Hockey East is a college athletic conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference.
Hockey East came into existence in 1984 for men's hockey when most of its current members split apart from what is today known as the ECAC Hockey League. The women's league began play in 2002.
There are currently 10 member schools; the men's division of Hockey East has nine members, while the women's division has six.
List of Men's Hockey East Championship Games
The Hockey East Championship Game has always been held in Boston since 1987, at the FleetCenter, now the TD Banknorth Garden, since 1996. The first two were held in Providence, Rhode Island at the Providence Civic Center (now the Dunkin' Donuts Center).
- 1985 Providence def. Boston College 2-1 (ot)
- 1986 Boston University def. Boston College 9-4
- 1987 Boston College def. Maine 4-2
- 1988 Northeastern def. Maine 4-3
- 1989 Maine def. Boston College 5-4
- 1990 Boston College def. Maine 4-3
- 1991 Boston University def. Maine 4-3 (ot)
- 1992 Maine def. New Hampshire 4-1
- 1993 Maine def. Boston University 5-2
- 1994 Boston University def. UMass Lowell 3-2
- 1995 Boston University def. Providence 3-2
- 1996 Providence def. Maine 3-2
- 1997 Boston University def. New Hampshire 4-2
- 1998 Boston College def. Maine 3-2
- 1999 Boston College def. New Hampshire 5-4 (ot)
- 2000 Maine def. Boston College 2-1
- 2001 Boston College def. Providence 5-3
- 2002 New Hampshire def. Maine 3-1
- 2003 New Hampshire def. Boston University 1-0 (ot)
- 2004 Maine def. UMass (Amherst) 2-1 (ot)
- 2005 Boston College def. New Hampshire 3-1
List of Women's Hockey East Championship Games
- 2003 Providence def. New Hampshire (Boston, MA)
- 2004 Providence def. New Hampshire (Boston, MA)
- 2005 Providence def. Connecticut (Boston, MA)
