2019 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2019 Atlantic Hockey Tournament is the 15th Atlantic Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 8 and March 23, 2019, at home campus locations and at the HarborCenter in Buffalo, New York. By winning the tournament, American International earned Atlantic Hockey's automatic bid to the 2019 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 sixth and eleventh, seventh and tenth, and eighth and ninth seeds, as determined by the conference regular season standings, will play a best-of-three series with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals. The top five teams from the conference regular season standings receive a bye to the quarterfinals. There, the first seed and lowest-ranked first-round winner, the second seed and second-highest-ranked first-round winner, the third seed and highest-ranked first-round winner, and the fourth seed and the fifth seed will play 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 remaining seeds will play a single game each, with the winners advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion will receive an automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. [1]

Standings

Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#16 American International †*28189137102774123171129119
Bentley 281594349475371715511398
Air Force 281410432656336161559092
Sacred Heart 28141133185733716174107106
RIT 28131143081763817174113111
Niagara 28111252794964117195127140
Mercyhurst 28111342688943813205113134
Robert Morris 28111522472784016222102127
Holy Cross 2810144248189361021591112
Army 288137237182391220794117
Canisius 28816420771073712205103133
Championship: March 23, 2019
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Bracket

Teams are reseeded for the quarterfinals and semifinals

First round
March 8–10
Quarterfinals
March 13–17
Semifinals
March 22
Championship
March 23
1 American International41 4
6 Niagara5**3 210 Army 0 21
11 Canisius 4 4*1 1American International3*
8 Robert Morris 2
2 Bentley 31 3
8 Robert Morris2 24*
1American International3*
6 Niagara 2
3 Air Force 2 4 -
7 Mercyhurst 2 1 - 6Niagara3*5-
10 Army3*5- 5 RIT 0
6Niagara1*
4 Sacred Heart 93 1
8 Robert Morris13- 5 RIT4 73
9 Holy Cross 0 2 -

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

First round

(6) Niagara vs. (11) Canisius

March 8Niagara5 – 42OTCanisius Dwyer Arena Recap  
(Cooley, Kendall) Noah DelmasPP – 13:55
(unassisted) Ben SokayPP – 19:20
First period15:57 – PPMatt Hoover (McLaughlin)
(Herrmann, Hayes) Johnny Curran – 07:44Second period06:53 – Jimmy Mazza (Jerry)
(Brandt) Ben SokayEA – 19:48Third period00:41 – Jimmy Mazza (Heath, McLaughlin)
15:34 – Mitchell Martan (Heath, Alger)
(Mills) Justin KendallGW – 09:53Second overtime periodNo scoring
( 32 saves / 36 shots ) Brian Wilson Goalie stats Matt Ladd ( 38 saves / 43 shots )
March 9Niagara3 – 4OTCanisius Dwyer Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst period11:25 – PPJimmy Mazza (Long, Alger)
15:47 – Matt McLeod (Parrottino, McLaughlin)
(Stenlund) Noah DelmasPP – 08:01
(Delmas, Cooley) Justin KendallPP – 17:26
(Delmas) Ludwig StenlundPP – 18:30
Second period01:52 – PPNick Hutchison (Alger, Martan)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period02:04 – GWNick Hutchison (Mazza, Chamberland)
( 27 saves / 31 shots ) Brian Wilson Goalie stats Matt Ladd ( 27 saves / 30 shots )
March 10Niagara2 – 1Canisius Dwyer Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
(Truscott) Jared Brandt – 05:53
(Cooley, Hayes) Ben SokayGW – 09:22
Second period14:24 – Logan Gestro (Stief)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
( 28 saves / 29 shots ) Brian Wilson Goalie stats Matt Ladd ( 20 saves / 22 shots )
Niagara won series 2–1

(7) Mercyhurst vs. (10) Army

March 8Mercyhurst2 – 3OTArmy Mercyhurst Ice Center Recap  
No scoringFirst period05:53 – Dalton MacAfee (Krueger, Fidler)
(Duszak, Barach) Matthew WhittakerPP – 04:13Second period07:33 – PPDalton MacAfee (Wilkinson, Evancho)
(Duszak, Anderson) Derek Barach – 05:37Third periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period15:58 – GWDominic Franco (unassisted)
( 41 saves / 44 shots ) Stefano Cantali Goalie stats Matt Penta ( 33 saves / 35 shots )
March 9Mercyhurst1 – 5Army Mercyhurst Ice Center Recap  
(Best, Ipri) Josh McDougall – 11:43First period13:43 – Dominic Franco (MacAfee, Wilkinson)
No scoringSecond period09:05 – Mason Krueger (Zimmerman, Soucie)
10:42 – Daniel Haider (Plunkett, Laurito)
11:41 – Mason Krueger (Soucie, Wilkinson)
No scoringThird period16:28 – Trevor Fidler (Krueger, Soucie)
( 46 saves / 51 shots ) Garrett Metcalf Goalie stats Matt Penta ( 26 saves / 27 shots )
Army won series 2–0

(8) Robert Morris vs. (9) Holy Cross

March 8Robert Morris1 – 0Holy Cross Colonials Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
(Mantenuto) Nick PrkusicGW – 06:43Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
( 30 saves / 30 shots ) Francis Marotte Goalie stats Tommy Nixon ( 29 saves / 30 shots )
March 9Robert Morris3 – 2Holy Cross Colonials Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst period05:07 – Ryan Leibold (Trapp, Collett)
(unassisted) Alex TongePS – 04:11
(Prkusic) Daniel Mantenuto – 13:06
Second periodNo scoring
(Lynch, Addamo) Nick Lalonde – 13:45Third period05:59 – Kevin Darrar (unassisted)
( 28 saves / 30 shots ) Francis Marotte Goalie stats Tommy Nixon ( 37 saves / 40 shots )
Robert Morris won series 2–0

Quarterfinals

(1) American International vs. (10) Army

March 15American International4 – 0Army MassMutual Center Recap  
(Reinhardt) Tobias FladebyGW – 06:13
(Luka, Dodero) Elijiah Barriga – 14:18
First periodNo scoring
(McBride, Mellberg) Luka Maver – 02:15
(Cole) Joel Kocur – 03:23
Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
( 20 saves / 20 shots ) Zackarias Skog Goalie stats Matt Penta ( 10 saves / 13 shots ) / Jared Dempsey ( 12 saves / 13 shots )
March 16American International1 – 2Army MassMutual Center Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
(Luka) Matus Spodniak – 08:17Second period17:37 – Trevor Fidler (Berkovitz, Soucie)
No scoringThird period06:50 – GWDalton MacAfee (Maruya, Higgins)
( 14 saves / 16 shots ) Zackarias Skog Goalie stats Matt Penta ( 21 saves / 22 shots )
March 17American International4 – 1Army MassMutual Center Recap  
(McBride, Demel) Hugo Reinhardt – 13:44First periodNo scoring
(Kapcheck, Luka) Kyle StephanGW – 15:47Second periodNo scoring
(unassisted) Blake Christensen – 05:05
(Reinhardt, Fladeby) Blake Christensen – 17:10
Third period14:38 – Dalton MacAfee (Evancho, Butte)
( 33 saves / 34 shots ) Zackarias Skog Goalie stats Matt Penta ( 24 saves / 28 shots )
American International won series 2–1

(2) Bentley vs. (8) Robert Morris

March 15Bentley3 – 2Robert Morris Bentley Arena Recap  
(Orr, Lombardozzi) Jakov Novak – 12:55
(Callin, Desbiens) Brendan Hamblet – 19:38
First period18:54 – Luke Lynch (Giles)
No scoringSecond period11:19 – PPMichael Louria (Tonge, Mantenuto)
(Santerno, Riggleman) Jakov NovakGW – 18:23Third periodNo scoring
( 28 saves / 30 shots ) Aidan Pelino Goalie stats Francis Marotte ( 24 saves / 27 shots )
March 16Bentley1 – 2Robert Morris Bentley Arena Recap  
(Solovyev, Brassard) Jake KauppilaPP – 01:33First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period01:26 – PPEric Israel (Louria, Mantenuto)
No scoringThird period18:35 – GWMichael Louria (Mantenuto)
( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Aidan Pelino Goalie stats Francis Marotte ( 28 saves / 29 shots )
March 17Bentley2 – 3OTRobert Morris Bentley Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
(Zuffante, Brassard) Jakov Novak – 03:05Second period12:22 – Luke Lynch (Tonge, Prkusic)
(Callin, Desbiens) Brendan Hamblet – 01:39Third period02:10 – Aidan Spellacy (Coleman, Prkusic)
No scoringFirst overtime period16:04 – GWJustin Addamo (Lynch)
( 24 saves / 27 shots ) Aidan Pelino Goalie stats Francis Marotte ( 32 saves / 34 shots )
Robert Morris won series 2–1

(3) Air Force vs. (6) Niagara

March 15Air Force2 – 3OTNiagara Cadet Ice Arena Recap  
(Jaeger, Tyran) Pierce Pluemer – 01:58First period13:43 – Eric Cooley (Stenlund, Delmas)
(Tomlak, Harper) Dan Bailey – 01:48Second period00:58 – Ludwig Stenlund (Spriggs, Edgerton)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period07:38 – GWLudwig Stenlund (Curran, Kovachis)
( 20 saves / 23 shots ) Billy Christopoulos Goalie stats Brian Wilson ( 36 saves / 38 shots )
March 16Air Force4 – 5Niagara Cadet Ice Arena Recap  
(unassisted) Matt Pulver – 05:51
(Haak) Walker Sommer – 08:04
First period04:42 – Tyler Hayes (Sokay)
16:26 – Chris Harpur (Edgerton, Farmer)
17:49 – PPNoah Delmas (Stenlund, Kendall)
(Sommer, Mehnert) Kieran DurganPP – 08:53Second period16:47 – Kris Spriggs (Curran, Stenlund)
16:58 – GWNick Farmer (Edgerton)
(Mirageas) Erich Jaeger – 00:14Third periodNo scoring
( 19 saves / 24 shots ) Billy Christopoulos Goalie stats Brian Wilson ( 39 saves / 43 shots )
Niagara won series 2–0

(4) Sacred Heart vs. (5) RIT

March 13Sacred Heart9 – 4RIT Webster Bank Arena Recap  
(Rakhmatov, Crocock) Jordan Kaplan – 03:59
(Boyagian, Steele) Vito Bavaro – 05:06
(Cotton, Crocock) Alex Bates – 10:35
First period10:35 – Alden Dupuis (Salloum, Hamacher)
18:58 – Abbott Girduckis (Brown, Brubacher)
(Magera, Bates) Jordan Kaplan – 09:01
(Rakhmatov, Johnstone) Austin MageraGW – 11:48
(unassisted) Matt Tugnutt – 16:13
(Bavaro, Boyagian) Ryan Steele – 19:02
Second periodNo scoring
(Kaplan, Rakhmatov) Marc Johnstone – 00:19
(unassisted) Matt TugnuttSH – 13:13
Third period17:29 – Alden Dupuis (Willett)
19:03 – Nick Bruce (Walker, Valette)
( 23 saves / 27 shots ) Josh Benson Goalie stats Logan Drackett ( 13 saves / 18 shots ) / Ian Andriano ( 2 saves / 4 shots ) / Christian Short ( 7 saves / 9 shots )
March 14Sacred Heart3 – 7RIT Webster Bank Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst period08:03 – Shawn Cameron (Salloum, Dupuis)
10:52 – Ryan Kruper (Joffe)
16:06 – Chris McKay (Dupuis, Valette)
(Cotton, Bernard) Alex Bates – 18:50Second period13:03 – GWAlden Dupuis (Cameron, Hamacher)
15:25 – Shawn Cameron (Hamacher, Dupuis)
(Bavaro, Lee) Ryan Steele – 02:39
(Cotton, Tugnutt) Todd Goehring – 12:14
Third period16:45 – PPJake Hamacher (Brown, Girduckis)
19:02 – SH ENAdam Brubacher (unassisted)
( 3 saves / 6 shots ) Josh Benson / ( 14 saves / 17 shots ) Brett Magnus Goalie stats Logan Drackett ( 36 saves / 39 shots )
March 15Sacred Heart1 – 3RIT Webster Bank Arena Recap  
(Goehring, Tugnutt) Jason Cotton – 02:14First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period05:40 – PPErik Brown (Willett, Brubacher)
No scoringThird period17:39 – GWJake Hamacher (Dupuis)
19:40 – ENJake Hamacher (Cameron, Dupuis)
( 18 saves / 20 shots ) Brett Magnus Goalie stats Logan Drackett ( 31 saves / 32 shots )
RIT won series 2–1

Semifinals

(1) American International vs. (8) Robert Morris

March 22American International3 – 2OTRobert Morris Harborcenter Recap  
(Polin) Jan ŠtefkaPP – 09:47First period18:02 – Alex Tonge (Louria, Mantenuto)
(Polin, Dodero) Joel Kocur – 02:56Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period14:31 – ENDaniel Mantenuto (Prkusic, Tonge)
(McBride) Blake ChristensenGW – 01:44First overtime periodNo scoring
( 24 saves / 26 shots ) Zackarias Skog Goalie stats Francis Marotte ( 35 saves / 38 shots )

(5) RIT vs. (6) Niagara

March 22RIT0 – 1OTNiagara Harborcenter Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period07:03 – GWLudwig Stenlund (Curran, Robinson)
( 26 saves / 27 shots ) Logan Drackett Goalie stats Brian Wilson ( 32 saves / 32 shots )

Championship

(1) American International vs. (6) Niagara

March 23American International3 – 2OTNiagara Harborcenter Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
(Reinhardt, McBride) Jānis JaksPP – 09:46
(Maver) Martin Mellberg – 19:59
Second period06:21 – PPJustin Kendall (Mills)
No scoringThird period06:16 – Kris Spriggs (Edgerton)
(Stephan, Christensen) Hugo ReinhardtGW PP – 01:16First overtime periodNo scoring
( 22 saves / 24 shots ) Zackarias Skog Goalie stats Brian Wilson ( 31 saves / 34 shots )

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s)

[2]

References

  1. "Atlantic Hockey". atlantichockeyonline.com.
  2. "AIC Wins First Atlantic Hockey Championship as Reinhardt Nets OT Winner". Atlantic Hockey. March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.