season conference champions
We previously highlighted the Division I women’s regular season champions. Now that the Division I men’s conference playoffs are in motion, it’s time to cover the 2024-25 regular season conference champions. Below is a look at the seven teams that ended the regular season on top of the six conferences and the historical implications for …2025 Division I Men’s regular season conference champions Read More »
- 2025 Division I Women’s regular season conference champions
The Division I women’s conference playoffs are in full swing so there’s no time like the present to cover the 2024-25 regular season conference champions. Below is a look at the five teams that ended the regular season on top of their respective conferences and the historical implications for each. Penn State – The name …2025 Division I Women’s regular season conference champions Read More »
- 2016 men’s Beanpot title gameEmbed from Getty Images Going into the 2016 men’s Beanpot tournament, Boston College had hoisted the Beanpot trophy five of the past six years. The team that broke the five-year run for the Eagles was Boston University the season before. The 2016 Beanpot began February 1. The first game that day was a Boston College …
- Vermont’s first trip to Union in early 1990s ECAC action
The inaugural season for Union men’s hockey was 1903, making it one of the oldest college hockey programs in the nation. Union made the jump to Division I hockey prior to the 1991-92 season. Vermont, on the other hand, introduced men’s hockey in 1963 and moved up to Division I in 1974. Both teams were …Vermont’s first trip to Union in early 1990s ECAC action Read More »
- 2023-24 Season RecapEmbed from Getty Images The content of this recap is also available in the 2020s page of our U.S. College Hockey History section of the site. The 2023-24 season saw the return of Robert Morris to Division I men’s and women’s hockey. The program had been on hiatus since the end of the 2020-21 season. …
- Relevant Rewind: First Denver and Boston College game
Four teams participated in the first NCAA men’s hockey tournament to take place in Duluth, Minnesota. The 21st iteration of the tournament was held in 1968 at the Duluth Arena Auditorium; home of the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. The semifinals at the time were played on separate nights. The first night of the tournament on March …Relevant Rewind: First Denver and Boston College game Read More »
- Relevant Rewind: Michigan defends home ice against Boston College
By the time the December 1987 series between Michigan and Boston College rolled around, it had been nearly 39 years since the two teams first met in the inaugural NCAA tournament semifinals in 1948. Throughout that time span, the Wolverines and Eagles had faced off five times in a combination of NCAA tournament and regular …Relevant Rewind: Michigan defends home ice against Boston College Read More »
- Relevant Rewind: 1980s Denver and Boston crossover
At the onset of the inaugural Hockey East season in 1984, the conference announced it scheduled four inter-league crossover games against WCHA teams. Boston University hosted Denver that season and both games were decided in overtime. The two teams would end up playing one another every season after that up through the 1990-91 season. The …Relevant Rewind: 1980s Denver and Boston crossover Read More »
- Relevant Rewind: Down to the wire in St. Louis
Embed from Getty Images Heading into the 2006-07 season, the Michigan State Spartans men’s hockey team had high hopes. The reigning CCHA Tournament champions had narrowly missed out on the 2006 Frozen Four – losing by one goal to Maine in the Regional Final. The same could be said for the Boston College Eagles. The … - Relevant Rewind: 1981 ECAC 2 Championship
The Massachusetts Lowell and Merrimack men’s hockey programs both currently reside within Hockey East. The River Hawks and Warriors have been members since the 1980s yet the rivalry between the two Massachusetts schools predates Division I. In 1981 the two teams were Division II hockey schools and faced off in the ECAC 2 championship game. … - Featured Flashback: First UConn hockey team
The first season the University of Connecticut officially fielded a hockey team was 1960-61. The first game in program history took place at Harvard against the Crimson JV team. The Huskies lost 7-3 but it wasn’t too surprising since the team only practiced several times before the first game and did not have a hockey … - Relevant Rewind: 2005 BeanpotEmbed from Getty Images The 53rd Beanpot took place February 2005 between the same four men’s hockey teams that had participated since the first tournament in 1952. At the time, the Boston College Eagles were the reigning Beanpot champions after defeating Boston University the previous February by a score of 2-1 in overtime. It was …
- Relevant Rewind: Northeastern’s first Beanpot title
The first Beanpot tournament took place the weekend after Christmas in December 1952. At the time it was called the New England Invitational Tournament and included the same four Boston-based teams that participate today. The single-elimination men’s tournament is now split between the first two Mondays in February and is a spectacle of Boston college …Relevant Rewind: Northeastern’s first Beanpot title Read More »
- Relevant Rewind: Red Hot HockeyEmbed from Getty Images On November 25, 2017, Boston University and Cornell met at Madison Square Garden for the sixth edition of Red Hot Hockey. The Red Hot Hockey event was introduced in 2007 when two long-time rivals squared off in New York City’s famous arena. The inaugural game drew 18,200 fans and was considered …
- Relevant Rewind: 1991 triple overtime title game
The 1991 Division I men’s title game required three overtimes to determine a champion. When it was all said and done, fifteen goals were scored in the final game of the 1990-91 season. Two teams that were powerhouses throughout the season met in this final game: Northern Michigan and Boston University. The Northern Michigan Wildcats …Relevant Rewind: 1991 triple overtime title game Read More »
- Featured Flashback: Alabama Huntsville elevates program in 1987
On July 23, 1987, the Alabama Huntsville athletic department called a press conference. The school’s hockey team had just completed a 20-win season – its first in Division II. The university announced that the Chargers hockey team was elevating its program to Division I – effective immediately. The NCAA did not sponsor Division II hockey …Featured Flashback: Alabama Huntsville elevates program in 1987 Read More »
- Relevant Rewind: 2019 ChampionshipEmbed from Getty Images The second semifinal game of the 2021 Frozen Four will look familiar to hockey fans. When Massachusetts and Minnesota Duluth drop the puck Thursday night, they’ll be playing against one another for the first time since the most recent championship game in 2019. In that game, UMD blanked UMass 3-0 to …
- Relevant Rewind: 2008 Holy War on Ice ChampionshipEmbed from Getty Images Boston College and Notre Dame first met on the ice in 1969. In a rivalry that spans multiple decades and conferences, the meeting between the two Catholic schools is referred to as the Holy War on Ice. In 2008, this game’s importance vaulted to a whole new level when the two …
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- Relevant Rewind: UConn Upends Providence in 2014Embed from Getty Images On February 11, 2014, UConn earned the program’s first win over a top 10 team when it defeated #9 Providence 3-2. The Tuesday night upset took place at Schneider Arena in Providence, Rhode Island. In the accompanying photo, senior Billy Latta follows the puck in the net after he scores the …
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- Northeastern and Harvard Battle in Boston in 1950
In a game that took place nearly three years before the first Beanpot Tournament, Northeastern and Harvard met on the ice on January 16, 1950. Harvard outlasted Northeastern 5-4. It was technically a home game for Harvard even though both teams called Boston Arena their home rink at the time. Harvard would later win the …Northeastern and Harvard Battle in Boston in 1950 Read More »
- Relevant Rewind: New Hampshire Defeats Maine 7-0 in 2015Embed from Getty Images In the December 30, 2015, installment of the Border War, the Wildcats shut out the Black Bears 7-0. The game was held at the Verizon Wireless Arena (now known as Southern New Hampshire University Arena) in Manchester, New Hampshire. In the photo, Dan Correale’s shot sails past Maine goalie Matt Morris …
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