Sophomore goalie Albin Boija (Sundsvall, Sweden) stopped 27 shots in Maine's 5-2 win against UConn in the Hockey East title game in 2025, and also added an assist. He was exceptional in all three of Maine's tournament victories to pick up the William Flynn Hockey East Tournament MVP.
| Winners of the Bill Flynn Award (Hockey East Tournament MVP) | |||
| Year | Player | Team | Pos. |
| 1985 | Chris Terreri | Providence | G |
| 1986 | Peter Marshall | Boston University | F |
| 1987 | Brian Leetch | Boston College | D |
| 1988 | Bruce Racine | Northeastern | G |
| 1989 | Bob Beers | Maine | D |
| 1990 | Scott LaGrand | Boston College | G |
| 1991 | Shawn McEachern | Boston University | F |
| 1992 | Scott Pellerin | Maine | F |
| 1993 | Jim Montgomery | Maine | F |
| 1994 | Dwayne Roloson | UML | G |
| 1995 | Bob Bell | Providence | G |
| 1996 | Joe Hulbig | Providence | G |
| 1997 | Michel Larocque | Boston University | G |
| 1998 | Marty Reasoner | Boston College | F |
| 1999 | Blake Bellefeuille | Boston College | F |
| 2000 | Niko Dimitrakos | Maine | F |
| 2001 | Chuck Kobasew | Boston College | F |
| 2002 | Darren Haydar | New Hampshire | F |
| 2003 | Sean Fields | Boston University | G |
| 2004 | Jimmy Howard | Maine | G |
| 2005 | Brian Boyle | Boston College | F |
| 2006 | David Van der Gulik | Boston University | F |
| 2007 | Brock Bradford | Boston College | F |
| 2008 | Nathan Gerbe | Boston College | F |
| 2009 | Kieran Millan | Boston University | G |
| 2010 | Matt Lombardi | Boston College | F |
| 2011 | Cam Atkinson | Boston College | F |
| 2012 | Johnny Gaudreau | Boston College | F |
| 2013 | Connor Hellebuyck | UMass Lowell | G |
| 2014 | Connor Hellebuyck | UMass Lowell | G |
| 2015 | Jack Eichel | Boston University | F |
| 2016 | Kevin Boyle | UMass Lowell | G |
| 2017 | C.J. Smith | UMass Lowell | F |
| 2018 | Jake Oettinger | Boston University | G |
| 2019 | Cayden Primeau | Northeastern | G |
| 2020 | No Tournament Held (COVID-19 Pandemic) | ||
| 2021 | Bobby Trivigno | Massachusetts | F |
| 2022 | Bobby Trivigno | Massachusetts | F |
| 2023 | Lane Hutson | Boston University | D |
| 2024 | Will Smith | Boston College | F |
| 2025 | Albin Boija | Maine | D |
