2023 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2023
Conference:Atlantic Hockey
Gender:men's
Dates:March 3–18, 2023
Teams:10
Finalarena:LECOM Harborcenter
Finalcity:Buffalo, New York
Champions:Canisius
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Trevor Large
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Jacob Barczewski
Mvpteam:Canisius
Prevseason Year:2022
Prevseason Link:2022 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament
Nextseason Year:2024
Nextseason Link:2024 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

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]

Bracket

Teams are reseeded for the semifinalsNote: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Note: All game times are local.

Quarterfinals

(1) RIT vs. (8) Mercyhurst

RIT Won Series 2–0

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

Holy Cross Won Series 2–1

(3) Sacred Heart vs. (6) Niagara

Niagara Won Series 2–1

(4) Canisius vs. (5) Army

Canisius Won Series 2–1

Semifinals

(1) RIT vs. (7) Holy Cross

Holy Cross Won Series 2–0

(4) Canisius vs. (6) Niagara

Canisius Won Series 2–1

Championship

(4) Canisius vs. (7) Holy Cross

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

[2]

* Most Valuable Player(s)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 Atlantic Hockey Postseason . Atlantic Hockey . February 26, 2023.
  2. News: Canisius Wins the 2023 Atlantic Hockey Championship . Atlantic Hockey . March 18, 2023 . March 19, 2023 .