AMESBURY, Mass. - The Hockey East Association today announced its 2023-24 Men’s All-Star Teams as voted by the league’s 11 head coaches as part of the celebration of the 39th Hockey East Men’s Tournament. In total, nine of the 18 honorees are first-year players and 11 are freshmen or sophomores.
The All-Hockey East First Team is highlighted by three freshmen and five underclassmen. Boston University rookie forward Macklin Celebrini (Vancouver, B.C.) is the lone unanimous selection and is joined by two Boston College forwards, Cutter Gauthier (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Will Smith (Lexington, Mass.) The team is rounded out by Eagles’ goaltender Jacob Fowler (Melbourne, Fla.), and two defensemen in the Terriers’ Lane Hutson (North Barrington, Ill.) and Massachusetts junior captain Ryan Ufko (Smithtown, N.Y.). Fowler was also named Stop It Goaltending Goaltender of the Year.
Named to the All-Hockey East Second Team are goaltender Michael Hrabal (Praha, Czechia/Massachusetts), defensemen Eamon Powell (Marcellus, N.Y./Boston College) and Tom Willander (Stockholm, Sweden/Boston University), and forwards Ryan Leonard (Amherst, Mass./Boston College), Bradly Nadeau (St-François-de-Madawaska, N.B./Maine) and Gabe Perreault (Hinsdale, Ill./Boston College).
Getting nods on the Third Team are goaltender Mathieu Caron (Abbottsford, B.C./Boston University), defenders Alex Gagne (Bedford, N.H./New Hampshire) and Scott Morrow (Darien, Conn./Massachusetts), and forwards Alex Campbell (Chateauguay, Que./Northeastern), Justin Hryckowian (L’Île-Bizard, Que./Northeastern), and Josh Nadeau (St-François-de-Madawaska, N.B./Maine).
Hockey East will announce finalists for the Player, Rookie, and Coach of the Year awards on Monday, March 18. The 2024 Hockey East Men’s Tournament continues tomorrow with the quarterfinals at Boston College, Boston University, and Maine, while Massachusetts at Providence is slated for a 4:00 p.m. start on NESN+
The Hockey East semifinals are set tentatively set for 4:00pm and 7:30pm on Friday, March 22 at TD Garden in Boston, while the 39th championship game will be played Saturday, March 23 at 7:30pm. All three games will air live on NESN and NESN+. Tickets are available via the host institution for each on-campus game while championship tickets purchased now at TicketMaster.com.
2023-24 MEN'S HOCKEY EAST ALL-STARS
First-Team All-Stars
G: Jacob Fowler, Fr., Boston College
D: Lane Hutson, So., Boston University
D: Ryan Ufko, Jr., Massachusetts
F: Macklin Celebrini, Fr., Boston University *
F: Cutter Gauthier, So., Boston College
F: Will Smith, Fr., Boston College
*denotes unanimous selection
Second-Team All-Stars
G: Michael Hrabal, Fr., Massachusetts
D: Eamon Powell, Sr., Boston College
D: Tom Willander, Fr., Boston University
F: Ryan Leonard, Fr., Boston College
F: Bradly Nadeau, Fr., Maine
F: Gabe Perreault, Fr., Boston College
Third-Team All-Stars
G: Mathieu Caron, Jr., Boston University
D: Alex Gagne, Jr., New Hampshire
D: Scott Morrow, Jr., Massachusetts
F: Alex Campbell, Sr., Northeastern
F: Justin Hryckowian, Jr., Northeastern
F: Josh Nadeau, Fr., Maine
2024 Hockey East Men’s Tournament Schedule | |||||
Date | Date | Away | Home | Time | TV/Streaming |
Wed. | March 13 | #8 UConn def. #9 Vermont, 4-1 | |||
Wed. | March 13 | #6 New Hampshire def. #11 UMass Lowell, 1-0 | |||
Wed. | March 13 | #7 Northeastern def. #10 Merrimack, 4-0 | |||
Sat. | March 16 | #5 Massachusetts | #4 Providence | 4:00pm | NESN+/ESPN+ |
Sat. | March 16 | #7 Northeastern | #2 Boston University | 4:15pm | ESPN+ |
Sat. | March 16 | #6 New Hampshire | #3 Maine | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
Sat. | March 16 | #8 UConn | #1 Boston College | 7:30pm | NESN+/ESPN+ |
Fri. | March 22 | Hockey East Semifinal #1 | 4:00pm | NESN/NESN+/ESPN+ | |
Fri. | March 22 | Hockey East Semifinal #2 | 7:30pm | NESN/NESN+/ESPN+ | |
Sat. | March 23 | Hockey East Championship | 7:30pm | NESN/NESN+/ESPN+ |