Brackets of 16 Plays From the Men's and Women's League Will Be Voted On By Fans
Hockey East's Inaugural Plays of the Year Tournament Now Under Way
Brackets of 16 Plays From the Men's and Women's League Will Be Voted On By Fans

WAKEFIELD, Mass. - Hockey East announced today the inaugural Plays of the Year Tournament, featuring two brackets of 16 plays each from the men's and women's league from the 2019-20 season and voted on by fans, will begin on Monday, June 22. Full brackets and descriptions of the plays can be found below.

Fans will have the opportunity to vote for two of their favorite plays from the 2019-20 season on Hockey East's Twitter and Instagram. The winning plays will advance to the next round, until only one play from the men's league and one play from the women's league remain. Those two champion plays will face each other in the grand finale to determine t he best play of the year! A new round of voting will begin each day at 2 p.m. ET.

This year's Plays of the Year Tournament was made possible in part by Hockey East's partnerships with NESN and CBS Interactive, announced earlier this year. The comprehensive partnership is the first of its kind for Hockey East.

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WOMEN'S PLAYS OF THE YEAR BRACKET, VOTING DATES AND DESCRIPTIONS

Bracket seeding randomly selected

June 22

  • 1 Lindsay Agnew (@BC_WHockey) uses her body to fight off a defender and goes top shelf, far-side.
  • 16 Alina Mueller (@GoNUwHockey) scores shorthanded to tie the game.

June 23

  • 2 Lauren Martin (@UNHwHockey) dekes around the goaltender to finish an odd-man rush.
  • 15 Natalie Snodgrass (@UConnWHOC) scores the game-winning goal late in Game 3 of the Hockey East Quarterfinals at Boston College.

June 24

  • 3 Mikyla Grant-Mentis (@MerrimackWIH) catches the puck, toe-drags on the rush, and finishes off a give-and-go goal.
  • 14 Meaghan Rickard (@PCWHockey) tips home a top shelf overtime goal.

June 25

  • 4 @ProAmbitions Rookie of the Year Hannah Bilka (@BC_WHockey) scores from a low angle.
  • 13 Ida Kuoppola (@BlackBearWIH) scores in double overtime to send Maine to the Hockey East Semifinals.

June 26

  • 5 Matti Hartman (@GoNUwHockey) redirects a no-look, backhand tip in the Hockey East Championship Game.
  • 12 Tamara Thierus (@UNHWHockey) snipes top shelf at Boston College.

June 27

  • 6 Julia Nearis (@TerrierWHockey) intercepts a breakout pass, toe-drags, and buries the puck at Vermont.
  • 11 Morgan Wabick (@UConnWHOC) walks through the defense to score in the Hockey East Semifinals.

June 28

  • 7 Sarah Hjalmarsson (@PCWHockey) scores a backhand breakaway to complete a hat trick at home.
  • 10 A full team effort from @UVMWHockey results in a coast-to-coast, tic-tac-goal from Kristina Shanahan.

June 29

  • 8 Carlie Magier (@HCrossWHockey) deflects a goal home with one hand after fighting through a defender.
  • 9 Jesse Compher (@TerrierWHockey) bats the puck out of mid-air for a power-play goal.

June 30

  • June 22 Winner: Lindsay Agnew (@BC_WHockey) uses her body to fight off a defender and goes top shelf, far-side.
  • June 29 Winner: Jesse Compher (@TerrierWHockey) bats the puck out of mid-air for a power-play goal.

July 1

  • June 23 Winner: Lauren Martin (@UNHwHockey) dekes around the goaltender to finish an odd-man rush.
  • June 28 Winner: A full team effort from @UVMWHockey results in a coast-to-coast, tic-tac-goal from Kristina Shanahan.

July 2

  • June 24 Winner: Mikyla Grant-Mentis (@MerrimackWIH) catches the puck, toe-drags on the rush, and finishes off a give-and-go goal.
  • June 27 Winner: Julia Nearis (@TerrierWHockey) intercepts a breakout pass, toe-drags, and buries the puck at Vermont.

July 3

  • June 25 Winner: @ProAmbitions Rookie of the Year Hannah Bilka (@BC_WHockey) scores from a low angle.
  • June 26 Winner: Tamara Thierus (@UNHWHockey) snipes top shelf at Boston College.

July 6

  • June 30 Winner: Lindsay Agnew (@BC_WHockey) uses her body to fight off a defender and goes top shelf, far-side.
  • July 3 Winner: Tamara Thierus (@UNHWHockey) snipes top shelf at Boston College.

July 7

  • July 1 Winner: A full team effort from @UVMWHockey results in a coast-to-coast, tic-tac-goal from Kristina Shanahan.
  • July 2 Winner: Julia Nearis (@TerrierWHockey) intercepts a breakout pass, toe-drags, and buries the puck at Vermont.

July 8

  • July 6 Winner: Lindsay Agnew (@BC_WHockey) uses her body to fight off a defender and goes top shelf, far-side.
  • July 7 Winner: Julia Nearis (@TerrierWHockey) intercepts a breakout pass, toe-drags, and buries the puck at Vermont.

July 9

  • Men's Winner: Wilmer Skoog's (@TerrierHockey) lacrosse-style goal.
  • Women's Winner: Julia Nearis (@TerrierWHockey) intercepts a breakout pass, toe-drags, and buries the puck at Vermont.

MEN'S PLAYS OF THE YEAR BRACKET, VOTING DATES AND DESCRIPTIONS

Bracket seeding randomly selected

June 22

  • 1 Filip Lindberg (@UMassHockey) stones Boston College on the power play to keep the game tied.
  • 16 Angus Crookshank (@UNHmHockey) tips down a slap shot from the point to win in overtime, 1-0.

June 23

  • 2 Stefanos Lekkas (@UVMmHockey) says absolutely NOT with a glove save from close range.
  • 15 Logan Hutsko (@BCHockey) uses an immense individual effort for a goal against Yale that caught the eye of Justin Bieber.

June 24

  • 3 Jonny Evans (@UConnMHOC) with a nifty fake wrap-around goal at Merrimack.
  • 14 Wilmer Skoog's (@TerrierHockey) lacrosse-style goal.

June 25

  • 4 Jeremy Swayman (@MaineIceHockey) denies Providence point-bank to preserve the tie in an eventual 1-0 win that clinched home ice in the Hockey East Tournament.
  • 13 Jack Dugan (@FriarsHockey) scores immediately after exiting the penalty box to atone for his sins.

June 26

  • 5 Ryan Shea (@GoNUmHockey) steps around the defense in Belfast, Northern Ireland to scored and help the Huskies to the Friendship Four title.
  • 12 Benjamin Freeman (@UConnMHOC) waits patiently before burying the game-winning goal in his home state, handing Maine their only home loss of the year.

June 27

  • 6 Tyler Wall (@RiverHawkHockey) dives across the crease for a desperation save at UMass.
  • 11 Mac Welsher (@MerrimackMIH) takes a pass from behind the net and buries a one-timer in overtime.

June 28

  • 7 Adam Dawe (@MaineIceHockey) fights off four defenders to take the lead at home.
  • 10 John Leonard (@UMassHockey) skates around all six defending players to find the back of the net.

June 29

  • 8 UML's Andre Lee (@RiverHawkHockey) picks off a pass in the neutral zone, skates through a defender, and finishes with the backhand.
  • 9 Ben Finkelstein (@BCHockey) scores on a spin-o-rama goal.

June 30

  • June 22 Winner: 16 Angus Crookshank (@UNHmHockey) tips down a slap shot from the point to win in overtime, 1-0.
  • June 29 Winner: UML's Andre Lee (@RiverHawkHockey) picks off a pass in the neutral zone, skates through a defender, and finishes with the backhand.

July 1

  • June 23 Winner: Logan Hutsko (@BCHockey) uses an immense individual effort for a goal against Yale that caught the eye of Justin Bieber.
  • June 28 Winner: Adam Dawe (@MaineIceHockey) fights off four defenders to take the lead at home.

July 2

  • June 24 Winner: Wilmer Skoog's (@TerrierHockey) lacrosse-style goal.
  • June 27 Winner: Tyler Wall (@RiverHawkHockey) dives across the crease for a desperation save at UMass.

July 3

  • June 25 Winner: Jack Dugan (@FriarsHockey) scores immediately after exiting the penalty box to atone for his sins.
  • June 26 Winner: Ryan Shea (@GoNUmHockey) steps around the defense in Belfast, Northern Ireland to scored and help the Huskies to the Friendship Four title.

July 6

  • June 22 Winner: 16 Angus Crookshank (@UNHmHockey) tips down a slap shot from the point to win in overtime, 1-0.
  • July 3 Winner: Ryan Shea (@GoNUmHockey) steps around the defense in Belfast, Northern Ireland to scored and help the Huskies to the Friendship Four title.

July 7

  • July 1 Winner: Adam Dawe (@MaineIceHockey) fights off four defenders to take the lead at home.
  • July 2 Winner: Wilmer Skoog's (@TerrierHockey) lacrosse-style goal.

July 8

  • July 6 Winner: 16 Angus Crookshank (@UNHmHockey) tips down a slap shot from the point to win in overtime, 1-0.
  • July 7 Winner: Wilmer Skoog's (@TerrierHockey) lacrosse-style goal.

July 9

  • Men's Winner: Wilmer Skoog's (@TerrierHockey) lacrosse-style goal.
  • Women's Winner: Julia Nearis (@TerrierWHockey) intercepts a breakout pass, toe-drags, and buries the puck at Vermont.