Conference of New England men's ice hockey tournament
American college ice hockey tournament
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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.
| 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 |
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
| 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 |