2000 MAAC men's ice hockey tournament

The 2000 MAAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 2nd championship in the history of the conference. It was played between March 10 and March 18, 2000. 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.

2000 MAAC Men's ice hockey tournament
Dates	March 10–18, 2000
Teams	8
Finals site	UConn Ice Arena Storrs, Connecticut
Champions	Connecticut (1st title)
Winning coach	Bruce Marshall[1] (1st title)
MVP	Marc Senerchia (Connecticut)
MAAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments ← 1999 2001 →

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 does not receive an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

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

1999–00 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Quinnipiac†	27	23	1	3	49	152	60		36	27	6	3	195	95
Mercyhurst	27	19	6	2	40	113	64		37	23	10	4	143	94
Canisius	27	16	8	3	35	93	79		35	21	10	4	113	95
Connecticut*	27	15	11	1	31	104	77		36	19	16	1	133	116
Sacred Heart	27	14	10	3	31	86	74		34	16	15	3	104	104
Iona	27	13	12	2	28	93	93		37	17	17	3	126	132
Holy Cross	27	8	16	3	19	83	110		35	8	24	3	98	158
Bentley	27	7	18	2	16	90	130		32	7	23	2	98	159
American International	27	5	19	3	13	72	124		30	7	20	3	83	136
Fairfield	27	3	22	2	8	69	144		34	3	28	3	78	183
Championship: Connecticut † 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 10–11					Semifinals March 16					Championship March 18
	1	Quinnipiac	9
	8	Bentley	2
						1	Quinnipiac	2
						6	Iona	6
	3	Canisius	3
	6	Iona	4
											6	Iona	1
											4	Connecticut	6
	2	Mercyhurst	10
	7	Holy Cross	3
						2	Mercyhurst	0
						4	Connecticut	2
	4	Connecticut	5
	5	Sacred Heart	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Quinnipiac vs. (8) Bentley

March 10[3]	Quinnipiac		9 – 2		Bentley	Northford Ice Pavilion
Matt Erhart - 03:09 Chris Cerrella - 06:49 Ryan Olson - GW PP - 16:27 Todd Bennett - 17:27		First period			11:58 - PP - Steve Tobio 17:49 - Andy Peters
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Dan Ennis - PP - 08:05 Ryan Olson - 09:03 Kris Cumming - 16:11 Todd Bennett - 17:20 Brian Herbert - 18:33		Third period			No scoring
J.C. Wells ( 17 saves / 19 shots )		Goalie stats			Joe Cullen ( 40 saves / 49 shots )

(2) Mercyhurst vs. (7) Holy Cross

March 11[4]	Mercyhurst		10 – 3		Holy Cross	Mercyhurst Ice Center
Tom McMonagle - 03:40 Tom McMonagle - 07:01		First period			15:31 - PP - Patrick Rissmiller
Louis Goulet - 00:21 Jody Robinson - GW - 02:17 Louis Goulet - PP - 06:19 Paul Hiscock - 06:59 Kelly Kochman - 08:48 Paul Hiscock - 15:56		Second period			15:32 - Brian Askashian
Jody Robinson - 08:14 Fedor Zakuslio - 08:26		Third period			13:55 - Chris Fattey
Ashley Stevens ( 24 saves / 27 shots )		Goalie stats			Dan Bennett ( 17 saves / 25 shots ) / Matt Smith ( 8 saves / 8 shots ) / John Tocco ( 1 saves / 3 shots )

(3) Canisius vs. (6) Iona

March 11[5]	Canisius		3 – 4		Iona	Buffalo State Sports Arena
Paul Dusza - 01:33 Corey Lucas - 16:11		First period			05:02 - Chris Baboulis 16:43 - John Gilbert
Robert Othmann - 06:34		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			01:51 - Ryan Manitowich 13:15 - GW - Ryan Carter
Sean Weaver ( 30 saves / 34 shots )		Goalie stats			Mike Fraser ( 28 saves / 31 shots )

(4) Connecticut vs. (5) Sacred Heart

March 11[6]	Connecticut		5 – 4		Sacred Heart	UConn Ice Arena
Michael Narotski - 00:37		First period			09:02 - PP - Les Hrapchak 13:21 - Nick Nutcher 18:03 - Lloyd Tennant
Mike Anderson - 01:37		Second period			00:54 - Nick Nutcher
Eric Goclowski - 01:37 Trent Landry - 05:02 Michael Goldkind - GW - 14:21		Third period			No scoring
Marc Senerchia ( 17 saves / 21 shots )		Goalie stats			Alexis Jutras-Binet ( 24 saves / 29 shots )

Semifinals

(1) Quinnipiac vs. (6) Iona

March 16[7]	Quinnipiac		4 – 6		Iona	UConn Ice Arena
No Scoring		First period			06:35 - Nathan Lutz 10:53 - John Gilbert 13:39 - Brian Schroeder
Shawn Mansoff - PP - 05:59 Chris Cerrella - PP - 11:47		Second period			01:33 - PP - Ryan Carter
Chris Cerrella - 03:57 Ryan Olson - 16:58		Third period			07:13 - GW - Mark Hallam 19:58 - EN - Ryan Carter
J.C. Wells ( 4 saves / 8 shots ) / Dan LiLeo ( 16 saves / 17 shots )		Goalie stats			Mike Fraser ( 26 saves / 30 shots )

(2) Mercyhurst vs. (4) Connecticut

March 16[8]	Mercyhurst		0 – 2		Connecticut	UConn Ice Arena
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			05:19 - GW - Kevin Connell
No scoring		Third period			07:30 - Michael Goldkind
Peter Aubry ( 20 saves / 22 shots )		Goalie stats			Marc Senerchia ( 37 saves / 37 shots )

Championship

(4) Connecticut vs. (6) Iona

March 18[9]	Connecticut		6 – 1		Iona	UConn Ice Arena
Michael Narotski - PP - 07:11		First period			05:08 - Jean-Paul Chaput
Michael Goldkind - GW - 01:00 Ciro Longobardi - PP - 11:29 Trent Landry - 14:58		Second period			No scoring
Ciro Longobardi - 04:35 Evan Stensrud - 18:40		Third period			No scoring
Marc Senerchia ( 27 saves / 29 shots )		Goalie stats			Mike Fraser ( 11 saves / 16 shots ) / Ben Brady ( 7 saves / 8 shots )

Tournament awards

MVP

• Marc Senerchia (Connecticut)^[10]

References

1. "Connecticut Men's Team History". Retrieved May 28, 2013.
2. "MAAC Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
3. "Quinnipiac 9, Bentley 2". USCHO.com. March 10, 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
4. "Mercyhurst 10, Holy Cross 3". USCHO.com. March 11, 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
5. "Iona 4, Canisius 3". USCHO.com. March 11, 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
6. "Connecticut 5, Sacred Heart 4". USCHO.com. March 11, 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
7. "Iona 6, Quinnipiac 4". USCHO.com. March 16, 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
8. "Connecticut 2, Mercyhurst 0". USCHO.com. March 16, 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
9. "Connecticut 6, Iona 1". USCHO.com. March 18, 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
10. "MAAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 28, 2013.