This is the 2007 Atlantic Hockey Tournament. The tournament was held from March 3rd through 17th. The league's regular season champion Rochester Institure of Technology, due to their jumping from Division III to Division I they were ineligible for the conference tournament. The remaining nine teams qualified for the tournament. The tournament champion was awarded the conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Regular season[]
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| RIT†^ | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 116 | 71 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 132 | 93 | |
| Sacred Heart | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 91 | 74 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 118 | 99 | |
| Army | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 82 | 69 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 94 | 87 | |
| Connecticut | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 90 | 89 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 108 | 126 | |
| Air Force* | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 94 | 70 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 132 | 107 | |
| Holy Cross | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 87 | 94 | 35 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 96 | 123 | |
| Bentley | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 81 | 88 | 36 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 89 | 124 | |
| Mercyhurst | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 98 | 106 | 35 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 114 | 134 | |
| Canisius | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 76 | 95 | 35 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 86 | 130 | |
| American International | 28 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 68 | 108 | 34 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 74 | 134 | |
| Championship: Air Force † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ RIT was ineligible for the postseason Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll | ||||||||||||||
Format[]
Since RIT was ineligible for the tournament the remaining nine teams were seeded 1 through 9 based on the leagues regular season standings. Seeds 8 and 9 played in the first round, the winner was then seeded number eight. The remaining teams joined the tournament for the quarterfinal round. All rounds were single elimination with the first two rounds being held at the higher seeded team's home rink. The semifinal and final rounds were held at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York
First Round[]
game played March 3
#8 Canisius vs #9 American International[]
- Canisius defeated American International 2 to 1
Quarterfinals[]
games played March 10
#1 Sacred Heart vs #9 American International[]
- Sacred Heart defeated American International 4 to 0
#2 Army vs #7 Bentley[]
- Army defeated Bentley 6 to 2
#3 Connectiuct vs #6 Mercyhurst[]
- Connecticut defeated Mercyhurst 5 to 4
#4 Air Force vs #5 Holy Cross[]
- Air Force defeated Holy Cross 3 to 0
Semifinals[]
games played March 16
#1 Sacred Heart vs #4 Air Force[]
- Air Force defeated Sacred Heart 5 to 4 in overtime
#2 Army vs #3 Connecticut[]
- Army defeated Connecticut 3 to 1
Final[]
game played March 17
#2 Army vs #4 Air Force[]
- Air Force defeated Army 6 to 1
Air Force earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.