Lane Hutson (Fr., D; North Barrington, Ill.) was named MVP of the Hockey East Tournament after scoring twice in the championship game, including the overtime dagger 1:57 into the extra frame. He is the first freshman to win Tournament MVP since Jack Eichel in 2014-15. Hutson now has 47 points (14g, 33a) in 36 games played, tying Brian Leetch’s record (1986-87) for most points by a freshman defenseman in Hockey East history.
| 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 |
