2000 MAAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2000 MAAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 2nd championship in the history of the conference. It was played between March 10 and March 18, 2000. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the UConn Ice Arena in Storrs, Connecticut, the home venue of the Connecticut Huskies.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play with each round being single-elimination. The teams that finish below eighth in the standings are ineligible for tournament play. In the first round, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play with the winner advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion does not receive an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference Standings

Note: 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
Quinnipiac 27 23 1 3 49 152 60 36 27 6 3 195 95
Mercyhurst 27 19 6 240 113 64 37 23 10 4 143 94
Canisius 27 16 8 3 35 93 79 35 21 10 4 113 95
Connecticut* 27 15 11 1 31 104 77 36 19 16 1 133 116
Sacred Heart 27 14 10 3 31 86 74 34 16 15 3 104 104
Iona 27 13 12 2 28 93 93 37 17 17 3 126 132
Holy Cross 27 8 16 3 19 83 110 35 8 24 3 98 158
Bentley 27 7 18 2 16 90 130 32 7 23 2 98 159
American International 27 5 19 3 13 72 124 30 7 20 3 83 136
Fairfield 27 3 22 2 8 69 144 34 3 28 3 78 183
Championship: Connecticut
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

Bracket[2]

Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
March 10–11
Semifinals
March 16
Championship
March 18
         
1 Quinnipiac 9
8 Bentley 2
1 Quinnipiac 2
6 Iona 6
3 Canisius 3
6 Iona 3
6 Iona 1
4 Connecticut 6
2 Mercyhurst 10
7 Holy Cross 3
2 Mercyhurst 0
4 Connecticut 2
4 Connecticut 5
5 Sacred Heart 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Quinnipiac vs. (8) Bentley

(2) Mercyhurst vs. (7) Holy Cross

(3) Canisius vs. (6) Iona

(4) Connecticut vs. (5) Sacred Heart

Semifinals

(1) Quinnipiac vs. (6) Iona

(2) Mercyhurst vs. (4) Connecticut

Championship

(4) Connecticut vs. (6) Iona

Tournament awards

MVP

References

  1. "Connecticut Men's Team History". Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  2. "MAAC Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. "Quinnipiac 9, Bentley 2". USCHO.com. 2000-03-10. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  4. "Mercyhurst 10, Holy Cross 3". USCHO.com. 2000-03-11. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  5. "Iona 4, Canisius 3". USCHO.com. 2000-03-11. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  6. "Connecticut 5, Sacred Heart 4". USCHO.com. 2000-03-11. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  7. "Iona 6, Quinnipiac 4". USCHO.com. 2000-03-16. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  8. "Connecticut 2, Mercyhurst 0". USCHO.com. 2000-03-16. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  9. "Connecticut 6, Iona 1". USCHO.com. 2000-03-18. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  10. "MAAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
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