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Format

The tournament includes all eleven teams in the conference, with teams ranked according to their finish in the conference standings. Seeds 1–5 earn a bye into the quarterfinal round, while seeds 6–11 play to determine the remaining quarterfinalists. Winners in the opening round are reseeded and advanced to play top three seeds in reverse order. Winners of the quarterfinal matches are again reseeded for the semifinal, and the winners of those two games face off in the championship. All series are single-elimination with opening round and quarterfinal matches occurring at home team sites. The two semifinal games and championship match are held at the

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. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid into the

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Standings

Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Opening Round

(6) Maine vs. (11) Vermont

(7) Providence vs. (10) New Hampshire

(8) Boston College vs. (9) Massachusetts

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston University vs. (11) Vermont

(2) Merrimack vs. (8) Boston College

(3) Northeastern vs. (7) Providence

(4) Connecticut vs. (5) Massachusetts Lowell

Semifinals

(1) Boston University vs. (7) Providence

(2) Merrimack vs. (5) Massachusetts Lowell

Championship

(1) Boston University vs. (2) Merrimack

Tournament Awards

All-Tournament Team

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– Christian Felton, Merrimack *

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– Matt Copponi, Merrimack *

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Tournament MVP

References

External links

2023 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
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