1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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1999 MAAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
DatesMarch 13–20, 1999
Teams8
Finals siteHart Center
Worcester, Massachusetts
ChampionsHoly Cross (1st title)
Winning coachPaul Pearl[1] (1st title)
MVP (Holy Cross)
MAAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
← Inaugural

The 1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 1st championship since the founding of the ice hockey conference in 1997. It was played between March 13 and March 20, 1999. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, the home venue of the Holy Cross Crusaders.

Format[]

The tournament featured three rounds of play with each round being single-elimination. 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 1999 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

1998–99 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Quinnipiac† 28 22 4 2 46 131 63 34 26 6 2 161 81
Holy Cross* 28 19 6 3 41 107 63 35 22 9 4 126 89
Connecticut 28 18 6 4 40 106 70 34 20 10 4 122 95
Canisius 28 12 11 5 29 112 82 36 16 15 5 143 119
American International 28 11 13 4 26 92 93 32 12 16 4 101 113
Iona 28 12 15 1 25 116 115 33 13 18 2 145 143
Sacred Heart 28 7 20 1 15 81 128 31 7 23 1 86 139
Fairfield 28 1 27 0 2 55 186 32 1 31 0 64 227
Championship: Holy Cross
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

Bracket[]

[2] Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
March 13 		Semifinals
March 19 		Championship
March 20
         
1 Quinnipiac 13
8 Fairfield 2
1 Quinnipiac 2
4 Canisius 5
4 Canisius 7
5 American International 4
4 Canisius 3
2 Holy Cross 4
2 Holy Cross 3
7 Sacred Heart 1
2 Holy Cross 4*
3 Connecticut 3
3 Connecticut 6
6 Iona 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals[]

(1) Quinnipiac vs. (8) Fairfield[]

March 13[3] Quinnipiac 13 – 2 Fairfield  
No Scoring First period 04:03 -
- 03:09
- 03:37
- GW PP - 05:42
Ryan Olson - 06:43
- 07:10
- SH - 10:11
- PP - 12:13
- PP - 12:36
- 17:24 		Second period 10:31 - PP -
- 05:41
- 08:41
- PP - 15:43
- 16:49 		Third period No scoring
( 5 saves / 7 shots ) / ( 1 saves / 1 shots ) / ( 1 saves / 1 shots ) Goalie stats ( 44 saves / 56 shots ) / ( 7 saves / 8 shots )


(2) Holy Cross vs. (7) Sacred Heart[]

March 13[4] Holy Cross 3 – 1 Sacred Heart Hart Center  
- PP - 18:53 First period No scoring
- GW PP - 00:20 Second period 05:12 - SH -
- 04:44 Third period No scoring
( 20 saves / 21 shots ) Goalie stats ( 40 saves / 43 shots )


(3) Connecticut vs. (6) Iona[]

March 13[5] Connecticut 6 – 5 OT Iona UConn Ice Arena  
- 02:08 First period No scoring
- 10:24
- 16:18
- 18:00 		Second period 12:17 -
- 09:53 Third period 07:24 - PP -
11:54 -
15:22 -
18:38 -
- GW - 01:24 First overtime period No scoring
( 18 saves / 23 shots ) Goalie stats ( 21 saves / 27 shots )


(4) Canisius vs. (5) American International[]

March 13 Canisius 7 – 5 American International


Semifinals[]

(1) Quinnipiac vs. (4) Canisius[]

March 19[6] Quinnipiac 2 – 5 Canisius Hart Center  
No Scoring First period No scoring
- 19:54 Second period 00:38 -
00:38 -
00:38 - GW SH -
- PP - 11:29 Third period 04:54 - PP -
11:54 -
( 21 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats ( 22 saves / 24 shots )


(2) Holy Cross vs. (3) Connecticut[]

March 19[7] Holy Cross 4 – 3 OT Connecticut Hart Center  
- 02:48
- 08:00 		First period 18:34 - SH -
No scoring Second period 12:55 -
- 16:25 Third period 15:47 -
- GW - 04:37 First overtime period No scoring
( 36 saves / 39 shots ) Goalie stats ( 40 saves / 44 shots )


Championship[]

(2) Holy Cross vs. (4) Canisius[]

March 20[8] Holy Cross 4 – 3 Canisius Hart Center  
Patrick Rissmiller - 08:46 First period No scoring
- PP - 15:08
- 19:27 		Second period 04:45 - PP -
05:35 -
15:22 -
- GW - 01:06 Third period No scoring
( 28 saves / 31 shots ) Goalie stats ( 35 saves / 39 shots )


Tournament awards[]

MVP[]

  • (Holy Cross)[9]

Notes[]

  • Quinnipiac's 13 goals are a tournament record

References[]

  1. ^ "Holy Cross Men's Team History". Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  2. ^ "MAAC Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. 2003. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  3. ^ "Quinnipiac 13, Fairfield 2". USCHO.com. 1999-03-13. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  4. ^ "Holy Cross 3, Sacred Heart 1". USCHO.com. 1999-03-13. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  5. ^ "Connecticut 6, Iona 5". USCHO.com. 1999-03-13. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  6. ^ "Canisius 5, Quinnipiac 2". USCHO.com. 1999-03-19. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  7. ^ "Holy Cross 4, Connecticut 3". USCHO.com. 1999-03-19. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  8. ^ "Holy Cross 4, Canisius 3". USCHO.com. 1999-03-20. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  9. ^ "MAAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
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