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Hockey East Men's First-Team All-Stars
Hockey East Names 2025-26 Men's All-Star Teams
League Honors Three All-Star Teams During 41st Tournament Celebration

AMESBURY, Mass. - The Hockey East Association today announced its 2025-26 Men’s All-Star Teams as voted by the league’s 11 head coaches as part of the celebration of the 41st Hockey East Men’s Tournament.

The All-Hockey East First Team is highlighted by a lone unanimous selection, goaltender Michael Hrabal (Prague, Czechia). Joining Hrabal are defensemen Brandon Holt (Grand Forks, N.D./Maine) and Cole Hutson (Chicago, Ill./Boston University), and forwards James Hagens (Hauppauge, N.Y./Boston College), Dylan Hryckowian (L’Île-Bizard, Que./Northeastern) and Josh Nadeau (St-François-de-Madawaska, N.B./Maine). Hrabal was also named Goaltender of the Year unanimously, the first Minuteman netminder so honored.

Named to the All-Hockey East Second Team are goaltender Lawton Zacher (Buffalo, N.Y./Northeastern), defensemen Vinny Borgesi (Philadelphia, Pa./Northeastern) and Larry Keenan (Midhurst, Ont./Massachusetts), and forwards Joey Muldowney (Lake View, N.Y./UConn), Jack Musa (Orange Park, Fla./Massachusetts) and Ryan Tattle (Port Moody, B.C./UConn).

Getting nods on the All-Star Third Team are goaltender Tyler Muszelik (Long Valley, N.J./UConn), defenders Lukas Gustafsson (Alpharetta, Ga./Boston College) and Gavin McCarthy (Clarence Center, N.Y./Boston University), and forwards Tanner Adams (Northport, N.Y./Providence), Colin Kessler (Anchorage, Alaska/Vermont), and Dean Letourneau (Braeside, Ont./Boston College), and Logan Sawyer (Orangeville, Ont./Providence).

Hockey East will announce finalists for the Player, Rookie, and Coach of the Year awards on Monday, March 16.

The 2026 Hockey East Men’s Tournament continues tonight when #5 Maine visits #4 Boston College at 7:00 p.m. on NESN. The final three quarterfinal games are set for Saturday, March 14. #3 UConn hosts #6 Massachusetts at 1:00 p.m. on NESN+ before #2 Massachusetts and #9 Northeastern duel at 4:00 p.m. on the same channel. #1 Providence and #7 UMass Lowell battle cap off the NESN+ triple-header at 7:00 p.m. All games also stream on ESPN+.

The Hockey East semifinals are set for Friday, March 20 at TD Garden in Boston, while the 41st championship game will be played Saturday, March 21 at 7:00pm. All three games will air live on NESN+. Tickets are available via the host institution for each on-campus game while championship tickets can be purchased at TicketMaster.com.


2025-26 MEN'S HOCKEY EAST ALL-STARS

First-Team All-Stars

G: Michael Hrabal, UMass (JR) *
D: Brandon Holt, Maine (SR)
D: Cole Hutson, BU (SO)
F: James Hagens, BC (SO)
F: Dylan Hryckowian, NU (JR)
F: Josh Nadeau, Maine (JR)
*denotes unanimous selection


Second-Team All-Stars

G: Lawton Zacher, NU (JR)
D: Vinny Borgesi, NU (SR)
D: Larry Keenan, UMass (SO)
F: Joey Muldowney, UConn (JR)
F: Jack Musa, UMass (JR)
F: Ryan Tattle, UConn (SR)


Third-Team All-Stars

G: Tyler Muszelik, UConn (SR)
D: Lukas Gustafsson, BC (SR)
D: Gavin McCarthy, BU (JR)
F: Tanner Adams, PC (JR)
F: Colin Kessler, UVM (SO)
F: Dean Letourneau, BC (SO)
F: Logan Sawyer, PC (SO)

2026 Hockey East Men’s Tournament Schedule
Date Match Up Time TV/Streaming
Wed., March 11 #6 Boston University def. #11 Vermont, 4-1
Wed., March 11 #7 Northeastern def. #10 New Hampshire, 7-3
Wed., March 11 #8 Merrimack def. #9 UMass Lowell, 5-3
Fri., March 13 #5 Maine at #4 Boston College 7:00 p.m. NESN/ESPN+
Sat., March 14 #6 Boston University at #3 UConn 1:00 p.m. NESN+/ESPN+
Sat., March 14 #7 Northeastern at #2 Massachusetts 4:00 p.m. NESN+/ESPN+
Sat., March 14 #8 Merrimack at #1 Providence 7:00 p.m. NESN+/ESPN+
Fri., March 20 Semifinal #1 4:00 p.m. NESN+/ESPN+
Fri., March 20 Semifinal #2 7:00 p.m. NESN+/ESPN+
Sat., March 21 41st Hockey East Men’s Championship 7:00 p.m. NESN/ESPN+
Schedule is tentative and subject to change