title: William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player
text: # 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. (as of 2022)
  
  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
  
  | Year | Winner | Position | School |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1985 | Chris Terreri | Goaltender | Providence |
  | 1986 | Peter Marshall | Forward | Boston University |
  | 1987 | Brian Leetch | Defenceman | Boston College |
  | 1988 | Bruce Racine | Goaltender | Northeastern |
  | 1989 | Bob Beers | Defenceman | Maine |
  | 1990 | Scott LaGrand | Goaltender | Boston College |
  | 1991 | Shawn McEachern | Left Wing | Boston University |
  | 1992 | Scott Pellerin | Left Wing | Maine |
  | 1993 | Jim Montgomery | Center | Maine |
  | 1994 | Dwayne Roloson* | Goaltender | UMass Lowell |
  | 1995 | Bob Bell* | Goaltender | Providence |
  | 1996 | Joe Hulbig | Left Wing | Providence |
  | 1997 | Michel Larocque | Goaltender | Boston University |
  | 1998 | Marty Reasoner | Center | Boston College |
  | 1999 | Blake Bellefeuille | Center | Boston College |
  | 2000 | Niko Dimitrakos | Right Wing | Maine |
  | 2001 | Chuck Kobasew | Right Wing | Boston College |
  | 2002 | Darren Haydar | Right Wing | New Hampshire |
  | 2003 | Sean Fields* | Goaltender | Boston University |
  | 2004 | Jimmy Howard | Goaltender | Maine |
  | Year | Winner | Position | School | Ref |
  | 2005 | Brian Boyle | Center | Boston College | |
  | 2006 | David Van der Gulik | Right Wing | Boston University | |
  | 2007 | Brock Bradford | Center | Boston College | |
  | 2008 | Nathan Gerbe | Left Wing | Boston College | |
  | 2009 | Kieran Millan | Goaltender | Boston University | |
  | 2010 | Matt Lombardi | Right Wing | Boston College | |
  | 2011 | Cam Atkinson | Right Wing | Boston College | |
  | 2012 | Johnny Gaudreau | Left Wing | Boston College | |
  | 2013 | Connor Hellebuyck | Goaltender | UMass Lowell | |
  | 2014 | Connor Hellebuyck | Goaltender | UMass Lowell | |
  | 2015 | Jack Eichel | Center | Boston University | |
  | 2016 | Kevin Boyle* | Goaltender | UMass Lowell | |
  | 2017 | C. J. Smith | Forward | UMass Lowell | |
  | 2018 | Jake Oettinger | Goaltender | Boston University | |
  | 2019 | Cayden Primeau | Goaltender | Northeastern | |
  | 2020 | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
  | 2021 | Bobby Trivigno | Left Wing | Massachusetts | |
  | 2022 | Bobby Trivigno | Left Wing | Massachusetts | |
  | 2023 | Lane Hutson | Defenceman | Boston University | |
  