Atlantic Hockey

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Atlantic Hockey (AHA)
Established: 2003
Atlantic Hockey logo
NCAA Division I
Members 10
Sports fielded Ice hockey (men's: yes; women's: no)
Region Northeastern United States and Colorado
Former names MAAC (1997-2003)
Headquarters Haverhill, MA
Commissioner Robert M. DeGregorio, Jr. (since 2003)
Website http://www.atlantichockeyonline.com/
Locations
Atlantic Hockey locations

Atlantic Hockey is a college athletic conference which operates primarily in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. Unlike several other Division I college hockey conferences, Atlantic Hockey has no women's division. From 1997 to 2003, Atlantic Hockey was sponsored by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

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[edit] Membership

[edit] Current

Institution Location Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment Joined Women's Conference Primary Conference
United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, Colorado Falcons 1954 Public/Federal 4,000 2006 N/A Mountain West
American International College Springfield, Massachusetts Yellow Jackets 1885 Private/Non-sectarian 1,815 N/A Northeast Ten (D-II)
United States Military Academy West Point, New York Black Knights 1802 Public/Federal 4,000 N/A Patriot League
Bentley College Waltham, Massachusetts Falcons 1917 Private/Non-sectarian 5,547 N/A Northeast Ten (D-II)
Canisius College Buffalo, New York Golden Griffins 1870 Private/Catholic 4,708 N/A MAAC
University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut Huskies 1881 Public 27,500 Hockey East Big East
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, Massachusetts Crusaders 1843 Private/Catholic 2,700 ECAC East (D-III) Patriot League
Mercyhurst College Erie, Pennsylvania Lakers 1926 Private/Catholic 4,106 CHA GLIAC (D-II)
Rochester Institute of Technology Henrietta, New York Tigers 1829 Private/Non-sectarian 13,046 2006 ECAC West (D-III) Empire 8 (D-III)
Sacred Heart University Fairfield, Connecticut Pioneers 1963 Private/Catholic 6,100 D-I Independent NEC

[edit] Former

[edit] List of Championship Games

From 1999 to 2003, the conference tournament was operated by the MAAC. Since 2007, the tournament has been held on neutral ice, at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.

  • 1999 Holy Cross def. Canisius 4-3 (Worcester, MA)
  • 2000 Connecticut def. Iona 6-1 (Storrs, CT)
  • 2001 Mercyhurst def. Quinnipiac 6-5 (Storrs, CT)
  • 2002 Quinnipiac def. Mercyhurst 6-4 (Worcester, MA)
  • 2003 Mercyhurst def. Quinnipiac 4-3 (West Point, NY)
  • 2004 Holy Cross def. Sacred Heart 4-0 (West Point, NY)
  • 2005 Mercyhurst def. Quinnipiac 3-2 (Northford, CT)
  • 2006 Holy Cross def. Bentley 5-2 (Worcester, MA)
  • 2007 Air Force def. Army 6-1 (Rochester, NY)
  • 2008 Air Force def. Mercyhurst 5-4 (2OT) (Rochester, NY)

[edit] Conference arenas

School Hockey Arena Location Capacity
Air Force Cadet Field House Ice Arena Colorado Springs, CO 2,635
American International Olympia Ice Center West Springfield, MA 1,200
Army Tate Rink West Point, NY 2,648
Bentley John A. Ryan Arena Watertown, MA 1,200
Canisius Buffalo State Sports Arena Buffalo, NY 1,800
Connecticut Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum Storrs, CT 2,000
Holy Cross Hart Center Worcester, MA 1,400
Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center Erie, PA 1,500
RIT Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena Henrietta, NY 2,100
Sacred Heart Milford Ice Pavilion Milford, CT 1,000
Blue Cross Arena Rochester, NY 11,215

[edit] External links

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