Hockey East Association (HEA)
Hockey East Association logo
Established	1984
Association	NCAA
Division	Division I
Members	11 (12 in 2013)
Sports fielded	Ice hockey (men's: 10 teams (11 in 2013); women's: 8 teams)
Region	New England Midwest (one school beginning 2013)
Headquarters	Wakefield, Massachusetts
Commissioner	Joe Bertagna
Website	http://www.hockeyeastonline.com
Locations

The Hockey East Association, also known by the short name of Hockey East, is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference.^[1]

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 ECAC Hockey.^[2] It largely sought to emulate the Big East Conference, which had grown quickly since its creation a few years earlier. The women's league began play in 2002.^[3][4]

On October 5, 2011, the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish (a Big East member outside football) announced they would be joining Hockey East as the conference's first non-New England school in 2013 when the CCHA folds.^[5]

Champions[link]

• Boston College
  • 11-time Hockey East men's champions (1987, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)
  • 12-time Hockey East men's regular season champions (1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012)
  • 2-time ECAC men's champions (1965, 1978)
  • 1-time ECAC men's regular season champions (1980)
  • 5-time NCAA men's champions (1949, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012)
  • 1-time Hockey East women's champions (2011)
• Boston University
  • 7-time Hockey East men's champions (1986, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2006, 2009)
  • 8-time Hockey East men's regular season champions (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2009)
  • 5-time ECAC men's champions (1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)
  • 6-time ECAC men's regular season champions (1965, 1967, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1979)
  • 5-time NCAA men's champions (1971, 1972, 1978, 1995, 2009)
  • 2-time Hockey East women's champions (2010, 2012)
• University of Connecticut (women only; men compete in Atlantic Hockey)
• University of Maine
  • 5-time Hockey East men's champions (1989, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2004)
  • 3-time Hockey East men's regular season champions (1988, 1993, 1995)
  • 2-time NCAA men's champions (1993, 1999)
• University of Massachusetts Amherst (men only)
  • 1-time NCAA Division II men's champions (1972)
• University of Massachusetts Lowell (men only)
  • 3-time NCAA Division II men's champions (1979, 1981, 1982)
• Merrimack College (men only)
  • 1-time NCAA Division II men's champions (1978)
• University of New Hampshire
  • 2-time Hockey East men's champions (2002, 2003)
  • 8-time Hockey East men's regular season champions (1992, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010)
  • 4-time Hockey East women's champions (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
  • 6-time Hockey East women's regular season champions (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
  • 1-time ECAC men's champions (1979)
  • 1-time ECAC men's regular season champions (1974)
  • 5-time ECAC women's champions (1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1996)
  • 2-time men's national runner-up (1999, 2003)
  • 1-time women's national champions (1998) *crowned by AWCHA, pre-dated NCAA Women's Frozen Four)
• Northeastern University
  • 1-time Hockey East men's champions (1988)
  • 1-time ECAC men's champions (1982)
  • 3-time ECAC women's champions (1988, 1989, 1997)
  • 1-time Frozen Four 3rd place (1982)
• Providence College
  • 2-time Hockey East men's champions (1985, 1996)
  • 3-time Hockey East women's champions (2003, 2004, 2005)
  • 2-time Hockey East women's regular season champions (2003, 2005)
  • 2-time ECAC men's champions (1964, 1981)
  • 2-time ECAC men's regular season champions (1964, 1983)
  • 5-time ECAC women's champions (1985, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
• University of Vermont
  • 1-time ECAC men's regular season champions (1996)
  • Frozen Four Participant (1996, 2009)

Members[link]

There are currently 11 member schools; the men's division of Hockey East has ten members, while the women's division has eight.^[6][7]

Possible expansion[link]

There are also on-going talks that UConn's mens' hockey team may join Hockey East in the future with its women's program.^[8]

List of Men's Hockey East Championship Games[link]

The Hockey East Championship Game has been held in Boston since 1987, at the Boston Garden, and now the TD Garden,^[9] since 1996.^[10] The first two were held in Providence, Rhode Island at the Providence Civic Center (now the Dunkin' Donuts Center).^[2]

The final game and the semifinal games are held on consecutive nights in mid-March at the Garden. The quarterfinal round takes place the previous weekend. The top eight teams in the league advance to the quarterfinal round: the quarterfinal round series are 2-out-of-3 series with all games played at the higher seed's rink. There have been two cases where the #8 seed won on the #1 team's ice.^[11]

List of Women's Hockey East Championship Games[link]

The Hockey East Championship was held in Boston since its inception in 2003 until 2007. The event was held at Northeastern's Matthews Arena in 2003 and 2004 before moving to BU's Walter Brown Arena in 2005. The tournament returned to Matthews Arena in 2006, was held at UNH's Whittemore Center in 2007, and at UConn's Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum in 2008.^[12]

• 2003 Providence def. New Hampshire 1-0
• 2004 Providence def. New Hampshire 3-0
• 2005 Providence def. Connecticut 3-1
• 2006 New Hampshire def. Boston College 6-0
• 2007 New Hampshire def. Providence College 3-1
• 2008 New Hampshire def. Providence College 1-0
• 2009 New Hampshire def. Boston College 2-1
• 2010 Boston University def. Connecticut 2-1
• 2011 Boston College def. Northeastern 3-1

Conference arenas[link]

Hockey East men's awards[link]

• The Lamoriello Trophy (named after Lou Lamoriello) - Awarded to the Tournament Champion
• CCM / Bob Kullen Coach of the Year
• CCM Player of the Year
• Pro Ambitions Hockey Rookie of the Year
• Len Ceglarski Award - Awarded to an individual student for displaying good sportsmanship.
• Charles E. Holt Sportsmanship Award - Awarded to the team with the lowest average of penalty minutes per game in Hockey East play.
• Old Time Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman
• Best Defensive Forward
• Three Stars Award

References[link]

External links[link]

• Hockey East home page

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Stéphane Da Costa
Born	(1989-07-11) July 11, 1989 (age 22) Paris, France
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
NHL team	Ottawa Senators
National team	France
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2011–present

Stéphane Da Costa (born July 11, 1989) is a French professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL). A forward, Da Costa was the 2010 winner of the Hockey Commissioners’ Association and the Hockey East Rookie of the Year awards while playing at Merrimack College.^[1][2]

Playing career[link]

Junior[link]

Texas Tornado

Da Costa moved from his native country of France to the United States to play junior hockey for the Texas Tornado of the NAHL at the age of 17, and not being able to speak English.^[3] With the Tornado in 2006-07, Da Costa had 23 goals and 40 points in 50 games to finish tied for third in team scoring.

Sioux City Musketeers

Da Costa moved to the USHL in 2007-08, as he joined the Sioux City Musketeers. In his first season with the team, Da Costa had 12 goals and 37 points in 51 games, helping the team qualify for the playoffs. In four playoff games, Da Costa had a goal and three points.

He returned to the Musketeers for a second season in 2008-09, as he led the team in scoring with 31 goals and 67 points in 48 games, however, Sioux City failed to qualify for the post-season.

Merrimack Warriors[link]

Da Costa joined Merrimack College of Hockey East in North Andover, Massachusetts for the 2009-10 season. In his second game of his freshman season, Da Costa scored five goals against the Army Black Knights. He finished the season with 16 goals and 45 points in 34 games. After the season, Da Costa won the National Rookie of the Year, USCHO Rookie of the Year, Inside College Hockey Rookie of the Year, College Hockey News Rookie of the Year, and Hockey East Rookie of the Year.

After receiving numerous offers from NHL teams to sign as a free agent, Da Costa decided on returning to Merrimack for a second season in 2010-11. He once again led the team in scoring with 14 goals and 45 points in 33 games. He missed some games in February due to a knee injury he suffered.^[4]

Ottawa Senators[link]

On March 30, 2011, Da Costa signed as an undrafted free agent with the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He made his NHL debut in the 2010-11 season, appearing in four games with the Senators and registering no points. His first NHL game was on April 2, 2011 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Da Costa became the sixth player born in France to play in the NHL, joining Cristobal Huet, Philippe Bozon, Pat Daley, Paul MacLean and Andre Peloffy, and the third French-born and trained NHL player (along with Bozon and Huet).^[5][6]

After an impressive training camp to start the 2011-12 season, Da Costa joined the Senators for their first game. He got his first NHL point on October 8 in his second game of the season; a goal in a 6-5 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs against James Reimer.^[7] Da Costa was reassigned to Ottawa's AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, on November 27, 2011.

Da Costa scored his first professional hat trick on December 26, 2011, in an 8-3 Binghamton victory over the Albany Devils^[8].

International career[link]

Da Costa plays his international hockey with France, and played in his first international tournament at the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships - Division I held in Bad Tolz, Germany. In five games with France, Da Costa had five goals and 10 points, however, France finished with a 1-4-0 record. Da Costa returned for the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships - Division I held in Herisau, Switzerland, as he scored four goals and 13 points in five games, helping France to a 3-2-0 record.

Da Costa played for the French team at the 2009 IIHF World Championship held in Bern and Kloten, Switzerland where he had two assists in six games, as France finished in 12th place. Da Costa was once again named to France for the 2010 IIHF World Championship held in Cologne, Mannheim and Gelsenkirchen, Germany as he scored a goal and three points in five games, however, France fell to 14th place. In the 2011 IIHF World Championship held in Bratislava and Kosice, Slovakia, Da Costa was held to an assist in five games as France finished in 12th place. He once again suited up for France at the 2012 IIHF World Championship, scoring a goal and six points in seven games in France's best finish at the Worlds since 1953; 9th place. Da Costa scored the insurance goal for France in a key 4-2 upset of Switzerland.

Personal[link]

A native of Paris, Da Costa is the son of a French father and Polish mother. His two brothers, Teddy and Gabriel, also play hockey in the Polish and French leagues, respectively.^[5]

Career statistics[link]

Regular season and playoffs[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Stéphane Da Costa's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Stephane Da Costa's statistics at USCHO.com