2009 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 2009 Atlantic Hockey March 7–21, 2009 10 Blue Cross Arena Rochester, New York Air Force 3rd Frank Serratore 3rd Matt Fairchild Air Force 2008 2008 Atlantic Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 2010 2010 Atlantic Hockey Tournament 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. Format The 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 Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against Bracket 0 0 1/3/1 First roundMarch 7 7 Holy Cross 1* 10 American International 0 8 Sacred Heart 4 9 Connecticut 2 QuarterfinalsMarch 13–15 1 Air Force 4 1 8 8 Sacred Heart 3 4 1 2 RIT 3 6 9 7 Holy Cross 5 4 5 3 Mercyhurst 6 5 — 6 Army 2 0 — 4 Bentley 6 3 4 5 Canisius 3 7 2 SemifinalsMarch 20 1 Air Force 3 4 Bentley 0 2 RIT 4 3 Mercyhurst 5* ChampionshipMarch 21 1 Air Force 2 3 Mercyhurst 0 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) First round (7) Holy Cross vs. (10) American International Holy Cross American International Hart Center March 7 1 – 0 www.uscho.com/box/?date=20090307&vis=aic&home=hc&gender=m 1 1 No Scoring Everett Sheen - 08:24 Ian Dams ( 30 saves / 30 shots ) Tom Fenton ( 22 saves / 23 shots ) (8) Sacred Heart vs. (9) Connecticut Sacred Heart Connecticut Milford Ice Pavilion March 7 4 – 2 www.uscho.com/box/?date=20090307&vis=uconn&home=shu&gender=m 1 Dave Jarman - pp - 11:01 Patrick Knowlton - 07:59 11:48 - Justin Hernandez Dave Jarman - 08:19Bear Trapp - en - 19:15 17:09 - Chris Waterstradt Stefan Drew ( 36 saves / 38 shots ) Brad McInnis ( 28 saves / 31 shots ) Quarterfinals (1) Air Force vs. (8) Sacred Heart Air Force Sacred Heart Cadet Ice Arena March 13 4 – 3 www.uscho.com/box/?date=20090313&vis=shu&home=afa&gender=m 1 No Scoring 05:49 - Matt Gingera Jeff Hajner - pp - 01:17Derrick Burnett - pp - 10:25Scott Kozlak - sh - 19:58 Jacques Lamoureux - 18:24 03:55 - pp - Erik Boisvert06:28 - pp - Erik Boisvert Andrew Volkening ( 22 saves / 25 shots ) Stefan Drew ( 37 saves / 41 shots ) March 14 1 – 4 www.uscho.com/recaps/20082009/m/03/14/shu-afa.php 2 No Scoring 03:36 - Bear Trapp09:53 - pp - Matt Gingera Scott Kozlak - sh - 04:01 10:27 - Eric Giosa 01:16 - pp - Eric Giosa Andrew Volkening ( 9 saves / 13 shots ) Stefan Drew ( 42 saves / 43 shots ) March 15 8 – 1 www.uscho.com/recaps/20082009/m/03/15/shu-afa.php 1 1 Greg Flynn - 05:54Greg Flynn - pp - 08:32Jacques Lamoureux - pp - 18:45 Jacques Lamoureux - 00:45Brent Olson - 03:32Brent Olson - 16:46Jeff Hajner - pp - 18:56 01:52 - pp - Erik Boisvert Brent Olson - pp - 07:44 Andrew Volkening ( 14 saves / 15 shots ) 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 RIT Holy Cross Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena March 13 3 – 5 www.uscho.com/recaps/20082009/m/03/13/hc-rit.php 2 Anton Kharin - 08:53Matt Crowell - 18:07 13:10 - pp - Brodie Sheahan15:38 - pp - Brodie Sheahan Andrew Favot - 11:36 01:07 - pp - Jay Silvia04:58 - JP Martignetti19:25 - en - Matt Celin Louis Menard ( 29 saves / 33 shots ) Ian Dams ( 34 saves / 37 shots ) March 14 6 – 4 www.uscho.com/recaps/20082009/m/03/14/hc-rit.php 1 Bobby Raymond - 16:43 Chris Haltigin - 01:55Dan Ringwald - 08:11Brennan Sarazin - sh - 16:54 04:27 - JP Martignetti10:21 - Jordan Cyr18:02 - pp - Brodie Sheahan Tyler Brenner - pp - 05:08Cameron Burt - pp - 16:19 07:48 - sh - Peter Lorinser Louis Menard ( 28 saves / 32 shots ) Ian Dams ( 30 saves / 36 shots ) March 15 9 – 5 www.uscho.com/box/?date=20090315&vis=hc&home=rit&gender=m 1 1 Brent Alexin - sh - 13:59Cameron Burt - 19:30 Tyler Brenner - 04:40Tyler Brenner - pp - 10:08Chris Haltigin - 15:22Mike Janda - 16:32Anton Kharin - pp - 18:07 01:36 - Everett Sheen04:57 - Jay Silvia10:31 - pp - Jordan Cyr Stevan Matic - 08:14Anton Kharin - en - 19:00 00:35 - Jay Silvia07:15 - Ryan Driscoll Louis Menard ( 38 saves / 43 shots ) Ian Dams ( 14 saves / 21 shots )Adam Roy ( 6 saves / 7 shots ) RIT won series 2–1 (3) Mercyhurst vs. (6) Army Mercyhurst Army Mercyhurst Ice Center March 13 6 – 2 www.uscho.com/box/?date=20090313&vis=army&home=merc&gender=m 1 Matt Fennell - pp - 13:46Matt Pierce - 17:01 19:22 - Bryant Skarda Phil Ginand - pp - 10:04 Dan Bremner - 01:52Brett Robinson - 02:29Matt Fennell - pp - 07:01 04:51 - pp - Owen Meyer Ryan Zapolski ( 28 saves / 30 shots ) Jay Clark ( 35 saves / 41 shots ) March 14 5 – 0 www.uscho.com/box/?date=20090314&vis=army&home=merc&gender=m 1 Matt Fennell - 07:50Cody Collins - 14:00Phil Ginand - 16:15 Matt Pierce - 14:01 Brett Robinson - 08:21 Ryan Zapolski ( 27 saves / 27 shots ) Jay Clark ( 28 saves / 33 shots ) Mercyhurst won series 2–0 (4) Bentley vs. (5) Canisius Bentley Canisius John A. Ryan Arena March 13 6 – 3 www.uscho.com/recaps/20082009/m/03/13/can-bentley.php 1 Erik Peterson - 03:34Dain Prewitt - 08:55 17:57 - Josh Heidinger Dain Prewitt - pp - 13:47Anthony Canzoneri - pp - 16:22 11:32 - sh - Dave Kostuch Justin Kemmerer - 14:42Brendan Harrison - en - 19:45 01:44 - Dave Kostuch Kyle Rank ( 31 saves / 34 shots ) Dan Morrison ( 18 saves / 23 shots ) March 14 3 – 7 www.uscho.com/recaps/20082009/m/03/14/can-bentley.php 2 Dain Prewitt - 19:38 11:37 - Cory Conacher13:26 - Dave Kostuch15:50 - pp - Ryan Klusendorf Dain Prewitt - pp - 18:51 05:06 - pp - Carl Hudson07:44 - Ryan Klusendorf Dustin Cloutier - pp - 00:30 07:30 - Jason Weeks09:39 - pp - Scott Jenks Kyle Rank ( 10 saves / 15 shots )Joe Calvi ( 3 saves / 5 shots ) Andrew Loewen ( 41 saves / 44 shots ) March 15 4 – 2 www.uscho.com/recaps/20082009/m/03/15/can-bentley.php 1 1 Jeff Gumaer - 00:14Marc Menzione - 11:16 03:09 - Adam Brace Jeff Gumaer - 00:09Jeff Gumaer - pp - 07:51 02:11 - Adam Brace Kyle Rank ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Andrew Loewen ( 16 saves / 20 shots )Dan Morrison ( 18 saves / 18 shots ) Bentley won series 2–1 Semifinals (1) Air Force vs. (4) Bentley Air Force Bentley Blue Cross Arena March 20 3 – 0 www.uscho.com/recaps/20082009/m/03/20/bentley-afa.php 1 No Scoring Matt Fairchild - 10:56Josh Frider - pp - 18:47 Matt Fairchild - pp - 17:53 Andrew Volkening ( 26 saves / 26 shots ) Kyle Rank ( 23 saves / 26 shots ) (2) RIT vs. (3) Mercyhurst RIT Mercyhurst Blue Cross Arena March 20 4 – 5 www.uscho.com/recaps/20082009/m/03/20/merc-rit.php 2 1 Cameron Burt - pp - 14:00 00:37 - Neil Graham Al Mazur - pp - 04:56Anton Kharin - 06:19 06:57 - pp - Scott Pitt17:02 - pp - Brandon Coccimiglio Cameron Burt - 19:01 00:31 - pp - Scott Pitt 02:19 - Chris Risi Jared DeMichiel ( 31 saves / 36 shots ) Ryan Zapolski ( 36 saves / 40 shots ) Championship (1) Air Force vs. (3) Mercyhurst Air Force Mercyhurst Blue Cross Arena March 21 2 – 0 www.uscho.com/recaps/20082009/m/03/21/merc-afa.php 1 Jacques Lamoureux - 03:02 Matt Fairchild - 01:11 Andrew Volkening ( 25 saves / 25 shots ) Ryan Zapolski ( 31 saves / 33 shots ) Tournament awards All-Tournament Team 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) * Most Valuable Player(s) Lerch Chris Air Force captures third consecutive Atlantic Hockey crown http://www.uscho.com/recaps/20082009/m/03/21/merc-afa.php U.S. College Hockey Online 2009-03-21 2009-03-22 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090325133820/http://www.uscho.com/recaps/20082009/m/03/21/merc-afa.php March 25, 2009 References Atlantic Hockey Category:Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament Category:College ice hockey tournaments in New York (state) Category:Sports competitions in Rochester, New York