2000 MAAC Tournament

This is the 2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament. The tournament was held from March 10 to March 18, 2000. The winner of the tournament did NOT receive an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format
Only the top eight teams (out of ten) in the regular season standings qualified for the tournament. All rounds were single elimination. The quarterfinal round was held at the home rink of the higher seeded team. Teams were reseeded after the quarterfinal round. The semifinal and final rounds were held at the UConn Ice Arena located in Storrs, Connecticut, the home rink of the UConn Huskies.

Quarterfinals
Games held March 10th and 11

#1 Quinnipiac vs #8 Bentley

 * Quinnipiac defeated Bentley 9 to 2

#2 Mercyhurst vs #7 Holy Cross

 * Mercyhurst defeated Holy Cross 10 to 3

#3 Canisius vs #6 Iona

 * Iona defeated Canisius 4 to 3

#4 Connecticut vs #5 Sacred Heart

 * Connecticut defeated Sacred Heart 5 to 4

Semifinals
Games held March 16

#1 Quinnipiac vs #6 Iona

 * Iona defeated Quinnipiac 6 to 2

#2 Mercyhurst vs #4 Connecticut

 * Connecticut defeated Mercyhurst 2 to 0

Finals
Game played March 18

#4 Connecticut vs #6 Iona

 * Connecticut defeated Iona 6 to 1

Most Valuable Player

 * Marc Senerchia, G, Connecticut