2003 MAAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2003 MAAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 5th and final championship in the history of the conference. It was played between March 15 and March 23, 2003. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, the home venue of the Army Black Knights. By winning the tournament Mercyhurst received MAAC's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

After the 2003 season, both the Fairfield Stags and Iona Gaels discontinued their hockey programs. The remaining 9 teams in the conference then formed Atlantic Hockey which began play in 2003-04.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play with each round being single-elimination. The teams that finish below eighth in the standings are ineligible for tournament play. In the first round, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play with the winner advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference Standings

Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Mercyhurst†* 26 19 5 240 105 73 37 22 13 2 135 129
Quinnipiac 26 18 7 1 37 109 72 36 22 13 1 139 98
Holy Cross 26 14 11 1 29 81 67 36 17 18 1 109 105
Sacred Heart 26 13 10 3 29 79 62 35 14 15 6 95 86
Bentley 26 13 13 0 26 77 80 34 15 19 0 94 122
Army 26 13 13 0 26 67 72 34 18 16 0 93 92
Canisius 26 11 13 2 24 66 71 37 12 21 4 85 126
Iona 26 11 14 1 23 80 80 35 11 22 2 91 122
American International 26 9 16 1 19 66 105 32 10 20 2 83 137
Connecticut 26 7 16 3 17 74 102 34 8 23 3 91 148
Fairfield 26 7 17 2 16 67 87 33 8 23 2 86 121
Championship: Mercyhurst
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

Bracket[2]

Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals[3]
March 15
Semifinals[4]
March 21
Championship
March 23
         
1 Mercyhurst 5
8 Iona 3
1 Mercyhurst 10
5 Bentley 2
4 Sacred Heart 0
5 Bentley 2
1 Mercyhurst 4
2 Quinnipiac 3
2 Quinnipiac 3
7 Canisius 2
2 Quinnipiac 3
3 Holy Cross 0
3 Holy Cross 3
6 Army 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Mercyhurst vs. (8) Iona

(2) Quinnipiac vs. (7) Canisius

(3) Holy Cross vs. (6) Army

(4) Sacred Heart vs. (5) Bentley

Semifinals

(1) Mercyhurst vs. (5) Bentley

(2) Quinnipiac vs. (3) Holy Cross

Championship

(1) Mercyhurst vs. (2) Quinnipiac

Tournament awards[12]

All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s)

References

  1. "Mercyhurst Men's Team History". Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  2. "MAAC Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  3. "MAAC men's 2002-03 Results Week 25". Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  4. "MAAC men's 2002-03 Results Week 26". Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  5. "Mercyhurst 5, Iona 4". USCHO.com. 2003-03-15. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  6. "Quinnipiac 3, Canisius 2". USCHO.com. 2003-03-15. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  7. "Holy Cross 3, Army 2". USCHO.com. 2003-03-15. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  8. "Sacred Heart 3, Canisius 2". USCHO.com. 2003-03-15. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  9. "Mercyhurst 10, Bentley 2". USCHO.com. 2003-03-21. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  10. "Quinnipiac 3, Holy Cross 0". USCHO.com. 2003-03-21. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  11. "Mercyhurst 4, Quinnipiac 3". USCHO.com. 2003-03-23. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  12. "2003 MAAC Championship". Inside College Hockey. 2003-03-23. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-18.

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