William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player


The William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Hockey East tournament to the best player in the championship as voted by a panel of writers and broadcasters. The award is named in honor of former Boston College athletic director William Flynn. The Tournament MVP was first awarded in 1985 and every year thereafter.
Connor Hellebuyck and Bobby Trivigno are the only players to have won the award more than once, both doing so in consecutive years. Four recipients have received the honor while not playing for the conference champion, all of them being the runner-up goaltender.
The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, as a result a Tournament MVP was not awarded that year.

Award winners

YearWinnerPositionSchoolRef
1985Chris TerreriGoaltenderProvidence
1986Peter MarshallForwardBoston University
1987Brian LeetchDefencemanBoston College
1988Bruce RacineGoaltenderNortheastern
1989Bob BeersDefencemanMaine
1990Scott LaGrandGoaltenderBoston College
1991Shawn McEachernLeft WingBoston University
1992Scott PellerinLeft WingMaine
1993Jim MontgomeryCenterMaine
1994Dwayne Roloson*GoaltenderUMass Lowell
1995Bob Bell*GoaltenderProvidence
1996Joe HulbigLeft WingProvidence
1997Michel LarocqueGoaltenderBoston University
1998Marty ReasonerCenterBoston College
1999Blake BellefeuilleCenterBoston College
2000Niko DimitrakosRight WingMaine
2001Chuck KobasewRight WingBoston College
2002Darren HaydarRight WingNew Hampshire
2003Sean Fields*GoaltenderBoston University
2004Jimmy HowardGoaltenderMaine

Note: * recipient not on championship team