2022 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

2022 Atlantic Hockey Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 4–19, 2022
Teams10
Finals siteAdirondack Bank Center
Utica, New York
ChampionsAmerican International (3rd title)
Winning coachEric Lang (3rd title)
MVPBlake Bennett (American International)
Atlantic Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

The 2022 Atlantic Hockey Tournament was the 18th edition of the Atlantic Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 4 and March 19, 2022.

Format

The tournament featured four rounds of play. The top six-seeded teams received byes into the quarterfinal round. In the first round, the seventh-seed hosted the tenth-seed and the eighth-seed hosted the ninth-seed in best-of-three series. The teams that advanced out of the first round are reseeded with the lowest remaining seep playing the first-seed and higher-seed playing the second seed. The other quarterfinal matches have the third seed playing the sixth-seed and the fourth-seed playing the fifth-seed. The higher-seeded teams serve as hosts in the quarterfinal round. All quarterfinal matches are best-of-three series. The four teams that advance out of the quarterfinals will be reseeded with the highest remaining seed playing the lowest remaining seed while the other two teams play one another. Beginning with the semifinal round, all matches become single-elimination. Also beginning with the semifinal round, all games will be played at the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York. The winners of two the semifinal games will play one another to determine the Atlantic Hockey Tournament Champion and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.[1]

Conference standings

2021–22 Atlantic Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#18 American International †* 26 17 7 2 1 2 0 54 97 61 38 22 13 3 134 95
Canisius 26 13 11 2 2 1 1 43 76 67 35 16 16 3 99 97
Army 26 12 11 3 0 1 2 42 75 68 35 14 17 4 98 100
RIT 26 12 10 4 1 3 3 41 69 82 38 18 16 4 92 115
Sacred Heart 26 11 12 3 0 1 3 40 72 70 37 15 18 4 95 100
Air Force 26 11 12 3 3 2 2 37 76 80 36 16 17 3 99 127
Mercyhurst 26 10 12 4 0 1 1 36 75 79 39 16 19 4 114 129
Niagara 26 10 13 3 2 2 1 34 70 79 36 11 22 3 82 122
Bentley 26 10 14 2 1 2 1 34 70 78 36 14 20 2 94 117
Holy Cross 26 10 14 2 3 0 0 29 56 72 37 12 23 2 77 108
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Bracket

Teams are reseeded for the semifinals

First round
March 4–6 		Quarterfinals
March 11–13 		Semifinals
March 18 		Championship
March 19
1 American International 5 6 –
7 Mercyhurst 2* 2 – 9 Bentley 2 2 –
10 Holy Cross 1 1 – 1 American International 5
7 Mercyhurst 4
2 Canisius 1 1 –
7 Mercyhurst 2** 3 –
1 American International 7
6 Air Force 0
3 Army 4 2 –
8 Niagara 2 1 – 6 Air Force 5* 3* –
9 Bentley 3* 4 – 4 RIT 3
6 Air Force 4
4 RIT 1* 1 3
5 Sacred Heart 0 3 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

First round

(7) Mercyhurst vs. (10) Holy Cross

March 4, 2022
7:05 PM		Mercyhurst2 – 1 (OT)
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0, 1–0)		Holy CrossMercyhurst Ice Center
Attendance: 687
Game reference
Kyle McClellanGoaliesMatt RadomskyReferees:
Danny Bethmann
Andy Bethmann
Linesmen:
Matt Terreri
James Rogowsky
0–114:24 – Matt Guerra (7) (Cicero, Gelatt)
(McDougall, Feduolov) Carson Brière (12) – PP – 43:451–1
(Dahm, Kitt) Paul Maust (3) – GW – 63:572–1
19 minPenalties6 min
15Shots33
March 5, 2022
7:05 PM		Mercyhurst2 – 1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)		Holy CrossMercyhurst Ice Center
Attendance: 704
Game reference
Kyle McClellanGoaliesErik GordonReferees:
Chris Leavitt
Brendan Blanchard
Linesmen:
Garrett Gaydosh
Brian Kimmins
(unassisted) Carson Brière (13) – 36:211–0
(Kitt) Paul Maust (4) – GW – 42:382–0
2–145:41 – Ryan Leibold (10) (Ricketts, Hale)
4 minPenalties6 min
20Shots43
Mercyhurst Won Series 2–0

(8) Niagara vs. (9) Bentley

March 4, 2022
7:00 PM		Niagara2 – 3 (OT)
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1, 0–1)		BentleyDwyer Arena
Attendance: 470
Game reference
Chad VeltriGoaliesEvan DeBrouwerReferees:
Chris Leavitt
Brendan Blanchard
Linesmen:
Garrett Gaydosh
Brian Kimmins
0–124:38 – Lucas Vanroboys (5) (Kodsi, Pitera)
(Randklev, Harpur) Shane Ott (8) – PP – 33:071–1
1–249:30 – Collin Rutherford (6) (Kodsi, Pitera)
(Ott, Harpur) Carter Randklev (6) – PP – 52:262–2
2–369:47 – GW – Collin Rutherford (5) (Orysiuk)
4 minPenalties4 min
32Shots32
March 5, 2022
7:00 PM		Niagara1 – 4
(1–2, 0–0, 0–2)		BentleyDwyer Arena
Attendance: 447
Game reference
Chad VeltriGoaliesEvan DeBrouwerReferees:
Matt Terreri
James Rogowsky
Linesmen:
Danny Bethmann
Andy Bethmann
0–112:24 – PP – Brendan Hamblet (4) (Orysiuk, Bavaro)
0–213:34 – GW – Kohei Sato (4) (Connell, Roswell)
(Wishman, Cox) Walker Sommer (8) – 14:171–2
1–344:32 – Cole Kodsi (9) (Bavaro, Vanroboys)
1–456:33 – Cole Kodsi (10) (Hodgson, Pitera)
8 minPenalties8 min
28Shots19
Bentley Won Series 2–0

Quarterfinals

(1) American International vs. (9) Bentley

March 11, 2022
7:00 PM		American International5 – 2
(2–1, 1–1, 2–0)		BentleyMassMutual Center
Attendance: 410
Game reference
Alec CalvarusoGoaliesEvan DeBrouwerReferees:
William Brennan
Ryan Sweeney
Linesmen:
Anthony Valle
Patrick Philbin
0–108:33 – SH – Kohei Sato (5) (Pitera)
(Lindner, Young) Elijiah Barriga (8) – PP – 09:441–1
(Young, Somerville) Chris Theodore (3) – 16:222–1
2–222:37 – Dylan Pitera (7) (unassisted)
(Rigali, Galambos) Jake Stella (11) – GW PP – 38:143–2
(Rigali, Maver) Chris Van Os-Shaw (7) – 52:144–2
(Theodore, Barriga) Justin Young (11) – EN – 58:105–2
8 minPenalties8 min
30Shots27
March 12, 2022
7:00 PM		American International6 – 2
(3–1, 1–0, 2–1)		BentleyMassMutual Center
Attendance: 310
Game reference
Alec CalvarusoGoaliesEvan DeBrouwerReferees:
Chris Leavitt
Brendan Blanchard
Linesmen:
Shane Kanaly
Robert Peterkin
(Dodero, Galambos) Brian Rigal (12) – PP – 01:381–0
(Janhonen, Long) Blake Bennett (12) – 02:372–0
2–107:24 – Matt Lombardozzi (9) (Connell, Orysiuk)
(Barriga, Cole) Chris Dodero (11) – GW – 11:573–1
(Lindner, Young) Blake Bennett (13) – PP – 29:114–1
4–248:37 – PP – Matt Lombardozzi (10) (Zuffante, Vanroboys)
(Bennett) Austen Long (3) – 51:385–2
(Galambos) Blake Bennett (14) – EN – 58:486–2
8 minPenalties10 min
27Shots22
American International Won Series 2–0

(2) Canisius vs. (7) Mercyhurst

March 11, 2022
7:00 PM		Canisius1 – 2 (2OT)
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)		MercyhurstLECOM Harborcenter
Attendance: 513
Game reference
Jacob BarczewskiGoaliesKyle McClellanReferees:
Brendan Lewis
Joe Sherman
Linesmen:
Michael Schubert
CJ Hallman
0–111:49 – Austin Heidemann (9) (Dahm, St. Onge)
(Haar, Erne) Cory Thomas (2) – 33:571–1
1–283:20 – GW PP – Owen Norton (10) (Sheriff)
8 minPenalties4 min
33Shots35
March 12, 2022
7:00 PM		Canisius1 – 3
(0–1, 1–0, 0–2)		MercyhurstLECOM Harborcenter
Attendance: 443
Game reference
Jacob BarczewskiGoaliesKyle McClellanReferees:
Matt Terreri
Joe Gladnick
Linesmen:
Kenneth Gates
Adam Tobias
0–111:49 – Rylee St. Onge (12) (Burns, McDougall)
(Haar, Lambert) Ryan Miotto (7) – 28:581–1
1–245:21 – GW – Jonathan Bendorf (10) (unassisted)
1–358:21 – EN – Rylee St. Onge (13) (Townend, Reifenberger)
12 minPenalties10 min
30Shots26
Mercyhurst Won Series 2–0

(3) Army vs. (6) Air Force

March 11, 2022
7:00 PM		Army4 – 5 (OT)
(1–2, 3–1, 0–1, 0–1)		Air ForceTate Rink
Attendance: 1,251
Game reference
Gavin AbricGoaliesAlex SchillingReferees:
Chris Leavitt
Brendan Blanchard
Linesmen:
Shane Kanaly
Robert Peterkin
0–106:43 – Willie Reim (10) (Horn)
(Sacco, Plunkett) Joey Baez (7) – 16:551–1
1–219:06 – PP – Sam Brennan (6) (Gavin, Brown)
(unassisted) Eric Huss (3) – 24:022–2
(Haider, Baez) Eric Butte (11) – PP – 25:343–2
3–326:12 – Willie Reim (11) (Horn, Brennan)
(Felker, Smyth) Noah Wilson (1) – 36:474–3
4–452:54 – Luke Robinson (1) (Gavin, Digby)
4–575:30 – GW – Blake Bride (13) (Brennan, Schwartz)
4 minPenalties6 min
37Shots51
March 12, 2022
7:00 PM		Army2 – 3 (OT)
(0–0, 2–1, 0–1, 0–1)		Air ForceTate Rink
Attendance: 1,350
Game reference
Gavin AbricGoaliesAlex SchillingReferees:
William Brennan III
Ryan Sweeney
Linesmen:
Anthony Valle
Bobby Griffin
0–106:43 – Will Gavin (15) (Cosentino)
(Firriolo, Farrell) Brett Abdelnour (6) – 30:141–1
(Plunkett, Baez) Daniel Haider (8) – 37:302–1
2–242:36 – Austin Schwartz (6) (unassisted)
2–361:02 – GW – Parker Brown (5) (Digby)
0 minPenalties17 min
33Shots35
Air Force Won Series 2–0

(4) RIT vs. (5) Sacred Heart

March 11, 2022
7:00 PM		RIT1 – 0 (OT)
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0)		Sacred HeartGene Polisseni Center
Attendance: 1,104
Game reference
Tommy ScarfoneGoaliesJustin RobbinsReferees:
Adam Tobias
Kenneth Gates
Linesmen:
Matt Terreri
Joe Gladnick
(Walker, Bruce) Dan Willett (3) – GW – 70:171–0
6 minPenalties21 min
26Shots39
March 12, 2022
7:00 PM		RIT1 – 3
(0–1, 1–2, 0–0)		Sacred HeartGene Polisseni Center
Attendance: 1,195
Game reference
Tommy ScarfoneGoaliesJustin RobbinsReferees:
Michael Schubert
CJ Hallman
Linesmen:
Brendan Lewis
Joe Sherman
0–112:07 – Dante Palecco (3) (Dawson)
0–227:21 – GW – Adam Tisdale (2) (Tuck, Shea)
0–328:32 – Braeden Tuck (12) (Shea, Britt)
(Bruce, Andrew) Gianfranco Cassaro (3) – PP – 32:231–3
8 minPenalties23 min
18Shots26
March 13, 2022
5:00 PM		RIT3 – 1
(0–1, 1–0, 2–0)		Sacred HeartGene Polisseni Center
Attendance: 805
Game reference
Tommy ScarfoneGoaliesJustin RobbinsReferees:
Michael Schubert
CJ Hallman
Linesmen:
Brendan Lewis
Joe Sherman
0–103:32 – Austin Magera (10) (Goehring)
(Nicholson) Kobe Walker (11) – 36:591–1
(Hamacher, Berry) Carter Wilkie (13) – GW – 42:062–1
(unassisted) Dan Willett (4) – PP – 42:443–1
8 minPenalties6 min
31Shots31
RIT Won Series 2–1

Semifinal

(1) American International vs. (7) Mercyhurst

March 18, 2022
4:05 PM		American International5 – 4
(0–1, 2–2, 3–1)		MercyhurstAdirondack Bank Center
Attendance: 904
Game reference
Alec CalvarusoGoaliesKyle McClellanReferees:
Chris Leavitt
Brendan Blanchard
Linesmen:
Bobby Griffin
Brendan Lewis
0–112:32 – Dante Sheriff (8) (unassisted)
(Callahan, Janhonen) Blake Bennett (15) – 22:281–1
(Long, Callahan) Blake Bennett (16) – 28:342–1
2–231:29 – Austin Heidemann (12) (Daniels, Sheriff)
2–333:28 – PP – Rylee St. Onge (14) (McDougall)
(Van Os-Shaw, Rigali) Zak Galambos (4) – 43:483–3
(unassisted) Blake Bennett (17) – 54:444–3
(Cole) Elijiah Barriga (9) – GW EN – 57:415–3
5–458:40 – EA – Rylee St. Onge (15) (Burns)
4 minPenalties4 min
49Shots21

(4) RIT vs. (6) Air Force

March 18, 2022
7:35 PM		RIT3 – 4
(0–1, 1–1, 2–2)		Air ForceAdirondack Bank Center
Attendance: 904
Game reference
Tommy ScarfoneGoaliesAlex SchillingReferees:
Ryan Sweeney
Michael Schubert
Linesmen:
Anthony Valle
Shane Kanaly
0–113:38 – Will Gavin (16) (Rowe)
(Bruce, Calverley) Aiden Hansen-Bukata (2) – 16:551–1
1–239:25 – Andrew DeCarlo (6) (Cosentino, Brown)
(Wilkie) Dan Willett (5) – PP – 44:152–2
2–344:59 – PP – Brandon Koch (2) (Rowe, Gavin)
(Wilkie) Grady Hobbs (7) – 45:363–3
3–449:53 – GW – Brandon Koch (13) (Rowe, Cosentino)
4 minPenalties4 min
27Shots26

Championship

(1) American International vs. (6) Air Force

March 19, 2022
7:35 PM		American International7 – 0
(1–0, 3–0, 3–0)		Air ForceAdirondack Bank Center
Attendance: 250
Game reference
Alec CalvarusoGoaliesAlex SchillingReferees:
Ryan Sweeney
Michael Schubert
Linesmen:
Anthony Valle
Shane Kanaly
(Bennett) Julius Janhonen (5) – GW – 05:161–0
(Dodero, Galambos) Jake Stella (12) – PP – 21:372–0
(Lindner, Galambos) Chris Dodero (12) – 27:323–0
(Dodero, Stella) Zak Galambos (5) – PP – 29:564–0
(Cole) Chris Dodero (13) – SH – 49:145–0
(Barriga, Somerville) Blake Bennett (18) – PP – 51:106–0
(Rigali, Bennett) Julius Janhonen (6) – PP – 53:577–0
4 minPenalties40 min
31Shots18

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

[2]

* Most Valuable Player(s)

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Atlantic Hockey Postseason". Atlantic Hockey. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "AIC Overpowers Air Force to Clinch Third-Straight Atlantic Hockey Postseason Championship". Atlantic Hockey. March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.