Atlantic Hockey

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The Atlantic Hockey Conference (AHC) is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates primarily in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference. Unlike several other college athletic conferences, Atlantic Hockey has no women's division, though it shares some organizational and administrative roles (and three universities) with the women's-only College Hockey America.

It was formed in 1997 as the hockey division of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). However, in 2003, Iona and Fairfield dropped hockey, leaving Canisius as the only full MAAC member that sponsored hockey. On June 30, 2003, the MAAC's hockey division broke off from the MAAC and reorganized as Atlantic Hockey.

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Membership

Current

Former

• Iona College (Dropped Hockey), 2003
• Fairfield University (Dropped Hockey), 2003
• Quinnipiac University (ECAC Hockey), 2005
• University of Connecticut (Hockey East), 2014

Timeline

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List of Championship Games

From 1999 to 2003, the conference tournament was operated by the MAAC. Since 2007, the tournament has been held at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.

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National tournament history

* - at-large selection.

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Conference arenas

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Awards

At the conclusion of each regular season schedule the coaches of each Atlantic Hockey team vote which players they choose to be on the three or four All-Conference Teams: first team, second team and rookie team (third team beginning in 2007). Additionally they vote to award 7 of the 9 individual trophies to an eligible player and 1 team award at the same time. Atlantic Hockey also awards a regular season scoring title that is not voted on as well as a Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player, which is voted on at the conclusion of the conference tournament. All individual and team awards have been awarded since Atlantic Hockey's inaugural season in 2003-04.

See also

• MAAC Awards

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References

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External links

• Atlantic Hockey Online

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