HOCKEY EAST HEADLINES

Northeastern claimed its third-ever Hockey East title with a 3- 2 win over Boston College Saturday night at TD Garden. Brandon Hawkins (Macomb Township, Mich.) had a hand in all three Huskies goals (2g, 1a) while tournament MVP Cayden Primeau (Voorhees, N.J.) stopped 38 shots in the title game.

Alongside Primeau and Hawkins, also named to the 2019 Steve Nazro All-Tournament Team were Northeastern defensemen Ryan Shea (Milton, Mass.) and Jeremy Davies (Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que.) and forward Zach Solow (Naples, Fla.) and Boston College forward David Cotton (Parker, Texas.) Boston College head coach Jerry York won his 600th game behind the Eagles' bench and the 63rd of his tenure in the Hockey East Tournament, the most of any coach in league history.

NCAA Tournament Quick Hits: Three Hockey East teams were selected to compete in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, as Massachusetts, Northeastern, and Providence remain in contention for the national title. Massachusetts earned the number one seed in the Northeast Regional and will battle in-state rival Harvard on Friday in Manchester, N.H. The Friars remain in Providence for the East Regional, taking on number three overall seed Minnesota State, while the Huskies join them and battle Cornell.

UMass' first NCAA appearance was in 2007, which opened with a 1- 0 win over Clarkson in Rochester, New York, before falling to Maine, 3-1 in the East Regional final. The Minutemen play Harvard, and are 1-6-1 all-time against the Crimson. UMass has never advanced to the Frozen Four.

The Friars enter their sixth-straight NCAA Tournament and are 1 5-19 all-time in the NCAA postseason. It will be just the ninth meeting all-time with Minnesota State. Providence is 6-2-0 all-time against the Mavericks.

Northeastern's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament is the Huskies' seventh appearance in the national postseason. Over the weekend, NU won its 27th game of the year, the most wins in program history.

HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Cayden Primeau - Northeastern

Cayden Primeau (Voorhees, N.J.) was named the MVP of the 2019 Hockey East Tournament after backboning the Huskies to their third Lamoriello Trophy. He stopped 141 shots, allowed just five goals in four games, and posted a .966 save percentage in the postseason. He made 38 saves in the title game.

PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Tyler Madden - Northeastern

Tyler Madden (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) scored a goal just 16 seconds into the third period of the HEA semifinal, knotting the game at 1-1 for the Huskies in an eventual 2-1 overtime win. It was his second marker of the postseason tournament.

HOCKEY EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Ryan Shea - Northeastern

Ryan Shea (Milton, Mass.) was named to the 2019 Steve Nazro Hockey East All-Tournament Team for his play in anchoring the Northeastern defense to the program's third Lamoriello Trophy. He picked up one assist in the championship game, was a plus-five in the tournament overall, and blocked a championship-weekend best four shots.

HOCKEY EAST TOP PERFORMERS

David Cotton, BC (Jr., F; Parker, Texas) Earned a place on the 2019 Steve Nazro Hockey East All-Tournament Team for his efforts in guiding the Eagles to their second straight Hockey East Tournament championship game. He netted the game-winning goal in Friday's 3-0 semifinal win against top-seed Massachusetts. Overall, he had three goals and two assists in the conference postseason.

Joseph Woll, BC (Jr., G; St. Louis, Mo.) Earned a 26-save shutout in the Hockey East semifinals, a 3-0 win over the number one seed Massachusetts. Overall, he stopped 164 of 176 shots he faced in the Hockey East Tournament, the most of any goaltender. He signed an entry-level NHL contract on Sunday.

Logan Hutsko, BC (So., F; Tampa, Fla.) Led all players in the Hockey East Tournament with seven points and five assists, including a league-high three power-play assists and three power-play points, and two game-winning goals.

Jake Oettinger, BU (Jr., G; Lakeville, Minn.) Stopped 42 shots from Northeastern in Friday's 2-1 semifinal loss in overtime.

Named to the 2019 Steve Nazro Hockey East All-Tournament Team for his help in anchoring the Northeastern defense to the 2019 Hockey East Tournament crown, the third in program history. He had two assists in the tournament, both coming on game-winning strikes, including a helper on the championship-clinching strike.

Brandon Hawkins, NU (Sr., F; Macomb Township, Mich.) Named to the 2019 Steve Nazro Hockey East All-Tournament Team for launching the Huskies to the 2019 conference crown. Hawkins scored three goals and added two helpers for five points in four tournament games. He scored two game-winning goals, including the championship-winning mark, and had a hand in all three Huskies goals in the 3-2 title game victory.

Zach Solow, NU (So., F; Naples, Fla.) Earned a place to the 2019 Steve Nazro Hockey East All-Tournament Team with an overtime game-winning goal in the semifinals, a 2-1 win over BU, to place the Huskies in the title game for third time ever.