Since the launching of the Hockey East Association in the 1984-85 season, Hockey East schools have been selected to participate in the NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Championships on 78 occasions.

Teams Chosen By Conference Since 1985-2009
Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA)	82
Hockey East Association (HEA)	78
Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA)	77
Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC)	55
Other Conferences and Independents	22*
* - Merrimack appeared in 1988 as an Independent before joining Hockey East

Hockey East Appearances in the NCAA Tournament
School	App.	Last	Frozen 4	Runner-Up	Titles	Record
Boston College	17	2008	10	4	2 (2001, 2008)	31-20-0
Boston University	16	2009	8	3	2 (1995, 2009)	23-18-0
Maine	17	2007	11	3	2 (1993, 1999)	30-19-0
Massachusetts	1	2007	0	0	0	1-1-0
UMass Lowell	3	1996	0	0	0	2-3-1
New Hampshire	15	2009	4	2	0	11-15-0
Northeastern	3	2009	0	0	0	1-3-0
Providence	5	2001	1	1	0	6-9-0
Vermont	1	2009	1	0	0	2-1-0
Total Hockey East	78	2009	35	13	6	107-89-1

HOCKEY EAST PROGRAMS ALL-TIME IN THE DIVISION-I NCAA TOURNAMENT (1948-2009)
School	App.	Last	Frozen 4	Runner-up	Titles	Record
Boston College	28	2008	21	6	3 (1949, 2001, 2008)	37-37-0
Boston University	31	2009	21	5	5 (‘71, ‘72, ‘78, ‘95, '09)	38-33-0
Maine	17	2007	11	3	2 (1993, 1999)	30-19-0
Massachusetts	1	2007	0	0	0	1-1-0
UMass Lowell	3	1996	0	0	0	2-3-1
Merrimack	1	1988	0	0	0	2-2-0
New Hampshire	19	2009	7	2	0	13-23-0
Northeastern	4	2009	1	0	0	3-4-1
Providence	8	2001	3	1	0	9-15-0
Vermont	4	2009	2	0	0	3-5-0

Krys Kolanos converts in overtime to clinch the 2001 NCAA title for BC

BY THE NUMBERS

Seasons: 25
NCAA Bids: 78 (3.12 per year)

Championships: Six (Maine '93, BU '95, Maine '99, BC '01, BC '08, BU '09)
Runners-up: 13
Total number of Frozen Four representatives: 35
First Round Byes (15 seasons): 19

Overall Record: 108-89-1
First Round: 37-25-1
Quarterfinals: 44-33
Semifinals: 19-16
Championship Game: 6-13
(Consolation Game: 1-2)

Hockey East Regular Season Champions (28 Total):
(title was shared in 1994-95, 1996-97 and 2002-03)

• Overall Record: 42-30
• 14 qualified for the Frozen Four
• Nine advanced to the championship game
• Four won the NCAA title

Hockey East Tournament Champions (25 Total):

• Overall Record: 49-23
• 18 qualified for the Frozen Four
• 14 advanced to the championship game
• Five won the NCAA title

Hockey East Combined Champions (12 Total):
(won both regular season and tournament)

• Overall Record: 26-10
• Nine qualified for the Frozen Four
• Seven advanced to the championship game
• Four won the NCAA title

REGIONALS

• Since regional tournament play began in 1992, 25 of the 36 teams that have advanced to the Frozen Four from the eastern regional tournaments have been from Hockey East. Five have come from the WCHA, four from the ECACHL, and two from the CCHA. (13 Hockey East teams have been sent to the western regionals, with just two advancing to the Frozen Four.)

FROZEN FOUR

• Over the last twelve seasons, Hockey East has boasted 20 of the 48 Frozen Four qualifiers, the most of any conference. By comparison:
  Hockey East: 20
  WCHA: 14
  CCHA: 11
  ECACHL: 2
• At least two Hockey East teams have qualified for the Frozen Four in 13 of the conference's 24 seasons, dominating the competition in that span. By comparison:
  Hockey East: 13 times
  WCHA: Five times
  CCHA: Five times
  ECACHL: Zero (last time was in 1983)

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

• Hockey East was represented by at least one team in the NCAA championship game in 11 of the last 12 years, and each of eight straight years from 1997 to 2004. That is the most consecutive appearances in the title game by any conference since the inception of Hockey East in 1984-85. Hockey East has boasted 17 of the 34 teams that have advanced to the championship game since 1993.
• On two occasions, 1995 and 1999, the NCAA championship game featured two Hockey East squads. Only the WCHA (in 2005) has been able to make that claim since the inception of Hockey East in 1984-85.