2000 MAAC men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2000 MAAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 2nd championship in the history of the conference. It was played between March 10 and March 18, 2000. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the UConn Ice Arena in Storrs, Connecticut, the home venue of the Connecticut Huskies.

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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 does not receive an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

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

1999–00 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference standings
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
Quinnipiac†272313491526036276319595
Mercyhurst 2719624011364372310414394
Canisius 271683359379352110411395
Connecticut*271511131104773619161133116
Sacred Heart 27141033186743416153104104
Iona 27131222893933717173126132
Holy Cross 278163198311035824398158
Bentley 277182169013032723298159
American International 275193137212430720383136
Fairfield 27322286914434328378183
Championship: Connecticut
† 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
March 10–11 		Semifinals
March 16 		Championship
March 18
         
1 Quinnipiac9
8 Bentley 2
1 Quinnipiac 2
6 Iona6
3 Canisius 3
6 Iona4
6 Iona 1
4 Connecticut6
2 Mercyhurst10
7 Holy Cross 3
2 Mercyhurst 0
4 Connecticut2
4 Connecticut5
5 Sacred Heart 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Quinnipiac vs. (8) Bentley

March 10 [3] Quinnipiac9 – 2Bentley Northford Ice Pavilion  
Matt Erhart - 03:09
Chris Cerrella - 06:49
Ryan Olson - GW PP - 16:27
Todd Bennett - 17:27		First period11:58 - PP - Steve Tobio
17:49 - Andy Peters
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Dan Ennis - PP - 08:05
Ryan Olson - 09:03
Kris Cumming - 16:11
Todd Bennett - 17:20
Brian Herbert - 18:33		Third periodNo scoring
J.C. Wells ( 17 saves / 19 shots )Goalie stats Joe Cullen ( 40 saves / 49 shots )

(2) Mercyhurst vs. (7) Holy Cross

March 11 [4] Mercyhurst10 – 3Holy Cross Mercyhurst Ice Center  
Tom McMonagle - 03:40
Tom McMonagle - 07:01		First period15:31 - PP - Patrick Rissmiller
Louis Goulet - 00:21
Jody Robinson - GW - 02:17
Louis Goulet - PP - 06:19
Paul Hiscock - 06:59
Kelly Kochman - 08:48
Paul Hiscock - 15:56		Second period15:32 - Brian Askashian
Jody Robinson - 08:14
Fedor Zakuslio - 08:26		Third period13:55 - Chris Fattey
Ashley Stevens ( 24 saves / 27 shots )Goalie stats Dan Bennett ( 17 saves / 25 shots ) / Matt Smith ( 8 saves / 8 shots ) / John Tocco ( 1 saves / 3 shots )

(3) Canisius vs. (6) Iona

March 11 [5] Canisius3 – 4Iona Buffalo State Sports Arena  
Paul Dusza - 01:33
Corey Lucas - 16:11		First period05:02 - Chris Baboulis
16:43 - John Gilbert
Robert Othmann - 06:34Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period01:51 - Ryan Manitowich
13:15 - GW - Ryan Carter
Sean Weaver ( 30 saves / 34 shots )Goalie stats Mike Fraser ( 28 saves / 31 shots )

(4) Connecticut vs. (5) Sacred Heart

March 11 [6] Connecticut5 – 4Sacred Heart UConn Ice Arena  
Michael Narotski - 00:37First period09:02 - PP - Les Hrapchak
13:21 - Nick Nutcher
18:03 - Lloyd Tennant
Mike Anderson - 01:37Second period00:54 - Nick Nutcher
Eric Goclowski - 01:37
Trent Landry - 05:02
Michael Goldkind - GW - 14:21		Third periodNo scoring
Marc Senerchia ( 17 saves / 21 shots )Goalie stats Alexis Jutras-Binet ( 24 saves / 29 shots )

Semifinals

(1) Quinnipiac vs. (6) Iona

March 16 [7] Quinnipiac4 – 6Iona UConn Ice Arena  
No ScoringFirst period06:35 - Nathan Lutz
10:53 - John Gilbert
13:39 - Brian Schroeder
Shawn Mansoff - PP - 05:59
Chris Cerrella - PP - 11:47		Second period01:33 - PP - Ryan Carter
Chris Cerrella - 03:57
Ryan Olson - 16:58		Third period07:13 - GW - Mark Hallam
19:58 - EN - Ryan Carter
J.C. Wells ( 4 saves / 8 shots ) / Dan LiLeo ( 16 saves / 17 shots )Goalie stats Mike Fraser ( 26 saves / 30 shots )

(2) Mercyhurst vs. (4) Connecticut

March 16 [8] Mercyhurst0 – 2Connecticut UConn Ice Arena  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period05:19 - GW - Kevin Connell
No scoringThird period07:30 - Michael Goldkind
Peter Aubry ( 20 saves / 22 shots )Goalie stats Marc Senerchia ( 37 saves / 37 shots )

Championship

(4) Connecticut vs. (6) Iona

March 18 [9] Connecticut6 – 1Iona UConn Ice Arena  
Michael Narotski - PP - 07:11First period05:08 - Jean-Paul Chaput
Michael Goldkind - GW - 01:00
Ciro Longobardi - PP - 11:29
Trent Landry - 14:58		Second periodNo scoring
Ciro Longobardi - 04:35
Evan Stensrud - 18:40		Third periodNo scoring
Marc Senerchia ( 27 saves / 29 shots )Goalie stats Mike Fraser ( 11 saves / 16 shots ) / Ben Brady ( 7 saves / 8 shots )

Tournament awards

MVP

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