Hockey East Members
Boston College
Founded: 1863
Location: Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
A.K.A.: BCNickname: Eagles
Colors: Maroon and Gold
Rink: Kelley Rink (completed 1988, capacity 7,884)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: 3 (1949, 2001, 2008)
ECAC Hockey
Tournament Championships: 2 (1965, 1978)
Regular Season Championships: 1 (1979-80)
Member: 1961-84
Hockey East
Tournament Championships: 8 (1987, 1990, 1998-99, 2001, 2005, 2007-08)
Regular Season Championships: 10 (1984-85 to 1986-87, 1988-89 to 1990-91, 2000-01, 2002-03 to 2004-05)
Member: Since 1983 (began play in 1984)
Boston University
Founded: 1839
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
A.K.A.: BUNickname: Terriers
Colors: Scarlet and White
Rink: Agganis Arena (completed 2005, capacity 6,300)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: 4 (1970, 1972, 1978, 1995)
ECAC Hockey
Tournament Championships: 5 (1972, 1974-77)
Regular Season Championships: 6 (1964-65, 1966-67, 1970-71, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1978-79)
Member: 1961-84
Hockey East
Tournament Championships: 6 (1986, 1991, 1994-95, 1997, 2006)
Regular Season Championships: 7 (1993-94 to 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2005-06)
Member: Since 1983 (began play in 1984)
Maine
(University of Maine)Founded: 1865
Location: Orono, Maine
Nickname: Black Bears
Colors: Blue and White
Rink: Alfond Arena (completed 1977, capacity 5,641)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: 2 (1993, 1999)
NCAA Division 2 Championships: none
ECAC Hockey
Tournament Championships: none
Regular Season Championships: none
Member: 1979-84
Hockey East
Tournament Championships: 5 (1989, 1992-93, 2000, 2004)
Regular Season Championships: 4 (1987-88, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1994-95)
Member: Since 1983 (began play in 1984)
Massachusetts-Amherst
(University of Massachusetts Amherst)Founded: 1863
Location: Amherst, Massachusetts
A.K.A.: UMass, Massachusetts, UMA
Nickname: Minutemen
Colors: Maroon and White
Rink: William D. Mullins Center (completed 1993, capacity 8,373)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: none
NCAA Division 2 Championships: none
ECAC Hockey
Tournament Championships: none
Regular Season Championships: none
Member: 1961-64
Hockey East
Tournament Championships: none
Regular Season Championships: none
Member: Since 1993 (began play in 1994)
Massachusetts-Lowell
(University of Massachusetts Lowell)Founded: 1975
Location: Lowell, Massachusetts
A.K.A.: UMass-Lowell, Lowell, UML
Nickname: River Hawks
Colors: Red, White and Blue
Rink: Paul Tsongas Arena (completed 1997, capacity 6,496)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: none
NCAA Division 2 Championships: 3 (1979, 1981-82)
Hockey East
Tournament Championships: none
Regular Season Championships: none
Member: Since 1983 (began play in 1984)
Merrimack
(Merrimack College)Founded: 1947
Location: North Andover, Massachusetts
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Navy Blue, Gold and White
Rink: J. Thom Lawler Arena (completed 1972, capacity 3,000)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: none
NCAA Division 2 Championships: 1 (1978)
ECAC Hockey
Tournament Championships: none
Regular Season Championships: none
Member: 1961-64
Hockey East
Tournament Championships: none
Regular Season Championships: none
Member: Since 1989
New Hampshire
(University of New Hampshire)Founded: 1866
Location: Durham, New Hampshire
A.K.A.: UNH
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue and White
Rink: Towse Rink at the Whittemore Center (completed 1995, capacity 6,501)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: none
ECAC Hockey
Tournament Championships: 1 (1979)
Regular Season Championships: 1 (1973-74)
Member: 1961-64, 1966-84
Hockey East
Tournament Championships: 1 (2002)
Regular Season Championships: 6 (1996-97, 1998-99. 2001-02, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08)
Member: Since 1983 (play began in 1984)
Northeastern
(Northeastern University)Founded: 1898
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Red and Black
Rink: Mathews Arena (completed 1910, capacity 6,000)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: none
ECAC Hockey
Tournament Championships: 1 (1982)
Regular Season Championships: none
Member: 1961-84
Hockey East
Tournament Championships: 1 (1988)
Regular Season Championships: none
Member: Since 1983 (play began in 1984)
Providence
(Providence College)Founded: 1917
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
A.K.A.: PC
Nickname: Friars
Colors: Black and White
Rink: Schneider Arena (completed 1973, capacity 3,030)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: none
ECAC Hockey
Tournament Championships: 2 (1964, 1981)
Regular Season Championships: 2 (1963-64, 1982-83)
Member: 1961-84
Hockey East
Tournament Championships: 2 (1985, 1996)
Regular Season Championships: none
Member: Since 1983 (play began in 1984)
Vermont
(University of Vermont)Founded: 1791
Location: Burlington, Vermont
Nickname: Catamounts
Colors: Green and Gold
Rink: Gutterson Fieldhouse (completed 1963, capacity 4,003)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: none
ECAC Hockey
Tournament Championships: none
Regular Season Championships: 1 (1995-96)
Member: 1963-64, 1974-2005
Hockey East
Tournament Championships: none
Regular Season Championships: none
Member: Since 2005