2014 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

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.

Format

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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

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

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Mercyhurst 27 17 4 6 40 107 65 41 21 13 7 148 124
Bentley 27 16 7 4 36 100 67 37 19 14 4 127 99
Air Force 27 15 9 3 33 81 73 39 21 14 4 115 106
Connecticut 27 15 9 3 33 75 61 36 18 14 4 91 86
Robert Morris* 27 13 9 5 31 95 78 42 19 18 5 145 130
Niagara 27 11 11 5 27 89 78 40 15 20 5 113 122
Canisius 27 11 13 3 25 81 78 41 17 21 3 120 125
Holy Cross 27 11 13 3 25 68 72 39 14 22 3 97 114
RIT 27 10 14 3 23 67 84 37 12 20 5 94 124
Sacred Heart 27 11 16 0 22 75 99 36 12 24 0 82 137
American International 27 9 17 1 19 74 107 36 10 25 1 90 151
Army 27 5 22 0 10 60 110 34 6 28 0 73 146
Championship: Robert Morris
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2014

Bracket

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First round
March 7–9
Quarterfinals
March 14–16
Semifinals
March 21
Championship
March 22
1 Mercyhurst 5* 4
5 Robert Morris 8 2 3 8 Holy Cross 4 1
12 Army 4 4 1 1 Mercyhurst 4
7 Canisius 5**
2 Bentley 4* 4 2
6 Niagara 1** 4 7 Canisius 3 5** 3
11 American International 0 2 7 Canisius 4
5 Robert Morris 7
3 Air Force 2 3 3
7 Canisius 3 5 6 Niagara 1 4 4*
10 Sacred Heart 0 0 5 Robert Morris 5*
6 Niagara 4
4 Connecticut 0 2
8 Holy Cross 2 5 3* 5 Robert Morris 3 3
9 RIT 3* 1 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

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First round

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(5) Robert Morris vs. (12) Army

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March 7 Robert Morris 8 – 4 Army 84 Lumber Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 16:44 - 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 period No scoring
(Jacklin, Wydo) Zac Lynch - 00:32
(Jacklin, Lynch) Cody Wydo - PP - 02:15
Third period 11:06 - 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 8 Robert Morris 2 – 4 Army 84 Lumber Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 01:05 - Brian Schultz (Pomarico, Hearn)
(Wydo, Blazek) Scott Jacklin - 09:51
(Lynch, Blazek) Scott Jacklin - PP - 19:13
Second period 01:27 - PP - Jonny Gehrt (Kozlak, Reuschlein)
04:38 - GW - Brian Schultz (Reuschlein, Roberts)
14:28 - Maurice Alvarez (Pomarico, Reuschlein)
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 26 saves / 30 shots ) Terry Shafer Goalie stats Parker Gahagen ( 34 saves / 36 shots )
March 9 Robert Morris 3 – 1 Army 84 Lumber Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(Cope) Greg Gibson - 04:44
(Golightly, Renwick) David Friedmann - GW - 11:34
Second period 02:02 - SH - Luke Jenkins (unassisted)
(Lynch) Andrew Blazek - 05:42 Third period No 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

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March 7 Niagara 1 – 0 2OT American International Dwyer Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
(Muto) Dan Kolenda - GW - 04:43 Second overtime period No scoring
( 38 saves / 38 shots ) Jackson Teichroeb Goalie stats Hunter Leisner ( 48 saves / 49 shots )
March 8 Niagara 4 – 2 American International Dwyer Arena Recap  
(Rashid) Sam Alfieri - 04:36
(Alfieri, Williams) Matt Chartrain - 08:18
(Akeson, Muto) Ryan Rashid - GW PP - 15:33
First period No scoring
(Sarcona, Pietrobon) Matt Williams - 04:02 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 00:41 - 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

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March 7 Canisius 3 – 0 Bentley Buffalo State Sports Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(Danford, Gibbons) Shane Conacher - GW PP - 02:12 Second period No scoring
(Law, McCrank) Tyler Wiseman - 06:22
(Backhouse, Freeman) Kyle Gibbons - EN - 18:07
Third period No scoring
( 27 saves / 27 shots ) Tony Capobianco Goalie stats Alex Vazzano ( 25 saves / 27 shots )
March 8 Canisius 5 – 0 Bentley Buffalo State Sports Arena Recap  
(Sullivan, Bohrer) Ralph Cuddemi - GW - 13:23 First period No scoring
(unassisted) Cody Freeman - SH - 04:59
(Roe) Braeden Rigney - 11:33
Second period No scoring
(Gibbons, Sullivan) Cody Freeman - 06:20
(Danford, Gibbons) Cody Freeman - 14:25
Third period No 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

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March 7 Holy Cross 2 – 3 OT RIT Hart Center Recap  
(Schmidt, Smith) Brett Lubanski - PP - 18:37 First period 10:23 - Greg Noyes (Mitchell, Lynch)
No scoring Second period 11:41 - Adam Mitchell (Smith, Kuqali)
(McNamara, Vidal) Shayne Stockton - 12:44 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 13:23 - GW - Brad McGowan (Noyes)
( 45 saves / 48 shots ) Matt Ginn Goalie stats Mike Rotolo ( 36 saves / 38 shots )
March 8 Holy Cross 5 – 1 RIT Hart Center Recap  
(Schmidt, Barrett) Tim Driscoll - 00:47
(unassisted) Shayne Stockton - GW - 02:14
(McGrath, Lubanski) Castan Sommer - 12:56
First period No scoring
(McGrath, Sommer) Brett Lubanski - EA - 10:16 Second period No scoring
(Vidal) Shayne Stockton - 13:38 Third period 03:51 - PP - Dan Schuler (Lynch, Noyes)
( 29 saves / 30 shots ) Matt Ginn Goalie stats Mike Rotolo ( 27 saves / 32 shots )
March 9 Holy Cross 3 – 2 OT RIT Hart Center Recap  
No Scoring First period 10:23 - Eliot Raibl (Miller, McGowan)
(Stockton, Nagy) Adam Schmidt - 04:08
(Youso) Tommy Dwyer - 08:37
Second period 03:00 - Danny Smith (Fostvelt)
No scoring Third period No scoring
(Schmidt) Mike Barrett - GW - 00:38 First overtime period No scoring
( 31 saves / 33 shots ) Matt Ginn Goalie stats Mike Rotolo ( 39 saves / 42 shots )
Holy Cross won series 2–1


Quarterfinals

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(1) Mercyhurst vs. (8) Holy Cross

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March 14 Mercyhurst 5 – 4 OT Holy Cross Mercyhurst Ice Center Recap  
No Scoring First period 08:54 - PP - Brett McKinnon (Barrett, Stockton)
(Frischmon, Shields) Kyle Cook - 14:26
(O'Donoghue, Zay) Nick Jones - 19:21
Second period 00:30 - 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 period No scoring
(Misiak, Mastrodicasa) Kyle Cook - GW - 04:40 First overtime period No scoring
( 34 saves / 38 shots ) Jimmy Sarjeant Goalie stats Matt Ginn ( 45 saves / 50 shots )
March 15 Mercyhurst 4 – 1 Holy Cross Mercyhurst Ice Center Recap  
(Bahntge, O'Donoghue) Nick Jones - 02:27 First period No scoring
(Frischmon, Bodo) Alec Shields - 02:41
(O'Donoghue, Shiplo) Matthew Zay - 15:20
Second period No scoring
(Hrehoriak, Just) Ryan Misiak - 15:46 Third period 16:52 - 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

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March 14 Bentley 4 – 3 OT Canisius John A. Ryan Arena Recap  
(Weinstein, Gensler) Alex Grieve - PP - 02:46
(Reardon, Fitzstephens) Derek Bacon - 08:48
First period 13:46 - Patrick Sullivan (Freeman, Gibbons)
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Grieve, Switzer) Brett Gensler - EA - 19:37 Third period 03:39 - Tyler Wiseman (Law, Jessey)
05:59 - Patrick Sullivan (Law, Wiseman)
(Gensler, Blomquist) Brett Switzer - GW - 00:40 First overtime period No scoring
( 27 saves / 30 shots ) Branden Komm Goalie stats Tony Capobianco ( 27 saves / 31 shots )
March 15 Bentley 4 – 5 2OT Canisius John A. Ryan Arena Recap  
(Grieve) Brett Gensler - 09:46
(Weinstein) Tyler Deresky - 19:07
First period No scoring
(Grieve, Gensler) Brett Switzer - 07:08
(Gensler, Weinstein) Alex Grieve - 18:30
Second period 01:34 - Ralph Cuddemi (Conacher, McCrank)
No scoring Third period 05:15 - Ben Danford (Backhouse, Gibbons)
11:19 - PP - Ralph Cuddemi (Danford, Conacher)
15:55 - Shane Conacher (Jessey, McCrank)
No scoring Second overtime period 06:59 - GW - Kyle Gibbons (Wiseman, Backhouse)
( 40 saves / 45 shots ) Branden Komm Goalie stats Tony Capobianco ( 42 saves / 46 shots )
March 16 Bentley 2 – 3 Canisius John A. Ryan Arena Recap  
(Weinstein, Blomquist) Brett Gensler - 11:06
(Gensler, Gladiuk) Alex Grieve - 18:05
First period 11:56 - Mitch McCrank (Danford)
No scoring Second period 03:59 - Mitch McCrank (Jessey, Rumble)
No scoring Third period 08:52 - 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

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March 14 Air Force 2 – 1 Niagara Cadet Ice Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(Demers, Halloran) Cole Gunner - 06:28
(Michalke) Max Hartner - GW - 09:43
Second period 06:58 - Patrick Divjak (unassisted)
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 26 saves / 27 shots ) Jason Torf Goalie stats Jackson Teichroeb ( 35 saves / 37 shots )
March 15 Air Force 3 – 4 Niagara Cadet Ice Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 13:43 - Hugo Turcotte (Ryan, Conderman)
(Holm, Gunner) Chad Demers - 04:14
(Thomas, Michalke) Ben Carey - 12:25
Second period 02:43 - Vinny Muto (Williams, Turcotte)
14:43 - Hugo Turcotte (Kolenda, Patterson)
(unassisted) Patrick Conte - 01:44 Third period 11:40 - GW - Ryan Timar (Michalke, Torrel)
( 29 saves / 33 shots ) Jason Torf Goalie stats Jackson Teichroeb ( 23 saves / 26 shots )
March 16 Air Force 3 – 4 OT Niagara Cadet Ice Arena Recap  
(McKenzie, Holm) Alex Halloran - PP - 08:42
(Fabian, Halloran) George Michalke - 13:28
First period 05:23 - Michael Benedict (Albers, Conte)
12:56 - Stephen Pietrobon (unassisted)
No scoring Second period 16:16 - Patrick Conte (Williams, Nasca)
(Michalke, Hrabovsky) Ryan Timar - 06:29 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 04:49 - 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

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March 14 Connecticut 0 – 3 Robert Morris Freitas Ice Forum Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 19:14 - GW - Jeff Jones (Blazek, Friedmann)
No scoring Third period 06:53 - Cody Wydo (Renwick)
18:18 - Brandon Denham (Gibson, Cope)
( 31 saves / 34 shots ) Rob Nichols Goalie stats Dalton Izyk ( 33 saves / 33 shots )
March 15 Connecticut 2 – 3 Robert Morris Freitas Ice Forum Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(Ferriss, Tyson) Tyler Cooke - 04:41
(Skibba, Gaffney) Trevor Gerling - 07:18
Second period 02:35 - PP - Zac Lynch (Wydo, Wilson)
07:42 - Evan Moore (Gibson, Blazek)
12:35 - GW - Ben Robillard (Rigatti, Golightly)
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 29 saves / 32 shots ) Matt Grogan Goalie stats Dalton Izyk ( 36 saves / 38 shots )
Robert Morris won series 2–0


Semifinals

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(1) Mercyhurst vs. (7) Canisius

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March 21 Mercyhurst 4 – 5 2OT Canisius Blue Cross Arena Recap  
(Monteith) Alec Shields - 09:40
(Just, O'Donoghue) Nick Jones - 17:34
First period 07:40 - Ralph Cuddemi (McCrank, McKellar)
(Frischmon, Shiplo) Alec Shields - 11:03 Second period 01:19 - Ralph Cuddemi (Conacher)
17:10 - Patrick Sullivan (Gibbons, Jessey)
(Zay, Bahntge) Daniel O'Donoghue - 11:48 Third period 06:51 - Mitch McCrank (Conacher, Backhouse)
No scoring Second overtime period 13:30 - 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

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March 21 Robert Morris 5 – 4 OT Niagara Blue Cross Arena Recap  
(Cope) Greg Gibson - 02:56 First period No scoring
(Denham, Golightly) Matt Cope - 09:30 Second period 03:39 - Hugo Turcotte (Kolenda, Albers)
(Friedmann, Jones) Colin South - 11:29
(Lynch, Jacklin) Cody Wydo - 12:29
Third period 08:32 - Stephen Pietrobon (Williams, Sarcona)
16:57 - Patrick Divjak (Williams, Sarcona)
17:44 - Hugo Turcotte (Williams, Conte)
(Lynch, Golightly) Scott Jacklin - GW - 14:56 First overtime period No scoring
( 51 saves / 55 shots ) Dalton Izyk Goalie stats Jackson Teichroeb ( 38 saves / 43 shots )


Championship

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(5) Robert Morris vs. (7) Canisius

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March 22 Robert Morris 7 – 4 Canisius Blue Cross Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(unassisted) Cody Wydo - 00:26
(Lynch, Izyk) Cody Wydo - 17:34
Second period 06:08 - 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 period 01:16 - 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

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* Most Valuable Player(s)

References

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