Hockey East

Hockey East is the loudest room in college hockey. Boston College, Boston University and Northeastern give it a Beanpot core no other conference can match, and Providence, UMass, Maine and UConn have all turned into legitimate national threats. The conference has sent more players to the NHL than any other league in college hockey, and its February weekends feel like playoff games. When the Beanpot arrives, the rest of the sport stops to watch.