The Hockey East Association is a Division I college ice hockey conference that was chartered on July 11, 1983. The conference began in the 1984-1985 season with seven teams: Boston College, Boston University, University of New Hampshire, Providence College, Northeastern University, University of Maine, and UMass Lowell. The league expanded to nine teams when Merrimack was added in 1989 and UMass Amherst was added in 1993. The conference added its tenth and final member, University of Vermont, in 2006. Since its inception, Hockey East has set new competitive standards for college hockey success, annually doing extremely well against non-conference opponents. Over the last 14 seasons, Hockey East has cemented itself as the nation's most elite league, having earned 22 of the 56 berths in the NCAA Frozen Four championship tournament and boasting five NCAA title winners: the University of Maine in 1993 and 1999, Boston University in 1995 and Boston College in 2001 and 2008. Three of the four Frozen Four participants in 1999 came from Hockey East.
The Hockey East most definitely has a bright future as a conference. Annually sending multiple teams to the NCAA Tournament. The league is always strong from top to bottom and continues to attract some of the best college hockey recruits in the world. Look for more NCAA titles to come in the future, just like Boston College this year.
This site is all about the Hockey East. A profile of all ten teams in the conference is provided.
Some Useful Links...
- U.S. College Hockey Online
- Hockey East Official Website
- Hockey East Wikipedia Entry
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- Hockey East's All Time All Americans
- Hockey East's All Time Hobey Baker Award Finalists