The New England Hockey Conference men's tournament began as the 'ECAC East Tournament' in 1985, a year after ECAC 2 downgraded to Division III and during the season where the conference formally split into two separate entities.
For most of its existence the tournament was an 8-team format but on occasion the top seed would receive a bye into the semifinal round.
This arrangement was abandoned after the 2013 tournament and the final two rounds were placed on different weekends.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Note: Middlebury and Amherst passed on the ECAC tournament in order to play in the NCAA tournament.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Note: As the top seed in the semifinal, Norwich served as host for the semifinal and championship rounds.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Note: As the top seed in the semifinal, New England College served as host for the semifinal and championship rounds.