2022 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

2022 Atlantic Hockey Men's ice hockey tournament
Dates	March 4–19, 2022
Teams	10
Finals site	Adirondack Bank Center Utica, New York
Champions	American International (3rd title)
Winning coach	Eric Lang (3rd title)
MVP	Blake Bennett (American International)
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The 2022 Atlantic Hockey Tournament was the 18th edition of the Atlantic Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 4 and March 19, 2022.

Format

The tournament featured four rounds of play. The top six-seeded teams received byes into the quarterfinal round. In the first round, the seventh-seed hosted the tenth-seed and the eighth-seed hosted the ninth-seed in best-of-three series. The teams that advanced out of the first round are reseeded with the lowest remaining seep playing the first-seed and higher-seed playing the second seed. The other quarterfinal matches have the third seed playing the sixth-seed and the fourth-seed playing the fifth-seed. The higher-seeded teams serve as hosts in the quarterfinal round. All quarterfinal matches are best-of-three series. The four teams that advance out of the quarterfinals will be reseeded with the highest remaining seed playing the lowest remaining seed while the other two teams play one another. Beginning with the semifinal round, all matches become single-elimination. Also beginning with the semifinal round, all games will be played at the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York. The winners of two the semifinal games will play one another to determine the Atlantic Hockey Tournament Champion and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. ^[1]

Conference standings

2021–22 Atlantic Hockey Standings v t e
	Conference record											Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OW	OL	SW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#18 American International †*	26	17	7	2	1	2	0	54	97	61		38	22	13	3	134	95
Canisius	26	13	11	2	2	1	1	43	76	67		35	16	16	3	99	97
Army	26	12	11	3	0	1	2	42	75	68		35	14	17	4	98	100
RIT	26	12	10	4	1	3	3	41	69	82		38	18	16	4	92	115
Sacred Heart	26	11	12	3	0	1	3	40	72	70		37	15	18	4	95	100
Air Force	26	11	12	3	3	2	2	37	76	80		36	16	17	3	99	127
Mercyhurst	26	10	12	4	0	1	1	36	75	79		39	16	19	4	114	129
Niagara	26	10	13	3	2	2	1	34	70	79		36	11	22	3	82	122
Bentley	26	10	14	2	1	2	1	34	70	78		36	14	20	2	94	117
Holy Cross	26	10	14	2	3	0	0	29	56	72		37	12	23	2	77	108
Championship: March 19, 2022 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Bracket

Teams are reseeded for the semifinals

	First round March 4–6							Quarterfinals March 11–13							Semifinals March 18					Championship March 19
								1	American International	5	6	–
	7	Mercyhurst	2*	2	–			9	Bentley	2	2	–
	10	Holy Cross	1	1	–										1	American International	5
															7	Mercyhurst	4
								2	Canisius	1	1	–
								7	Mercyhurst	2**	3	–
																				1	American International	7
																				6	Air Force	0
								3	Army	4	2	–
	8	Niagara	2	1	–			6	Air Force	5*	3*	–
	9	Bentley	3*	4	–										4	RIT	3
															6	Air Force	4
								4	RIT	1*	1	3
								5	Sacred Heart	0	3	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

First round

(7) Mercyhurst vs. (10) Holy Cross

March 4, 2022 7:05 PM

Mercyhurst

2 – 1 (OT) (0–1, 0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Holy Cross

Mercyhurst Ice Center Attendance: 687

Game reference
	Kyle McClellan	Goalies	Matt Radomsky	Referees: Danny Bethmann Andy Bethmann Linesmen: Matt Terreri James Rogowsky
	0–1 14:24 – Matt Guerra (7) (Cicero, Gelatt) (McDougall, Feduolov) Carson Brière (12) – PP – 43:45 1–1 (Dahm, Kitt) Paul Maust (3) – GW – 63:57 2–1
	19 min	Penalties	6 min
	15	Shots	33

March 5, 2022 7:05 PM

Mercyhurst

2 – 1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Holy Cross

Mercyhurst Ice Center Attendance: 704

Game reference
	Kyle McClellan	Goalies	Erik Gordon	Referees: Chris Leavitt Brendan Blanchard Linesmen: Garrett Gaydosh Brian Kimmins
	(unassisted) Carson Brière (13) – 36:21 1–0 (Kitt) Paul Maust (4) – GW – 42:38 2–0 2–1 45:41 – Ryan Leibold (10) (Ricketts, Hale)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	20	Shots	43

Mercyhurst Won Series 2–0

(8) Niagara vs. (9) Bentley

March 4, 2022 7:00 PM

Niagara

2 – 3 (OT) (0–0, 1–1, 1–1, 0–1)

Bentley

Dwyer Arena Attendance: 470

Game reference
	Chad Veltri	Goalies	Evan DeBrouwer	Referees: Chris Leavitt Brendan Blanchard Linesmen: Garrett Gaydosh Brian Kimmins
	0–1 24:38 – Lucas Vanroboys (5) (Kodsi, Pitera) (Randklev, Harpur) Shane Ott (8) – PP – 33:07 1–1 1–2 49:30 – Collin Rutherford (6) (Kodsi, Pitera) (Ott, Harpur) Carter Randklev (6) – PP – 52:26 2–2 2–3 69:47 – GW – Collin Rutherford (5) (Orysiuk)
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	32	Shots	32

March 5, 2022 7:00 PM

Niagara

1 – 4 (1–2, 0–0, 0–2)

Bentley

Dwyer Arena Attendance: 447

Game reference
	Chad Veltri	Goalies	Evan DeBrouwer	Referees: Matt Terreri James Rogowsky Linesmen: Danny Bethmann Andy Bethmann
	0–1 12:24 – PP – Brendan Hamblet (4) (Orysiuk, Bavaro) 0–2 13:34 – GW – Kohei Sato (4) (Connell, Roswell) (Wishman, Cox) Walker Sommer (8) – 14:17 1–2 1–3 44:32 – Cole Kodsi (9) (Bavaro, Vanroboys) 1–4 56:33 – Cole Kodsi (10) (Hodgson, Pitera)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	28	Shots	19

Bentley Won Series 2–0

Quarterfinals

(1) American International vs. (9) Bentley

March 11, 2022 7:00 PM

American International

5 – 2 (2–1, 1–1, 2–0)

Bentley

MassMutual Center Attendance: 410

Game reference
	Alec Calvaruso	Goalies	Evan DeBrouwer	Referees: William Brennan Ryan Sweeney Linesmen: Anthony Valle Patrick Philbin
	0–1 08:33 – SH – Kohei Sato (5) (Pitera) (Lindner, Young) Elijiah Barriga (8) – PP – 09:44 1–1 (Young, Somerville) Chris Theodore (3) – 16:22 2–1 2–2 22:37 – Dylan Pitera (7) (unassisted) (Rigali, Galambos) Jake Stella (11) – GW PP – 38:14 3–2 (Rigali, Maver) Chris Van Os-Shaw (7) – 52:14 4–2 (Theodore, Barriga) Justin Young (11) – EN – 58:10 5–2
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	30	Shots	27

March 12, 2022 7:00 PM

American International

6 – 2 (3–1, 1–0, 2–1)

Bentley

MassMutual Center Attendance: 310

Game reference
	Alec Calvaruso	Goalies	Evan DeBrouwer	Referees: Chris Leavitt Brendan Blanchard Linesmen: Shane Kanaly Robert Peterkin
	(Dodero, Galambos) Brian Rigal (12) – PP – 01:38 1–0 (Janhonen, Long) Blake Bennett (12) – 02:37 2–0 2–1 07:24 – Matt Lombardozzi (9) (Connell, Orysiuk) (Barriga, Cole) Chris Dodero (11) – GW – 11:57 3–1 (Lindner, Young) Blake Bennett (13) – PP – 29:11 4–1 4–2 48:37 – PP – Matt Lombardozzi (10) (Zuffante, Vanroboys) (Bennett) Austen Long (3) – 51:38 5–2 (Galambos) Blake Bennett (14) – EN – 58:48 6–2
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	27	Shots	22

American International Won Series 2–0

(2) Canisius vs. (7) Mercyhurst

March 11, 2022 7:00 PM

Canisius

1 – 2 (2OT) (0–0, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)

Mercyhurst

LECOM Harborcenter Attendance: 513

Game reference
	Jacob Barczewski	Goalies	Kyle McClellan	Referees: Brendan Lewis Joe Sherman Linesmen: Michael Schubert CJ Hallman
	0–1 11:49 – Austin Heidemann (9) (Dahm, St. Onge) (Haar, Erne) Cory Thomas (2) – 33:57 1–1 1–2 83:20 – GW PP – Owen Norton (10) (Sheriff)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	33	Shots	35

March 12, 2022 7:00 PM

Canisius

1 – 3 (0–1, 1–0, 0–2)

Mercyhurst

LECOM Harborcenter Attendance: 443

Game reference
	Jacob Barczewski	Goalies	Kyle McClellan	Referees: Matt Terreri Joe Gladnick Linesmen: Kenneth Gates Adam Tobias
	0–1 11:49 – Rylee St. Onge (12) (Burns, McDougall) (Haar, Lambert) Ryan Miotto (7) – 28:58 1–1 1–2 45:21 – GW – Jonathan Bendorf (10) (unassisted) 1–3 58:21 – EN – Rylee St. Onge (13) (Townend, Reifenberger)
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	30	Shots	26

Mercyhurst Won Series 2–0

(3) Army vs. (6) Air Force

March 11, 2022 7:00 PM

Army

4 – 5 (OT) (1–2, 3–1, 0–1, 0–1)

Air Force

Tate Rink Attendance: 1,251

Game reference
	Gavin Abric	Goalies	Alex Schilling	Referees: Chris Leavitt Brendan Blanchard Linesmen: Shane Kanaly Robert Peterkin
	0–1 06:43 – Willie Reim (10) (Horn) (Sacco, Plunkett) Joey Baez (7) – 16:55 1–1 1–2 19:06 – PP – Sam Brennan (6) (Gavin, Brown) (unassisted) Eric Huss (3) – 24:02 2–2 (Haider, Baez) Eric Butte (11) – PP – 25:34 3–2 3–3 26:12 – Willie Reim (11) (Horn, Brennan) (Felker, Smyth) Noah Wilson (1) – 36:47 4–3 4–4 52:54 – Luke Robinson (1) (Gavin, Digby) 4–5 75:30 – GW – Blake Bride (13) (Brennan, Schwartz)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	37	Shots	51

March 12, 2022 7:00 PM

Army

2 – 3 (OT) (0–0, 2–1, 0–1, 0–1)

Air Force

Tate Rink Attendance: 1,350

Game reference
	Gavin Abric	Goalies	Alex Schilling	Referees: William Brennan III Ryan Sweeney Linesmen: Anthony Valle Bobby Griffin
	0–1 06:43 – Will Gavin (15) (Cosentino) (Firriolo, Farrell) Brett Abdelnour (6) – 30:14 1–1 (Plunkett, Baez) Daniel Haider (8) – 37:30 2–1 2–2 42:36 – Austin Schwartz (6) (unassisted) 2–3 61:02 – GW – Parker Brown (5) (Digby)
	0 min	Penalties	17 min
	33	Shots	35

Air Force Won Series 2–0

(4) RIT vs. (5) Sacred Heart

March 11, 2022 7:00 PM

RIT

1 – 0 (OT) (0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Sacred Heart

Gene Polisseni Center Attendance: 1,104

Game reference
	Tommy Scarfone	Goalies	Justin Robbins	Referees: Adam Tobias Kenneth Gates Linesmen: Matt Terreri Joe Gladnick
	(Walker, Bruce) Dan Willett (3) – GW – 70:17 1–0
	6 min	Penalties	21 min
	26	Shots	39

March 12, 2022 7:00 PM

RIT

1 – 3 (0–1, 1–2, 0–0)

Sacred Heart

Gene Polisseni Center Attendance: 1,195

Game reference
	Tommy Scarfone	Goalies	Justin Robbins	Referees: Michael Schubert CJ Hallman Linesmen: Brendan Lewis Joe Sherman
	0–1 12:07 – Dante Palecco (3) (Dawson) 0–2 27:21 – GW – Adam Tisdale (2) (Tuck, Shea) 0–3 28:32 – Braeden Tuck (12) (Shea, Britt) (Bruce, Andrew) Gianfranco Cassaro (3) – PP – 32:23 1–3
	8 min	Penalties	23 min
	18	Shots	26

March 13, 2022 5:00 PM

RIT

3 – 1 (0–1, 1–0, 2–0)

Sacred Heart

Gene Polisseni Center Attendance: 805

Game reference
	Tommy Scarfone	Goalies	Justin Robbins	Referees: Michael Schubert CJ Hallman Linesmen: Brendan Lewis Joe Sherman
	0–1 03:32 – Austin Magera (10) (Goehring) (Nicholson) Kobe Walker (11) – 36:59 1–1 (Hamacher, Berry) Carter Wilkie (13) – GW – 42:06 2–1 (unassisted) Dan Willett (4) – PP – 42:44 3–1
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	31	Shots	31

RIT Won Series 2–1

Semifinal

(1) American International vs. (7) Mercyhurst

March 18, 2022 4:05 PM

American International

5 – 4 (0–1, 2–2, 3–1)

Mercyhurst

Adirondack Bank Center Attendance: 904

Game reference
	Alec Calvaruso	Goalies	Kyle McClellan	Referees: Chris Leavitt Brendan Blanchard Linesmen: Bobby Griffin Brendan Lewis
	0–1 12:32 – Dante Sheriff (8) (unassisted) (Callahan, Janhonen) Blake Bennett (15) – 22:28 1–1 (Long, Callahan) Blake Bennett (16) – 28:34 2–1 2–2 31:29 – Austin Heidemann (12) (Daniels, Sheriff) 2–3 33:28 – PP – Rylee St. Onge (14) (McDougall) (Van Os-Shaw, Rigali) Zak Galambos (4) – 43:48 3–3 (unassisted) Blake Bennett (17) – 54:44 4–3 (Cole) Elijiah Barriga (9) – GW EN – 57:41 5–3 5–4 58:40 – EA – Rylee St. Onge (15) (Burns)
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	49	Shots	21

(4) RIT vs. (6) Air Force

March 18, 2022 7:35 PM

RIT

3 – 4 (0–1, 1–1, 2–2)

Air Force

Adirondack Bank Center Attendance: 904

Game reference
	Tommy Scarfone	Goalies	Alex Schilling	Referees: Ryan Sweeney Michael Schubert Linesmen: Anthony Valle Shane Kanaly
	0–1 13:38 – Will Gavin (16) (Rowe) (Bruce, Calverley) Aiden Hansen-Bukata (2) – 16:55 1–1 1–2 39:25 – Andrew DeCarlo (6) (Cosentino, Brown) (Wilkie) Dan Willett (5) – PP – 44:15 2–2 2–3 44:59 – PP – Brandon Koch (2) (Rowe, Gavin) (Wilkie) Grady Hobbs (7) – 45:36 3–3 3–4 49:53 – GW – Brandon Koch (13) (Rowe, Cosentino)
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	27	Shots	26

Championship

(1) American International vs. (6) Air Force

March 19, 2022 7:35 PM

American International

7 – 0 (1–0, 3–0, 3–0)

Air Force

Adirondack Bank Center Attendance: 250

Game reference
	Alec Calvaruso	Goalies	Alex Schilling	Referees: Ryan Sweeney Michael Schubert Linesmen: Anthony Valle Shane Kanaly
	(Bennett) Julius Janhonen (5) – GW – 05:16 1–0 (Dodero, Galambos) Jake Stella (12) – PP – 21:37 2–0 (Lindner, Galambos) Chris Dodero (12) – 27:32 3–0 (Dodero, Stella) Zak Galambos (5) – PP – 29:56 4–0 (Cole) Chris Dodero (13) – SH – 49:14 5–0 (Barriga, Somerville) Blake Bennett (18) – PP – 51:10 6–0 (Rigali, Bennett) Julius Janhonen (6) – PP – 53:57 7–0
	4 min	Penalties	40 min
	31	Shots	18

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

• G: Alec Calvaruso (American International)
• D: Brandon Koch (Air Force)
• D: Zak Galambos (American International)
• F: Blake Bennett* (American International)
• F: Chris Dodero (American International)
• F: Will Gavin (Air Force)

^[2]

* Most Valuable Player(s)

References

1. "2021-22 Atlantic Hockey Postseason". Atlantic Hockey. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
2. "AIC Overpowers Air Force to Clinch Third-Straight Atlantic Hockey Postseason Championship". Atlantic Hockey. March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.