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

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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

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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 27 23 1 3 49 152 60 36 27 6 3 195 95
Mercyhurst 27 19 6 2 40 113 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

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[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 4
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

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(1) Quinnipiac vs. (8) Bentley

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March 10[3] Quinnipiac 9 – 2 Bentley Northford Ice Pavilion  
Matt Erhart - 03:09
Chris Cerrella - 06:49
Ryan Olson - GW PP - 16:27
Todd Bennett - 17:27
First period 11:58 - PP - Steve Tobio
17:49 - Andy Peters
No scoring Second period No scoring
Dan Ennis - PP - 08:05
Ryan Olson - 09:03
Kris Cumming - 16:11
Todd Bennett - 17:20
Brian Herbert - 18:33
Third period No scoring
J.C. Wells ( 17 saves / 19 shots ) Goalie stats Joe Cullen ( 40 saves / 49 shots )


(2) Mercyhurst vs. (7) Holy Cross

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March 11[4] Mercyhurst 10 – 3 Holy Cross Mercyhurst Ice Center  
Tom McMonagle - 03:40
Tom McMonagle - 07:01
First period 15:31 - PP - Patrick Rissmiller
Louis Goulet - 00:21
Jody Robinson - GW - 02:17
Louis Goulet - PP - 06:19
Paul Hiscock - 06:59
Kelly Kochman - 08:48
Paul Hiscock - 15:56
Second period 15:32 - Brian Askashian
Jody Robinson - 08:14
Fedor Zakuslio - 08:26
Third period 13:55 - Chris Fattey
Ashley Stevens ( 24 saves / 27 shots ) Goalie stats Dan Bennett ( 17 saves / 25 shots ) / Matt Smith ( 8 saves / 8 shots ) / John Tocco ( 1 saves / 3 shots )


(3) Canisius vs. (6) Iona

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March 11[5] Canisius 3 – 4 Iona Buffalo State Sports Arena  
Paul Dusza - 01:33
Corey Lucas - 16:11
First period 05:02 - Chris Baboulis
16:43 - John Gilbert
Robert Othmann - 06:34 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 01:51 - Ryan Manitowich
13:15 - GW - Ryan Carter
Sean Weaver ( 30 saves / 34 shots ) Goalie stats Mike Fraser ( 28 saves / 31 shots )


(4) Connecticut vs. (5) Sacred Heart

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March 11[6] Connecticut 5 – 4 Sacred Heart UConn Ice Arena  
Michael Narotski - 00:37 First period 09:02 - PP - Les Hrapchak
13:21 - Nick Nutcher
18:03 - Lloyd Tennant
Mike Anderson - 01:37 Second period 00:54 - Nick Nutcher
Eric Goclowski - 01:37
Trent Landry - 05:02
Michael Goldkind - GW - 14:21
Third period No scoring
Marc Senerchia ( 17 saves / 21 shots ) Goalie stats Alexis Jutras-Binet ( 24 saves / 29 shots )


Semifinals

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(1) Quinnipiac vs. (6) Iona

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March 16[7] Quinnipiac 4 – 6 Iona UConn Ice Arena  
No Scoring First period 06:35 - Nathan Lutz
10:53 - John Gilbert
13:39 - Brian Schroeder
Shawn Mansoff - PP - 05:59
Chris Cerrella - PP - 11:47
Second period 01:33 - PP - Ryan Carter
Chris Cerrella - 03:57
Ryan Olson - 16:58
Third period 07:13 - GW - Mark Hallam
19:58 - EN - Ryan Carter
J.C. Wells ( 4 saves / 8 shots ) / Dan LiLeo ( 16 saves / 17 shots ) Goalie stats Mike Fraser ( 26 saves / 30 shots )


(2) Mercyhurst vs. (4) Connecticut

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March 16[8] Mercyhurst 0 – 2 Connecticut UConn Ice Arena  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 05:19 - GW - Kevin Connell
No scoring Third period 07:30 - Michael Goldkind
Peter Aubry ( 20 saves / 22 shots ) Goalie stats Marc Senerchia ( 37 saves / 37 shots )


Championship

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(4) Connecticut vs. (6) Iona

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March 18[9] Connecticut 6 – 1 Iona UConn Ice Arena  
Michael Narotski - PP - 07:11 First period 05:08 - Jean-Paul Chaput
Michael Goldkind - GW - 01:00
Ciro Longobardi - PP - 11:29
Trent Landry - 14:58
Second period No scoring
Ciro Longobardi - 04:35
Evan Stensrud - 18:40
Third period No scoring
Marc Senerchia ( 27 saves / 29 shots ) Goalie stats Mike Fraser ( 11 saves / 16 shots ) / Ben Brady ( 7 saves / 8 shots )


Tournament awards

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References

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