1999 MAAC men's ice hockey tournament

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The 1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 1st championship since the founding of the ice hockey conference in 1997. It was played between March 13 and March 20, 1999. 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 Holy Cross Crusaders.

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Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play with each round being single-elimination. 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 does not receive an automatic bid to the 1999 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

1998–99 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference standings
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
Quinnipiac†282242461316334266216181
Holy Cross*281963411076335229412689
Connecticut 2818644010670342010412295
Canisius 281211529112823616155143119
American International 28111342692933212164101113
Iona 2812151251161153313182145143
Sacred Heart 287201158112831723186139
Fairfield 28127025518632131064227
Championship: Holy Cross
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

Bracket

[2] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
March 13 		Semifinals
March 19 		Championship
March 20
         
1 Quinnipiac13
8 Fairfield 2
1 Quinnipiac 2
4 Canisius5
4 Canisius7
5 American International 4
4 Canisius 3
2 Holy Cross4
2 Holy Cross3
7 Sacred Heart 1
2 Holy Cross4*
3 Connecticut 3
3 Connecticut6
6 Iona 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Quinnipiac vs. (8) Fairfield

March 13 [3] Quinnipiac13 – 2Fairfield East Haven Rink  
No ScoringFirst period04:03 - Tim Desmarais
Joe Guerriero - 03:09
Todd Bennett - 03:37
Terry Harris - GW PP - 05:42
Ryan Olson - 06:43
Todd Bennett - 07:10
Terry Harris - SH - 10:11
Chris Cerrella - PP - 12:13
Todd Bennett - PP - 12:36
Chris Cerrella - 17:24		Second period10:31 - PP - Michael Shaheen
Jason Rothfuss - 05:41
Anthony DiPalma - 08:41
John Delorenzo - PP - 15:43
Joe Guerriero - 16:49		Third periodNo scoring
Dan DiLeo ( 5 saves / 7 shots ) / J.C. Wells ( 1 saves / 1 shots ) / Jim White ( 1 saves / 1 shots )Goalie stats John True ( 44 saves / 56 shots ) / Charles Fitzpatrick ( 7 saves / 8 shots )

(2) Holy Cross vs. (7) Sacred Heart

March 13 [4] Holy Cross3 – 1Sacred Heart Hart Center  
Chris Fattey - PP - 18:53First periodNo scoring
Paul Cavanaugh - GW PP - 00:20Second period05:12 - SH - Eddy Bourget
Mike Ortwein - 04:44Third periodNo scoring
Scott Simpson ( 20 saves / 21 shots )Goalie stats Alexis Jutras-Binet ( 40 saves / 43 shots )

(3) Connecticut vs. (6) Iona

March 13 [5] Connecticut6 – 5OTIona UConn Ice Arena  
Chris McNeill - 02:08First periodNo scoring
Ciro Longobardi - 10:24
Matthew Jarret - 16:18
Rob Martin - 18:00		Second period12:17 - Rob Kellogg
Chris McNeill - 09:53Third period07:24 - PP - Rob Kellogg
11:54 - Ryan Carter
15:22 - Erik Nates
18:38 - Chris Baboulis
Kevin Connell - GW - 01:24First overtime periodNo scoring
Marc Senerchia ( 18 saves / 23 shots )Goalie stats Dan McGuire ( 21 saves / 27 shots )

(4) Canisius vs. (5) American International

March 13Canisius7 – 5American International Dann Memorial Rink

Semifinals

(1) Quinnipiac vs. (4) Canisius

March 19 [6] Quinnipiac2 – 5Canisius Hart Center  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
Anthony DiPalma - 19:54Second period00:38 - Derek Gilham
00:38 - Chris Duggan
00:38 - GW SH - Brad Kenny
Dan Ennis - PP - 11:29Third period04:54 - PP - Jarret Zielinski
11:54 - Chris Duggan
J.C. Wells ( 21 saves / 26 shots )Goalie stats Bob Janosz ( 22 saves / 24 shots )

(2) Holy Cross vs. (3) Connecticut

March 19 [7] Holy Cross4 – 3OTConnecticut Hart Center  
Joe Roache - 02:48
Tim Cantwell - 08:00		First period18:34 - SH - Michael Goldkind
No scoringSecond period12:55 - Dan Sheehan
Jeremy Tevald - 16:25Third period15:47 - Kevin Connell
Brett Cagliuso - GW - 04:37First overtime periodNo scoring
Scott Simpson ( 36 saves / 39 shots )Goalie stats Marc Senerchia ( 40 saves / 44 shots )

Championship

(2) Holy Cross vs. (4) Canisius

March 20 [8] Holy Cross4 – 3Canisius Hart Center  
Patrick Rissmiller - 08:46First periodNo scoring
Mike Maguire - PP - 15:08
Mike Ortwein - 19:27		Second period04:45 - PP - Ryan Puntiri
05:35 - David Deeves
15:22 - Robert Othmann
Mike Maguire - GW - 01:06Third periodNo scoring
Scott Simpson ( 28 saves / 31 shots )Goalie stats Bob Janosz ( 35 saves / 39 shots )

Tournament awards

MVP

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ "Holy Cross Men's Team History" . Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ "MAAC Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. 2003. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Quinnipiac 13, Fairfield 2". USCHO.com. March 13, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Holy Cross 3, Sacred Heart 1". USCHO.com. March 13, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Connecticut 6, Iona 5". USCHO.com. March 13, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Canisius 5, Quinnipiac 2". USCHO.com. March 19, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Holy Cross 4, Connecticut 3". USCHO.com. March 19, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Holy Cross 4, Canisius 3". USCHO.com. March 20, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  9. ↑ "MAAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
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