2009 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

Format

The tournament features four rounds of play. In the first round, the seventh and tenth seeds and eighth and ninth seeds play a single game with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals. There, the first seed and lowest ranked first round winner, the second seed and highest ranked first round winner, the third and sixth seeds, and the fourth and fifth seeds play a best-of-three series, with the winner 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 and the loser advancing to the third place game. The tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Regular season standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

Bracket

March 7 | RD1-seed1=7 | RD1-team1=Holy Cross | RD1-score1=1* | RD1-seed2=10 | RD1-team2=American International | RD1-score2=0 | RD1-seed3=8 | RD1-team3=Sacred Heart | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4=9 | RD1-team4=Connecticut | RD1-score4=2 March 13–15 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Air Force | RD2-score1-1=4 | RD2-score1-2=1 | RD2-score1-3=8 | RD2-seed2=8 | RD2-team2=Sacred Heart | RD2-score2-1=3 | RD2-score2-2=4 | RD2-score2-3=1 | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=RIT | RD2-score3-1=3 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score3-3=9 | RD2-seed4=7 | RD2-team4=Holy Cross | RD2-score4-1=5 | RD2-score4-2=4 | RD2-score4-3=5 | RD2-seed5=3 | RD2-team5=Mercyhurst | RD2-score5-1=6 | RD2-score5-2=5 | RD2-score5-3=— | RD2-seed6=6 | RD2-team6=Army | RD2-score6-1=2 | RD2-score6-2=0 | RD2-score6-3=— | RD2-seed7=4 | RD2-team7=Bentley | RD2-score7-1=6 | RD2-score7-2=3 | RD2-score7-3=4 | RD2-seed8=5 | RD2-team8=Canisius | RD2-score8-1=3 | RD2-score8-2=7 | RD2-score8-3=2 March 20 | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=Air Force | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2=4 | RD3-team2=Bentley | RD3-score2=0 | RD3-seed3=2 | RD3-team3=RIT | RD3-score3=4 | RD3-seed4=3 | RD3-team4=Mercyhurst | RD3-score4=5* March 21 | RD4-seed1=1 | RD4-team1=Air Force | RD4-score1=2 | RD4-seed2=3 | RD4-team2=Mercyhurst | RD4-score2=0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

(7) Holy Cross vs. (10) American International

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-4-1 = Everett Sheen - 08:24 |goalie1-1 = Ian Dams ( 30 saves / 30 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Tom Fenton ( 22 saves / 23 shots )}}

(8) Sacred Heart vs. (9) Connecticut

|1-1-1 = Dave Jarman - pp - 11:01 |1-2-1 = Patrick Knowlton - 07:59 |1-2-2 = 11:48 - Justin Hernandez |1-3-1 = Dave Jarman - 08:19 Bear Trapp - en - 19:15 |1-3-2 = 17:09 - Chris Waterstradt |goalie1-1 = Stefan Drew ( 36 saves / 38 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Brad McInnis ( 28 saves / 31 shots )}}

Quarterfinals

(1) Air Force vs. (8) Sacred Heart

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-1-2 = 05:49 - Matt Gingera |1-2-1 = Jeff Hajner - pp - 01:17 Derrick Burnett - pp - 10:25 Scott Kozlak - sh - 19:58 |1-3-1 = Jacques Lamoureux - 18:24 |1-3-2 = 03:55 - pp - Erik Boisvert 06:28 - pp - Erik Boisvert |goalie1-1 = Andrew Volkening ( 22 saves / 25 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Stefan Drew ( 37 saves / 41 shots ) |2-1-1 = No Scoring |2-1-2 = 03:36 - Bear Trapp 09:53 - pp - Matt Gingera |2-2-1 = Scott Kozlak - sh - 04:01 |2-2-2 = 10:27 - Eric Giosa |2-3-2 = 01:16 - pp - Eric Giosa |goalie2-1 = Andrew Volkening ( 9 saves / 13 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Stefan Drew ( 42 saves / 43 shots ) |3-1-1 = Greg Flynn - 05:54 Greg Flynn - pp - 08:32 Jacques Lamoureux - pp - 18:45 |3-2-1 = Jacques Lamoureux - 00:45 Brent Olson - 03:32 Brent Olson - 16:46 Jeff Hajner - pp - 18:56 |3-2-2 = 01:52 - pp - Erik Boisvert |3-3-1 = Brent Olson - pp - 07:44 |goalie3-1 = Andrew Volkening ( 14 saves / 15 shots ) |goalie3-2 = Stefan Drew ( 14 saves / 17 shots ) Olivier St. Onge ( 29 saves / 34 shots )

(2) RIT vs. (7) Holy Cross

|1-1-1 = Anton Kharin - 08:53 Matt Crowell - 18:07 |1-2-2 = 13:10 - pp - Brodie Sheahan 15:38 - pp - Brodie Sheahan |1-3-1 = Andrew Favot - 11:36 |1-3-2 = 01:07 - pp - Jay Silvia 04:58 - JP Martignetti 19:25 - en - Matt Celin |goalie1-1 = Louis Menard ( 29 saves / 33 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Ian Dams ( 34 saves / 37 shots ) |2-1-1 = Bobby Raymond - 16:43 |2-2-1 = Chris Haltigin - 01:55 Dan Ringwald - 08:11 Brennan Sarazin - sh - 16:54 |2-2-2 = 04:27 - JP Martignetti 10:21 - Jordan Cyr 18:02 - pp - Brodie Sheahan |2-3-1 = Tyler Brenner - pp - 05:08 Cameron Burt - pp - 16:19 |2-3-2 = 07:48 - sh - Peter Lorinser |goalie2-1 = Louis Menard ( 28 saves / 32 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Ian Dams ( 30 saves / 36 shots ) |3-1-1 = Brent Alexin - sh - 13:59 Cameron Burt - 19:30 |3-2-1 = Tyler Brenner - 04:40 Tyler Brenner - pp - 10:08 Chris Haltigin - 15:22 Mike Janda - 16:32 Anton Kharin - pp - 18:07 |3-2-2 = 01:36 - Everett Sheen 04:57 - Jay Silvia 10:31 - pp - Jordan Cyr |3-3-1 = Stevan Matic - 08:14 Anton Kharin - en - 19:00 |3-3-2 = 00:35 - Jay Silvia 07:15 - Ryan Driscoll |goalie3-1 = Louis Menard ( 38 saves / 43 shots ) |goalie3-2 = Ian Dams ( 14 saves / 21 shots ) Adam Roy ( 6 saves / 7 shots )

(3) Mercyhurst vs. (6) Army

|1-1-1 = Matt Fennell - pp - 13:46 Matt Pierce - 17:01 |1-1-2 = 19:22 - Bryant Skarda |1-2-1 = Phil Ginand - pp - 10:04 |1-3-1 = Dan Bremner - 01:52 Brett Robinson - 02:29 Matt Fennell - pp - 07:01 |1-3-2 = 04:51 - pp - Owen Meyer |goalie1-1 = Ryan Zapolski ( 28 saves / 30 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Jay Clark ( 35 saves / 41 shots ) |2-1-1 = Matt Fennell - 07:50 Cody Collins - 14:00 Phil Ginand - 16:15 |2-2-1 = Matt Pierce - 14:01 |2-3-1 = Brett Robinson - 08:21 |goalie2-1 = Ryan Zapolski ( 27 saves / 27 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Jay Clark ( 28 saves / 33 shots )

(4) Bentley vs. (5) Canisius

|1-1-1 = Erik Peterson - 03:34 Dain Prewitt - 08:55 |1-1-2 = 17:57 - Josh Heidinger |1-2-1 = Dain Prewitt - pp - 13:47 Anthony Canzoneri - pp - 16:22 |1-2-2 = 11:32 - sh - Dave Kostuch |1-3-1 = Justin Kemmerer - 14:42 Brendan Harrison - en - 19:45 |1-3-2 = 01:44 - Dave Kostuch |goalie1-1 = Kyle Rank ( 31 saves / 34 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Dan Morrison ( 18 saves / 23 shots ) |2-1-1 = Dain Prewitt - 19:38 |2-1-2 = 11:37 - Cory Conacher 13:26 - Dave Kostuch 15:50 - pp - Ryan Klusendorf |2-2-1 = Dain Prewitt - pp - 18:51 |2-2-2 = 05:06 - pp - Carl Hudson 07:44 - Ryan Klusendorf |2-3-1 = Dustin Cloutier - pp - 00:30 |2-3-2 = 07:30 - Jason Weeks 09:39 - pp - Scott Jenks |goalie2-1 = Kyle Rank ( 10 saves / 15 shots ) Joe Calvi ( 3 saves / 5 shots ) |goalie2-2 = Andrew Loewen ( 41 saves / 44 shots ) |3-1-1 = Jeff Gumaer - 00:14 Marc Menzione - 11:16 |3-1-2 = 03:09 - Adam Brace |3-2-1 = Jeff Gumaer - 00:09 Jeff Gumaer - pp - 07:51 |3-3-2 = 02:11 - Adam Brace |goalie3-1 = Kyle Rank ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) |goalie3-2 = Andrew Loewen ( 16 saves / 20 shots ) Dan Morrison ( 18 saves / 18 shots )

Semifinals

(1) Air Force vs. (4) Bentley

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-2-1 = Matt Fairchild - 10:56 Josh Frider - pp - 18:47 |1-3-1 = Matt Fairchild - pp - 17:53 |goalie1-1 = Andrew Volkening ( 26 saves / 26 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Kyle Rank ( 23 saves / 26 shots )}}

(2) RIT vs. (3) Mercyhurst

|1-1-1 = Cameron Burt - pp - 14:00 |1-1-2 = 00:37 - Neil Graham |1-2-1 = Al Mazur - pp - 04:56 Anton Kharin - 06:19 |1-2-2 = 06:57 - pp - Scott Pitt 17:02 - pp - Brandon Coccimiglio |1-3-1 = Cameron Burt - 19:01 |1-3-2 = 00:31 - pp - Scott Pitt |1-4-2 = 02:19 - Chris Risi |goalie1-1 = Jared DeMichiel ( 31 saves / 36 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Ryan Zapolski ( 36 saves / 40 shots )}}

Championship

(1) Air Force vs. (3) Mercyhurst

|1-1-1 = Jacques Lamoureux - 03:02 |1-2-1 = Matt Fairchild - 01:11 |goalie1-1 = Andrew Volkening ( 25 saves / 25 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Ryan Zapolski ( 31 saves / 33 shots )}}

Tournament awards

[[List of Atlantic Hockey All-Tournament Team|All-Tournament Team]]

• G Andrew Volkening (Air Force)
• D Gregg Flynn (Air Force)
• D Scott Mathis (Air Force)
• F Cameron Burt (RIT)
• F Matt Fairchild* (Air Force)
• F Scott Pitt (Mercyhurst)

• Most Valuable Player(s)

References

References

1. Lerch, Chris. (2009-03-21). "Air Force captures third consecutive Atlantic Hockey crown". U.S. College Hockey Online.