2017 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

The 2017 Atlantic Hockey Tournament is the 13th Atlantic Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 3 and March 18, 2017 at home campus locations and at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. The tournament champion Air Force was granted Atlantic Hockey's automatic bid to the 2017 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 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 2017 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
Canisius 28 18 4 6 42 90 53 39 21 11 7 107 85
#12 Air Force* 28 19 6 3 41 91 56 42 27 10 5 133 93
Army 28 15 10 3 33 77 56 37 18 14 5 100 78
Robert Morris 28 15 10 3 33 86 73 38 22 12 4 123 95
Holy Cross 28 11 10 7 29 78 78 36 14 15 7 99 106
RIT 28 13 15 0 26 90 79 37 14 22 1 108 111
Mercyhurst 28 11 13 4 26 82 83 39 15 20 4 106 123
Bentley 28 10 12 6 26 78 82 39 13 19 7 101 120
Sacred Heart 28 10 15 3 23 67 87 37 13 19 5 88 116
American International 28 7 14 7 21 63 91 36 8 20 8 82 122
Niagara 28 3 23 2 8 55 119 39 5 31 3 76 168
Championship: March 18, 2017
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 6, 2017

Bracket

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Army and Robert Morris finished tied for third. Army wins the 5th tiebreaker (record against #1 seed). RIT, Mercyhurst and Bentley finished tied for sixth place. RIT was seeded sixth with tie breakers over both (head-to-head wins and conference wins) while Mercyhurst was placed seventh (conference wins).

First round
March 3–5
Quarterfinals
March 10–12
Semifinals
March 17
Championship
March 18
1 Canisius 3 2
6 RIT 4 5 1 11 Niagara 0 1
11 Niagara 5 0 4 1 Canisius 2
4 Robert Morris 6
2 Air Force 4 2
8 Bentley 0 1
4 Robert Morris 1
2 Air Force 2
3 Army 6 2 4
7 Mercyhurst 4 5 7 Mercyhurst 4 3* 3
10 American International 3 0 2 Air Force 1
3 Army 0
4 Robert Morris 6 3
8 Bentley 1 5 3** 5 Holy Cross 3 2
9 Sacred Heart 4 2 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

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First round

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(6) RIT vs. (11) Niagara

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March 3[1] RIT 4 – 5 Niagara Gene Polisseni Center Recap  
(Logan, Mikowski) Jordan Peacock – 11:15
(Brubacher, Abt) Danny Smith – 14:48
(Abt, Valenzuela) Liam Kerins – 18:10
First period 15:25 – Kris Spriggs (Kovachis, Cakebread)
No scoring Second period 04:08 – EAStephen Pietrobon (Harper, Spriggs)
(Abt, Rotolo) Erik Brown – 10:25 Third period 16:05 – SHVinny Muto (Curran)
19:03 – EAJohnny Curran (Rennaker, Sarcona)
19:49 – GW SHSam Rennaker (unassisted)
( 17 saves / 22 shots ) Mike Rotolo Goalie stats Jackson Teichroeb ( 35 saves / 39 shots )
March 4[2] RIT 5 – 0 Niagara Gene Polisseni Center  
(unassisted) Myles PowellGW SH – 06:15
(Cameron, Abt) Ryan Kruper – 13:25
(Kruper) Darren Brady – 19:42
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Girduckis, Brubacker) Danny Smith – 03:27
(Powell, Brubacher) Matt AbtPP – 11:44
Third period No scoring
( 19 saves / 19 shots ) Mike Rotolo Goalie stats Jackson Teichroeb ( 27 saves / 31 shots ) / Joe O'Brien ( 7 saves / 8 shots )
March 5[3] RIT 1 – 4 Niagara Gene Polisseni Center  
No scoring First period 01:00 – Kris Spriggs (Pietrobon, Muto)
03:49 – GWSam Rennaker (Curran, Dzakhov)
(Logan) Jordan Peacock – 05:00 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 05:10 – PPStanislav Dzakhov (Delman, Boman)
16:56 – ENStanislav Dzakhov (Harper, Teichroeb)
( 15 saves / 18 shots ) Mike Rotolo Goalie stats Jackson Teichroeb ( 42 saves / 43 shots )
Niagara won series 2–1


(7) Mercyhurst vs. (10) American International

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March 3[4] Mercyhurst 4 – 3 American International Mercyhurst Ice Center  
(Duszak, Riley) Derek Barach – 03:27
(Dsuzak, Wu) Taylor BestPP – 12:14
(Baker, Lancaster) Michael Verboom – 17:24
First period 18:20 – PPMartin Mellberg (Christensen, Mueller)
(Enns, Charbonneau) Derek BarachGW – 16:32 Second period 05:08 – Kyle Stephan (Christian, Demel)
06:00 – Hugo Reinhardt (Orszulak, Florian)
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 29 saves / 32 shots ) Brandon Wildung Goalie stats Zackarais Skog ( 31 saves / 35 shots )
March 4[5] Mercyhurst 5 – 0 American International Mercyhurst Ice Center  
No scoring First period No scoring
(Enns, Piacentini) Stephen HrehoriakGW – 09:00
(Lancaster, Best) Derek BarachPP – 11:19
(Barach, Lancaster) Jonathan Charbonneau – 13:30
(Drouin, Barach) Jack RileyPP – 17:41
Second period No scoring
(Lammon, Whittaker) Joseph Duszak – 01:08 Third period No scoring
( 24 saves / 24 shots ) Brandon Wildung Goalie stats Zackarais Skog ( 29 saves / 34 shots )
Mercyhurst won series 2–0


(8) Bentley vs. (9) Sacred Heart

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March 3[6] Bentley 1 – 4 Sacred Heart John A. Ryan Arena  
(Riggleman, Callin) Alexey Soloyev – 10:46 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 02:13 – Mike Crocock (McIlmurray, De Concilys)
10:15 – GWVito Bavaro (Jasper, Tsekos)
17:23 – Justin Danforth (Hladin, Nylen)
19:16 – ENStephen Hladin (Minello, Danforth)
( 29 saves / 32 shots ) Aiden Pelino Goalie stats Brett Magnus ( 29 saves / 30 shots )
March 4[7] Bentley 5 – 2 Sacred Heart John A. Ryan Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 17:01 – Vito Bavaro (Tsekos)
(Desbiens, Gorowsky) Max French – 06:39
(French) Chris Buchanan – 07:48
Second period No scoring
(McMurphy, McDonald) Kyle SchmidtGW – 11:28
(Schmidt, Gorowsky) Max French – 18:13
(unassisted) Max FrenchEN – 19:29
Third period 02:13 – Jeff Caroll (McIlmurray, Doerksen)
( 30 saves / 32 shots ) Jayson Argue Goalie stats Brett Magnus ( 27 saves / 31 shots )
March 5[8] Bentley 3 – 2 2OT Sacred Heart John A. Ryan Arena  
(Gorowsky) Max FrenchSH – 19:25 First period 12:42 – Jordan Minello (Doherty, Danforth)
(Berry, DePourcq) Matt Riggleman – 08:55 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 12:53 – Ruslan Rakhmatov (Danforth, Minello)
(French, Desbiens) Ryner GorowskyGW – 00:30 Second overtime period No scoring
( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Jayson Argue Goalie stats Brett Magnus ( 30 saves / 33 shots )
Bentley won series 2–1


Quarterfinals

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(1) Canisius vs. (11) Niagara

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March 10[9] Canisius 3 – 0 Niagara HarborCenter  
(Chamberland, McLaughlin) Jimmy MazzaGW PP – 14:57 First period No scoring
(Parrottino, Heath) Dylan McLaughlin – 03:32 Second period No scoring
(Chamberland) Nick Hutchison – 01:48 Third period No scoring
( 24 saves / 24 shots ) Charles Williams Goalie stats Jackson Teichroeb ( 36 saves / 39 shots )
March 11[10] Canisius 2 – 1 Niagara HarborCenter Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Schmelzer, Parrottino) Felix ChamberlandPP – 03:06
(Mazza, Stief) Ryan SchmelzerGW PP – 18:45
Third period 03:49 – PPVinny Muto (Curran, Rennaker)
( 25 saves / 26 shots ) Charles Williams Goalie stats Jackson Teichroeb ( 32 saves / 34 shots )
Canisius won series 2–1


(2) Air Force vs. (8) Bentley

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March 10[11] Air Force 4 – 0 Bentley Cadet Ice Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
(Bailry, Serratore) Phil BojeGW – 03:12
(Stone, Boje) Evan Feno – 08:26
(Feno, Boje) Dan Bailey – 09:01
Second period No scoring
(Feno) Matt KochEN SH – 17:06 Third period No scoring
( 18 saves / 18 shots ) Shane Starrett Goalie stats Jayson Argue ( 10 saves / 13 shots ) / Aidan Pelino ( 12 saves / 12 shots )
March 11[12] Air Force 2 – 1 Bentley Cadet Ice Arena  
(unassisted) Jordan Himley – 05:59 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 10:10 – Andrew McDonald (Callin, Orr)
(Feno) Ben KuceraGW – 00:39 Third period No scoring
( 13 saves / 14 shots ) Shane Starrett Goalie stats Aidan Pelino ( 37 saves / 39 shots )
Air Force won series 2–0


(3) Army vs. (7) Mercyhurst

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March 10[13] Army 6 – 4 Mercyhurst Tate Rink  
(Andrle, Pham) Joe Shecter – 03:53 First period 12:57 – PPJoseph Duszak (Barach, Charbonneau)
(Soucie, Nick) Dominic FrancoPP – 07:42
(Evancho, Andrle) Nick DeCenzo – 15:35
Second period 02:52 – Kyle Dutra (Sienerth, Bucci)
(Nick, Franco) Brendan Soucie – 03:29
(unassisted) Michael Wilson – PP – 05:41
(Fidler, Franco) Brendan Soucie – 10:41
Third period 04:12 – Jonathan Charbonneau (Riley, Todd)
18:01 – EAStephen Hrehoriak (Dutra, Drouin)
( 37 saves / 41 shots ) Parker Gahagen Goalie stats Brandon Wildung ( 29 saves / 34 shots ) / Colin DeAugustine ( 7 saves / 8 shots )
March 11[14] Army 2 – 3 OT Mercyhurst Tate Rink  
(Nick) Conor AndrlePP – 15:50 First period 08:27 – Matthew Whittaker (Ferriero, Duszak)
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Reuschlein, Fidler) Brendan Soucie – 14:18 Third period 09:33 – PPJosh Lammon (Whittaker, Wu)
No scoring First overtime period 00:33 – GW PPMatthew Whittaker (Lancaster, Best)
( 33 saves / 36 shots ) Parker Gahagen Goalie stats Brandon Wildung ( 38 saves / 40 shots )
March 12[15] Army 4 – 3 Mercyhurst Tate Rink  
No scoring First period No scoring
(Reuschlein, Wilkinson) Matt RigglemanPP – 08:55
(Andrle, Pham) Zach Evancho – 15:20
Second period 12:53 – Philippe Drouin (Duszak, Todd)
13:03 – Wes baker (Lancaster, Verboom)
13:41 – Josh Lammon (Wu, Whittaker)
(unassisted) Trevor Fidler – 00:57
(Mansfield, Maruya) Mike PrestonGW – 11:02
Third period No scoring
( 40 saves / 43 shots ) Parker Gahagen / ( 9 saves / 9 shots ) Cole Bruns Goalie stats Colin DeAugustine ( 30 saves / 34 shots )
Army won series 2–1


(4) Robert Morris vs. (5) Holy Cross

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March 10[16] Robert Morris 6 – 3 Holy Cross 84 Lumber Arena  
No scoring First period 17:35 – PPMike Barrett (Moore, Lopez)
(Leavens, Israel) Alex TongePP – 12:36 Second period No scoring
(Moore, Ghantous) Spencer Dorowicz – 01:50
(Bontje) Brady FergusonSH – 02:32
(Lynch, Mann) Daniel MantenutoGW – 06:11
(Mantenuto, Leavens) Alex Tonge – 09:36
(Robillard, Dagnal) Kyle Horsman – 16:14
Third period 13:35 – SHRyan Ferrill (unassisted)
17:54 – Mitch Collett (Robinson, Mackie)
( 16 saves / 19 shots ) Francis Marotte Goalie stats Paul Berrafato ( 21 saves / 27 shots )
March 11[17] Robert Morris 3 – 2 Holy Cross 84 Lumber Arena  
No scoring First period No scoring
(Ferguson, Israel) Daniel LeavensPP – 08:37
(Tonge, Ferguson) Daniel Leavens – 16:34
Second period No scoring
(Bontje) Brady FergusonGW EN – 18:42 Third period 16:09 – Mitch Mollett (Mulcahy, Skelly)
19:36 – EAPeter Crinella (Pooley, Trapp)
( 22 saves / 24 shots ) Francis Marotte Goalie stats Paul Berrafato ( 19 saves / 21 shots )
Robert Morris won series 2–0


Semifinals

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(1) Canisius vs. (4) Robert Morris

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March 17[18] Canisius 2 – 6 Robert Morris Blue Cross Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 12:01 – Spencer Dorowicz (Watt, Ghantous)
19:48 – Daniel Mantanuto (unassisted)
No scoring Second period 12:40 – GWBrady Ferguson (Leavens, Tonge)
(Hoover, Edmondson) Nick HutchisonPP – 04:45
(McLaughlin, Jerry) David ParrottinoEA – 18:03
Third period 14:31 – PPBrady Ferguson (Leavens)
17:20 – ENAlex Tonge (Ghantous, Marotte)
18:54 – EN SHBrady Ferguson (Leavens)
( 19 saves / 23 shots ) Charles Williams Goalie stats Francis Marotte ( 27 saves / 29 shots )


(2) Air Force vs. (3) Army

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March 17[19] Air Force 1 – 0 Army Blue Cross Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
(Hrabovsky, Giesler) Ben KuceraGW – 11:03 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 29 saves / 29 shots ) Shane Starrett Goalie stats Parker Gahagan ( 22 saves / 23 shots )


Championship

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(2) Air Force vs. (4) Robert Morris

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March 18[20] Air Force 2 – 1 Robert Morris Blue Cross Arena Recap  
(Himley, Ledford) Erik Baskin – 01:15 First period No scoring
(Ledford) Jordan HimleyGW – 19:29 Second period 16:02 – Ben Robillard (Israel)
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 24 saves / 25 shots ) Shane Starrett Goalie stats Francis Marotte ( 12 saves / 14 shots )


Tournament awards

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* Most Valuable Player(s)

References

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