Hockey East Men’s Hockey Schedule 2026/27

Hockey East drops the puck this Friday. The league’s 11 teams open on Oct. 2: Boston College, Boston University, UConn, Maine, UMass, UMass Lowell, Merrimack, New Hampshire, Northeastern, Providence and Vermont. There’s a trip to Belfast, a game at Madison Square Garden and, of course, the Beanpot. Here’s the full season at a glance. All times are Eastern.

Opening weekend: Oct. 2 and 3

Conference play opens the following Thursday, Oct. 8, when New Hampshire visits Merrimack.

Nonconference games and events to circle

• Oct. 9 and 10: Ice Breaker at UConn. The Huskies host Penn State on Friday (vote →) and Bowling Green on Saturday (vote →) at Toscano Forum.
• Oct. 15 and 17: St. Cloud State at Boston College. An NCHC power visits Chestnut Hill.
• Oct. 23 and 24: Boston College at Denver. One of the biggest nonconference series of the fall.
• Nov. 6 and 7: Boston University at Michigan State. A Hockey East vs. Big Ten measuring stick.
• Nov. 27: Boston College at Notre Dame, 3 PM. A Black Friday matinee in South Bend. Vote →
• Nov. 27 and 28: Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland. UConn faces Colgate, and Providence meets Minnesota Duluth, at SSE Arena. The title and consolation games follow on Saturday.
• Nov. 27 and 28: Denver at Boston University. The Pioneers make the return trip to Agganis Arena.
• Nov. 27 and 28: Adirondack Winter Invitational in Lake Placid. Merrimack plays St. Lawrence and Clarkson at the 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena.
• Nov. 28: Maine vs. Cornell at Madison Square Garden, noon. College hockey at the Garden.
• Dec. 11 and 12: UConn at Ohio State. Vote Fri. → · Vote Sat. →
• Dec. 29 and 30: UMass at the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off in Milwaukee. The Minutemen open against Arizona State at Fiserv Forum.
• Jan. 29 and 30: Connecticut Ice Tournament in Hartford. UConn headlines at PeoplesBank Arena.
• Feb. 1 and 8: The Beanpot at TD Garden. Opening night is Boston College vs. Boston University and Harvard vs. Northeastern. The championship and consolation games follow a week later.
• Feb. 2: Mayor’s Cup. Brown at Providence.

Hockey East conference schedule

Oct. 8 to 24

• New Hampshire at Merrimack (Oct. 8)
• Northeastern at UMass (Oct. 16)
• Boston University at Vermont (Oct. 16 and 17)
• Boston University at UConn (Oct. 22); UConn at Boston University (Oct. 24)
• Providence at UMass Lowell (Oct. 23); UMass Lowell at Providence (Oct. 24)

Oct. 30 and 31

• Northeastern at Boston College
• Maine at Boston University
• UConn at Merrimack
• New Hampshire at Vermont

Nov. 5 to 7

• Vermont at Boston College (Nov. 5 and 6)
• UConn at Providence (Nov. 5); Providence at UConn (Nov. 7)
• UMass at Maine (Nov. 6 and 7)
• New Hampshire at UMass Lowell (Nov. 6); UMass Lowell at New Hampshire (Nov. 7)

Nov. 13 and 14

• Boston College at UMass (Nov. 13); UMass at Boston College (Nov. 14)
• Northeastern at UConn
• Merrimack at Providence (Nov. 13); Providence at Merrimack (Nov. 14)
• Maine at Vermont

Nov. 19 to 21

• Boston College at Maine (Nov. 20 and 21)
• New Hampshire at UConn (Nov. 19); UConn at New Hampshire (Nov. 21)
• Providence at UMass (Nov. 19); UMass at Providence (Nov. 21)
• Boston University at Merrimack (Nov. 20); Merrimack at Boston University (Nov. 21)
• Vermont at UMass Lowell (Nov. 20 and 21)

Dec. 4 and 5

• UMass Lowell at Boston College (Dec. 4); Boston College at UMass Lowell (Dec. 5)
• Maine at New Hampshire, the Border Battle
• Northeastern at UMass
• Providence at Vermont (Dec. 5)

Dec. 11 and 12

• Northeastern at Boston University
• UMass at Merrimack (Dec. 11); Merrimack at UMass (Dec. 12)
• New Hampshire at Providence (Dec. 11)
• Maine at UMass Lowell (Dec. 11)

Jan. 2 to 9

• Merrimack at UConn (Jan. 2)
• UConn at UMass Lowell (Jan. 7); UMass Lowell at UConn (Jan. 9)
• UMass at Boston University (Jan. 8); Boston University at UMass (Jan. 9)
• Providence at Maine (Jan. 8 and 9)
• Northeastern at Vermont (Jan. 8 and 9)
• Merrimack at New Hampshire (Jan. 9)

Jan. 15 and 16

• Boston College at Providence (Jan. 15); Providence at Boston College (Jan. 16)
• Maine at UConn
• Northeastern at New Hampshire
• Merrimack at Vermont
• Boston University at UMass Lowell (Jan. 15); UMass Lowell at Boston University (Jan. 16)

Jan. 22 and 23

• New Hampshire at Boston College (Jan. 22); Boston College at New Hampshire (Jan. 23)
• Providence at Boston University (Jan. 22); Boston University at Providence (Jan. 23)
• UMass Lowell at Maine
• Vermont at UMass
• Northeastern at Merrimack

Jan. 29 to Feb. 2

• Boston University at Boston College (Jan. 29)
• Merrimack at New Hampshire (Jan. 29)
• Maine at Providence (Jan. 30)
• UMass Lowell at UMass (Feb. 2)

Feb. 5 and 6

• Boston College at Vermont (Feb. 5)
• Northeastern at UConn (Feb. 5)
• Boston University at Maine (Feb. 5)
• Merrimack at UMass Lowell (Feb. 5); UMass Lowell at Merrimack (Feb. 6)
• UMass at New Hampshire (Feb. 6)

Feb. 12 and 13

• UConn at Boston College (Feb. 12); Boston College at UConn (Feb. 13)
• New Hampshire at UMass
• Maine at Merrimack
• Vermont at Providence
• Northeastern at UMass Lowell

Feb. 19 and 20

• Boston College at Merrimack (Feb. 19); Merrimack at Boston College (Feb. 20)
• New Hampshire at Boston University (Feb. 19); Boston University at New Hampshire (Feb. 20)
• UMass Lowell at UMass (Feb. 19); UMass at UMass Lowell (Feb. 20)
• Northeastern at Providence
• UConn at Vermont

Feb. 25 to 27

• Boston University at Boston College (Feb. 26); Boston College at Boston University (Feb. 27)
• UConn at UMass (Feb. 25); UMass at UConn (Feb. 27)
• Northeastern at Maine
• Providence at New Hampshire (Feb. 26); New Hampshire at Providence (Feb. 27)
• Vermont at Merrimack (Feb. 27)

Final week: March 4 to 6

• UConn at New Hampshire (March 4)
• Northeastern at Boston University (March 5)
• Vermont at Maine (March 5)
• UMass at Boston College (March 5)
• Merrimack at UMass Lowell (March 5)
• Boston College at Northeastern (March 6)
• Providence at UConn (March 6)
• UMass Lowell at Boston University (March 6)

The Hockey East Tournament follows, and the NCAA Frozen Four begins April 8 in Washington, D.C.

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