2014 Atlantic Hockey Tournament

The 2014 Atlantic Hockey Tournament was held from March 7th through March 22nd, 2014. The winner of the tournament recieved the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Regular season[]

2013–14 Atlantic Hockey standings
	Conference record							Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Mercyhurst	27	17	4	6	40	107	65	40	21	12	7	144	119
Bentley	27	16	7	4	36	100	67	37	19	14	4	127	99
Air Force	27	15	9	3	33	81	73	39	21	14	4	115	106
Connecticut	27	15	9	3	33	75	61	36	18	14	4	91	86
Robert Morris*	27	13	9	5	31	95	78	39	17	17	5	130	115
Niagara	27	11	11	5	27	89	78	39	15	19	5	109	117
Canisius	27	11	13	3	25	81	78	39	16	20	3	111	114
Holy Cross	27	11	13	3	25	68	72	39	14	22	3	97	114
RIT	27	10	14	3	23	67	84	37	12	20	5	94	124
Sacred Heart	27	11	16	0	22	75	99	36	12	24	0	82	137
American International	27	9	17	1	19	74	107	36	10	25	1	90	151
Army	27	5	22	0	10	60	110	34	6	28	0	73	146
Championship: Robert Morris indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2014

Format[]

All twelve teams qualify for the tournament. The first round has seeds 5 though 12 playing in a best of three first round at the arena of the higher seeded team. Seed 5 host seed 12, 6 host 11, 7 host 10, and 8 host 9. The teams are re-seeded after the first round. The quarterfinal round has seed 1 host seed 8, seed 2 host 7, 3 host 6, 4 host 5. This round is also best of three at the arena of the higher seed. Teams will be re-seed for the semifinal round. The Atlantic Hockey Championships (semifinal and final rounds) will be held at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York on March 21st and 22nd.

First Round[]

games held March 7-9

#5 Robert Morris vs #12 Army[]

Robert Morris defeated Army 2 games to 1 (8-4, 2-4, 3-1)

#6 Niagara vs. #11 American International[]

Niagara defeated American International 2 games to none (1-0 (2OT), 4-2)

#7 Canisius vs #10 Sacred Heart[]

Canisius defeated Sacred Heart 2 games to none (3-0, 5-0)

#8 Holy Cross vs #9 RIT[]

Holy Cross defeated RIT 2 games to 1 (2-3 (OT), 5-1, 3-2 (OT))

Quarterfinals[]

games held March 14-16

#1 Mercyhurst vs #8 Holy Cross[]

Mercyhurst defeated Holy Cross 2 games to none (5-4, 4-1)

#2 Bentley vs #7 Canisius[]

Canisius defeated Bentley 2 games to 1 (3-4, 5-4, 3-2)

#3 Air Force vs #6 Niagara[]

Niagara defeated Air Force 2 games to 1 (1-2, 4-3, 4-3 (ot)

#4 Connecticut vs #5 Robert Morris[]

Robert Morris defeated Connecticut 2 games to none (3-0, 3-2)

Semifinals[]

games held March 21, 2014 at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York

#1 Mercyhurst vs #7 Canisius[]

Canisius defeated Mercyhurst, 5 to 4

#5 Robert Morris vs # 6 Niagara[]

Robert Morris defeated Niagara, 5 to 4

Final[]

game held March 22, 2014 at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York

#5 Robert Morris vs #7 Canisius[]

Robert Morris defeated Canisius 7 to 4

The Robert Morris Colonials received the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.