Atlantic Hockey

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Atlantic Hockey Association
(AHA)
Atlantic Hockey Association logo
Established 2003
Association NCAA
Division Division I
Members 12
Sports fielded Men's ice hockey
Region Northeastern United States and Colorado
Former names MAAC (1997-2003)
Headquarters Haverhill, Massachusetts
Commissioner Robert M. DeGregorio, Jr. (since 2003)
Website http://www.atlantichockeyonline.com/
Locations
Atlantic Hockey Association locations

The Atlantic Hockey Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates primarily in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey–only conference. Unlike several other college athletic conferences, Atlantic Hockey has no women's division, though it shares some organizational and administrative roles (and three universities) with the women's-only College Hockey America. From 1997 to 2003, Atlantic Hockey was sponsored by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

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[edit] Membership

[edit] Current

Institution Location Nickname Founded Affiliation Undergraduate Enrollment Joined Women's Conference Primary Conference
United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, Colorado Falcons 1954 Public/Federal 4,400 2006 N/A Mountain West
American International College Springfield, Massachusetts Yellow Jackets 1885 Private/Non-sectarian 1,700 N/A Northeast Ten (D-II)
United States Military Academy West Point, New York Black Knights 1802 Public/Federal 4,400 2000 N/A Patriot League
Bentley University Waltham, Massachusetts Falcons 1917 Private/Non-sectarian 3,958 1999 N/A Northeast Ten (D-II)
Canisius College Buffalo, New York Golden Griffins 1870 Private/Catholic 3,490 N/A MAAC
University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut Huskies 1881 Public 26,629 Hockey East Big East
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, Massachusetts Crusaders 1843 Private/Catholic 2,897 ECAC East (D-III) Patriot League
Mercyhurst College Erie, Pennsylvania Lakers 1926 Private/Catholic 4,055 1999 CHA PSAC (D-II)
Niagara University[1] Lewiston, New York Purple Eagles 1856 Private/Catholic 3,853 2010 CHA MAAC
Robert Morris University Moon Township, Pennsylvania Colonials 1921 Private/Non-sectarian 5,000 2010 CHA NEC
Rochester Institute of Technology Henrietta, New York Tigers 1829 Private/Non-sectarian 17,000 2006 ECAC West (D-III) Liberty League (D-III)
Sacred Heart University Fairfield, Connecticut Pioneers 1963 Private/Catholic 3,500 D-I Independent NEC
Locations of Atlantic Hockey Conference current member locations.

[edit] Former

[edit] Timeline

Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey RIT Tigers men's ice hockey Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey Army Black Knights Mercyhurst College Bentley University Sacred Heart University Holy Cross Crusaders Connecticut Huskies Canisius College American International College Quinnipiac University Fairfield Stags Iona Gaels

[edit] Current standings

2011–12 Atlantic Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA

Air Force
11 8 2 1 17 40 26 15 9 4 2 53 36
Mercyhurst 11 7 2 2 16 30 23 18 8 8 2 45 57
RIT 13 7 4 2 16 31 27 16 8 6 2 37 39
Robert Morris 11 7 2 2 16 39 23 17 9 6 2 52 46
Niagara 11 4 2 5 13 31 27 16 5 5 6 42 44
Bentley 10 5 3 2 12 29 20 16 5 8 3 39 45
Holy Cross 10 6 4 0 12 31 27 15 8 7 0 43 48
Canisius 11 4 5 2 10 21 25 17 4 10 3 28 49
Connecticut 11 4 6 1 9 32 28 16 5 9 2 43 46
American International 13 2 9 2 6 27 43 19 3 14 2 38 65
Army 11 1 6 4 6 21 36 15 1 8 6 27 50
Sacred Heart 11 0 10 1 1 30 57 18 1 16 1 41 96
Championship:
indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated December 20, 2011

[edit] List of Championship Games

From 1999 to 2003, the conference tournament was operated by the MAAC. Since 2007, the tournament has been held on neutral ice, at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.

Year Winner Score Runner-up Arena City
1999 Holy Cross 4–3 Canisius Hart Center Worcester, MA
2000 Connecticut 6–1 Iona Frietas Ice Forum Storrs, CT
2001 Mercyhurst 6–5 Quinnipiac Frietas Ice Forum Storrs, CT
2002 Quinnipiac 6–4 Mercyhurst Hart Center Worcester, MA
2003 Mercyhurst 4–3 Quinnipiac Tate Rink West Point, NY
2004 Holy Cross 4–0 Sacred Heart Tate Rink West Point, NY
2005 Mercyhurst 3–2 Quinnipiac Northford Ice Pavilion Northford, CT
2006 Holy Cross 5–2 Bentley Hart Center Worcester, MA
2007 Air Force 6–1 Army Blue Cross Arena Rochester, NY
2008 Air Force 5–4 (2OT) Mercyhurst Blue Cross Arena Rochester, NY
2009 Air Force 2–0 Mercyhurst Blue Cross Arena Rochester, NY
2010 RIT 6–1 Sacred Heart Blue Cross Arena Rochester, NY
2011 Air Force 1–0 RIT Blue Cross Arena Rochester, NY

[edit] National tournament history

NCAA Tournament
Year AHA Rep. Opponent Result
2004 Holy Cross North Dakota L 0–3
2005 Mercyhurst Boston College L 4–5
2006 Holy Cross Minnesota W 4–3 (OT)
North Dakota L 2–5
2007 Air Force Minnesota L 3–4
2008 Air Force Miami (OH) L 2–3 (OT)
2009 Air Force Michigan W 2–0
Vermont L 2–3 (2OT)
2010 RIT Denver W 2–1
New Hampshire W 6–2
Wisconsin L 1–8
2011 Air Force Yale L 1-2 (OT)

[edit] Conference arenas

School Hockey Arena Location Capacity
Air Force Cadet Ice Arena Colorado Springs, CO 2,502
American International Olympia Ice Center Springfield, MA 2,200
Army Tate Rink West Point, NY 2,648
Bentley John A. Ryan Arena Watertown, MA 1,200
Canisius Buffalo State Sports Arena Buffalo, NY 1,800
Connecticut Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum Storrs, CT 2,000
Holy Cross Hart Center Worcester, MA 1,600
Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center Erie, PA 1,500
Niagara Dwyer Arena Lewiston, NY 2,100
Robert Morris Island Sports Center Neville Island, PA 1,200
RIT Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena Henrietta, NY 2,100
Sacred Heart Milford Ice Pavilion Milford, CT 1,000 Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT 8,412
Tournament Blue Cross Arena Rochester, NY 10,556

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/mhockey/release.asp?release_id=11115 Niagara Men's Hockey To Join Atlantic Hockey

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