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3rd MAAC Ice Hockey Tournament

2001 MAAC Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 10–17, 2001
Teams8
Finals siteUConn Ice Arena
Storrs, Connecticut
ChampionsMercyhurst (1st title)
Winning coachRick Gotkin (1st title)
MVPJeff Gould (Mercyhurst)
MAAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments ← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 MAAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 3rd championship in the history of the conference. It was played between March 10 and March 17, 2001. 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. By winning the tournament, Mercyhurst received MAAC's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

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 receives an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

2000–01 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#12 Mercyhurst†* 26 19 6 1 39 110 52 36 22 12 2 140 89
Quinnipiac 26 17 7 2 36 106 67 37 22 11 4 141 106
Iona 26 16 6 4 36 122 84 35 18 13 4 136 121
Canisius 26 13 9 4 30 95 90 33 17 12 4 117 111
Connecticut 26 12 11 3 27 94 86 35 12 19 4 108 123
Sacred Heart 26 11 10 5 27 81 76 31 14 12 5 103 91
Army 26 11 15 0 22 84 101 35 14 20 1 112 132
Fairfield 26 10 14 2 22 82 104 32 11 19 2 101 139
American International 26 10 15 1 21 75 96 31 10 20 1 80 123
Holy Cross 26 8 16 2 18 81 99 32 8 22 2 89 133
Bentley 26 3 21 2 8 67 142 29 4 23 2 72 153
Championship: Mercyhurst
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
March 10 		Semifinals
March 15 		Championship
March 17
         
1 Mercyhurst 10
8 Fairfield 5
1 Mercyhurst 4
4 Canisius 3
4 Canisius 4
5 Connecticut 1
1 Mercyhurst 6
2 Quinnipiac 5
2 Quinnipiac 4*
7 Army 3
2 Quinnipiac 4
3 Iona 1
3 Iona 3*
6 Sacred Heart 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Mercyhurst vs. (8) Fairfield

March 10 Mercyhurst 10 – 5 Fairfield Mercyhurst Ice Center Recap  
(Rynshoven) Adam Tackaberry - 04:27
(Goulet) Jody Robinson - 08:08 		First period 18:54 - Tim Viens (Desmarais)
(Goulet, Rivers) Eric Ellis - 01:05
(Hiscock) Marty Rychley - 03:47
(Goulet, Ellis) Tom McMonagle - PP - 04:08
(Carter, Olsen) Adam Rivers - GW - 05:26
P.J. Hiscock - SH - 08:06
(Rychley) P.J. Hiscock - 17:43
(Rivers) Mike Carter - 18:06 		Second period 10:44 - Blaise Silka (Metz, Gately)
14:06 - James Lubinski (Whelan)
(Lyke, Goulet) Tom McMonagle - 04:58 Third period 04:24 - PP - Casey Laflamme (Cotter)
16:50 - Tim Desmarais
Peter Aubry ( 20 saves / 25 shots ) Goalie stats Craig Schnappinger ( 22 saves / 32 shots )


(2) Quinnipiac vs. (7) Army

March 10 Quinnipiac 4 – 3 OT Army Northford Ice Pavilion Recap  
(Poliquin, Erhart) Ryan Olson - 12:38 First period 13:51 - SH - Nathan Mayfield (Finnegan, McLean)
(Poliquin, Cerrella) Ryan Olson - 03:11 Second period No scoring
(Mansoff, Winkler) Dennis Palaia - 04:59 Third period 14:09 - PP - Mike Fairman (Fisher, Carpenter)
14:34 - PP - Garrett Brougham (Boyle, Serre)
(Poliquin, Olson) Chris Cerrella - GW - 07:44 First overtime period No scoring
Justin Eddy ( 23 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats Scott Hamilton ( 39 saves / 43 shots )


(3) Iona vs. (6) Sacred Heart

March 10 Iona 3 – 2 OT Sacred Heart Sports Plus at New Roc Recap  
(Fisher, Bouchard) Ryan Carter - 12:56 First period 19:14 - Martin Paquet (Fournier, McRae)
No scoring Second period 11:38 - Les Hrapchak (Drake)
Nathan Lutz - 15:47 Third period No scoring
(Kellogg, Fisher) Brian Schroeder - GW - 04:03 First overtime period No scoring
Ben Brady ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) Goalie stats Eddy Ferhi ( 39 saves / 42 shots )


(4) Canisius vs. (5) Connecticut

March 10 Canisius 4 – 1 Connecticut Buffalo State Sports Arena Recap  
(Deeves) Rob Martin - 09:53 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Birch) Todd Houston - GW - 05:44
(Martin, Street) Daryl Pierce - 08:54
(Pierce) Paul DiPasquale - EN SH - 19:55 		Third period 12:36 - Mike Anderson (Kamienski, Longobardi)
Stephen Fabiilli ( 21 saves / 22 shots ) Goalie stats Jason Casey ( 31 saves / 34 shots )


Semifinals

(1) Mercyhurst vs. (4) Canisius

March 15 Mercyhurst 4 – 3 Canisius UConn Ice Arena Recap  
(Robinson, Goulet) Jeff Gould - PP - 10:31 First period 19:36 - PP - Rob Martin (Deeves, Pierce)
(Olsen, Rivers) Mike Carter - 05:59
(Tackaberry, Rynshoven) Jeff Gould - 05:16
(Carter) Brad Olsen - GW - 18:35 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 15:41 - PP - Jeff Street (Deeves, Kenny)
19:27 - EA - Rob Martin (Duggan, Street)
Peter Aubry ( 29 saves / 32 shots ) Goalie stats Stephen Fabiilli ( 24 saves / 28 shots )


(2) Quinnipiac vs. (3) Iona

March 15 Quinnipiac 4 – 1 Iona UConn Ice Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 13:41 - Michael LoCicero (Segal)
(Holtzman, Harris) Bill Class - 02:55 Second period No scoring
(Herbert, Harris) Shawn Mansoff - GW PP - 01:04
(Cerrella) Ben Blais - 05:58
(Murray, Morton) Terry Harris - 10:32 		Third period No scoring
Justin Eddy ( 20 saves / 21 shots ) Goalie stats Ben Brady ( 18 saves / 22 shots )


Championship

(1) Mercyhurst vs. (2) Quinnipiac

March 17 Mercyhurst 6 – 5 Quinnipiac UConn Ice Arena Recap  
(Ellis) Louis Goulet - 03:04
(McDonald) Adam Rivers - 08:26
(Robinson, Tackaberry) Jeff Gould - 11:28 		First period 00:48 - Brian Herbert (Palaia)
(Tackaberry, Gould) Peter Rynshoven - 15:10 Second period 06:54 - Dennis Palaia (Herbert, Mansoff)
07:02 - Jed Holtzman (Blais)
(Goulet, Brown) Eric Ellis - 11:00
(Ellis, Goulet) Mike Carter - GW - 13:12 		Third period 01:37 - PP - Todd Bennett (Holtzman, Breen)
08:33 - Terry Harris (Morton, Blais)
Peter Aubry ( 27 saves / 32 shots ) Goalie stats Justin Eddy ( 16 saves / 22 shots )


Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s)

References

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  2. "MAAC Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
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  4. "Quinnipiac 4, Army 3". USCHO.com. March 10, 2001. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  5. "Iona 3, Sacred Heart 2". USCHO.com. March 10, 2001. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  6. "Canisius 4, Connecticut 1". USCHO.com. March 10, 2001. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  7. "Mercyhurst 4, Canisius 3". USCHO.com. March 15, 2001. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  8. "Quinnipiac 4, Iona 1". USCHO.com. March 15, 2001. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  9. "Mercyhurst 6, Quinnipiac 5". USCHO.com. March 17, 2001. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  10. "Mercyhurst 2004-05 men's ice hockey Guide" (PDF). Mercyhurst Lakers. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
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