2011 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

The 2011 Atlantic Hockey Tournament was the 8th Atlantic Hockey Tournament played between March 5 and March 19, 2011, at campus locations and at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. The winner of the tournament received Atlantic Hockey's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

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The tournament features four rounds of play. For the first round, the twelve teams in the league are divided into the two "scheduling pods" used to devise the season schedule. Within each pod, the top two seeds received a bye, while the third and fourth seeds in each pod hosted the fifth and sixth seeds for a single game, with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals.

In the quarterfinals, the teams are reseeded without reference to the pods. The top four remaining seeds will host the bottom four remaining seeds in best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the semi-finals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second-highest and second-lowest 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 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Current standings

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Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
The overall statistics include postseason games.

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
RIT 27 15 5 7 37 95 64 38 19 11 8 128 99
#18 Air Force* 27 14 7 6 34 106 85 38 20 12 6 137 115
Holy Cross 27 14 8 5 33 97 73 38 17 16 5 128 118
Niagara 27 15 10 2 32 99 92 35 18 13 4 124 120
Robert Morris 27 13 9 5 31 89 72 35 18 12 5 107 97
Connecticut 27 13 12 2 28 87 90 37 15 18 4 114 133
Mercyhurst 27 12 13 2 26 98 80 37 15 18 4 131 112
Canisius 27 10 12 5 25 76 83 38 13 19 6 110 135
Army 27 10 13 4 24 69 84 35 11 20 4 86 115
Bentley 27 9 13 5 23 70 88 34 10 18 6 86 117
Sacred Heart 27 5 16 6 16 75 112 37 6 25 6 95 173
American International 27 7 19 1 15 75 113 33 8 24 1 85 140
Championship: Air Force
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Current rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll

Bracket

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First round
March 5
Quarterfinals
March 11–13
Semifinals
March 18
Championship
March 19
1 RIT 5 5
3E Army 3 12 American International 0 1
6E American International 6 1 RIT 4
6 Connecticut 2
2 Air Force 7 4
4E Bentley 3 11 Sacred Heart 5 0
5E Sacred Heart 6 1 RIT 0
2 Air Force 1
3 Holy Cross 6 2 7
3W Niagara 3 8 Canisius 3 3* 3
6W Canisius 6 2 Air Force 3
3 Holy Cross 2
6 Connecticut 5 4*
4W Robert Morris 1 7 Mercyhurst 2 3
5W Mercyhurst 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

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First round

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(12)(6E) American International at (9)(3E) Army

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March 5 Army 3 – 6 American International Tate Rink Recap  
Mark Dube - pp - 03:50
Danny Colvin - 07:05
First period 01:54 - Tom Mele
12:26 - 5x3 - Jon Puskar
No scoring Second period 01:36 - Greg Vatrano
Matt Celin - pp - 07:50 Third period 10:11 - Adam Pleskach
13:30 - pp - Blake Peake
18:53 - en - Nielsson Arcibal
Jay Clark ( 20 saves / 25 shots )
Empty net ( 1 shot )
Goalie stats Ben Meisner ( 36 saves / 39 shots )


(11)(5E) Sacred Heart at (10)(4E) Bentley

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March 5 Bentley 3 – 6 Sacred Heart John A. Ryan Arena Recap  
Dustin Cloutier - 06:14 First period 07:32 - pp - Evan Mladenoff
Jamie Nudy - 03:20
Cloutier - 13:22
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 07:54 - Mladenoff
10:41 - Matt Gingera
10:50 - Ben Ketchum
12:24 - Gingera
19:37 - en - Gingera
Joe Calvi ( 22 saves / 27 shots )
Empty net ( 1 shot )
Goalie stats Olivier St. Onge ( 42 saves / 45 shots )


(8)(6W) Canisius at (4)(3W) Niagara

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March 5 Niagara 3 – 6 Canisius Dwyer Arena Recap  
Derek Foam - pp - 19:36 First period 01:08 - Eric Rex
No scoring Second period 06:52 - pp - Vincent Scarsella
09:34 - 5x3 - Preston Shupe
11:33 - Scott Moser
15:19 - Scarsella
Giancarlo Iuorio - 05:58
Bryan Haczyk - pp - 07:39
Third period 16:52 - Rex
Cody Campbell ( 13 saves / 17 shots )
Chris Noonan (ice hockey) ( 9 saves / 11 shots )
Goalie stats Dan Morrison ( 48 saves / 51 shots )


(7)(5E) Mercyhurst at (5)(4E) Robert Morris

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March 5 Robert Morris 1 – 5 Mercyhurst Island Sports Center Recap  
No scoring First period 07:02 - Scott Pitt
No scoring Second period 08:36 - Pitt
12:43 - Jesse Echternach
Trevor Lewis - sh - 01:59 Third period 16:35 - Taylor Holstrom
17:59 - en - Mike Gurtler
Brooks Ostergard ( 24 saves / 28 shots )
Empty net ( 1 shot )
Eric Ferber ( 5 saves / 5 shots )
Goalie stats Ryan Zapolski ( 30 saves / 31 shots )


Quarterfinals

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(1) RIT vs. (12) American International

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March 11 RIT 5 – 0 American International Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena Recap  
(Burt) Bryan Potts - GW - 17:44 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Favot) Ben Lynch - 07:47
(Murphy, Burt) Nolan Descoteaux - 09:09
(unassisted) Mark Cornacchia - 10:16
(Saracino, Favot) Tyler Brenner - EN - 18:17
Third period No scoring
( 28 saves / 28 shots ) Shane Madolora Goalie stats Ben Meisner ( 39 saves / 44 shots )
March 12 RIT 5 – 1 American International Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 14:56 - SH - Nielsson Arcibal (unassisted)
(McReynolds, Hartley) Adam Mitchell - 04:28
(Burt, Potts) Sean Murphy - GW - 06:11
(Lynch, Brenner) Andrew Favot - 11:54
(Saracino, Noyes) Tyler Brenner - PP - 18:17
Second period No scoring
(Cornacchia) Scott Knowles - SH EN - 19:19 Third period No scoring
( 33 saves / 34 shots ) Shane Madolora Goalie stats Ben Meisner ( 46 saves / 50 shots )
RIT won series 2–0


(2) Air Force vs. (11) Sacred Heart

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March 11 Air Force 7 – 5 Sacred Heart Cadet Ice Arena Recap  
(Kirby, Mathis) John Kruse - 03:57
(Weisgarber, Kruse) George Michalke - 05:28
(Burnett, De Laurell) Jacques Lamoureux - 06:03
(Timar) Sean Bertsch - 11:11
First period 03:38 - Torin Snydeman (Delong, Gingera)
10:45 - Matt Gingera (unassisted)
18:45 - PP - Kyle Verbeek (Stretch, Lewis)
(Mathis, Kirby) Jacques Lamoureux - PP - 00:35
(Fabian, Kruse) Tony Thomas - GW - 19:07
Second period 03:18 - Anthony Yelovich (Knowlton)
06:09 - PP - Matt Gingera (Knowlton, Stuart)
(Lamoureux, Burnett) Kyle De Laurell - 16:02 Third period No scoring
( 11 saves / 16 shots ) Jason Torf / ( 12 saves / 12 shots ) Stephen Caple Goalie stats Olivier St. Onge ( 6 saves / 9 shots ) / Steven Legatto ( 28 saves / 32 shots )
March 12 Air Force 4 – 0 Sacred Heart Cadet Ice Arena Recap  
(McKenzie, Sellers) Casey Kleisinger - GW PP - 11:44 First period No scoring
(Kleisinger, Michalke) Paul Weisgarber - 07:11 Second period No scoring
(De Laurell) Jacques Lamoureux - 14:32
(De Laurell, Fabian) John Kruse - 16:39
Third period No scoring
( 16 saves / 16 shots ) Jason Torf Goalie stats Steven Legatto ( 41 saves / 45 shots )
Air Force won series 2–0


(3) Holy Cross vs. (8) Canisius

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March 11 Holy Cross 6 – 3 Canisius Hart Center Recap  
No Scoring First period 11:10 - Kyle Gibbons (unassisted)
(Reppucci, Nunn) Kyle Fletcher - 00:58
(Silvia, Vos) Matt Clune - 03:28
Second period 06:12 - Chris Forsman (Danowski, Kenney)
(Reppucci, Daly) Adam Schmidt - 01:36
(Linsmayer, Fletcher) Brandon Nunn - GW PP - 14:23
(unassisted) Shayne Stockton - 19:02
(unassisted) Rob Linsmayer - EN - 19:32
Third period 15:46 - Vincent Scarsella (Jenks, Lindsay)
( 22 saves / 25 shots ) Adam Roy Goalie stats Dan Morrison ( 24 saves / 29 shots )
March 12 Holy Cross 2 – 3 OT Canisius Hart Center Recap  
(Stockton, Schmidt) Everett Sheen - 17:43 First period No scoring
(Schmidt, Daly) Everett Sheen - 03:09 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 06:12 - Chris Forsman (Conacher, Scarsella)
06:12 - Kyle Gibbons (Conacher, Scarsella)
No scoring First overtime period 15:46 - GW - Kyle Gibbons (Bohrer, Lindsay)
( 26 saves / 29 shots ) Adam Roy Goalie stats Dan Morrison ( 49 saves / 51 shots )
March 13 Holy Cross 7 – 3 Canisius Hart Center Recap  
(Vos, Fletcher) Jeffrey Reppucci - 18:50
(Schmidt, Stockton) Everett Sheen - 19:23
First period No scoring
(Nunn, Baker) Kyle Fletcher - 03:09 Second period 07:12 - PP - Vincent Scarsella (Danford, Shupe)
(unassisted) Shayne Stockton - GW - 09:52
(Baker) Kyle Fletcher - 10:11
(Sheen, Davis) Adam Schmidt - EN - 18:43
(Clune, Daly) Kyle Fletcher - PP EN - 19:16
Third period 01:31 - Scott Jenks (Conacher, Scarsella)
05:57 - Cory Conacher (Scarsella, Shupe)
( 20 saves / 23 shots ) Adam Roy Goalie stats Dan Morrison ( 26 saves / 31 shots )
Holy Cross won series 2–1


(6) Connecticut vs. (7) Mercyhurst

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March 11 Connecticut 5 – 2 Mercyhurst Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum Recap  
(Sapieha, Bergin) Corey Jendras - 05:27 First period No scoring
(Harris, Janosz) Corey Jendras - 02:28 Second period 06:33 - John Mousso (Gurtler, Raven)
18:37 - SH - John Mousso (unassisted)
(Schneider, Waterstradt) Corey Jendras - GW - 05:00
(Sims, Encarnacao) Marcello Ranallo - 05:52
(Encarnacao, Bergin) Corey Jendras - EN - 19:57
Third period No scoring
( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Garrett Bartus Goalie stats Ryan Zapolski ( 21 saves / 25 shots )
March 12 Connecticut 4 – 3 OT Mercyhurst Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(Krispel, Ambrosie) Steve Bergin - 12:30
(Ranallo) Cole Schneider - 13:39
(Cooper, Winter) Billy Latta - 15:34
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 06:09 - PP - Nate Jensen (Chiasson, Pitt)
06:27 - Scott Pitt (Goebel, Holstrom)
12:11 - PP - Mike Gurtler (Blakey)
(Ambrosie, Harris) Tom Janosz - GW - 11:41 First overtime period No scoring
( 53 saves / 56 shots ) Garrett Bartus Goalie stats Ryan Zapolski ( 17 saves / 20 shots ) / Max Strang ( 11 saves / 12 shots )
Connecticut won series 2–0


Semifinals

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(1) RIT vs. (6) Connecticut

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March 18 RIT 4 – 2 Connecticut Blue Cross Arena Recap  
(Haltigin, Janda) Scott Knowles - 03:31
(Eckenswiller) Ben Lynch - 09:11
(unassisted) Sean Murphy - GW SH - 14:23
First period 18:25 - Cole Schneider (Gerke)
No scoring Second period 19:53 - PP - Marcello Ranallo (Schneider, Winter)
(unassisted) Sean Murphy - 16:32 Third period No scoring
( 39 saves / 41 shots ) Shane Madolora Goalie stats Garrett Bartus ( 7 saves / 10 shots ) / Matt Grogan ( 16 saves / 17 shots )


(2) Air Force vs. (3) Holy Cross

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March 18 Air Force 3 – 2 Holy Cross Blue Cross Arena Recap  
(Timar, Kozlak) Scott Mathis - 15:39 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 14:50 - Shayne Stockton (Sheen)
(De Laurell, Burnett) Jacques Lamoureux - 09:26
(De Laurell, Carew) Jacques Lamoureux - 15:44
Third period 02:51 - Erik Vos (Gordon, Cox)
( 28 saves / 30 shots ) Jason Torf Goalie stats Adam Roy ( 18 saves / 21 shots )


Championship

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(1) RIT vs. (2) Air Force

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March 19 RIT 0 – 1 Air Force Blue Cross Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 13:41 - Jacques Lamoureux (Kirby, Torf)
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 23 saves / 24 shots ) Shane Madolora Goalie stats Jason Torf ( 40 saves / 40 shots )


Tournament awards

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* Most Valuable Player(s)

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References

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  1. ^ "Lamoureux, Torf lead Air Force to Atlantic Hockey title". USCHO.com. March 19, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2018.