Conference of New England men's ice hockey tournament

Conference of New England men's ice hockey tournament
Conference hockey championship
Sport	Ice hockey
Conference	Conference of New England
Format	Single-elimination
Played	2017–present

The Conference of New England men's ice hockey tournament began in 2017 with eight of the ten teams qualifying for the postseason. The field was reduced to 6 teams beginning in 2019. The 2021 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 season saw the tournament briefly change to an 8-team format before returning to its 6-team arrangement.

2017

Seed	School	Conference Record	Seed	School	Conference Record
1	Endicott	14–3–2	5	University of New England	9–7–2
2	Nichols	11–3–4	6	Johnson & Wales	6–9–3
3	Salve Regina	11–4–3	7	Becker	5–12–1
4	Curry	11–5–2	8	Western New England	5–12–1

	Quarterfinals February 25					Semifinals March 1					Championship March 4
	1	Endicott	8
	8	Western New England	3
						1	Endicott	4
						6	Johnson & Wales	2
	2	Nichols	3
	7	Becker	1
											1	Endicott	5
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											5	University of New England	4
	3	Salve Regina	3
	6	Johnson & Wales	4
						2	Nichols	3
						5	University of New England	6
	4	Curry	2
	5	University of New England	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2018

Seed	School	Conference Record	Seed	School	Conference Record
1	Salve Regina	14–2–2	5	Nichols	9–6–3
2	Endicott	13–4–1	6	Wentworth	7–8–3
3	University of New England	11–4–3	7	Suffolk	6–10–2
4	Curry	11–6–1	8	Western New England	4–12–2

	Quarterfinals February 17					Semifinals February 24					Championship March 3
	1	Salve Regina	8
	8	Western New England	1
						1	Salve Regina	4
						5	Nichols	5
	2	Endicott	10
	7	Suffolk	2
											5	Nichols	8
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											3	University of New England	3
	3	University of New England	6
	6	Wentworth	3
						2	Endicott	1
						3	University of New England	4
	4	Curry	3
	5	Nichols	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2019

Seed	School	Conference Record	Seed	School	Conference Record
1	Salve Regina	13–3–1	4	Nichols	9–6–2
2	Curry	11–4–2	5	Endicott	9–8–0
3	University of New England	11–5–1	6	Wentworth	6–10–1

The championship game was played at the Portsmouth Abbey in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

	Quarterfinals February 20					Semifinals February 23					Championship March 2
						1	Salve Regina	1
	3	University of New England	5			5	Endicott	0
	6	Wentworth	1								1	Salve Regina	2
											3	University of New England	6
						2	Curry	1
	4	Nichols	3			3	University of New England	2
	5	Endicott	4*

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2020

Seed	School	Conference Record	Seed	School	Conference Record
1	University of New England	14–2–2–0–0–2	4	Salve Regina	10–7–1–1–1–0
2	Endicott	16–2–0–2–0–0	5	Nichols	8–8–2–1–2–1
3	Curry	12–4–2–2–0–1	6	Wentworth	3–12–3–0–2–1

	Quarterfinals February 26					Semifinals February 29					Championship March 7
						1	University of New England	1
	3	Curry	1			6	Wentworth	2
	6	Wentworth	2								6	Wentworth	0
											2	Endicott	2
						2	Endicott	3*
	4	Salve Regina	4			5	Nichols	2
	5	Nichols	5*

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2022

Seed	School	Conference Record	Seed	School	Conference Record
1	University of New England	17–3–1–1–0–1	5	Suffolk	7–10–4–0–1–2
2	Endicott	15–5–1–0–1–0	6	Nichols	6–15–0–0–1–0
3	Salve Regina	14–5–2–2–0–2	7	Wentworth	4–15–2–1–2–1
4	Curry	13–7–1–1–1–0	8	Western New England	2–18–1–1–0–0

	Quarterfinals February 26					Semifinals March 2					Championship March 5
	1	University of New England	4
	8	Western New England	1
						1	University of New England	4
						6	Nichols	1
	2	Endicott	6
	7	Wentworth	1
											1	University of New England	3*
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											2	Endicott	2
	3	Salve Regina	1
	6	Nichols	3
						2	Endicott	2*
						4	Curry	1
	4	Curry	2
	5	Suffolk	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2023

Seed	School	Conference Record	Seed	School	Conference Record
1	Endicott	18–1–2–1–0–1	4	Salve Regina	12–8–2–1–0–0
2	Curry	16–4–1–1–2–0	5	Western New England	5–15–1–0–2–0
3	University of New England	16–4–1–1–0–0	6	Wentworth	4–16–1–1–3–1

	Quarterfinals February 22					Semifinals February 25					Championship March 4
						1	Endicott	5
	3	University of New England	3			4	Salve Regina	4
	6	Wentworth	1								1	Endicott	6
											2	Curry	0
						2	Curry	5
	4	Salve Regina	5			3	University of New England	1
	5	Western New England	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2024

Seed	School	Conference Record	Seed	School	Conference Record
1	Curry	15–3–0–1–0–0	4	Salve Regina	10–6–2–1–2–1
2	Endicott	12–3–3–2–2–1	5	Wentworth	6–11–1–1–0–1
3	University of New England	10–4–4–3–1–2	6	Nichols	4–10–4–1–2–1

	Quarterfinals February 21					Semifinals February 24					Championship March 2
						1	Curry	2
	3	University of New England	6			4	Salve Regina	7
	6	Nichols	3								4	Salve Regina	1
											2	Endicott	2
						2	Endicott	3*
	4	Salve Regina	4			3	University of New England	2
	5	Wentworth	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(3) University of New England vs. (6) Nichols

February 21	University of New England		6 – 3		Nichols	Harold Alfond Forum
04:29 – Garrett Devine (7) 18:01 – Garrett Devine (8)		First period			No scoring
02:34 – Anthony Cinato (5) 03:47 – Anthony Cinato (6)		Second period			Quinn McCarthy (4) – 13:59 Gabe Temple (4) – pp – 17:28
11:18 – Nate Chickering (6) 18:16 – en – Tyler Healey (2)		Third period			Gabe Temple (5) – 18:47
Billy Girard (17 saves / 20 shots)		Goalie stats			Tyler Bost (30 saves / 35 shots)

(4) Salve Regina vs. (5) Wentworth

February 21	Salve Regina		4 – 2		Wentworth	Howard Rink
No scoring		First period			Nikolas Sombrowski (6) – pp – 03:04
07:09 – Logan Calder (10)		Second period			Dane Probe (3) – 08:34
00:20 – Joesph Kile (5) 15:06 – Walter Baumann (8) 19:25 – en – Seth Benson (10)		Third period			No scoring
Cayden Bailey (16 saves / 18 shots)		Goalie stats			Jack McGovern (39 saves / 42 shots)

Semifinals

(1) Curry vs. (4) Salve Regina

February 24	Curry		2 – 7		Salve Regina	Canton Ice House
05:07 – Killian Rowlee (10) 18:34 – pp – Matt Connor (5)		First period			Hoon Kim (3) – 04:52 Jonathan Hammel (5) – 05:33 Damon Zimmer (3) – 19:21
No scoring		Second period			Karsten Kruska (3) – 03:12
No scoring		Third period			Walter Baumann (9) – sh – 04:59 Parker Mabbett (5) – 09:29 Seth Benson (11) – 11:00
Shane Soderwall (20 saves / 27 shots) Oscar Wahlgren (11 saves / 11 shots)		Goalie stats			Cayden Bailey (35 saves / 37 shots)

(2) Endicott vs. (3) University of New England

February 24	Endicott		3 – 2	OT	University of New England	Raymond J. Bourque Arena
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
15:41 – Kevin Craig (6) 19:34 – Jimmy McIsaac (5)		Third period			Jayden Price (9) – 08:47 Anthony Cinato (7) – 18:36
09:27 – Jimmy McIsaac (6)		First overtime period			No scoring
Atticus Kelly (37 saves / 39 shots)		Goalie stats			Billy Girard (39 saves / 42 shots)

Finals

(2) Endicott vs. (4) Salve Regina

March 2	Endicott		2 – 1		Salve Regina	Raymond J. Bourque Arena
05:49 – Cassidy Bowes (9)		First period			No scoring
19:03 – Andrew Kurapov (11)		Second period			Damon Zimmer (4) – 06:54
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Atticus Kelly (32 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats			Cayden Bailey (28 saves / 30 shots)

2025

Seed	School	Conference Record	Seed	School	Conference Record
1	Curry	16–2–0–0–1–0	4	Suffolk	7–9–2–0–2–2
2	University of New England	14–4–0–0–1–0	5	Nichols	5–9–4–1–0–0
3	Endicott	14–3–1–5–1–0	6	Wentworth	5–12–1–1–1–1

	Quarterfinals February 26					Semifinals March 1					Championship March 8
						1	Curry	4
	3	Endicott	3*			4	Suffolk	2
	6	Wentworth	2								1	Curry	5
											3	Endicott	2
						2	University of New England	3
	4	Suffolk	4			3	Endicott	4*
	5	Nichols	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(3) Endicott vs. (6) Wentworth

February 26	Endicott		3 – 2	OT	Wentworth	Raymond J. Bourque Arena
00:31 – Ryan Willett (9)		First period			Alex Walicki (5) – pp – 15:48
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
18:36 – Michael Casey (4)		Third period			George Kolovos (8) – en – 15:38
10:07 – Cade Baker (2)		First overtime period			No scoring
Atticus Kelly (22 saves / 23 shots)		Goalie stats			Jack McGovern (67 saves / 70 shots)

(4) Suffolk vs. (5) Nichols

February 26	Suffolk		4 – 0		Nichols	Porrazzo Skating Rink
16:39 – Daniel McKiernan (6)		First period			No scoring
07:14 – Ralph Berry (3)		Second period			No scoring
02:02 – Ralph Berry (4) 15:53 – Nolan Leonard (3)		Third period			No scoring
C.J. Hapward (46 saves / 46 shots)		Goalie stats			Liam Choquette (25 saves / 29 shots)

Semifinals

(1) Curry vs. (4) Suffolk

March 1	Curry		4 – 2		Suffolk	Canton Ice House
06:04 – Karim Gayfullin (8) 09:52 – pp – Karim Gayfullin (9)		First period			Nolan Leonard (4) – 18:55
01:39 – Gage Dill (6) 16:56 – Karim Gayfullin (10)		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			Gavin Havens (4) – pp – 16:49
Shane Soderwall (16 saves / 18 shots)		Goalie stats			C.J. Hapward (24 saves / 28 shots)

(2) University of New England vs. (3) Suffolk

March 1	University of New England		3 – 4	OT	Endicott	Harold Alfond Forum
No scoring		First period			Domenic Garozzo (15) – 19:09
11:39 – pp – Juraj Eliáš (6) 14:20 – Juraj Eliáš (7)		Second period			No scoring
02:13 – Cam Bergeman (8)		Third period			Jackson Sterrett (6) – 03:29 Michael Casey (5) – 18:51
No scoring		First overtime period			Michael Casey (6) – 00:58
Stefan Carney (32 saves / 36 shots)		Goalie stats			Atticus Kelly (28 saves / 31 shots)

Finals

(1) Curry vs. (3) Suffolk

March 8	Curry		5 – 2		Endicott	Canton Ice House
14:41 – Matt Connor (3)		First period			No scoring
10:38 – Grady Friedman (10)		Second period			Primo Self (14) – 08:11
01:21 – Manny Cabral (9) 14:41 – sh – J.P. Moreira (1) 16:42 – sh – en – Karim Gayfullin (11)		Third period			Cade Baker (3) – pp – 19:01
Shane Soderwall (38 saves / 40 shots)		Goalie stats			Atticus Kelly (27 saves / 31 shots)

2026

Seed	School	Conference Record	Seed	School	Conference Record
1	University of New England	17–3–0–0–0–0	4	Curry	13–6–1–0–0–0
2	Endicott	14–3–3–0–1–1	5	Nichols	7–12–1–0–0–0
3	Suffolk	15–4–1–1–0–0	6	Johnson & Wales	6–12–2–0–1–2

	Quarterfinals February 25					Semifinals February 28					Championship March 7
						1	University of New England	10
	3	Suffolk	8			5	Nichols	0
	6	Johnson & Wales	1								1	University of New England	1
											2	Endicott	2
						2	Endicott	4
	4	Curry	1			3	Suffolk	1
	5	Nichols	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(3) Suffolk vs. (6) Johnson & Wales

February 25	Suffolk		8 – 1		Johnson & Wales	Porrazzo Skating Rink
07:01 – Joe O'Brien (6) 08:05 – Jakob Grace (4) 19:27 – Joe O'Brien (7)		First period			Zachary Brady (5) – pp – 10:09
03:57 – Daniel McKiernan (14)		Second period			No scoring
05:10 – Quinn Booth (3) 05:50 – pp – Aidan O'Connell (14) 14:11 – pp – Dimitri Voyatzis (5) 18:32 – pp – Daniel McKiernan (15)		Third period			No scoring
Austin McNicholas (24 saves / 25 shots)		Goalie stats			Jake Inzirillo (41 saves / 49 shots)

(4) Curry vs. (5) Nichols

February 25	Curry		1 – 4		Nichols	Canton Ice House
13:58 – Andrew Morton (6)		First period			Justin Massa (6) – 13:21
No scoring		Second period			Gavin Duckworth (4) – 13:30
No scoring		Third period			Aaron Hamel (5) – pp – 10:40 Alexis Trudeau (6) – en – 16:48
Thomas Heaney (17 saves / 20 shots)		Goalie stats			Ryan Henry (42 saves / 43 shots)

Semifinals

(1) University of New England vs. (5) Nichols

February 28	University of New England		10 – 0		Nichols	Harold Alfond Forum
01:29 – Dom Murphy (10)		First period			No scoring
02:17 – Aidan Curran (3) 09:24 – Kevin O'Keefe (3) 12:00 – pp – Drew Olivieri (15) 14:31 – Drew Olivieri (16)		Second period			No scoring
00:41 – pp – Ryan Hadland (9) 03:50 – Drew Olivieri (17) 05:16 – Juraj Eliáš (11) 06:20 – Drew Olivieri (18) 13:38 – Isaac Keller (5)		Third period			No scoring
Harrison Chesney (15 saves / 15 shots)		Goalie stats			Ryan Henry (21 saves / 25 shots) Nick Anderson (4 saves / 9 shots) Liam Choquette (2 saves / 3 shots)

(2) Endicott vs. (3) Suffolk

February 28	Endicott		4 – 1		Suffolk	Raymond J. Bourque Arena
13:11 – Anthony Cafarelli (12)		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			Ryan Webb (4) – 18:50
10:10 – sh – Michael Casey (7) 11:59 – Collin Kleiser (5) 18:53 – en – Noah Gibbs (12)		Third period			No scoring
Peter Sterling (27 saves / 28 shots)		Goalie stats			Austin McNicholas (21 saves / 24 shots)

Finals

(1) University of New England vs. (2) Endicott

March 7	University of New England		1 – 2		Endicott	Harold Alfond Forum
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			Noah Gibbs (13) – 01:00 Noah Gibbs (14) – 17:53
12:40 – pp – Drew Olivieri (19)		Third period			No scoring
Harrison Chesney (20 saves / 22 shots)		Goalie stats			Peter Sterling (24 saves / 25 shots)

Championships

School	Championships
Endicott	5
University of New England	2
Curry	1
Nichols	1

See also

ECAC 2 Tournament
ECAC Northeast Tournament

References

• "College Hockey Stats". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 7, 2019.