2001 MAAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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)

(1) Mercyhurst vs. (8) Fairfield

(2) Quinnipiac vs. (7) Army

(3) Iona vs. (6) Sacred Heart

(4) Canisius vs. (5) Connecticut

(1) Mercyhurst vs. (4) Canisius

(2) Quinnipiac vs. (3) Iona

(1) Mercyhurst vs. (2) Quinnipiac

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 2013-06-02.
  2. "MAAC Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. "Mercyhurst 10, Fairfield 5". USCHO.com. 2001-03-10. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  4. "Quinnipiac 4, Army 3". USCHO.com. 2001-03-10. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  5. "Iona 3, Sacred Heart 2". USCHO.com. 2001-03-10. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  6. "Canisius 4, Connecticut 1". USCHO.com. 2001-03-10. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  7. "Mercyhurst 4, Canisius 3". USCHO.com. 2001-03-15. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  8. "Quinnipiac 4, Iona 1". USCHO.com. 2001-03-15. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  9. "Mercyhurst 6, Quinnipiac 5". USCHO.com. 2001-03-17. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  10. "Mercyhurst 2004-05 men's ice hockey Guide" (PDF). Mercyhurst Lakers. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
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