Atlantic Hockey

Atlantic Hockey Conference (AHC)
Established	2003
Association	NCAA
Division	Division I
Members	11
Sports fielded	Men's ice hockey
Region	Northeastern United States and Colorado
Former names	MAAC (1997-2003)
Headquarters	Haverhill, Massachusetts
Commissioner	Robert M. DeGregorio, Jr. (since 2003)
Website	http://www.atlantichockeyonline.com/
Locations

The Atlantic Hockey Conference (AHC) is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates primarily in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey–only conference. Unlike several other college athletic conferences, Atlantic Hockey has no women's division, though it shares some organizational and administrative roles (and three universities) with the women's-only College Hockey America. From 1997 to 2003, Atlantic Hockey was part of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) before the hockey league broke away to stand independently.

Membership

Current

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Affiliation	Undergraduate Enrollment	Joined	Women's Conference	Primary Conference
United States Air Force Academy	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Falcons	1954	Public/Federal	4,400	2006	N/A	Mountain West
American International College	Springfield, Massachusetts	Yellow Jackets	1885	Private/Non-sectarian	1,700	1998	N/A	Northeast Ten (D-II)
United States Military Academy	West Point, New York	Black Knights	1802	Public/Federal	4,400	2000	N/A	Patriot League
Bentley University	Waltham, Massachusetts	Falcons	1917	Private/Non-sectarian	3,958	1999	N/A	Northeast Ten (D-II)
Canisius College	Buffalo, New York	Golden Griffins	1870	Private/Catholic	3,490	1998	N/A	MAAC
College of the Holy Cross	Worcester, Massachusetts	Crusaders	1843	Private/Catholic	2,897	1998	ECAC East (D-III)	Patriot League
Mercyhurst University	Erie, Pennsylvania	Lakers	1926	Private/Catholic	4,055	1999	CHA	PSAC (D-II)
Niagara University[1]	Lewiston, New York	Purple Eagles	1856	Private/Catholic	3,853	2010	N/A	MAAC
Robert Morris University	Moon Township, Pennsylvania	Colonials	1921	Private/Non-sectarian	5,000	2010	CHA	NEC
Rochester Institute of Technology	Henrietta, New York	Tigers	1829	Private/Non-sectarian	15,401	2006	CHA	Liberty League (D-III)
Sacred Heart University	Fairfield, Connecticut	Pioneers	1963	Private/Catholic	3,500	1998	D-I Independent	NEC

Locations of Atlantic Hockey Conference current member locations.

Former

• Iona College (Dropped Hockey), 2003
• Fairfield University (Dropped Hockey), 2003
• Quinnipiac University (ECAC Hockey), 2005
• University of Connecticut (Hockey East), 2014

Timeline

List of Championship Games

From 1999 to 2003, the conference tournament was operated by the MAAC. Since 2007, the tournament has been held at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Arena	City
1999	Holy Cross	4–3	Canisius	Hart Center	Worcester, MA
2000	Connecticut	6–1	Iona	Frietas Ice Forum	Storrs, CT
2001	Mercyhurst	6–5	Quinnipiac	Frietas Ice Forum	Storrs, CT
2002	Quinnipiac	6–4	Mercyhurst	Hart Center	Worcester, MA
2003	Mercyhurst	4–3	Quinnipiac	Tate Rink	West Point, NY
2004	Holy Cross	4–0	Sacred Heart	Tate Rink	West Point, NY
2005	Mercyhurst	3–2	Quinnipiac	Northford Ice Pavilion	Northford, CT
2006	Holy Cross	5–2	Bentley	Hart Center	Worcester, MA
2007	Air Force	6–1	Army	Blue Cross Arena	Rochester, NY
2008	Air Force	5–4 (2OT)	Mercyhurst	Blue Cross Arena	Rochester, NY
2009	Air Force	2–0	Mercyhurst	Blue Cross Arena	Rochester, NY
2010	RIT	6–1	Sacred Heart	Blue Cross Arena	Rochester, NY
2011	Air Force	1–0	RIT	Blue Cross Arena	Rochester, NY
2012	Air Force	4–0	RIT	Blue Cross Arena	Rochester, NY
2013	Canisius	7–2	Mercyhurst	Blue Cross Arena	Rochester, NY
2014	Robert Morris	7–4	Canisius	Blue Cross Arena	Rochester, NY
2015	RIT	5–1	Mercyhurst	Blue Cross Arena	Rochester, NY
2016	RIT	7–4	Robert Morris	Blue Cross Arena	Rochester, NY

National tournament history

NCAA Tournament

Year	AHC Rep.	Opponent	Result
2004	Holy Cross	North Dakota	L 0–3
2005	Mercyhurst	Boston College	L 4–5
2006	Holy Cross	Minnesota	W 4–3 (OT)
		North Dakota	L 2–5
2007	Air Force	Minnesota	L 3–4
2008	Air Force	Miami (OH)	L 2–3 (OT)
2009	Air Force	Michigan	W 2–0
		Vermont	L 2–3 (2OT)
2010	RIT	Denver	W 2–1
		New Hampshire	W 6–2
		Wisconsin	L 1–8
2011	Air Force	Yale	L 1–2 (OT)
2012	Air Force	Boston College	L 0–2
2013	Niagara *	North Dakota	L 1–2
	Canisius	Quinnipiac	L 3–4
2014	Robert Morris	Minnesota	L 3–7
2015	RIT	Minnesota State	W 2–1
		Omaha	L 0–4
2016	RIT	Quinnipiac	L 0–4

* – at-large selection.

Conference arenas

School	Hockey Arena	Location	Capacity
Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena	Colorado Springs, CO	2,502
American International	Olympia Ice Center	Springfield, MA	2,200
Army	Tate Rink	West Point, NY	2,648
Bentley	John A. Ryan Arena	Watertown, MA	1,200
Canisius	HarborCenter	Buffalo, NY	1,800
Holy Cross	Hart Center	Worcester, MA	1,600
Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center	Erie, PA	1,500
Mercyhurst (alternate)	Erie Insurance Arena	Erie, PA	6,833
Niagara	Dwyer Arena	Lewiston, NY	1,400
Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena	Neville Island, PA	1,200
Robert Morris (alternate)	Consol Energy Center	Pittsburgh	18,387
RIT	Gene Polisseni Center	Henrietta, NY	4,300
RIT (alternate)	Blue Cross Arena	Rochester, NY	10,556
Sacred Heart	Milford Ice Pavilion	Milford, CT	1,000
Sacred Heart (alternate)	Webster Bank Arena	Bridgeport, CT	8,412
Tournament	Blue Cross Arena	Rochester, NY	10,556

Awards

At the conclusion of each regular season schedule the coaches of each Atlantic Hockey team vote which players they choose to be on the three or four All-Conference Teams:^[2] first team, second team and rookie team (third team beginning in 2007). Additionally they vote to award 7 of the 9 individual trophies to an eligible player and 1 team award at the same time. Atlantic Hockey also awards a regular season scoring title that is not voted on as well as a Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player, which is voted on at the conclusion of the conference tournament. All individual and team awards have been awarded since Atlantic Hockey's inaugural season in 2003-04.^[3]

All-Conference Teams Award Inaugural Year First Team 2003-04 Second Team 2003-04 Third Team 2006-07 Rookie Team 2003-04

Individual Awards Award Inaugural Year Player of the Year 2003-04 Rookie of the Year 2003-04 Coach of the Year 2003-04 Best Defensive Forward 2003-04 Best Defenseman 2003-04 Individual Sportsmanship 2003-04 Regular Season Goaltending Award 2003-04 Regular Season Scoring Trophy 2003-04 Most Valuable Player in Tournament 2003-04

Team Awards Award Inaugural Year Team Sportsmanship Award 2003-04

See also

• MAAC Awards

References

1. http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/mhockey/release.asp?release_id=11115 Niagara Men's Hockey To Join Atlantic Hockey
2. "2003-04 Atlantic Hockey All-Star Teams and Regular Season Awards Announced". Atlantic Hockey. 2004-03-12. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
3. "2003-04 Regular Season Award Winners". Atlantic Hockey. Retrieved 2013-07-18.

External links

• Atlantic Hockey Online