Atlantic Hockey

Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA)
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

The Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) 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 part of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) before the hockey league broke away to stand independently.

Membership

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 University	Erie, Pennsylvania	Lakers	1926	Private/Catholic	4,055	1999	CHA	PSAC (D-II)
Niagara University	Lewiston, New York	Purple Eagles	1856	Private/Catholic	3,853	2010	N/A	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	CHA	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.

Former

• Iona College (Dropped Hockey), 2003
• Fairfield University (Dropped Hockey), 2003
• Quinnipiac University (ECAC Hockey League), 2005

Timeline

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
2012	Air Force	4–0	RIT	Blue Cross Arena	Rochester, NY
2013	Canisius	7-2	Mercyhurst	Blue Cross Arena	Rochester, NY

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)
2012	Air Force	Boston College	L 0-2
2013	Niagara *	North Dakota	L 1-2
	Canisius	Quinnipiac	L 3-4

* – at-large selection.

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	1,400
Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena	Neville Island, PA	1,200
Robert Morris (alternate)	Consol Energy Center	Pittsburgh	18,387
RIT	Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena	Henrietta, NY	2,100
RIT (alternate)	Blue Cross Arena	Rochester, NY	10,556
Sacred Heart	Milford Ice Pavilion	Milford, CT	1,000
Sacred Heart (alternate)	Webster Bank Arena	Bridgeport, CT	8,412
Tournament	Blue Cross Arena	Rochester, NY	10,556

External links

• Atlantic Hockey Online