2014 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament
| 2014 Atlantic Hockey Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 7-22, 2014 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Finals site | Blue Cross Arena Rochester, New York |
| Champions | Robert Morris (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Derek Schooley (1st title) |
| MVP | Cody Wydo (Robert Morris) |
Atlantic Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 2014 Atlantic Hockey Tournament is the 10th Atlantic Hockey Tournament. It will be 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 will earn Atlantic Hockey's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Format
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, play a best-of-three series with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals. The top four 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 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 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 seeds play a single-game, with the winner advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Standings
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
Template:12TeamBracket-NCAA3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Tournament awards
All-Tournament Team
- Goaltender:
- Defensemen:
- Forwards: