1999 MAAC men's ice hockey tournament

The 1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 1st championship since the founding of the ice hockey conference in 1997. It was played between March 13 and March 20, 1999. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, the home venue of the Holy Cross Crusaders.

Format

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The tournament featured three rounds of play with each round being single-elimination. 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 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

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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 28 22 4 2 46 131 63 34 26 6 2 161 81
Holy Cross* 28 19 6 3 41 107 63 35 22 9 4 126 89
Connecticut 28 18 6 4 40 106 70 34 20 10 4 122 95
Canisius 28 12 11 5 29 112 82 36 16 15 5 143 119
American International 28 11 13 4 26 92 93 32 12 16 4 101 113
Iona 28 12 15 1 25 116 115 33 13 18 2 145 143
Sacred Heart 28 7 20 1 15 81 128 31 7 23 1 86 139
Fairfield 28 1 27 0 2 55 186 32 1 31 0 64 227
Championship: Holy Cross
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

Bracket

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[2] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
March 13
Semifinals
March 19
Championship
March 20
         
1 Quinnipiac 13
8 Fairfield 2
1 Quinnipiac 2
4 Canisius 5
4 Canisius 7
5 American International 4
4 Canisius 3
2 Holy Cross 4
2 Holy Cross 3
7 Sacred Heart 1
2 Holy Cross 4*
3 Connecticut 3
3 Connecticut 6
6 Iona 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

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(1) Quinnipiac vs. (8) Fairfield

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March 13[3] Quinnipiac 13 – 2 Fairfield East Haven Rink  
No Scoring First period 04:03 - Tim Desmarais
Joe Guerriero - 03:09
Todd Bennett - 03:37
Terry Harris - GW PP - 05:42
Ryan Olson - 06:43
Todd Bennett - 07:10
Terry Harris - SH - 10:11
Chris Cerrella - PP - 12:13
Todd Bennett - PP - 12:36
Chris Cerrella - 17:24
Second period 10:31 - PP - Michael Shaheen
Jason Rothfuss - 05:41
Anthony DiPalma - 08:41
John Delorenzo - PP - 15:43
Joe Guerriero - 16:49
Third period No scoring
Dan DiLeo ( 5 saves / 7 shots ) / J.C. Wells ( 1 saves / 1 shots ) / Jim White ( 1 saves / 1 shots ) Goalie stats John True ( 44 saves / 56 shots ) / Charles Fitzpatrick ( 7 saves / 8 shots )


(2) Holy Cross vs. (7) Sacred Heart

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March 13[4] Holy Cross 3 – 1 Sacred Heart Hart Center  
Chris Fattey - PP - 18:53 First period No scoring
Paul Cavanaugh - GW PP - 00:20 Second period 05:12 - SH - Eddy Bourget
Mike Ortwein - 04:44 Third period No scoring
Scott Simpson ( 20 saves / 21 shots ) Goalie stats Alexis Jutras-Binet ( 40 saves / 43 shots )


(3) Connecticut vs. (6) Iona

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March 13[5] Connecticut 6 – 5 OT Iona UConn Ice Arena  
Chris McNeill - 02:08 First period No scoring
Ciro Longobardi - 10:24
Matthew Jarret - 16:18
Rob Martin - 18:00
Second period 12:17 - Rob Kellogg
Chris McNeill - 09:53 Third period 07:24 - PP - Rob Kellogg
11:54 - Ryan Carter
15:22 - Erik Nates
18:38 - Chris Baboulis
Kevin Connell - GW - 01:24 First overtime period No scoring
Marc Senerchia ( 18 saves / 23 shots ) Goalie stats Dan McGuire ( 21 saves / 27 shots )


(4) Canisius vs. (5) American International

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March 13 Canisius 7 – 5 American International Dann Memorial Rink


Semifinals

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(1) Quinnipiac vs. (4) Canisius

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March 19[6] Quinnipiac 2 – 5 Canisius Hart Center  
No Scoring First period No scoring
Anthony DiPalma - 19:54 Second period 00:38 - Derek Gilham
00:38 - Chris Duggan
00:38 - GW SH - Brad Kenny
Dan Ennis - PP - 11:29 Third period 04:54 - PP - Jarret Zielinski
11:54 - Chris Duggan
J.C. Wells ( 21 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats Bob Janosz ( 22 saves / 24 shots )


(2) Holy Cross vs. (3) Connecticut

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March 19[7] Holy Cross 4 – 3 OT Connecticut Hart Center  
Joe Roache - 02:48
Tim Cantwell - 08:00
First period 18:34 - SH - Michael Goldkind
No scoring Second period 12:55 - Dan Sheehan
Jeremy Tevald - 16:25 Third period 15:47 - Kevin Connell
Brett Cagliuso - GW - 04:37 First overtime period No scoring
Scott Simpson ( 36 saves / 39 shots ) Goalie stats Marc Senerchia ( 40 saves / 44 shots )


Championship

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(2) Holy Cross vs. (4) Canisius

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March 20[8] Holy Cross 4 – 3 Canisius Hart Center  
Patrick Rissmiller - 08:46 First period No scoring
Mike Maguire - PP - 15:08
Mike Ortwein - 19:27
Second period 04:45 - PP - Ryan Puntiri
05:35 - David Deeves
15:22 - Robert Othmann
Mike Maguire - GW - 01:06 Third period No scoring
Scott Simpson ( 28 saves / 31 shots ) Goalie stats Bob Janosz ( 35 saves / 39 shots )


Tournament awards

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Notes

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  • Quinnipiac's 13 goals are a tournament record

References

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  1. ^ "Holy Cross Men's Team History". Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "MAAC Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. 2003. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "Quinnipiac 13, Fairfield 2". USCHO.com. March 13, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  4. ^ "Holy Cross 3, Sacred Heart 1". USCHO.com. March 13, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  5. ^ "Connecticut 6, Iona 5". USCHO.com. March 13, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  6. ^ "Canisius 5, Quinnipiac 2". USCHO.com. March 19, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  7. ^ "Holy Cross 4, Connecticut 3". USCHO.com. March 19, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  8. ^ "Holy Cross 4, Canisius 3". USCHO.com. March 20, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  9. ^ "MAAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.