2014 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2014 Atlantic Hockey Tournament is the 10th Atlantic Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 7 and March 22, 2014, at campus locations and at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. The winner of the tournament was the Robert Morris Colonials, who earned Atlantic Hockey's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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Format

The tournament features four rounds of play. In the first round the fifth and twelfth, sixth and eleventh, seventh and tenth, and eighth and ninth seeds, as determined by the conference regular-season standings, played a best-of-three series with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals. The top four teams from the conference regular-season standings received a bye to the quarterfinals. There, the first seed and lowest-ranked first-round winner, the second seed and second-lowest-ranked first-round winner, the third seed and second-highest-ranked first-round winner, and the fourth seed and the highest-ranked first-round winner played a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second-highest and second-lowest seeds played a single game each, with the winners advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Standings

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

Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
Mercyhurst 27174640107654121137148124
Bentley 2716743610067371914412799
Air Force 2715933381733921144115106
Connecticut 27159333756136181449186
Robert Morris*2713953195784219185145130
Niagara 27111152789784015205113122
Canisius 27111332581784117213120125
Holy Cross 2711133256872391422397114
RIT 2710143236784371220594124
Sacred Heart 2711160227599361224082137
American International 2791711974107361025190151
Army 275220106011034628073146
Championship: Robert Morris
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2014

Bracket

First round
March 7–9
Quarterfinals
March 14–16
Semifinals
March 21
Championship
March 22
1 Mercyhurst5* 4
5 Robert Morris82 38 Holy Cross 4 1
12 Army 4 41 1 Mercyhurst 4
7 Canisius5**
2 Bentley 4* 4 2
6 Niagara1** 47 Canisius3 5** 3
11 American International 0 2 7 Canisius 4
5 Robert Morris7
3 Air Force 23 3
7 Canisius356 Niagara1 44*
10 Sacred Heart 0 0 5 Robert Morris5*
6 Niagara 4
4 Connecticut 0 2
8 Holy Cross2 53* 5 Robert Morris33
9 RIT 3* 1 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

First round

(5) Robert Morris vs. (12) Army

March 7Robert Morris8 – 4Army 84 Lumber Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst period16:44 - PP - Andrew O'Leary (Zaremba, Gehrt)
(Friedmann, Jones) Colin South - 01:53
(Rey, Gibson) Brandon Denham - 02:12
(Gibson, Denham) Matt Cope - 04:16
(Moore, Wydo) Scott Jacklin - 06:21
(Golightly, Renwick) Cody Wydo - GW - 09:19
(Rigatti) Daniel Leavens - 11:56
Second periodNo scoring
(Jacklin, Wydo) Zac Lynch - 00:32
(Jacklin, Lynch) Cody Wydo - PP - 02:15
Third period11:06 - Luke Jenkins (Richards, Lalor)
18:48 - PP - Maurice Alvarez (Reuschlein, Roberts)
19:47 - Garret Peterson (O'Leary)
( 18 saves / 22 shots ) Terry Shafer Goalie stats Parker Gahagen ( 16 saves / 21 shots ) / Tanner Creel ( 31 saves / 34 shots )
March 8Robert Morris2 – 4Army 84 Lumber Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst period01:05 - Brian Schultz (Pomarico, Hearn)
(Wydo, Blazek) Scott Jacklin - 09:51
(Lynch, Blazek) Scott Jacklin - PP - 19:13
Second period01:27 - PP - Jonny Gehrt (Kozlak, Reuschlein)
04:38 - GW - Brian Schultz (Reuschlein, Roberts)
14:28 - Maurice Alvarez (Pomarico, Reuschlein)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
( 26 saves / 30 shots ) Terry Shafer Goalie stats Parker Gahagen ( 34 saves / 36 shots )
March 9Robert Morris3 – 1Army 84 Lumber Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
(Cope) Greg Gibson - 04:44
(Golightly, Renwick) David Friedmann - GW - 11:34
Second period02:02 - SH - Luke Jenkins (unassisted)
(Lynch) Andrew Blazek - 05:42Third periodNo scoring
( 10 saves / 11 shots ) Terry Shafer / ( 15 saves / 15 shots ) Dalton Izyk Goalie stats Parker Gahagen ( 28 saves / 31 shots )
Robert Morris won series 2–1

(6) Niagara vs. (11) American International

March 7Niagara1 – 02OTAmerican International Dwyer Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
(Muto) Dan Kolenda - GW - 04:43Second overtime periodNo scoring
( 38 saves / 38 shots ) Jackson Teichroeb Goalie stats Hunter Leisner ( 48 saves / 49 shots )
March 8Niagara4 – 2American International Dwyer Arena Recap  
(Rashid) Sam Alfieri - 04:36
(Alfieri, Williams) Matt Chartrain - 08:18
(Akeson, Muto) Ryan Rashid - GW PP - 15:33
First periodNo scoring
(Sarcona, Pietrobon) Matt Williams - 04:02Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period00:41 - David Norris (MacMillan, Puskar)
11:34 - David Norris (MacMillan)
( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Jackson Teichroeb Goalie stats Hunter Leisner ( 24 saves / 28 shots )
Niagara won series 2–0

(7) Canisius vs. (10) Sacred Heart

March 7Canisius3 – 0Bentley Buffalo State Sports Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
(Danford, Gibbons) Shane Conacher - GW PP - 02:12Second periodNo scoring
(Law, McCrank) Tyler Wiseman - 06:22
(Backhouse, Freeman) Kyle Gibbons - EN - 18:07
Third periodNo scoring
( 27 saves / 27 shots ) Tony Capobianco Goalie stats Alex Vazzano ( 25 saves / 27 shots )
March 8Canisius5 – 0Bentley Buffalo State Sports Arena Recap  
(Sullivan, Bohrer) Ralph Cuddemi - GW - 13:23First periodNo scoring
(unassisted) Cody Freeman - SH - 04:59
(Roe) Braeden Rigney - 11:33
Second periodNo scoring
(Gibbons, Sullivan) Cody Freeman - 06:20
(Danford, Gibbons) Cody Freeman - 14:25
Third periodNo scoring
( 31 saves / 31 shots ) Tony Capobianco Goalie stats Alex Vazzano ( 26 saves / 31 shots )
Canisius won series 2–0

(8) Holy Cross vs. (9) RIT

March 7Holy Cross2 – 3OTRIT Hart Center Recap  
(Schmidt, Smith) Brett Lubanski - PP - 18:37First period10:23 - Greg Noyes (Mitchell, Lynch)
No scoringSecond period11:41 - Adam Mitchell (Smith, Kuqali)
(McNamara, Vidal) Shayne Stockton - 12:44Third periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period13:23 - GW - Brad McGowan (Noyes)
( 45 saves / 48 shots ) Matt Ginn Goalie stats Mike Rotolo ( 36 saves / 38 shots )
March 8Holy Cross5 – 1RIT Hart Center Recap  
(Schmidt, Barrett) Tim Driscoll - 00:47
(unassisted) Shayne Stockton - GW - 02:14
(McGrath, Lubanski) Castan Sommer - 12:56
First periodNo scoring
(McGrath, Sommer) Brett Lubanski - EA - 10:16Second periodNo scoring
(Vidal) Shayne Stockton - 13:38Third period03:51 - PP - Dan Schuler (Lynch, Noyes)
( 29 saves / 30 shots ) Matt Ginn Goalie stats Mike Rotolo ( 27 saves / 32 shots )
March 9Holy Cross3 – 2OTRIT Hart Center Recap  
No ScoringFirst period10:23 - Eliot Raibl (Miller, McGowan)
(Stockton, Nagy) Adam Schmidt - 04:08
(Youso) Tommy Dwyer - 08:37
Second period03:00 - Danny Smith (Fostvelt)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
(Schmidt) Mike Barrett - GW - 00:38First overtime periodNo scoring
( 31 saves / 33 shots ) Matt Ginn Goalie stats Mike Rotolo ( 39 saves / 42 shots )
Holy Cross won series 2–1

Quarterfinals

(1) Mercyhurst vs. (8) Holy Cross

March 14Mercyhurst5 – 4OTHoly Cross Mercyhurst Ice Center Recap  
No ScoringFirst period08:54 - PP - Brett McKinnon (Barrett, Stockton)
(Frischmon, Shields) Kyle Cook - 14:26
(O'Donoghue, Zay) Nick Jones - 19:21
Second period00:30 - Brett McKinnon (McNamara, Beckman)
05:11 - Ryan McGrath (Sommer, Youso)
19:36 - Castan Sommer (Lubanski, Beckman)
(Nagtzaam, Mastrodicasa) Tyler Shiplo - PP - 07:03
(Bahntge, Hrehoriak) Daniel O'Donoghue - EA - 19:33
Third periodNo scoring
(Misiak, Mastrodicasa) Kyle Cook - GW - 04:40First overtime periodNo scoring
( 34 saves / 38 shots ) Jimmy Sarjeant Goalie stats Matt Ginn ( 45 saves / 50 shots )
March 15Mercyhurst4 – 1Holy Cross Mercyhurst Ice Center Recap  
(Bahntge, O'Donoghue) Nick Jones - 02:27First periodNo scoring
(Frischmon, Bodo) Alec Shields - 02:41
(O'Donoghue, Shiplo) Matthew Zay - 15:20
Second periodNo scoring
(Hrehoriak, Just) Ryan Misiak - 15:46Third period16:52 - Mike Barrett (Smith, Driscoll)
( 45 saves / 46 shots ) Jimmy Sarjeant Goalie stats Matt Ginn ( 32 saves / 36 shots )
Mercyhurst won series 2–0

(2) Bentley vs. (7) Canisius

March 14Bentley4 – 3OTCanisius John A. Ryan Arena Recap  
(Weinstein, Gensler) Alex Grieve - PP - 02:46
(Reardon, Fitzstephens) Derek Bacon - 08:48
First period13:46 - Patrick Sullivan (Freeman, Gibbons)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
(Grieve, Switzer) Brett Gensler - EA - 19:37Third period03:39 - Tyler Wiseman (Law, Jessey)
05:59 - Patrick Sullivan (Law, Wiseman)
(Gensler, Blomquist) Brett Switzer - GW - 00:40First overtime periodNo scoring
( 27 saves / 30 shots ) Branden Komm Goalie stats Tony Capobianco ( 27 saves / 31 shots )
March 15Bentley4 – 52OTCanisius John A. Ryan Arena Recap  
(Grieve) Brett Gensler - 09:46
(Weinstein) Tyler Deresky - 19:07
First periodNo scoring
(Grieve, Gensler) Brett Switzer - 07:08
(Gensler, Weinstein) Alex Grieve - 18:30
Second period01:34 - Ralph Cuddemi (Conacher, McCrank)
No scoringThird period05:15 - Ben Danford (Backhouse, Gibbons)
11:19 - PP - Ralph Cuddemi (Danford, Conacher)
15:55 - Shane Conacher (Jessey, McCrank)
No scoringSecond overtime period06:59 - GW - Kyle Gibbons (Wiseman, Backhouse)
( 40 saves / 45 shots ) Branden Komm Goalie stats Tony Capobianco ( 42 saves / 46 shots )
March 16Bentley2 – 3Canisius John A. Ryan Arena Recap  
(Weinstein, Blomquist) Brett Gensler - 11:06
(Gensler, Gladiuk) Alex Grieve - 18:05
First period11:56 - Mitch McCrank (Danford)
No scoringSecond period03:59 - Mitch McCrank (Jessey, Rumble)
No scoringThird period08:52 - Mitch McCrank (Cuddemi, Conacher)
( 29 saves / 32 shots ) Branden Komm Goalie stats Tony Capobianco ( 38 saves / 40 shots )
Canisius won series 2–1

(3) Air Force vs. (6) Niagara

March 14Air Force2 – 1Niagara Cadet Ice Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
(Demers, Halloran) Cole Gunner - 06:28
(Michalke) Max Hartner - GW - 09:43
Second period06:58 - Patrick Divjak (unassisted)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
( 26 saves / 27 shots ) Jason Torf Goalie stats Jackson Teichroeb ( 35 saves / 37 shots )
March 15Air Force3 – 4Niagara Cadet Ice Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst period13:43 - Hugo Turcotte (Ryan, Conderman)
(Holm, Gunner) Chad Demers - 04:14
(Thomas, Michalke) Ben Carey - 12:25
Second period02:43 - Vinny Muto (Williams, Turcotte)
14:43 - Hugo Turcotte (Kolenda, Patterson)
(unassisted) Patrick Conte - 01:44Third period11:40 - GW - Ryan Timar (Michalke, Torrel)
( 29 saves / 33 shots ) Jason Torf Goalie stats Jackson Teichroeb ( 23 saves / 26 shots )
March 16Air Force3 – 4OTNiagara Cadet Ice Arena Recap  
(McKenzie, Holm) Alex Halloran - PP - 08:42
(Fabian, Halloran) George Michalke - 13:28
First period05:23 - Michael Benedict (Albers, Conte)
12:56 - Stephen Pietrobon (unassisted)
No scoringSecond period16:16 - Patrick Conte (Williams, Nasca)
(Michalke, Hrabovsky) Ryan Timar - 06:29Third periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period04:49 - GW - Matt Williams (Sarcona)
( 27 saves / 31 shots ) Jason Torf Goalie stats Jackson Teichroeb ( 31 saves / 34 shots )
Niagara won series 2–1

(4) Connecticut vs. (5) Robert Morris

March 14Connecticut0 – 3Robert Morris Freitas Ice Forum Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period19:14 - GW - Jeff Jones (Blazek, Friedmann)
No scoringThird period06:53 - Cody Wydo (Renwick)
18:18 - Brandon Denham (Gibson, Cope)
( 31 saves / 34 shots ) Rob Nichols Goalie stats Dalton Izyk ( 33 saves / 33 shots )
March 15Connecticut2 – 3Robert Morris Freitas Ice Forum Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
(Ferriss, Tyson) Tyler Cooke - 04:41
(Skibba, Gaffney) Trevor Gerling - 07:18
Second period02:35 - PP - Zac Lynch (Wydo, Wilson)
07:42 - Evan Moore (Gibson, Blazek)
12:35 - GW - Ben Robillard (Rigatti, Golightly)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
( 29 saves / 32 shots ) Matt Grogan Goalie stats Dalton Izyk ( 36 saves / 38 shots )
Robert Morris won series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) Mercyhurst vs. (7) Canisius

March 21Mercyhurst4 – 52OTCanisius Blue Cross Arena Recap  
(Monteith) Alec Shields - 09:40
(Just, O'Donoghue) Nick Jones - 17:34
First period07:40 - Ralph Cuddemi (McCrank, McKellar)
(Frischmon, Shiplo) Alec Shields - 11:03Second period01:19 - Ralph Cuddemi (Conacher)
17:10 - Patrick Sullivan (Gibbons, Jessey)
(Zay, Bahntge) Daniel O'Donoghue - 11:48Third period06:51 - Mitch McCrank (Conacher, Backhouse)
No scoringSecond overtime period13:30 - GW - Stephen Farrell (Roe, Cuddemi)
( 42 saves / 47 shots ) Jimmy Sarjeant Goalie stats Tony Capobianco ( 58 saves / 62 shots )

(5) Robert Morris vs. (6) Niagara

March 21Robert Morris5 – 4OTNiagara Blue Cross Arena Recap  
(Cope) Greg Gibson - 02:56First periodNo scoring
(Denham, Golightly) Matt Cope - 09:30Second period03:39 - Hugo Turcotte (Kolenda, Albers)
(Friedmann, Jones) Colin South - 11:29
(Lynch, Jacklin) Cody Wydo - 12:29
Third period08:32 - Stephen Pietrobon (Williams, Sarcona)
16:57 - Patrick Divjak (Williams, Sarcona)
17:44 - Hugo Turcotte (Williams, Conte)
(Lynch, Golightly) Scott Jacklin - GW - 14:56First overtime periodNo scoring
( 51 saves / 55 shots ) Dalton Izyk Goalie stats Jackson Teichroeb ( 38 saves / 43 shots )

Championship

(5) Robert Morris vs. (7) Canisius

March 22Robert Morris7 – 4Canisius Blue Cross Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
(unassisted) Cody Wydo - 00:26
(Lynch, Izyk) Cody Wydo - 17:34
Second period06:08 - Doug Jessey (Rumble, Beck)
(Rey, Denham) Greg Gibson - 01:31
(Rigatti, Golightly) Matt Cope - 07:11
(Lynch, Wydo) David Friedmann - GW - 11:04
(Blazek, Cope) Greg Gibson - 13:04
(Jacklin) Cody Wydo - 18:06
Third period01:16 - Shane Conacher (McCrank, Jessey)
10:27 - Mitch McCrank (Cuddemi, Rumble)
12:35 - PP - Chris Rumble (Jessey, Beck)
( 27 saves / 31 shots ) Dalton Izyk Goalie stats Tony Capobianco ( 26 saves / 33 shots )

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s)

References