This is the 2015-16 Atlantic Hockey Association season a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference. This is the conference's 12th season under the Atlantic Hockey Association banner, and the conference's 17th overall season.
Membership changes[]
- none
Membership[]
| School | Hockey Arena | Location | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena | Colorado Springs, CO | 2,502 |
| American International | Olympia Ice Center | Springfield, MA | 2,200 |
| Army | Tate Rink | West Point, NY | 2,648 |
| Bentley | John A. Ryan Arena | Watertown, MA | 1,200 |
| Canisius | HarborCenter | Buffalo, NY | 1,800 |
| Holy Cross | Hart Center | Worcester, MA | 1,600 |
| Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center | Erie, PA | 1,500 |
| Mercyhurst (alternate) | Erie Insurance Arena | Erie, PA | 6,833 |
| Niagara | Dwyer Arena | Lewiston, NY | 1,400 |
| Robert Morris | 84 Lumber Arena | Neville Island, PA | 1,200 |
| Robert Morris (alternate) | Consol Energy Center | Pittsburgh | 18,387 |
| RIT | Gene Polisseni Center | Henrietta, NY | 4,300 |
| RIT (alternate) | Blue Cross Arena | Rochester, NY | 10,556 |
| Sacred Heart | Milford Ice Pavilion | Milford, CT | 1,000 |
| Sacred Heart (alternate) | Webster Bank Arena | Bridgeport, CT | 8,412 |
| Tournament | Blue Cross Arena | Rochester, NY | 10,556 |
Standings[]
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | P |
| Robert Morris Colonials | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 116 | 69 | 40 |
| Air Force Falcons | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | - | - | 85 | 60 | 37 |
| Holy Cross Crusaders | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | - | - | 89 | 59 | 37 |
| Mercyhurst Lakers | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | - | - | 86 | 82 | 34 |
| RIT Tigers | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | - | - | 93 | 77 | 33 |
| Army Black Knights | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | - | - | 64 | 74 | 25 |
| Canisius Golden Griffins | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | - | - | 72 | 82 | 25 |
| Bentley Falcons | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | - | - | 74 | 85 | 24 |
| Sacred Heart Pioneers | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | - | - | 72 | 78 | 23 |
| Niagara Purple Eagles | 28 | 5 | 18 | 5 | - | - | 58 | 95 | 15 |
| American International Yellow Jackets | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 57 | 15 | 15 |
Conference Tournament[]
Format[]
All teams qualify. The top 5 seeds earn a bye to the quarterfinals. The 6th place team played the 11th place team and 7-10, 8-9 also being paired off in a best-of-three series. The teams are re-seeded for the best-of-three quarterfinals, with 1 playing 8 and 2-7, 3-6, 4-5 also being paired off in a best-of-three series. The winners advance to the single game semifinals with those winners advancing to the conference championship game. The conference tournament champion earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
First Round[]
- Army defeated American International 2 games to 1 (5-0, 2-3 (ot), 4-0)
- Canisius defeated Niagara 2 games to 1 (2-3, 1-0, 4-1)
- Bentley defeated Sacred Heart 2 games to 1 (5-4, 1-2 (ot), 4-1)
Quarterfinals[]
- Robert Morris defeated Bentley 2 games to 1 (3-4, 4-1, 6-3)
- Air Force defeated Canisius 2 games to none (4-1, 4-1)
- Army defeated Holy Cross 2 games to none (3-0, 2-1)
- RIT defeated Mercyhurst 2 games to none (2-1, 4-1)
Semifinals[]
- Robert Morris defeated Army 2-1 (ot)
- RIT defeated Air Force 2-1 (ot)
Final[]
- RIT defeated Robert Morris 7 to 4
The Robert Morris Colonials earned the conference's automatic bid for the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
2016 Atlantic Hockey champs RIT Tigers