The 2025 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament was the 40th

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in the history of the conference. It was played between March 12 and March 21, 2025. As the tournament champions,

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received the conference's automatic bid into the

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. This was the first Hockey East title won by a school outside Massachusetts since

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, also won by Maine.

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

Note: All game times are local.

Opening Round: March 12, 2025

(6) Massachusetts vs. (11) Vermont

'' Amherst, MA -

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- 7:00 PM - Attendance: 3,670''

(7) Massachusetts Lowell vs. (10) New Hampshire

''Lowell, MA -

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- 7:00 PM - Attendance: 2,995''

(8) Merrimack vs. (9) Northeastern

'' North Andover, MA - Lawler Rink - 7:00 PM - Attendance: 1,987''

Quarterfinals: March 14–15, 2025

(1) Boston College vs (9) Northeastern

''Chestnut Hill, MA -

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- 7:30 PM - Attendance: 6,034''

(2) Maine vs (7) Massachusetts-Lowell

'' Orono, ME -

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- 6:00 PM - Attendance: 5,043''

(3) Boston University vs (6) Massachusetts

'' Boston, MA -

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- 4:30 PM - Attendance: 5,563''

(4) Connecticut vs. (5) Providence

'' Storrs, CT -

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- 7:00 PM - Attendance: 2,691''

Semifinals: March 20, 2025

(3) Boston University vs (4) Connecticut

'' Boston, MA -

- 4:00 PM - Attendance: 14,313 (combined with NU-ME)''

(2) Maine vs (9) Northeastern - 7:30 PM

'' Boston, MA - TD Garden - 7:35 PM - Attendance: 14,313 (combined with CT-BU)''

Championship: March 21, 2025

(2) Maine vs (4) Connecticut

''Boston, MA - TD Garden - 7:30 PM - Attendance: 17,605''

Tournament Awards

All-Tournament Team

* G –

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* (Maine) * D – Luke Antonacci (Maine) * D – David Breazeale (Maine) * F – Joey Muldowney (Connecticut) * F – Owen Fowler (Maine) * F –

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(Maine) * Tournament MVP

References

External links

2025 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
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