History The New England Hockey Conference men's tournament began as the 'ECAC East Tournament' in 1985, a year after ECAC 2 downgraded to Division III and during the season where the conference formally split into two separate entities. For most of its existence the tournament was an 8-team format but on occasion the top seed would receive a bye into the semifinal round. For a few years during the late 1990s the tournament was expanded to include 10 teams but this was abandoned when nine teams left to form the ice hockey division of the NESCAC. Beginning with the 2004 tournament, the top seeded team to reach the semifinal round served as host for all semifinal and championship games regardless of their participation. This arrangement was abandoned after the 2013 tournament and the final two rounds were placed on different weekends. The 2021 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
1985 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Salem State 18–6–05 Holy Cross 13–9–02 Babson 16–6–06 Bowdoin 9–8–13 Merrimack 12–6–37 Saint Anselm 10–10–04 Norwich 13–9–08 Connecticut 9–9–0
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1986 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Bowdoin 19–5–05 Norwich 13–8–12 Merrimack 16–4–26 Connecticut 12–10–03 Babson 14–6–17 Colby 11–9–24 Salem State 17–8–08 North Adams State 12–10–0
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
1987 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Merrimack 22–2–05 Norwich 12–8–02 Bowdoin 19–3–06 Saint Anselm 13–12–03 Babson 15–6–07 Holy Cross 13–13–04 Salem State 17–9–18 Connecticut 10–9–2
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1988 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Merrimack 22–0–05 Salem State 18–9–02 Babson 19–5–06 American International 16–8–03 Bowdoin 15–6–07 Massachusetts–Boston 11–8–04 Norwich 15–6–08 Holy Cross 12–14–0
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
1989 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Merrimack 16–2–05 Massachusetts–Boston 12–8–12 Bowdoin 17–2–16 Salem State 11–9–0 3 American International 20–3–07 Middlebury 7–8–04 Babson 17–7–08 - -
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
1990 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Babson 15–1–45 Norwich 10–8–42 Middlebury 14–4–16 Connecticut 11–8–13 Bowdoin 12–4–27 Salem State 11–10–14 American International 15–6–18 - -
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
1991 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Middlebury 17–2–15 Connecticut 12–5–22 Massachusetts–Boston 14–4–16 American International 12–9–23 Babson 14–6–07 Williams 9–6–44 Salem State 15–5–18 Bowdoin 8–11–2
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
1992 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Connecticut 19–3–15 Bowdoin 14–8–02 Middlebury 19–4–06 Norwich 11–9–33 Salem State 12–3–07 Massachusetts–Boston 9–9–04 Babson 16–3–38 - -
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
1993 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Middlebury 18–2–25 American International 13–7–22 Babson 17–4–16 Hamilton 13–9–13 Connecticut 13–5–07 Salem State 10–4–14 Williams 16–6–08 Bowdoin 13–8–2
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
1994 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Salem State 12–3–25 Hamilton 11–6–02 Bowdoin 12–3–26 Colby 10–5–23 Connecticut 11–3–37 American International 10–7–04 Saint Anselm 11–3–38 Holy Cross 10–7–0 Note: Williams passed on the ECAC tournament in order to play in the NCAA tournament.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
1995 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Bowdoin 12–4–15 Colby 10–6–12 Connecticut 10–2–56 Babson 10–7–03 Williams 11–3–37 Hamilton 10–7–04 Salem State 12–5–08 Holy Cross 10–7–0 Note: Middlebury passed on the ECAC tournament in order to play in the NCAA tournament.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
1996 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Salem State 14–5–05 Hamilton 10–8–12 Babson 13–4–26 Williams 10–8–13 Amherst 13–6–07 Connecticut 10–8–14 Connecticut College 12–6–18 Holy Cross 9–8–2 Note: Middlebury, Colby and Bowdoin passed on the ECAC tournament in order to play in the NCAA tournament.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
1997 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 15–3–16 Saint Anselm 10–6–12 Williams 14–4–17 Bowdoin 11–8–03 Hamilton 14–4–18 Holy Cross 11–8–04 Colby 13–5–19 Babson 9–9–15 Amherst 11–7–110 Trinity 9–10–0 Note: Middlebury passed on the ECAC tournament in order to play in the NCAA tournament.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
1998 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Holy Cross 13–4–26 Colby 10–6–32 Connecticut College 11–5–37 Connecticut 10–8–13 Hamilton 11–5–38 Babson 9–8–24 Bowdoin 11–6–29 Norwich 9–8–25 Salem State 11–6–210 Trinity 9–8–2 Note: Middlebury and Williams passed on the ECAC tournament in order to play in the NCAA tournament.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
1999 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 15–1–16 Connecticut College 9–7–12 Williams 12–4–17 New England College 8–7–23 Colby 9–4–48 Massachusetts–Boston 8–8–14 Trinity 11–6–09 Salem State 7–9–15 Hamilton 9–6–210 Babson 5–9–3 Note: Middlebury and Amherst passed on the ECAC tournament in order to play in the NCAA tournament.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2000 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 16–0–15 New England College 5–9–32 Salem State 8–7–26 MCLA 3–14–03 Massachusetts–Boston 7–10–07 Skidmore 2–14–14 Southern Maine 6–10–18 Babson 1–15–1
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2001 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 13–3–15 Skidmore 5–10–22 Salem State 10–5–26 Massachusetts–Boston 2–13–23 New England College 10–7–07 Southern Maine 2–14–14 Babson 8–6–38 MCLA 1–16–0
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2002 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 15–4–05 Southern Maine 7–9–32 New England College 9–8–26 Babson 5–11–33 MCLA 8–8–37 Massachusetts–Boston 3–14–24 Salem State 9–9–18 Skidmore 2–14–3
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2003 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 16–3–05 Skidmore 6–12–12 New England College 15–4–06 MCLA 3–14–23 Babson 10–6–37 Southern Maine 3–14–24 Salem State 9–7–38 Massachusetts–Boston 0–18–1
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2004 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 16–2–05 Southern Maine 6–11–12 New England College 12–4–26 Skidmore 5–12–13 Babson 9–8–17 Massachusetts–Boston 0–18–04 Salem State 7–9–2 - - Note: As the top seed, Norwich served as host for the semifinal and championship rounds.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2005 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 15–2–25 Salem State 6–10–32 Babson 13–3–36 Skidmore 5–13–13 Southern Maine 11–7–17 Massachusetts–Boston 2–16–14 New England College 11–8–08 Castleton State 0–19–0 Note: As the top seed in the semifinal, Norwich served as host for the semifinal and championship rounds.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2006 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 15–2–25 Salem State 7–8–42 Babson 14–5–06 Skidmore 5–13–13 New England College 11–5–37 Castleton State 1–15–34 Southern Maine 9–8–28 Massachusetts–Boston 0–17–2 Note: As the top seed in the semifinal, Norwich served as host for the semifinal and championship rounds.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2007 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 14–5–05 Castleton State 11–4–42 New England College 13–5–16 Babson 11–7–13 Skidmore 12–5–27 Salem State 5–14–04 Southern Maine 12–5–28 Massachusetts–Boston 3–16–0 Note: As the top seed in the semifinal, Norwich served as host for the semifinal and championship rounds.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2008 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 15–4–05 Southern Maine 8–8–32 Babson 13–4–26 Salem State 9–9–13 Castleton State 11–6–27 Massachusetts–Boston 5–12–24 New England College 10–6–38 Skidmore 4–14–1 Note: As the top seed in the semifinal, Norwich served as host for the semifinal and championship rounds.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2009 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 11–5–35 Southern Maine 8–8–32 Castleton State 11–6–26 Skidmore 8–8–33 Salem State 10–8–17 Babson 9–10–04 New England College 9–8–28 Massachusetts–Boston 4–14–1 Note: As the top seed in the semifinal, New England College served as host for the semifinal and championship rounds.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2010 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 16–1–25 Skidmore 7–10–22 Babson 9–9–16 New England College 6–11–23 Castleton State 7–9–37 Massachusetts–Boston 6–11–24 Southern Maine 7–9–38 University of New England 2–17–0 Note: As the top seed in the semifinal, Norwich served as host for the semifinal and championship rounds.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2011 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 15–1–35 Babson 7–9–32 Castleton State 15–3–16 Southern Maine 5–11–33 Massachusetts–Boston 10–9–07 New England College 5–13–14 Skidmore 8–8–38 University of New England 3–16–0 Note: As the top seed in the semifinal, Norwich served as host for the semifinal and championship rounds.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2012 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 15–2–15 Massachusetts–Boston 9–8–12 Castleton State 12–4–26 Southern Maine 7–7–43 Babson 9–5–47 New England College 6–8–44 Skidmore 10–8–08 University of New England 2–16–0 Note: As the top seed in the semifinal, Norwich served as host for the semifinal and championship rounds.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2013 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 16–1–15 New England College 7–8–32 Massachusetts–Boston 11–5–26 Skidmore 8–9–13 Babson 9–7–27 University of New England 4–13–14 Castleton State 9–8–18 Southern Maine 4–14–0 Note: As the top seed in the semifinal, Norwich served as host for the semifinal and championship rounds.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2014 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 13–3–25 Castleton State 8–7–32 Babson 13–3–26 University of New England 7–11–03 Massachusetts–Boston 9–5–47 Southern Maine 5–11–24 New England College 10–8–08 Skidmore 3–9–6
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2015 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 17–1–05 University of New England 7–9–22 Massachusetts–Boston 16–2–06 New England College 6–9–33 Babson 12–4–27 Skidmore 3–14–14 Castleton State 8–10–08 Southern Maine 3–14–1
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2016 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Massachusetts–Boston 14–2–25 New England College 6–6–62 Babson 13–3–26 Castleton 7–9–23 Norwich 11–5–27 Skidmore 5–10–34 University of New England 9–7–28 Southern Maine 5–13–0
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Quarterfinals
(1) Massachusetts–Boston vs. (8) Southern Maine
(2) Babson vs. (7) Skidmore
(3) Babson vs. (6) Skidmore
(4) University of New England vs. (5) New England College
Semifinals
(1) Massachusetts–Boston vs. (4) University of New England
(2) Babson vs. (3) Norwich
Finals
(1) Massachusetts–Boston vs. (2) Babson
2017 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 16–1–15 Skidmore 9–6–32 New England College 13–5–06 Massachusetts–Boston 7–9–23 Babson 11–5–27 Southern Maine 5–12–14 Castleton 9–5–4- - -
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2018 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Norwich 13–3–25 New England College 7–10–12 Hobart 12–3–36 Skidmore 4–12–23 Babson 12–4–27 Southern Maine 3–12–34 Massachusetts–Boston 11–7–08 Castleton 3–14–1
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
2019 SeedSchoolConference recordSeedSchoolConference record1 Massachusetts–Boston 14–3–15 New England College 9–4–52 Norwich 13–4–16 Skidmore 9–6–33 Babson 11–4–37 Suffolk 5–13–04 Hobart 11–5–28 Southern Maine 4–13–1
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