The 2009 Atlantic Hockey Tournament was the 6th Atlantic Hockey Tournament played between March 7 and March 21, 2009, at campus locations and at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. Air Force won their third consecutive Atlantic Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and received Atlantic Hockey's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
| 2009 Atlantic Hockey ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 7–21, 2009 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Finals site | Blue Cross Arena Rochester, New York |
| Champions | Air Force (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Frank Serratore (3rd title) |
| MVP | Matt Fairchild (Air Force) |
Atlantic Hockey Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
Format
editThe 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
editNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #14 Air Force†* | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 105 | 61 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 148 | 86 | |
| RIT† | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 112 | 73 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 148 | 117 | |
| Mercyhurst | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 117 | 73 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 155 | 119 | |
| Bentley | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 91 | 76 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 116 | 116 | |
| Canisius | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 86 | 80 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 114 | 111 | |
| Army | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 77 | 91 | 36 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 92 | 125 | |
| Holy Cross | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 73 | 87 | 38 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 106 | 130 | |
| Sacred Heart | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 83 | 107 | 38 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 99 | 147 | |
| Connecticut | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 74 | 107 | 37 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 89 | 142 | |
| American International | 28 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 53 | 116 | 35 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 58 | 141 | |
| Championship: Air Force † indicates conference regular season co-champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
edit| First round March 7 | Quarterfinals March 13–15 | Semifinals March 20 | Championship March 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Holy Cross | 1* | 8 | Sacred Heart | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | American International | 0 | 1 | Air Force | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bentley | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | RIT | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Holy Cross | 5 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Air Force | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercyhurst | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercyhurst | 6 | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sacred Heart | 4 | 6 | Army | 2 | 0 | — | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Connecticut | 2 | 2 | RIT | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercyhurst | 5* | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bentley | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Canisius | 3 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First round
edit(7) Holy Cross vs. (10) American International
edit| March 7 | Holy Cross | 1 – 0 | OT | American International | Hart Center | Recap | ||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Everett Sheen - 08:24 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ian Dams ( 30 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Tom Fenton ( 22 saves / 23 shots ) | ||||||
(8) Sacred Heart vs. (9) Connecticut
edit| March 7 | Sacred Heart | 4 – 2 | Connecticut | Milford Ice Pavilion | Recap | |||
| Dave Jarman - pp - 11:01 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Knowlton - 07:59 | Second period | 11:48 - Justin Hernandez | ||||||
| Dave Jarman - 08:19 Bear Trapp - en - 19:15 |
Third period | 17:09 - Chris Waterstradt | ||||||
| Stefan Drew ( 36 saves / 38 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brad McInnis ( 28 saves / 31 shots ) | ||||||
Quarterfinals
edit(1) Air Force vs. (8) Sacred Heart
edit| March 13 | Air Force | 4 – 3 | Sacred Heart | Cadet Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 05:49 - Matt Gingera | ||||||
| Jeff Hajner - pp - 01:17 Derrick Burnett - pp - 10:25 Scott Kozlak - sh - 19:58 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jacques Lamoureux - 18:24 | Third period | 03:55 - pp - Erik Boisvert 06:28 - pp - Erik Boisvert | ||||||
| Andrew Volkening ( 22 saves / 25 shots ) | Goalie stats | Stefan Drew ( 37 saves / 41 shots ) | ||||||
| March 14 | Air Force | 1 – 4 | Sacred Heart | Cadet Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 03:36 - Bear Trapp 09:53 - pp - Matt Gingera | ||||||
| Scott Kozlak - sh - 04:01 | Second period | 10:27 - Eric Giosa | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 01:16 - pp - Eric Giosa | ||||||
| Andrew Volkening ( 9 saves / 13 shots ) | Goalie stats | Stefan Drew ( 42 saves / 43 shots ) | ||||||
| March 15 | Air Force | 8 – 1 | Sacred Heart | Cadet Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| Greg Flynn - 05:54 Greg Flynn - pp - 08:32 Jacques Lamoureux - pp - 18:45 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jacques Lamoureux - 00:45 Brent Olson - 03:32 Brent Olson - 16:46 Jeff Hajner - pp - 18:56 |
Second period | 01:52 - pp - Erik Boisvert | ||||||
| Brent Olson - pp - 07:44 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Volkening ( 14 saves / 15 shots ) | Goalie stats | Stefan Drew ( 14 saves / 17 shots ) Olivier St. Onge ( 29 saves / 34 shots ) | ||||||
| Air Force won series 2–1 | |
(2) RIT vs. (7) Holy Cross
edit| March 13 | RIT | 3 – 5 | Holy Cross | Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| Anton Kharin - 08:53 Matt Crowell - 18:07 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 13:10 - pp - Brodie Sheahan 15:38 - pp - Brodie Sheahan | ||||||
| Andrew Favot - 11:36 | Third period | 01:07 - pp - Jay Silvia 04:58 - JP Martignetti 19:25 - en - Matt Celin | ||||||
| Louis Menard ( 29 saves / 33 shots ) | Goalie stats | Ian Dams ( 34 saves / 37 shots ) | ||||||
| March 14 | RIT | 6 – 4 | Holy Cross | Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| Bobby Raymond - 16:43 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chris Haltigin - 01:55 Dan Ringwald - 08:11 Brennan Sarazin - sh - 16:54 |
Second period | 04:27 - JP Martignetti 10:21 - Jordan Cyr 18:02 - pp - Brodie Sheahan | ||||||
| Tyler Brenner - pp - 05:08 Cameron Burt - pp - 16:19 |
Third period | 07:48 - sh - Peter Lorinser | ||||||
| Louis Menard ( 28 saves / 32 shots ) | Goalie stats | Ian Dams ( 30 saves / 36 shots ) | ||||||
| March 15 | RIT | 9 – 5 | Holy Cross | Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| Brent Alexin - sh - 13:59 Cameron Burt - 19:30 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tyler Brenner - 04:40 Tyler Brenner - pp - 10:08 Chris Haltigin - 15:22 Mike Janda - 16:32 Anton Kharin - pp - 18:07 |
Second period | 01:36 - Everett Sheen 04:57 - Jay Silvia 10:31 - pp - Jordan Cyr | ||||||
| Stevan Matic - 08:14 Anton Kharin - en - 19:00 |
Third period | 00:35 - Jay Silvia 07:15 - Ryan Driscoll | ||||||
| Louis Menard ( 38 saves / 43 shots ) | Goalie stats | Ian Dams ( 14 saves / 21 shots ) Adam Roy ( 6 saves / 7 shots ) | ||||||
| RIT won series 2–1 | |
(3) Mercyhurst vs. (6) Army
edit| March 13 | Mercyhurst | 6 – 2 | Army | Mercyhurst Ice Center | Recap | |||
| Matt Fennell - pp - 13:46 Matt Pierce - 17:01 |
First period | 19:22 - Bryant Skarda | ||||||
| Phil Ginand - pp - 10:04 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dan Bremner - 01:52 Brett Robinson - 02:29 Matt Fennell - pp - 07:01 |
Third period | 04:51 - pp - Owen Meyer | ||||||
| Ryan Zapolski ( 28 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jay Clark ( 35 saves / 41 shots ) | ||||||
| March 14 | Mercyhurst | 5 – 0 | Army | Mercyhurst Ice Center | Recap | |||
| Matt Fennell - 07:50 Cody Collins - 14:00 Phil Ginand - 16:15 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matt Pierce - 14:01 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brett Robinson - 08:21 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Zapolski ( 27 saves / 27 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jay Clark ( 28 saves / 33 shots ) | ||||||
| Mercyhurst won series 2–0 | |
(4) Bentley vs. (5) Canisius
edit| March 13 | Bentley | 6 – 3 | Canisius | John A. Ryan Arena | Recap | |||
| Erik Peterson - 03:34 Dain Prewitt - 08:55 |
First period | 17:57 - Josh Heidinger | ||||||
| Dain Prewitt - pp - 13:47 Anthony Canzoneri - pp - 16:22 |
Second period | 11:32 - sh - Dave Kostuch | ||||||
| Justin Kemmerer - 14:42 Brendan Harrison - en - 19:45 |
Third period | 01:44 - Dave Kostuch | ||||||
| Kyle Rank ( 31 saves / 34 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dan Morrison ( 18 saves / 23 shots ) | ||||||
| March 14 | Bentley | 3 – 7 | Canisius | John A. Ryan Arena | Recap | |||
| Dain Prewitt - 19:38 | First period | 11:37 - Cory Conacher 13:26 - Dave Kostuch 15:50 - pp - Ryan Klusendorf | ||||||
| Dain Prewitt - pp - 18:51 | Second period | 05:06 - pp - Carl Hudson 07:44 - Ryan Klusendorf | ||||||
| Dustin Cloutier - pp - 00:30 | Third period | 07:30 - Jason Weeks 09:39 - pp - Scott Jenks | ||||||
| Kyle Rank ( 10 saves / 15 shots ) Joe Calvi ( 3 saves / 5 shots ) |
Goalie stats | Andrew Loewen ( 41 saves / 44 shots ) | ||||||
| March 15 | Bentley | 4 – 2 | Canisius | John A. Ryan Arena | Recap | |||
| Jeff Gumaer - 00:14 Marc Menzione - 11:16 |
First period | 03:09 - Adam Brace | ||||||
| Jeff Gumaer - 00:09 Jeff Gumaer - pp - 07:51 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 02:11 - Adam Brace | ||||||
| Kyle Rank ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) | Goalie stats | Andrew Loewen ( 16 saves / 20 shots ) Dan Morrison ( 18 saves / 18 shots ) | ||||||
| Bentley won series 2–1 | |
Semifinals
edit(1) Air Force vs. (4) Bentley
edit| March 20 | Air Force | 3 – 0 | Bentley | Blue Cross Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matt Fairchild - 10:56 Josh Frider - pp - 18:47 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matt Fairchild - pp - 17:53 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Volkening ( 26 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | Kyle Rank ( 23 saves / 26 shots ) | ||||||
(2) RIT vs. (3) Mercyhurst
edit| March 20 | RIT | 4 – 5 | OT | Mercyhurst | Blue Cross Arena | Recap | ||
| Cameron Burt - pp - 14:00 | First period | 00:37 - Neil Graham | ||||||
| Al Mazur - pp - 04:56 Anton Kharin - 06:19 |
Second period | 06:57 - pp - Scott Pitt 17:02 - pp - Brandon Coccimiglio | ||||||
| Cameron Burt - 19:01 | Third period | 00:31 - pp - Scott Pitt | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 02:19 - Chris Risi | ||||||
| Jared DeMichiel ( 31 saves / 36 shots ) | Goalie stats | Ryan Zapolski ( 36 saves / 40 shots ) | ||||||
Championship
edit(1) Air Force vs. (3) Mercyhurst
edit| March 21 | Air Force | 2 – 0 | Mercyhurst | Blue Cross Arena | Recap | |||
| Jacques Lamoureux - 03:02 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matt Fairchild - 01:11 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Volkening ( 25 saves / 25 shots ) | Goalie stats | Ryan Zapolski ( 31 saves / 33 shots ) | ||||||
Tournament awards
edit- 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)
References
edit- ^ Lerch, Chris (March 21, 2009). "Air Force captures third consecutive Atlantic Hockey crown". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2009.