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2024 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament
The Gene Polisseni Center during RIT's Championship Game victory
DatesMarch 2–23, 2023
Teams11
Finals siteGene Polisseni Center
Henrietta, New York
ChampionsRIT (4th title)
Winning coachWayne Wilson (4th title)
MVPElijah Gonsalves (RIT)
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The 2024 Atlantic Hockey Tournament was the 20th edition of the Atlantic Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 2 and March 23, 2024. The RIT Tigers defeated the AIC Yellow Jackets in the championship game, earning Atlantic Hockey's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament.

Format

AIC faces off against Holy Cross in AHA Semifinals Game 1

The tournament featured four rounds of play, with eleven conference teams participating. The top five teams, according to the conference standings, received byes to the quarterfinal round. The remaining six teams were arranged so that the sixth seed played the eleventh seed, the seventh seed played the tenth seed and the eighth seed played the ninth seed in first round matches. The winners of the first-round games were reseeded entering the quarterfinal round and became the final three participants in the round, with the new eighth-, seventh-, and sixth-seeded teams facing the first-, second-, and third-place teams respectively, in addition to the fourth- and fifth-overall seeds playing each other. The winners of the quarterfinal round werere then reseeded so that the top remaining seed played the lowest remaining seed while the other two semifinalists met. The winners of the semifinal matches advanced to the championship to determine which team received the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds are best-of-three series while the championship and first round matches are single elimination. All matchups were hosted by the higher-seeded team.

Conference standings

2023–24 Atlantic Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#17 RIT †* 26 18 7 1 3 2 0 54 102 64 40 27 11 2 156 96
Holy Cross 26 13 10 3 0 3 1 46 78 62 39 21 14 4 116 93
Sacred Heart 26 14 10 2 2 2 1 45 75 70 36 14 19 3 91 113
Air Force 26 15 10 1 3 0 1 44 88 75 38 18 19 1 115 119
American International 26 12 10 4 1 1 2 42 79 68 40 20 16 4 119 111
Bentley 26 12 12 2 1 2 2 41 69 58 35 16 17 2 95 82
Niagara 26 13 10 3 3 1 1 41 78 79 39 18 18 3 111 122
Canisius 26 10 12 4 2 1 0 33 73 87 37 12 21 4 103 126
Mercyhurst 26 7 15 4 0 1 4 30 77 91 35 9 22 4 98 126
Army 26 8 16 2 0 1 1 28 66 96 35 10 23 2 93 139
Robert Morris 26 7 17 2 0 1 1 25 60 95 39 11 25 3 94 142
Championship: March 23, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Bracket

Teams are reseeded for the semifinals

First Round
March 2 		Quarterfinals
March 8–10 		Semifinals
March 15–17 		Championship
March 23
1 RIT 7 5 -
6 Bentley 3 11 Robert Morris 0 1 -
11 Robert Morris 4* 1 RIT 4 5 -
7 Niagara 1 2 -
2 Holy Cross 4 2** -
7 Niagara 4 8 Canisius 3 1 -
10 Army 1 1 RIT 5
5 American International 2
3 Sacred Heart 3 1 -
8 Canisius 5 7 Niagara 6 5 -
9 Mercyhurst 2 2 Holy Cross 5 0 1
5 American International 2 3 3
4 Air Force 1 2 -
5 American International 3 3* -

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Note: All game times are local.

First Round

(6) Bentley vs. (11) Robert Morris

March 2, 2024
7:00 pm		Bentley3–4 (OT)
(0–1, 1–2, 2–0, 0–1)		Robert MorrisBentley Arena
Attendance: 1,678
Game reference
Connor HasleyGoaliesChad VeltriReferees:
William McGoldrick III
Andy O'Brien
Linesmen:
Cameron Carlson
Patrick Philbin
0–112:28 – PP – Tanner Klimpke (14) (Zacher, Townend)
(Castagna, Bochen) Ethan Leyh (13) – 20:491–1
1–231:20 – PP – Luke Johnson (2) (St. Onge, Reineke)
1–335:39 – Rylee St. Onge (11) (Tulik)
(Davis, Kramer) Garrett Horsager (2) – 44:532–3
(Horsager, Castagna) Nick Bochen (6) – PP – 49:243–3
3–479:50 – GW – Cameron Garvey (11) (unasssited)
10 minPenalties8 min
32Shots32

(7) Niagara vs. (10) Army

March 2, 2024
7:00 pm		Niagara4–1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)		ArmyDwyer Arena
Attendance: 710
Game reference
Jarrett FiskeGoaliesGavin AbricReferees:
Ron Morello
Brendan Blanchard
Linesmen:
Brian Kimmins
Joe Gladnick
(unassisted) Jack Richard (8) – 11:301–0
1–115:15 – PP – Joey Baez (14) (Driscoll, Itagaki)
(Prohorenkovs, Gauthier) Noah Carlin (3) – GW – 35:592–1
(Randklev) Tyler Wallace (11) – 42:053–1
(Ott, Carlin) Connor Mylymok (6) – EN – 58:194–1
21 minPenalties6 min
24Shots43

(8) Canisius vs. (9) Mercyhurst

March 2, 2024
6:05 pm		Canisius5–2
(2–0, 2–0, 1–2)		MercyhurstLECOM Harborcenter
Attendance: 388
Game reference
David FessendenGoaliesOwen SayReferees:
Mark Dungan
Ryan Sweeney
Linesmen:
Joe Sherman
James Rogowsky
(Bottini, Haskins) Erik Urbank (4) – 11:541–0
(Giampa, Connor) Griffin Loughran (6) – 17:312–0
(unassisted) Kyle Haskins (4) – GW – 35:473–0
(Fessenden) Stefano Bottini (4) – 38:054–0
4–150:29 – PP EA – Keanan Stewart (10) (Skalos, Sambrook)
4–257:14 – PP EA – Will Margel (6) (Dahm)
(unassisted) Powell Connor (1) – SH EN – 58:095–2
25 minPenalties2 min
30Shots24

Quarterfinals

(1) RIT vs. (11) Robert Morris

March 8, 2024
7:05 pm		RIT7–0
(0–0, 1–0, 6–0)		Robert MorrisGene Polisseni Center
Attendance: 2,988
Game reference
Tommy ScarfoneGoaliesChad Veltri out 53:02
Francis Boisvert in 53:02		Referees:
CJ Hallman
Anthony Kenny
Linesmen:
Brendan Lewis
Joe Sherman
(Laskosky, Cassaro) Matthew Wilde (16) – GW PP – 32:371–0
(Moretz, Stewart) Tyler Fukakusa (6) – 42:142–0
(Andrew, Jacques) Gianfranco Cassaro (15) – 48:373–0
(Laskosky, Hansen-Bukata) Carter Wilkie (15) – PP – 51:564–0
(Wilde) Christian Catalano (8) – 53:025–0
(Gonsalves, Mahan) Tyler Fukakusa (7) – 56:346–0
(Fukakusa, Gonsalves) Grady Hobbs (10) – PP – 58:097–0
6 minPenalties8 min
44Shots21
March 9, 2024
7:05 pm		RIT5–1
(2–0, 2–0, 1–1)		Robert MorrisGene Polisseni Center
Attendance: 3,248
Game reference
Tommy ScarfoneGoaliesChad Veltri out 31:14
Francis Boisvert in 31:14		Referees:
CJ Hallman
Anthony Kenny
Linesmen:
Brendan Lewis
Joe Sherman
(Scott, Hobbs) Simon Isabelle (8) – 14:221–0
(Catalano, Wilde) Tyler Fukakusa (8) – GW – 19:562–0
(Fukakusa) Christian Catalano (9) – 20:573–0
(Fukakusa, Andrew) Xavier Lapointe (2) – 28:124–0
4–151:35 – Tanner Klimpke (15) (Zacher)
(Wilkie, Gonsalves) Gianfranco Cassaro (16) – 54:355–1
8 minPenalties29 min
49Shots18
RIT wins series 2–0

(2) Holy Cross vs. (8) Canisius

March 8, 2024
7:00 pm		Holy Cross4–3
(0–1, 2–2, 2–0)		CanisiusHart Center
Attendance: 444
Game reference
Jason GrandeGoaliesDavid FessendenReferees:
Conor Foley
Patrick Philbin
Linesmen:
Ryan Sweeney
William McGoldrick III
0–111:23 – Max Kouznetsov (7) (Bottini, Haar)
(McLinskey) Jack Ricketts (19) – 23:241–1
1–224:36 – PP – Max Kouznetsov (8) (Giampa, Melaragni)
1–333:49 – Trey Funk (7) (Haar, Farthing)
(Stockfish, Ghirardosi) Matt Shatsky (2) – 35:412–3
(Seymour, Higgins) Liam McLinskey (16) – 49:023–3
(McLinskey, Guerra) Jack Stockfish (9) – GW PP – 50:044–3
2 minPenalties4 min
46Shots28
March 9, 2024
7:00 pm		Holy Cross2–1 (2 OT)
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0)		CanisiusHart Center
Attendance: 559
Game reference
Jason GrandeGoaliesEthan RobertsonReferees:
Ryan Sweeney
William McGoldrick III
Linesmen:
Conor Foley
Patrick Philbin
0–111:23 – Grant Porter (7) (Nieuwendyk, Datema)
(Thorne, Gagno) Jack Robilotti (3) – 23:241–1
(McLinskey, Ricketts) Jack Seymour (5) – GW – 82:532–1
12 minPenalties6 min
42Shots39
Holy Cross wins series 2–0

(3) Sacred Heart vs. (7) Niagara

March 8, 2024
7:00 pm		Sacred Heart3–6
(1–0, 1–1, 1–5)		NiagaraMartire Family Arena
Attendance: 2,354
Game reference
Justin RobbinsGoaliesJarrett FiskeReferees:
Brendan Blanchard
Chris Leavitt
Linesmen:
Dylan Lewis
Josh Cleary
(Walsh, Jaworski) Braeden Tuck (5) – PP – 14:091–0
(Walsh, Joughin) Kevin Lombardi (11) – 24:052–0
2–133:26 – Tyler Wallace (14) (Randklev, Ahearn)
2–241:21 – Carter Randklev (9) (Ahearn, Carlin)
2–341:51 – Carter Randklev (10) (Wallace, Carlin)
2–442:04 – GW – Jonathan Ziskie (2) (Richard)
(Jaworski) Braeden Tuck (6) – 48:493–4
3–549:58 – PP – Jack Richard (9) (Rødne)
3–659:11 – EN – Glebs Prohorenkovs (11) (Gauthier)
8 minPenalties6 min
35Shots34
March 9, 2024
7:00 pm		Sacred Heart1–5
(1–0, 0–3, 0–2)		NiagaraMartire Family Arena
Attendance: 2,639
Game reference
Justin RobbinsGoaliesJarrett FiskeReferees:
Brendan Blanchard
Chris Leavitt
Linesmen:
Dylan Lewis
Josh Cleary
(Bongo) Daniel Ebrahim (9) – 00:191–0
1–123:11 – Carter Randklev (11) (Wallace, Ahearn)
1–234:32 – GW – Jay Ahearn (8) (Randklev, Wallace)
1–335:19 – PP – Jay Ahearn (9) (Ott, Randklev)
1–444:30 – PP – Jack Richard (10) (Prohorenkovs, Rødne)
1–556:42 – EN – Lane Brockhoff (2) (C. Mylymok)
10 minPenalties18 min
37Shots21
Niagara wins series 2–0

(4) Air Force vs. (5) American International

March 8, 2024
7:05 pm		Air Force1–3
(0–1, 0–0, 1–2)		American InternationalCadet Ice Arena
Attendance: 1,818
Game reference
Guy BlessingGoaliesNils WallströmReferees:
Andy Bethmann
Ron Morello
Linesmen:
Seth Mukai
Joshua Pergande
0–16:28 – PP – John Lundy (13) (Manz, Geschwind)
(unassisted) Andrew DeCarlo (5) – 51:181–1
1–255:11 – GW – Josh Barnes (2) (Wells, Angesved)
1–359:42 – Blake Wells (4) (McDonald)
2 minPenalties17 min
32Shots18
March 9, 2024
7:05 pm		Air Force2–3 (OT)
(2–0, 0–0, 0–2, 0–1)		American InternationalCadet Ice Arena
Attendance: 1,688
Game reference
Guy BlessingGoaliesNils WallströmReferees:
Andy Bethmann
Ron Morello
Linesmen:
Seth Mukai
Joshua Pergande
(DeCarlo, Staring) Austin Schwartz (5) – 5:201–0
(Cosentino, Cunningham) Chris Hedden (8) – 17:162–0
2–140:33 – Brett Callahan (13) (Biro, Janhonen)
2–258:29 – EA – John Lundy (14) (Kramer, Biro)
2–372:18 – GW – Nico Somerville (3) (Manz)
8 minPenalties6 min
40Shots38
American International wins series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) RIT vs. (7) Niagara

March 15, 2024
7:05 pm		RIT4–1
(1–0, 1–0, 2–1)		NiagaraGene Polisseni Center
Attendance: 2,564
Game reference
Tommy ScarfoneGoaliesJarrett FiskeReferees:
Ron Morello
Ryan Sweeney
Linesmen:
Brian Kimmins
Joe Sherman
(Stewart, Gonsalves) Tyler Mahan (6) – 14:541–0
(Miller, Andrew) Aiden Hansen-Bukata (5) – GW – 26:492–0
(Catalano) Matthew Wilde (17) – 53:533–0
3–151:35 – EA – Jay Ahearn (15) (Prohorenkovs, Wallace)
(unassisted) Gianfranco Cassaro (17) – EN – 59:534–1
10 minPenalties2 min
24Shots39
March 16, 2024
7:05 pm		RIT5–2
(3–0, 1–0, 1–2)		NiagaraGene Polisseni Center
Attendance: 3,284
Game reference
Tommy ScarfoneGoaliesJarrett FiskeReferees:
Ron Morello
Ryan Sweeney
Linesmen:
Brian Kimmins
Joe Sherman
(Catalano, Wilde) Tyler Fukakusa (9) – 1:181–0
(Cassaro) Elijah Gonsalves (16) – 8:442–0
(unassisted) Carter Wilkie (16) – GW – 15:563–0
(Hobbs, Wilkie) Dimitri Mikrogiannakis (1) – 38:574–0
4–147:25 – Shane Ott (5) (Richard)
4–248:42 – PP – Tyler Wallace (13) (Randklev, Ahearn)
(Nicholson, Wilkie) Elijah Gonsalves (17) – EN – 56:445–2
4 minPenalties2 min
30Shots27
RIT Won Series 2–0

(2) Holy Cross vs. (5) American International

March 15, 2024
7:00 pm		Holy Cross5–2
(3–1, 0–1, 2–0)		American InternationalHart Center
Attendance: 796
Game reference
Jason GrandeGoaliesNils WallströmReferees:
Brendan Blanchard
Chris Leavitt
Linesmen:
Conor Foley
Patrick Philbin
0–12:31 – PP – Brett Rylance (4) (Jenuwine, Angesved)
(Higgins) Alec Cicero (10) – 14:221–1
(Stockfish, Petruolo) Tyler Ghirardosi (14) – 19:192–1
(Guerra, Stockfish) Liam McLinskey (17) – GW – 19:513–1
3–221:26 – Casey McDonald (15) (Rylance)
(unassisted) Liam McLinskey (18) – EN – 58:244–2
(Higgins) Alec Cicero (11) – EN – 59:225–2
8 minPenalties8 min
23Shots24
March 16, 2024
7:00 pm		Holy Cross0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)		American InternationalHart Center
Attendance: 787
Game reference
Jason GrandeGoaliesNils WallströmReferees:
Brendan Blanchard
Chris Leavitt
Linesmen:
Conor Foley
Patrick Philbin
0–113:35 – GW – Nico Somerville (4) (unassisted)
0–221:26 – PP – Brett Rylance (15) (Stella)
0–358:58 – EN – Brett Rylance (6) (unassisted)
9 minPenalties4 min
32Shots25
March 17, 2024
5:00 pm		Holy Cross1–3
(0–0, 1–2, 0–1)		American InternationalHart Center
Attendance: 656
Game reference
Jason GrandeGoaliesNils WallströmReferees:
Brendan Blanchard
Chris Leavitt
Linesmen:
Conor Foley
Patrick Philbin
0–124:37 – Theo Angesved (2) (unassisted)
0–230:12 – GW – Dario Beljo (2) (Somerville, Lundy)
(Ricketts) Liam McLinskey (19) – 34:201–2
1–357:48 – EN – Dustin Manz (6) (unassisted)
39 minPenalties20 min
45Shots17
American International Won Series 2–1

Championship

(1) RIT vs. (5) American International

March 23, 2024
7:05 pm		RIT5–2
(2–2, 1–0, 2–0)		American InternationalGene Polisseni Center
Attendance: 4,233
Game reference
Tommy ScarfoneGoaliesNils WallströmReferees:
Brendan Blanchard
Ryan Sweeney
Linesmen:
Brendan Lewis
Joe Sherman
0–14:06 – Jordan Biro (6) (Long)
(Fukakusa, Gonsalves) Dimitri Mikrogiannakis (2) – 11:561–1
(Wilkie, Mikrogiannakis) Elijah Gonsalves (18) – 16:062–1
2–218:59 – Jordan Biro (7) (Kramer, Janhonen)
(Hansen-Bukata, Gonsalves) Matthew Wilde (16) – GW PP – 21:483–2
(unassisted) Elijah Gonsalves (19) – EN – 58:344–2
(Wilkie, Jeffery) Matthew Wilde (19) – EN – 59:085–2
10 minPenalties4 min
25Shots26

Tournament awards

RIT celebrates after winning the AHA Championship Game

All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s)

References

  1. "2024 Atlantic Hockey Postseason". Atlantic Hockey. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  2. "RIT Wins the 2024 Atlantic Hockey Championship". Atlantic Hockey. March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
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