2023 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament
The 2023 Atlantic Hockey Tournament was the 19th edition of the Atlantic Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 3 and March 18, 2023. By winning the tournament, Canisius earned Atlantic Hockey's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament.
2023 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament | |
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Dates | March 3–18, 2023 |
Teams | 10 |
Finals site | LECOM Harborcenter Buffalo, New York |
Champions | Canisius (2nd title) |
Winning coach | Trevor Large (1st title) |
MVP | Jacob Barczewski (Canisius) |
Atlantic Hockey men's Ice Hockey Tournaments 2024 → |
Format
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The top eight teams according to the conference standings participated. In the Quarterfinals, the 1st-seed hosted the 8th-seed, the 2nd-seed hosted the 7th-seed, the 3rd-seed hosted the 6th-seed and the 4th-seed hosted the 5th-seed in a best-of-three series. The teams that advanced out of the quarterfinals are reseeded in the Semifinal with the highest remaining seed hosting the lowest remaining seed and the second highest remaining seed hosting the second lowest remaining seed, again in a best-of-three series. The teams that advance from the Semifinals meet for a Championship game held at the home venue of the higher seed. The winner of Atlantic Hockey Tournament Championship received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament.[1]
Conference standings
Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | OW | OL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
RIT † | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 85 | 55 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 127 | 100 | ||
American International | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 87 | 62 | 39 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 124 | 98 | ||
Sacred Heart | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 87 | 72 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 107 | 112 | ||
Canisius * | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 76 | 71 | 42 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 118 | 119 | ||
Army | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 72 | 81 | 37 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 98 | 119 | ||
Niagara | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 73 | 86 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 119 | 129 | ||
Holy Cross | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 73 | 71 | 41 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 98 | 119 | ||
Mercyhurst | 26 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 77 | 80 | 36 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 98 | 122 | ||
Bentley | 26 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 61 | 89 | 34 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 81 | 124 | ||
Air Force | 26 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 63 | 87 | 36 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 95 | 128 | ||
Championship: March 18, 2023 † indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy) * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |
Bracket
Teams are reseeded for the semifinals
Quarterfinals March 3–5 | Semifinals March 10–12 | Championship March 18 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | RIT | 5 | 4* | - | ||||||||||||||
8 | Mercyhurst | 3 | 3 | - | ||||||||||||||
1 | RIT | 0 | 4* | 1 | ||||||||||||||
7 | Holy Cross | 1* | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
2 | American International | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
7 | Holy Cross | 1 | 4 | 4* | ||||||||||||||
7 | Holy Cross | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Canisius | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Sacred Heart | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Niagara | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Canisius | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Niagara | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Canisius | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Army | 2 | 1* | 0 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Results
Note: All game times are local.
(1) RIT vs. (8) Mercyhurst
March 3, 2023 7:05 PM | RIT | 5–3 (1–0, 0–0, 4–3) | Mercyhurst | Gene Polisseni Center Attendance: 2,259 |
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Tommy Scarfone | Goalies | Tyler Harmon | Referees: Chris Leavitt Jared Waitt Linesmen: Christopher Pike Brian Kimmins | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Shots | 23 |
March 4, 2023 7:05 PM | RIT | 4–3 (OT) (1–2, 1–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Mercyhurst | Gene Polisseni Center Attendance: 2,901 |
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Tommy Scarfone | Goalies | Tyler Harmon | Referees: Chris Leavitt Jared Waitt Linesmen: Christopher Pike Brian Kimmins | ||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Shots | 35 |
RIT Won Series 2–0 |
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(2) American International vs. (7) Holy Cross
March 3, 2023 1:05 PM | American International | 3–1 (0–0, 2–0, 1–1) | Holy Cross | MassMutual Center Attendance: 147 |
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Jarrett Fiske | Goalies | Jason Grande | Referees: Brendan Blanchard Andy Bethmann Linesmen: Shane Kanaly Patrick Philbin | |||||||||||
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0 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 36 |
March 4, 2023 1:05 PM | American International | 3–4 (0–0, 2–1, 1–3) | Holy Cross | MassMutual Center Attendance: 264 |
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Jarrett Fiske | Goalies | Jason Grande | Referees: Brendan Blanchard Andy Bethmann Linesmen: Shane Kanaly Patrick Philbin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Shots | 39 |
March 5, 2023 1:05 PM | American International | 3–4 (OT) (1–2, 2–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Holy Cross | MassMutual Center Attendance: 297 |
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Jarrett Fiske | Goalies | Jason Grande | Referees: Brendan Blanchard Andy Bethmann Linesmen: Shane Kanaly Patrick Philbin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 52 |
Holy Cross Won Series 2–1 |
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(3) Sacred Heart vs. (6) Niagara
March 3, 2023 7:00 PM | Sacred Heart | 3–1 (0–0, 1–0, 2–1) | Niagara | Martire Family Arena Attendance: 2,046 |
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Luke Lush | Goalies | Chad Veltri | Referees: Ryan Sweeney Ron Morello Linesmen: Anthony Valle Christopher Zito | |||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||
22 | Shots | 34 |
March 4, 2023 7:00 PM | Sacred Heart | 1–4 (1–1, 0–1, 0–2) | Niagara | Martire Family Arena Attendance: 2,088 |
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Luke Lush | Goalies | Chad Veltri | Referees: Ryan Sweeney Ron Morello Linesmen: Anthony Valle Christopher Zito | ||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 24 |
March 5, 2023 7:00 PM | Sacred Heart | 3–7 (1–2, 2–2, 0–3) | Niagara | Martire Family Arena Attendance: 1,196 |
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Luke Lush | Goalies | Chad Veltri | Referees: Ryan Sweeney Ron Morello Linesmen: Anthony Valle Christopher Zito | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Shots | 24 |
Niagara Won Series 2–1 |
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(4) Canisius vs. (5) Army
March 3, 2023 7:00 PM | Canisius | 5–2 (2–0, 1–1, 2–1) | Army | LECOM Harborcenter Attendance: 231 |
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Jacob Barczewski | Goalies | Justin Evenson | Referees: William McGoldrick III CJ Hallman Linesmen: Sam Cuccinotta Joe Sherman | ||||||||||||||||||||
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40 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 37 |
March 4, 2023 7:30 PM | Canisius | 0–1 (OT) (0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Army | LECOM Harborcenter Attendance: 361 |
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Jacob Barczewski | Goalies | Gavin Abric | Referees: William McGoldrick III CJ Hallman Linesmen: Sam Cuccinotta Joe Sherman | ||
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4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||
23 | Shots | 35 |
March 5, 2023 5:00 PM | Canisius | 3–0 (0–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Army | LECOM Harborcenter Attendance: 216 |
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Jacob Barczewski | Goalies | Gavin Abric | Referees: William McGoldrick III CJ Hallman Linesmen: Sam Cuccinotta Joe Sherman | ||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
36 | Shots | 29 |
Canisius Won Series 2–1 |
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(1) RIT vs. (7) Holy Cross
March 10, 2023 7:05 PM | RIT | 0–1 (OT) (0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Holy Cross | Gene Polisseni Center Attendance: 2,442 |
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Tommy Scarfone | Goalies | Jason Grande | Referees: Brendan Blanchard William McGoldrick III Linesmen: Shane Kanaly Anthony Valle | ||
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4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||
40 | Shots | 23 |
March 12, 2023 7:05 PM | RIT | 4–3 (OT) (1–0, 2–3, 0–0, 1–0) | Holy Cross | Gene Polisseni Center Attendance: 2,622 |
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Tommy Scarfone | Goalies | Jason Grande | Referees: William McGoldrick III CJ Hallman Linesmen: Sam Cuccinotta Joe Sherman | ||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Shots | 27 |
March 12, 2023 5:05 PM | RIT | 1–5 (0–2, 1–1, 0–2) | Holy Cross | Gene Polisseni Center Attendance: 1,932 |
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Tommy Scarfone | Goalies | Jason Grande | Referees: William McGoldrick III CJ Hallman Linesmen: Sam Cuccinotta Joe Sherman | |||||||||||||||||
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26 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 24 |
Holy Cross Won Series 2–0 |
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(4) Canisius vs. (6) Niagara
March 10, 2023 6:05 PM | Canisius | 1–2 (0–1, 1–1, 0–0) | Niagara | LECOM Harborcenter Attendance: 546 |
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Jacob Barczewski | Goalies | Chad Veltri | Referees: Chris Leavitt CJ Hallman Linesmen: Brendan Lewis Joe Sherman | ||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 25 min | |||||||||
29 | Shots | 36 |
March 11, 2023 7:35 PM | Canisius | 5–1 (2–0, 1–1, 2–0) | Niagara | LECOM Harborcenter Attendance: 500 |
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Jacob Barczewski | Goalies | Chad Veltri | Referees: Chris Leavitt CJ Hallman Linesmen: Brendan Lewis Joe Sherman | |||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 26 |
March 12, 2023 7:05 PM | Canisius | 4–2 (1–1, 1–1, 2–0) | Niagara | LECOM Harborcenter Attendance: 457 |
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Jacob Barczewski | Goalies | Chad Veltri | Referees: Chris Leavitt CJ Hallman Linesmen: Brendan Lewis Joe Sherman | |||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 25 min | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 29 |
Canisius Won Series 2–1 |
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(4) Canisius vs. (7) Holy Cross
March 18, 2023 7:05 PM | Canisius | 3–0 (0–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Holy Cross | LECOM Harborcenter Attendance: 1,805 |
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Jacob Barczewski | Goalies | Jason Grande | Referees: Brendan Blanchard Ryan Sweeney Linesmen: Brendan Lewis Joe Sherman | ||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
25 | Shots | 24 |
Tournament awards
All-Tournament Team
- G: Jacob Barczewski* (Canisius)
- D: Jack Robilotti (Holy Cross)
- D: Jackson Decker (Canisius)
- F: Liam McLinskey (Holy Cross)
- F: Keaton Mastrodonato (Canisius)
- F: Nick Bowman (Canisius)
References
- "2023 Atlantic Hockey Postseason". Atlantic Hockey. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- "Canisius Wins the 2023 Atlantic Hockey Championship". Atlantic Hockey. March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.