2018 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

The 2018 Atlantic Hockey Tournament is the 14th Atlantic Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 2 and March 17, 2018 at home campus locations and at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. It was the last tournament at Blue Cross Arena before the tournament moved to HarborCenter in Buffalo, New York. By winning the tournament, Air Force earned Atlantic Hockey's automatic bid to the 2018 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 2018 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
Mercyhurst 28 16 8 4 36 90 81 37 21 12 4 124 111
Canisius 28 17 11 0 34 94 76 38 19 17 2 117 108
Holy Cross 28 12 10 6 30 80 70 36 13 16 7 97 100
Army 28 12 10 6 30 80 70 36 15 15 6 93 91
#14 Air Force * 28 13 11 4 30 73 64 43 23 15 5 115 94
RIT 28 13 14 1 27 91 90 37 15 20 2 114 127
Robert Morris 28 12 13 3 27 79 78 41 18 20 3 119 118
American International 28 11 13 4 26 63 75 39 15 20 4 88 116
Niagara 28 10 15 3 23 76 90 36 11 22 3 93 123
Bentley 28 9 14 5 23 72 87 37 13 18 6 96 114
Sacred Heart 28 9 15 4 22 79 96 39 13 22 4 107 135
Championship: March 17, 2018
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 5, 2018

Bracket

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First round
March 2–4
Quarterfinals
March 9–11
Semifinals
March 16
Championship
March 17
1 Mercyhurst 4 3*
6 RIT 5* 3 0 11 Sacred Heart 2 2
11 Sacred Heart 4 4*** 2 1 Mercyhurst 4
7 Robert Morris 5*
2 Canisius 8 1 3
8 American International 1 2* 0
7 Robert Morris 1
5 Air Force 5
3 Holy Cross 1 1
7 Robert Morris 3 3 3 7 Robert Morris 4 5
10 Bentley 1 4 2 2 Canisius 0
5 Air Force 3
4 Army 3 1 0
8 American International 4 4** 5 Air Force 5 0 1*
9 Niagara 1 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

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First round

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(6) RIT vs. (11) Sacred Heart

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March 2[1] RIT 5 – 4 OT Sacred Heart Gene Polisseni Center Recap  
(Powell, Valenzuela) Adam BrubacherPP – 01:13
(Norrish, Brown) Gabe ValenzuelaPP – 09:11
(Dupuis, Powell) Adam Brubacher – 13:00
First period No scoring
(Norrish, Powell) Dan Willett – 07:36 Second period 02:47 – Stephen Hladin (Kennedy, Rakhmatov)
04:38 – Matt Tugnutt (Kennedy, Bavaro)
10:55 – Marc Johnstone (McIlmurray, Crocock)
No scoring Third period 15:53 – Mike Crocock (Hladin, Cotton)
(Brown, Valenzuela) Abbott GirduckisGW – 00:23 First overtime period No scoring
( 24 saves / 28 shots ) Logan Drackett Goalie stats Brett Magnus ( 28 saves / 33 shots )
March 3[2] RIT 3 – 4 3OT Sacred Heart Gene Polisseni Center Recap  
(Hamacher, Norrish) Myles Powell – 07:04
(Norrish, Brubacher) Myles PowellPP – 15:06
First period 08:12 – Jackson Barliant (Cotton, Hladin)
15:38 – Marc Johnstone (Tsekos, McIlmurray)
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Valenzuela, Girduckis) Erik Brown – 04:29 Third period 18:54 – Austin McIlmurray (Tugnutt, Tsekos)
No scoring Third overtime period 02:19 – GWJackson Barliant (Hladin)
( 28 saves / 32 shots ) Logan Drackett Goalie stats Brett Magnus ( 46 saves / 49 shots )
March 4[3] RIT 0 – 2 Sacred Heart Gene Polisseni Center Recap  
No scoring First period 12:06 – GWMike Crocock (Tsekos, Johnstone)
19:26 – PPAustin McIlmurray (Allan, Tsekos)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 23 saves / 25 shots ) Logan Drackett Goalie stats Brett Magnus ( 32 saves / 32 shots )
Sacred Heart won series 2–1


(7) Robert Morris vs. (10) Bentley

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March 2[4] Robert Morris 3 – 1 Bentley 84 Lumber Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
(Moore, Ferguson) Alex Tonge – 13:10 Second period No scoring
(Moore, Dorowicz) Brandon WattGW PP – 19:04
(Ferguson) Alex TongeEN – 19:56
Third period 19:50 – Kyle Schmidt (Jago, Santerno)
( 37 saves / 38 shots ) Francis Marotte Goalie stats Aidan Pelino ( 31 saves / 33 shots )
March 3[5] Robert Morris 3 – 4 Bentley 84 Lumber Arena Recap  
(Tonge, Moore) Luke LynchPP – 01:57 First period 09:58 – Charlie Marchand (Zuffante, DePourcq)
19:34 – Jonathan Desbiens (unassisted)
(Lynch, Graham) Daniel Mantenuto – 10:27
(Lynch) Matthew Graham – 13:56
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 01:00 – PPLuke Santerno (Solovyev, Jago)
02:23 – GW PPKyle Schmidt (Santerno, Jago)
( 30 saves / 34 shots ) Francis Marotte Goalie stats Aidan Pelino ( 29 saves / 32 shots )
March 4[6] Robert Morris 3 – 2 Bentley 84 Lumber Arena Recap  
(Watt, Dorowicz) Michael Louria – 13:46
(Lynch, Bontje) Alex TongeSH – 17:55
First period 18:40 – PPKyle Schmidt (Desbiens, Jago)
(Watt) Daniel MantenutoGW – 15:18 Second period 10:57 – PPCharlie Marchand (Desbiens, Jago)
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 31 saves / 33 shots ) Francis Marotte Goalie stats Aidan Pelino ( 25 saves / 28 shots )
Robert Morris won series 2–1


(8) American International vs. (9) Niagara

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March 2[7] American International 4 – 1 Niagara MassMutual Center Recap  
(Polin, Christensen) Darius Davidson – 07:16 First period No scoring
(Christensen, Jaks) Hugo ReinhardtGW PP – 12:07 Second period No scoring
(Jaks, Kapcheck) Hugo ReinhardtPP – 07:36
(Mellberg, Dudley) Brennan KapcheckEN – 17:57
Third period 14:13 – Noah Delmas (unassisted)
( 35 saves / 35 shots ) Stefano Durante Goalie stats Brian Wilson ( 18 saves / 21 shots )
March 3[8] American International 4 – 3 2OT Niagara MassMutual Center Recap  
(Debrincat, Reinhardt) Darius Davidson – 19:19 First period No scoring
(Jaks, Kocur) Shawn McBridePP – 18:20 Second period No scoring
(Reinhardt, Christensen) Jared PikePP – 11:18 Third period 04:45 – PPKris Spriggs (Delmas)
06:01 – Kris Spriggs (Kendall)
14:21 – Derian Plouffe (Cooley)
(Reinhardt, Kapcheck) Blake ChristensenGW PP – 08:02 Second overtime period No scoring
( 31 saves / 34 shots ) Stefano Durante Goalie stats Brian Wilson ( 33 saves / 37 shots )
American International won series 2–0


Quarterfinals

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(1) Mercyhurst vs. (11) Sacred Heart

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March 9[9] Mercyhurst 4 – 2 Sacred Heart Mercyhurst Ice Center Recap  
(Enns, Duszak) Jonathan Charbonneau – 09:49 First period 02:35 – PPMarc Johnstone (Bavaro, Allan)
(Duszak, Best) Jonathan CharbonneauPP – 05:02
(Lancaster, Wildung) Jonathan CharbonneauGW – 16:48
Second period 02:35 – Marc Johnstone (Bavaro, Allan)
(Elliot, Baker) Michael Verboom – 04:27 Third period 06:53 – PPZach Tsekos (Rakhmatov, Bavaro)
( 27 saves / 29 shots ) Brandon Wildung Goalie stats Brett Magnus ( 26 saves / 30 shots )
March 10[10] Mercyhurst 3 – 2 OT Sacred Heart Mercyhurst Ice Center Recap  
No scoring First period 05:49 – PPAustin McIlmurray (Tsekos, Allan)
(Duszak, Charbonneau) Tommaso Bucci – 05:38
(Duszak, Lammon) Jonathan Charbonneau – 06:22
Second period 02:42 – Stephen Hladin (Barliant, Cotton)
No scoring Third period No scoring
(Duszak, Piacentini) Jonathan CharbonneauGW PP – 09:39 First overtime period No scoring
( 35 saves / 37 shots ) Brandon Wildung Goalie stats Brett Magnus ( 43 saves / 46 shots )
Mercyhurst won series 2–0


(2) Canisius vs. (8) American International

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March 9[11] Canisius 8 – 1 American International HarborCenter Recap  
(Hutchison, Edmondson) Matt McLeod – 08:02
(Hoover, Meyer) Félix ChamberlandGW – 12:05
(Schmelzer, Jaeckle) Dylan McLaughlin – 16:51
First period No scoring
(Murray) Dylan McLaughlin – 00:27
(Meyer, Chamberland) Matt HooverPP – 13:12
Second period 05:41 – Blake Christensen (Debrincat, Luka)
(Hutchison, McLaughlin) Jimmy MazzaPP – 00:24
(Hutchison, Long) Matt McLeodSH – 11:39
(Stander, Meyer) Matt Hoover – 13:53
Third period No scoring
( 34 saves / 35 shots ) Daniel Urbani Goalie stats Stefano Durante ( 10 saves / 15 shots ) / Zackarias Skog ( 7 saves / 10 shots )
March 10[12] Canisius 1 – 2 OT American International HarborCenter Recap  
No scoring First period 04:52 – PPJānis Jaks (Kapcheck, Pike)
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Meyer, Mazza) Cameron Heath – 02:36 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 02:42 – GWShawn McBride (Demel, Pike)
( 44 saves / 46 shots ) Daniel Urbani Goalie stats Stefano Durante ( 23 saves / 24 shots )
March 11[13] Canisius 3 – 0 American International HarborCenter Recap  
(Stander, Hutchison) Jesse PereiraGW – 07:37 First period No scoring
(Stief, Heath) Matt HooverPP – 07:01 Second period No scoring
(McLaughlin) Jeff Murray – 07:31 Third period No scoring
( 26 saves / 26 shots ) Daniel Urbani Goalie stats Stefano Durante ( 17 saves / 20 shots )
Canisius won series 2–1


(3) Holy Cross vs. (7) Robert Morris

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March 9[14] Holy Cross 1 – 4 Robert Morris Hart Recreation Center Recap  
No scoring First period 00:25 – Matthew Graham (Lynch, Mantenuto)
(Trapp, Pooley) T. J. MoorePP – 00:50 Second period 06:35 – GW PPBrady Ferguson (Lynch, Israel)
16:25 – Nick Prkusic (Ghantous, Israel)
No scoring Third period 19:56 – ENAlex Tonge (Moore)
( 40 saves / 43 shots ) Paul Berrafato Goalie stats Francis Marotte ( 39 saves / 40 shots )
March 10[15] Holy Cross 1 – 5 OT Robert Morris Hart Recreation Center Recap  
No scoring First period 07:08 – PPMatthew Graham (Lynch, Mantenuto)
No scoring Second period 04:57 – GWTimmy Moore (Kapcheck, Pike)
19:46 – PPTimmy Moore (Lynch, Ferguson)
(Lopez, Coughlin) T. J. Moore – 00:30 Third period 07:10 – PPLuke Lynch (Ferguson, Tonge)
17:15 – ENLuke Lynch (unassisted)
( 25 saves / 29 shots ) Paul Berrafato Goalie stats Francis Marotte ( 37 saves / 38 shots )
Robert Morris won series 2–0


(4) Army vs. (5) Air Force

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March 9[16] Army 3 – 5 Air Force Tate Rink Recap  
(MacAfee, Zimmerman) Dominic FrancoPP – 13:06 First period 11:02 – PPEvan Giesler (Mirageas, Koch)
(Andrle, Box) Michael Wilson – 08:04 Second period 10:21 – Jordan Himley (Bailey, Boje)
13:29 – Kyle Haak (Mirageas, Kucera)
(unassisted) Brendan Soucie – 07:32 Third period 04:29 – GWMarshall Bowery (Tomlak)
19:32 – ENErik Baskin (Ledford)
( 20 saves / 24 shots ) Cole Bruns Goalie stats Billy Christopoulos ( 17 saves / 20 shots )
March 10[17] Army 1 – 0 Air Force Tate Rink Recap  
(Franco, Pham) Zach EvanchoGW PP – 08:29 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 33 saves / 33 shots ) Cole Bruns Goalie stats Billy Christopoulos ( 17 saves / 18 shots )
March 11[18] Army 3 – 0 OT Air Force Tate Rink Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 06:38 – GWTyler Ledford (Baskin)
( 39 saves / 40 shots ) Cole Bruns Goalie stats Billy Christopoulos ( 15 saves / 15 shots )
Air Force won series 2–1


Semifinals

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(1) Mercyhurst vs. (7) Robert Morris

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March 16[19] Mercyhurst 4 – 5 OT Robert Morris Blue Cross Arena Recap  
(Barach, Lancaster) Kane Elliot – 19:09 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 04:44 – PPBrady Ferguson (Israel)
09:03 – Brady Ferguson (Louria, Giles)
(Duszak) Taylor Best – 08:01
(Enns) Derek Barach – 12:08
(Lancaster, Baker) Joseph Duszak – 13:18
Third period 14:31 – Daniel Mantenuto (Graham, Powers)
19:15 – PPBrady Ferguson (Louria, Lynch)
No scoring First overtime period 06:42 – Michael Louria (Tonge)
( 37 saves / 42 shots ) Brandon Wildung Goalie stats Francis Marotte ( 41 saves / 45 shots )


(2) Canisius vs. (5) Air Force

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March 16[20] Canisius 0 – 3 Air Force Blue Cross Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 06:12 – GW PPKyle Haak (Mirageas, Himley)
16:13 – Erik Baskin (Levin, Ledford)
No scoring Third period 05:51 – Matt Serratore (Mirageas, Haak)
( 34 saves / 37 shots ) Daniel Urbani Goalie stats Billy Christopoulos ( 24 saves / 24 shots )


Championship

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(5) Air Force vs. (7) Robert Morris

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March 17[21] Air Force 5 – 1 Robert Morris Blue Cross Arena Recap  
(Himley, Serratore) Kyle Haak – 02:06
(Tomlak, Sommer) Jonathan KopackaGW – 02:56
(Boje) Jordan HimleyPP – 15:34
First period No scoring
(unassisted) Evan Giesler – 05:07 Second period 15:52 – PPNick Prkusic (unassisted)
(Boje, Abood) Kyle HaakEN – 14:00 Third period No scoring
( 35 saves / 36 shots ) Billy Christopoulos Goalie stats Francis Marotte ( 13 saves / 17 shots ) / Andrew Pikul ( 14 saves / 14 shots )


Tournament awards

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  • G Billy Christopoulos* (Air Force)
  • D Zack Mirageas (Air Force)
  • D Jonathan Kopacka (Air Force)
  • F Kyle Haak (Air Force)
  • F Jordan Himley (Air Force)
  • F Brady Ferguson (Robert Morris)

* Most Valuable Player(s)

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References

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