2012 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

Atlantic Hockey Tournament (2012) August 2023 2012 Atlantic Hockey Men's March 2–17, 2012 12 Blue Cross Arena Rochester, New York Air Force 5th Frank Serratore 5th Jason Torf Air Force 2011 2011 Atlantic Hockey Tournament 2013 2013 Atlantic Hockey Tournament The 2012 Atlantic Hockey Tournament was the 9th Atlantic Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 2 and March 17, 2012 at campus locations and at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York, United States. Air Force won their 5th tournament and earned Atlantic Hockey's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament after defeating RIT in the championship game. Format The tournament features four rounds of play. In the first round the fifth and twelfth, sixth and eleventh, seventh and tenth, and eighth and ninth seeds, as determined by the conference regular season standings, play a best-of-three series with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals. The top four teams from the conference regular season standings receive a bye to the quarterfinals. There, the first seed and lowest-ranked first-round winner, the second seed and second-lowest-ranked first-round winner, the third seed and second-highest-ranked first-round winner, and the fourth seed and the highest-ranked first-round winner play a best-of-three series, with the winners 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. The tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Current standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against Bracket 0 0 3/3/1 First roundMarch 2–4 5 Holy Cross 3 5 — 12 Army 2 2 — 6 Bentley 5 2 5 11 Sacred Heart 3 4 0 7 Robert Morris 5 5 4* 10 American International 3 7 3 8 Connecticut 4* 3 — 9 Canisius 3 0 — QuarterfinalsMarch 9–11 1 Air Force 4 1 4 8 Connecticut 3 3 3 2 Niagara 3 2 — 7 Robert Morris 0 1 — 3 RIT 1 5** 3 6 Bentley 4 4 0 4 Mercyhurst 2 1 3 5 Holy Cross 1 3 1 SemifinalsMarch 16 1 Air Force 5 4 Mercyhurst 2 2 Niagara 1 3 RIT 2* ChampionshipMarch 17 1 Air Force 4 3 RIT 0 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Results First round (5) Holy Cross vs. (12) Army Holy Cross Army Hart Center 1 March 2 3 – 2 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/marmhcr1.m02 1 (Davis, Stockton) Brandon Nunn - 05:48(Daly, Stockton) Erik Vos - 17:05 10:36 - Andy Starczewski (Lalor, Hull) (Silvia, Atkins) Shayne Stockton - GW PP - 09:55 18:31 - Bryant Skarda (Day) ( 19 saves / 21 shots ) Matt Ginn Ryan Leets ( 36 saves / 39 shots ) March 3 5 – 2 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/marmhcr1.m03 1 (Nagy, Cox) Adam Schmidt - 08:15(Vos) Shayne Stockton - 09:20 (unassisted) Matt Clune - GW PP - 08:56 (Schmidt, Daly) Andrew Cox - PP - 12:50(Nagy) Kyle Fletcher - EN - 19:02 06:04 - PP - Marcel Alvarez (Mau. Alvarez, Starczewski)18:35 - Mike Hull (Starczewski, Colvin) ( 20 saves / 22 shots ) Matt Ginn Ryan Leets ( 36 saves / 40 shots ) Holy Cross won series 2–0 (6) Bentley vs. (11) Sacred Heart Bentley Sacred Heart John A. Ryan Arena 1 March 2 5 – 3 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/marmhcr1.m02 1 (Switzer, Gensler) Alex Grieve - 13:37(Campanelli, Stonacek) Justin Breton - 17:50 04:13 - Chad Filteau (Gingera, George) (Weinstein) Brett Gensler - 09:55(Gensler, Rickord) Alex Grieve - GW - 14:23 03:10 - Chad Filteau (Gingera) (Bonnett, Switzer) Brett Gensler - EN - 18:56 03:10 - Torin Snydeman (unassisted) ( 21 saves / 24 shots ) Branden Komm Andrew Bodnarchuk ( 37 saves / 41 shots ) March 3 2 – 4 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/mbensac1.m03 2 (Switzer) Joe Campanelli - 01:35 04:49 - Matt Gingera (Filteau, Felice)15:14 - Matt Gingera (Rayner, Eng) (Ledford, Breton) Joe Campanelli - 01:20 04:22 - GW - Matt Gingera (George, Filteau) 16:11 - Drew George (Gingera) ( 14 saves / 18 shots ) Branden Komm Andrew Bodnarchuk ( 31 saves / 33 shots ) March 4 5 – 0 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/mbensac1.m04 1 1 (Weinstein, Switzer) Brett Gensler - GW - 19:12 (unassisted) Alex Kubiak - 09:20(Kubiak) Dan Koudys - 18:02 (unassisted) Jared Rickord - 07:04(Grieve, Gensler) Brett Switzer - 18:02 ( 24 saves / 24 shots ) Branden Komm Andrew Bodnarchuk ( 31 saves / 36 shots ) Bentley won series 2–1 (7) Robert Morris vs. (10) American International Robert Morris American International Island Sports Center 1 March 2 5 – 3 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/maicrmu1.m02 1 (Brace, Wydo) Tyson Wilson - PP - 16:08 04:13 - PP - Adam Pleskach (Ceccacci, Arcibal) 09:11 - Nathan Sliwinski (Penny, Markiewicz)10:57 - Michael Penny (Sandor, Pleskach) (Hinds, Lewis) Adam Brace - 05:40(Lewis, Crichton) Adam Brace - PP - 10:59(Crichton, Hinds) Trevor Lewis - GW - 18:56(Lewis, Crichton) Adam Brace - 16:55 ( 27 saves / 30 shots ) Brooks Ostergard Ben Meisner ( 35 saves / 40 shots ) March 3 5 – 7 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/maicrmu1.m03 2 (Brace, Lewis) Cody Crichton - 04:38(Cramer) Zach Hervato - 5:17(Cartier, Lewis) Adam Brace - EA - 14:30 00:42 - Jon Puskar (Penny, Ceccacci)05:55 - Alexander MacMillan (Grasso, Ceccacci) (unassisted) Cody Wydo - 09:23(Cartier) Evan Renwick - 17:25 02:21 - Jason Popek (Sandor, Cassidy)04:53 - Nick Sandor (Popek, Ceccacci)11:40 - Michael Penny (Puskar, Markiewicz)15:52 - GW PP - Jeff Ceccacci (Arcibal, Sandor) 09:35 - Jon Puskar (Mele, Penny) ( 28 saves / 35 shots ) Brooks Ostergard Ben Meisner ( 42 saves / 47 shots ) March 4 4 – 3 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/maicrmu1.m04 1 1 1 (Lyle) Colin South - 02:36 (Jacklin, Lewis) Nick Chiavetta - PP - 08:01 (unassisted) Jared Rickord - PP - 03:34 05:55 - Nielsson Arcibal (Pleskach, Penny)11:39 - Nielsson Arcibal (Ceccacci)19:49 - EA - Nielsson Arcibal (Pleskach, Ceccacci) (Cramer, Hervato) Brandon Blandina - GW - 02:13 ( 26 saves / 29 shots ) Brooks Ostergard Ben Meisner ( 54 saves / 58 shots ) Robert Morris won series 2–1 (8) Connecticut vs. (9) Canisius Connecticut Canisius Freitas Ice Forum 1 March 2 4 – 3 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/marmhcr1.m02 1 1 (Schneider, Ambrosie) Billy Latta - PP - 06:21(Waterstradt, Ambrosie) Brant Harris - 10:02 04:34 - Cody Freeman (Sullivan) (Poe, Gerke) Cole Schneider - 13:31 03:57 - Mitch McCrank (Day)09:51 - Tyler Wiseman (McCrank, Law) (Ambrosie, Schneider) Alex Gerke - 11:11 ( 36 saves / 39 shots ) Garrett Bartus Dan Morrison ( 20 saves / 24 shots ) March 3 4 – 0 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/mcnscon1.m03 1 (Harris, Gerke) Cole Schneider - GW - 07:57(Smith, Janosz) Ryan Tyson - 09:25 (Sharib, Harris) Jordan Sims - 14:58(Ambrosie) Brant Harris - SH EN - 16:56 ( 26 saves / 26 shots ) Garrett Bartus Dan Morrison ( 22 saves / 25 shots ) Connecticut won series 2–0 Quarterfinals (1) Air Force vs. (8) Connecticut Air Force Connecticut Cadet Ice Arena 1 March 9 4 – 3 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/mafacon1.m09 1 (Weissenhofer, McKenzie) Scott Holm - 06:11 03:15 - Brad Smith (unassisted) (Holm, Weissenhofer) Ryan Timar - 17:47(Kirby, Thomas) Casey Kleisinger - 18:10 06:30 - Billy Latta (Waterstradt, Sharib) (Carew, Kirby) Kyle De Laurell - GW - 11:13 14:56 - Brad Cooper (Schneider) ( 8 saves / 11 shots ) Jason Torf / ( 10 saves / 10 shots ) Stephen Caple Garrett Bartus ( 38 saves / 42 shots ) March 10 1 – 3 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/mafacon1.m10 2 No Scoring 14:56 - SH - Trevor Gerling (Jendras, Schneider) (Timar, Michalke) Scott Holm - 06:35 00:48 - GW PP - Brant Harris (Schneider, Ambrosie) 18:44 - EN - Cole Schneider (unassisted) ( 2 saves / 3 shots ) Jason Torf / ( 9 saves / 10 shots ) Stephen Caple Garrett Bartus ( 46 saves / 47 shots ) March 11 4 – 3 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/mafacon1.m11 1 1 (Weisgarber, McKenzie) Scott Holm - PP - 09:13 15:44 - Cole Schneider (Gerke, Cooper) (Mathis, Kleisinger) Tim Kirby - 14:11(McKenzie) Jason Fabian - 18:17 07:53 - Cole Schneider (Schneider, Ambrosie)15:40 - PP - Corey Jendras (Poe, Ranallo) (Gunner) George Michalke - GW - 03:21 ( 28 saves / 31 shots ) Stephen Caple Garrett Bartus ( 33 saves / 37 shots ) Air Force won series 2–1 (2) Niagara vs. (7) Robert Morris Niagara Robert Morris Dwyer Arena 1 March 9 3 – 0 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/mniarmu1.m09 1 No Scoring (Rashid) Matt Williams - GW - 04:38(Iuorio, Divjak) Isaac Kohls - 05:11 (Kohls, Williams) Giancarlo Iuorio - EN - 19:59 ( 22 saves / 22 shots ) Chris Noonan Brooks Ostergard ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) March 10 2 – 1 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/mniarmu1.m10 1 (Ryan, Iuorio) Isaac Kohls - 17:41 16:26 - Tyler Hinds (unassisted) (unassisted) Chris Lochner - GW - 19:45 ( 26 saves / 27 shots ) Chris Noonan Brooks Ostergard ( 42 saves / 44 shots ) Niagara won series 2–0 (3) RIT vs. (6) Bentley RIT Bentley Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena March 9 1 – 4 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/mbenrit1.m09 2 (Burt, Haltigin) Michael Colavecchia - 10:40 04:47 - Brett Gensler (Switzer, Campanelli) 04:45 - GW - Brett Gensler (Williams, Grieve) 18:47 - EN - Brett Switzer (Bonnett)19:26 - EN - Joe Campanelli (Breton, Bonnett) ( 23 saves / 26 shots ) Shane Madolora Branden Komm ( 46 saves / 47 shots ) March 10 5 – 4 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/mbenrit1.m10 1 2 (Burt, Colavecchia) Chris Haltigin - 09:00(Garbowsky, Lynch) Adam Mitchell - 16:09 (Burt, Colavecchia) Jeff Smith - 11:02(McReynolds) Matt Garbowsky - SH - 14:41 11:02 - Dan Koudys (Rickord, Kubiak)19:09 - Alex Grieve (Maher, Weinstein) 08:16 - Brett Switzer (Maher, Gensler)11:31 - Brett Hartung (Switzer, Nudy) (Smith) Cameron Burt - GW - 01:23 ( 42 saves / 46 shots ) Shane Madolora Branden Komm ( 58 saves / 63 shots ) March 11 3 – 0 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/mbenrit1.m11 1 1 (Cornacchia, McGowan) Adam Mitchell - GW - 05:35 (Eckenswiller, Garbowsky) Taylor McReynolds - 04:38(unassisted) Taylor McReynolds - 10:06 ( 24 saves / 24 shots ) Shane Madolora Branden Komm ( 30 saves / 33 shots ) RIT won series 2–1 (4) Mercyhurst vs. (5) Holy Cross Mercyhurst Holy Cross Mercyhurst Ice Center 1 March 9 2 – 1 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/mhcrmrc1.m09 1 (Nagtzaam, Blakey) Daniel Bahntge - 04:59 02:25 - PP - Erik Vos (Stockton, Silvia) (Shiplo, Noble) Daniel Bahntge - GW - 01:27 ( 29 saves / 30 shots ) Max Strang Matt Ginn ( 15 saves / 17 shots ) March 10 1 – 3 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/mhcrmrc1.m10 2 No Scoring 14:18 - Adam Schmidt (Daly, Clune)06:27 - SH GW - Andrew Cox (unassisted) (Elliott, Bodo) Tyler Shiplo - 07:41 19:44 - EN - Adam Schmidt (unassisted) ( 41 saves / 43 shots ) Max Strang Matt Ginn ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) March 11 3 – 1 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/mhcrmrc1.m11 1 1 (O'Donoghue, Jones) Paul Chiasson - PP - 02:31 09:57 - PP - Matt Clune (Cox, Schmidt) (O'Donoghue, Jones) Matthew Zay - GW - 13:27 (O'Donoghue, Misiak) Matthew Zay - 01:21 ( 41 saves / 42 shots ) Max Strang Matt Ginn ( 24 saves / 27 shots ) Mercyhurst won series 2–1 Semifinals (1) Air Force vs. (4) Mercyhurst Air Force Mercyhurst Blue Cross Arena March 16 5 – 2 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/mafamrc1.m16 1 (Carew) Cole Gunner - 01:40(Carew, McKenzie) Paul Weisgarber - PP - 13:28 06:27 - Daniel O'Donoghue (Zay, Misiak) (De Laurell) John Kruse - GW - 03:49 (Kleisinger, Mathis) Jason Fabian - 18:13(Timar, Fabian) Paul Weisgarber - EN - 19:10 02:01 - Derek Elliott (Chiasson) ( 23 saves / 25 shots ) Jason Torf Max Strang ( 37 saves / 41 shots ) (2) Niagara vs. (3) RIT Niagara RIT Blue Cross Arena March 16 1 – 2 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/mniarit1.m16 2 1 No Scoring (unassisted) Chris Lochner - 14:40 03:25 - Matt Garbowsky (McReynolds) 02:57 - GW - Taylor McReynolds (Eckenswiller, McGowan) ( 36 saves / 38 shots ) Chris Noonan Shane Madolora ( 24 saves / 25 shots ) Championship (1) Air Force vs. (3) RIT Air Force RIT Blue Cross Arena March 19 4 – 0 http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/mafarit1.m17 1 (Kirby, Weisgarber) Cole Gunner - GW PP - 15:15(Demers, McKenzie) John Kruse - 16:25 (Thomas, Kleisinger) Jason Fabian - 09:23 (Weisgarber) Jason Fabian - EN - 19:53 ( 34 saves / 34 shots ) Jason Torf Shane Madolora ( 23 saves / 27 shots ) Tournament awards All-Tournament Team G Jason Torf* (Air Force) D Tim Kirby (Air Force) D Scott Mathis (Air Force) F Taylor MacReynolds (RIT) F Cole Gunner (Air Force) F Paul Weisgarber (Air Force) * Most Valuable Player(s)2012 Atlantic Hockey Championship http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-hockey/recaps/031712aab.html Go Air Force Falcons 2012-03-17 2013-07-19 2012-05-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20120525083942/http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-hockey/recaps/031712aab.html dead Air Force blanks RIT for fifth Atlantic Hockey title in six seasons https://www.uscho.com/recaps/2012/03/17/air-force-blanks-rit-for-fifth-atlantic-hockey-title-in-six-seasons/ USCHO.com 2018-04-30 References 50em Atlantic Hockey Tournament 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