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†*2619613911052362212214089
Quinnipiac26177236106673722114141106
Iona26166436122843518134136121
Canisius2613943095903317124117111
Connecticut26121132794863512194108123
Sacred Heart2611105278176311412510391
Army261115022841013514201112132
Fairfield261014222821043211192101139
American International2610151217596311020180123
Holy Cross26816218819932822289133
Bentley26321286714229423272153
Championship: Mercyhurst
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

Bracket

[2] 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[3] 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[4] 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[5] 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[6] 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[7] 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[8] 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[9] 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

  • F Jeff Gould* (Mercyhurst)
  • F Mike Carter (Mercyhurst)
  • F
  • D Jody Robinson (Mercyhurst)
  • D
  • G Peter Aubrey (Mercyhurst)

* Most Valuable Player(s)

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References

  1. ↑ "Mercyhurst Men's Team History". Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ "MAAC Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Mercyhurst 10, Fairfield 5". USCHO.com. March 10, 2001. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  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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