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.

Format

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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

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Conference record Overall record
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

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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

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Note: All game times are local.

Quarterfinals

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(1) RIT vs. (8) Mercyhurst

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March 3, 2023
7:05 PM
RIT5–3
(1–0, 0–0, 4–3)
MercyhurstGene Polisseni Center
Attendance: 2,259
Game reference
Tommy ScarfoneGoaliesTyler HarmonReferees:
Chris Leavitt
Jared Waitt
Linesmen:
Christopher Pike
Brian Kimmins
(Laskosky, Wilkie) Matt Kellenberger (3) – 05:151–0
1–1(Bisson, St. Onge) Carson Briere (5) – 40:23
1–2(Townend) Eric Esposito (16) – 41:12
(Petrucci) Adam Jeffery (1) – 42:182–2
2–3(Fedulov, Hunter) Jonathan Bendorf (4) – 46:24
(Nicholson, Gonsalves) Dimitri Mikrogiannakis (4) – 50:143–3
(Moretz) Adam Jeffery (2) – GW – 58:254–3
(Mahan, Mikrogiannakis) Grady Hobbs (8) – EN – 59:475–3
4 minPenalties4 min
52Shots23
March 4, 2023
7:05 PM
RIT4–3 (OT)
(1–2, 1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
MercyhurstGene Polisseni Center
Attendance: 2,901
Game reference
Tommy ScarfoneGoaliesTyler HarmonReferees:
Chris Leavitt
Jared Waitt
Linesmen:
Christopher Pike
Brian Kimmins
0–1(Townend, Dahm) Mickey Burns (11) – 04:36
(Mikrogiannakis, Moretz) Xavier Lapointe (1) – 09:181–1
1–2(Unassisted) Eric Esposito (17) – 12:37
1–3(St. Onge, Townend) Marko Reifenberger (6) – 25:03
(Cassaro, Wilkie) Simon Isabelle (6) – PP – 38:132–3
(Cassaro) Cody Laskosky (12) – 43:463–3
(Laskosky, Moretz) Gianfranco Cassaro (13) – PP GW – 63:094–3
14 minPenalties10 min
44Shots35
RIT Won Series 2–0

(2) American International vs. (7) Holy Cross

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March 3, 2023
1:05 PM
American International3–1
(0–0, 2–0, 1–1)
Holy CrossMassMutual Center
Attendance: 147
Game reference
Jarrett FiskeGoaliesJason GrandeReferees:
Brendan Blanchard
Andy Bethmann
Linesmen:
Shane Kanaly
Patrick Philbin
(Manz, Cardelli) Timofei Khokhlachev (7) – 22:371–0
(Geschwind, Cardelli) Jordan Biro (11) – GW – 29:092–0
2–159:16 – EALiam McLinskey (13) (Shatsky, Guerra)
(Callahan) Dustin Manz (10) – EN – 59:243–1
0 minPenalties10 min
29Shots36
March 4, 2023
1:05 PM
American International3–4
(0–0, 2–1, 1–3)
Holy CrossMassMutual Center
Attendance: 264
Game reference
Jarrett FiskeGoaliesJason GrandeReferees:
Brendan Blanchard
Andy Bethmann
Linesmen:
Shane Kanaly
Patrick Philbin
(Bennett) Casey McDonald (4) – 31:521–0
(Geschwind, Rickard) Nicholas Cardelli (11) – 37:012–0
2–138:27 – Liam McLinskey (14) (Phillips, Peterson)
2–242:03 – PPMatt Guerra (7) (Peterson)
2–351:49 – Matt DeBoer (3) (Young, MacNab)
2–452:47 – GWLiam McLinskey (15) (Phillips, Spence)
(Kramer, Manz) Casey McDonald (5) – EA – 57:213–4
10 minPenalties6 min
14Shots39
March 5, 2023
1:05 PM
American International3–4 (OT)
(1–2, 2–1, 0–0, 0–1)
Holy CrossMassMutual Center
Attendance: 297
Game reference
Jarrett FiskeGoaliesJason GrandeReferees:
Brendan Blanchard
Andy Bethmann
Linesmen:
Shane Kanaly
Patrick Philbin
0–104:34 – Liam McLinskey (16) (Phillips, Peterson)
(Biro, Rylance) Matt Rickard (2) – 06:281–1
1–215:02 – PPDevin Phillips (6) (Shatsky, Cicero)
(Janhonen, Rickard) Blake Bennett (21) – 37:012–2
2–332:13 – PPTyler Ghirardosi (8) (Guerra, Peterson)
(Biro, Kramer) Blake Bennett (22) – PP – 37:003–3
3–478:46 – GWLiam McLinskey (17) (Peterson)
12 minPenalties10 min
30Shots52
Holy Cross Won Series 2–1

(3) Sacred Heart vs. (6) Niagara

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March 3, 2023
7:00 PM
Sacred Heart3–1
(0–0, 1–0, 2–1)
NiagaraMartire Family Arena
Attendance: 2,046
Game reference
Luke LushGoaliesChad VeltriReferees:
Ryan Sweeney
Ron Morello
Linesmen:
Anthony Valle
Christopher Zito
(Hutchison) Daniel Ebrahim (7) – 30:371–0
(Steele, Magera) Kevin Lombardi (11) – GW – 42:492–0
2–148:24 – PPJay Ahearn (6) (Pineo, Ott)
(Lombardi, Magera) Ryan Steele (10) – EN – 58:203–1
8 minPenalties2 min
22Shots34
March 4, 2023
7:00 PM
Sacred Heart1–4
(1–1, 0–1, 0–2)
NiagaraMartire Family Arena
Attendance: 2,088
Game reference
Luke LushGoaliesChad VeltriReferees:
Ryan Sweeney
Ron Morello
Linesmen:
Anthony Valle
Christopher Zito
(Jaworski, Hutchison) Neil Shea (14) – 07:091–0
1–109:05 – Shane Ott (6) (Cox, Ahearn)
1–221:16 – GWOlivier Gauthier (9) (unassisted)
1–345:18 – Ryan Naumovski (8) (Stanley, Rodne)
1–456:14 – ENCasey Carreau (8) (Nilsson, Prohorenkovs)
2 minPenalties4 min
38Shots24
March 5, 2023
7:00 PM
Sacred Heart3–7
(1–2, 2–2, 0–3)
NiagaraMartire Family Arena
Attendance: 1,196
Game reference
Luke LushGoaliesChad VeltriReferees:
Ryan Sweeney
Ron Morello
Linesmen:
Anthony Valle
Christopher Zito
(Joughin, Hutchison) Austin Magera (8) – PP – 03:271–0
1–117:07 – PPCasey Carreau (9) (Cox, Naumovski)
1–221:16 – Carter Randklev (9) (Pineo, Brockhoff)
(Tuck, Britt) Todd Goehring (11) – PP – 23:172–2
(Hutchison, Sansbury) Kevin Lombardi (12) – 23:563–2
3–326:49 – PPJay Ahearn (7) (Randklev, Ruoho)
3–435:11 – GW PPCarter Randklev (13) (Ruoho, Pineo)
3–542:36 – Olivier Gauthier (10) (Randklev, Carlin)
3–649:42 – Ryan Naumovski (9) (Randklev)
3–759:17 – ENShane Ott (10) (Ahearn, Brockhoff)
12 minPenalties12 min
32Shots24
Niagara Won Series 2–1

(4) Canisius vs. (5) Army

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March 3, 2023
7:00 PM
Canisius5–2
(2–0, 1–1, 2–1)
ArmyLECOM Harborcenter
Attendance: 231
Game reference
Jacob BarczewskiGoaliesJustin EvensonReferees:
William McGoldrick III
CJ Hallman
Linesmen:
Sam Cuccinotta
Joe Sherman
(Kouznetsov) Nick Bowman (8) – 04:051–0
(Hernández, Pogue) Tyrell Buckley (1) – 07:282–0
2–133:29 – PPJoey Baez (21) (Abdelnour, Keranen)
(Loven, Urbank) Randy Hernández (7) – GW – 33:563–1
3–242:01 – PPThomas Farrell (6) (Driscoll, Sacco)
(unassisted) Erik Urbank (5) – 49:094–2
(Erne) Hudson Lambert (2) – EN – 58:495–2
40 minPenalties2 min
27Shots37
March 4, 2023
7:30 PM
Canisius0–1 (OT)
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
ArmyLECOM Harborcenter
Attendance: 361
Game reference
Jacob BarczewskiGoaliesGavin AbricReferees:
William McGoldrick III
CJ Hallman
Linesmen:
Sam Cuccinotta
Joe Sherman
0–166:17 – GWBrett Abdelnour (21) (Smyth, Wilson)
4 minPenalties4 min
23Shots35
March 5, 2023
5:00 PM
Canisius3–0
(0–0, 2–0, 1–0)
ArmyLECOM Harborcenter
Attendance: 216
Game reference
Jacob BarczewskiGoaliesGavin AbricReferees:
William McGoldrick III
CJ Hallman
Linesmen:
Sam Cuccinotta
Joe Sherman
(Mastrodonato, Kouznetsov) Ryan Miotto (15) – GW – 21:351–0
(Loven) Erik Urbank (6) – 39:562–0
(Buckley, Urbank) Stefano Bottini (4) – EN – 58:413–0
10 minPenalties8 min
36Shots29
Canisius Won Series 2–1

Semifinals

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(1) RIT vs. (7) Holy Cross

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March 10, 2023
7:05 PM
RIT0–1 (OT)
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
Holy CrossGene Polisseni Center
Attendance: 2,442
Game reference
Tommy ScarfoneGoaliesJason GrandeReferees:
Brendan Blanchard
William McGoldrick III
Linesmen:
Shane Kanaly
Anthony Valle
0–168:01 – GWLiam McLinskey (18) (Hale)
4 minPenalties4 min
40Shots23
March 12, 2023
7:05 PM
RIT4–3 (OT)
(1–0, 2–3, 0–0, 1–0)
Holy CrossGene Polisseni Center
Attendance: 2,622
Game reference
Tommy ScarfoneGoaliesJason GrandeReferees:
William McGoldrick III
CJ Hallman
Linesmen:
Sam Cuccinotta
Joe Sherman
(Hansen-Bukata, Cassaro) Cody Laskosky (13) – PP – 12:511–0
1–129:20 – Devin Phillips (7) (Higgins)
(Kellenberger, Berry) Carter Wilkie (14) – 31:052–1
2–235:28 – PPLiam McLinskey (19) (Guerra, Peterson)
2–335:54 – PPLiam McLinskey (20) (Ghirardosi, Guerra)
(Mahan, Moretz) Gianfranco Cassaro (14) – 38:423–3
(Moretz, Hansen-Bukata) Elijah Gonsalves (7) – GW – 68:094–3
14 minPenalties14 min
41Shots27
March 12, 2023
5:05 PM
RIT1–5
(0–2, 1–1, 0–2)
Holy CrossGene Polisseni Center
Attendance: 1,932
Game reference
Tommy ScarfoneGoaliesJason GrandeReferees:
William McGoldrick III
CJ Hallman
Linesmen:
Sam Cuccinotta
Joe Sherman
0–117:15 – Jack Ricketts (7) (DeBoer, Oliphant)
0–218:22 – GW SHGrayson Constable (19) (Young, Higgins)
(Laskosky, Kellenberger) Grady Hobbs (7) – 29:091–2
1–338:34 – Grayson Constable (6) (Ghirardosi)
1–457:20 – ENAlec Cicero (4) (Guerra)
1–558:21 – ENLiam McLinskey (21) (unassisted)
26 minPenalties8 min
26Shots24
Holy Cross Won Series 2–0

(4) Canisius vs. (6) Niagara

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March 10, 2023
6:05 PM
Canisius1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)
NiagaraLECOM Harborcenter
Attendance: 546
Game reference
Jacob BarczewskiGoaliesChad VeltriReferees:
Chris Leavitt
CJ Hallman
Linesmen:
Brendan Lewis
Joe Sherman
0–110:33 – PPRyan Cox (14) (Naumovski, Carlin)
(Pogue, Gravel) Randy Hernández (8) – 21:461–1
1–222:42 – GWCasey Carreau (10) (Prohorenkovs)
6 minPenalties25 min
29Shots36
March 11, 2023
7:35 PM
Canisius5–1
(2–0, 1–1, 2–0)
NiagaraLECOM Harborcenter
Attendance: 500
Game reference
Jacob BarczewskiGoaliesChad VeltriReferees:
Chris Leavitt
CJ Hallman
Linesmen:
Brendan Lewis
Joe Sherman
(Bottini) Brenden Datema (1) – 08:031–0
(Gravel, Miotto) Max Kouznetsov (5) – PP GW – 18:192–0
(Boguslavsky) Jackson Decker (3) – 28:093–0
3–135:35 – Olivier Gauthier (14) (Pineo)
(Loven, DiGrande) Nick Bowman (9) – EN – 55:274–1
(Miotto, Mastrodonato) Max Kouznetsov (6) – EN – 56:115–1
12 minPenalties8 min
27Shots26
March 12, 2023
7:05 PM
Canisius4–2
(1–1, 1–1, 2–0)
NiagaraLECOM Harborcenter
Attendance: 457
Game reference
Jacob BarczewskiGoaliesChad VeltriReferees:
Chris Leavitt
CJ Hallman
Linesmen:
Brendan Lewis
Joe Sherman
0–104:08 – Gļebs Prohorenkovs (12) (Nilsson, Carreau)
(Melaragni) Ryan Miotto (16) – PP – 15:161–1
(Mastrodonato, Melaragni) Ryan Miotto (17) – PP – 23:562–1
2–239:09 – PPAlbin Nilsson (10) (Naumovski, Carreau)
(Hernández, Loven) J. D. Pogue (4) – GW – 44:393–2
(Mastrodonato, Melaragni) Simon Gravel (5) – PP – 50:334–2
12 minPenalties25 min
30Shots29
Canisius Won Series 2–1

Championship

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(4) Canisius vs. (7) Holy Cross

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March 18, 2023
7:05 PM
Canisius3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)
Holy CrossLECOM Harborcenter
Attendance: 1,805
Game reference
Jacob BarczewskiGoaliesJason GrandeReferees:
Brendan Blanchard
Ryan Sweeney
Linesmen:
Brendan Lewis
Joe Sherman
(Decker, Melaragni) Nick Bowman (10) – GW – 37:591–0
(unassisted) Markus Boguslavsky (4) – EN – 58:322–0
(Lambert) Keaton Mastrodonato (16) – EN – 58:573–0
2 minPenalties2 min
25Shots24

Tournament awards

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[2]

* Most Valuable Player(s)

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Atlantic Hockey Postseason". Atlantic Hockey. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Canisius Wins the 2023 Atlantic Hockey Championship". Atlantic Hockey. March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.