1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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
Quinnipiac282242461316334266216181
Holy Cross*281963411076335229412689
Connecticut2818644010670342010412295
Canisius281211529112823616155143119
American International28111342692933212164101113
Iona2812151251161153313182145143
Sacred Heart287201158112831723186139
Fairfield28127025518632131064227
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)

(1) Quinnipiac vs. (8) Fairfield

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

(3) Connecticut vs. (6) Iona

(4) Canisius vs. (5) American International

(1) Quinnipiac vs. (4) Canisius

(2) Holy Cross vs. (3) Connecticut

(2) Holy Cross vs. (4) Canisius

Tournament awards

MVP

  • Mike Maguire (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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