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2022–23 Atlantic Hockey season
Season2022–23
ConferenceAtlantic Hockey
DivisionDivision I
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 1, 2022–
March 23, 2023
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)FloSports
Regular season
Season championsRIT
Season MVPCarter Wilkie
Top scorerEric Esposito
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
Tournament championsCanisius
  Runners-upHoly Cross
Tournament MVPJacob Barczewski
Top scorerLiam McLinskey (9)
NCAA tournament
Bids1
Record0–1
Best FinishRegional Semifinal
Team(s)Canisius
Atlantic Hockey seasons
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The 2022–23 Atlantic Hockey season was the 20th season of play for Atlantic Hockey and took place during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The regular season began on October 1, 2022, and concluded on February 25, 2023, with the RIT Tigers finishing with the best record. The postseason tournament began on March 3, 2023, and ended with the championship game on March 23, 2023, won by the Canisius Golden Griffins.[1]

Coaches

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Records

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Team Head coach Season at school Record at school Atlantic Hockey record
Air Force Frank Serratore 26 426–395–96 222–141–67
American International Eric Lang 7 104–86–17 85–50–15
Army Brian Riley 19 218–317–86 179–223–79
Bentley Ryan Soderquist 21 266–356–83 201–220–74
Canisius Trevor Large 6 68–78–16 55–55–12
Holy Cross Bill Riga 2 12–23–2 11–14–2
Mercyhurst Rick Gotkin 35 588–478–100 244–198–60
Niagara Jason Lammers 6 58–93–18 46–61–18
RIT Tigers Wayne Wilson 24 409–290–77 228–146–53
Sacred Heart C. J. Marottolo 14 157–255–49 126–176–41

Standings

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2022–23 Atlantic Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
RIT † 26 18 7 1 1 3 0 57 85 55 39 25 13 1 127 100
American International 26 14 8 4 2 0 3 47 87 62 39 18 14 7 124 98
Sacred Heart 26 14 9 3 2 0 2 45 87 72 37 17 17 3 107 112
Canisius * 26 13 10 3 3 1 1 41 76 71 42 20 19 3 118 119
Army 26 12 12 2 3 3 1 39 72 81 37 14 19 4 98 119
Niagara 26 10 13 3 0 3 2 38 73 86 40 19 18 3 119 129
Holy Cross 26 12 12 2 3 1 1 37 73 71 41 17 21 3 98 119
Mercyhurst 26 9 14 3 1 5 1 35 77 80 36 10 23 3 98 122
Bentley 26 8 16 2 1 1 1 27 61 89 34 11 21 2 81 124
Air Force 26 8 17 1 1 0 0 24 63 87 36 12 22 2 95 128
Championship: March 18, 2023
† indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Non-Conference record

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Of the sixteen teams that are selected to participate in the NCAA tournament, ten were via at-large bids. Those 10 teams are determined based upon the PairWise rankings, which take into account all games played but are heavily affected by intra-conference results. As a result, teams from leagues which perform better in non-conference are much more likely to receive at-large bids even if they possess inferior records overall. Atlantic Hockey produced another poor non-conference season, as just one team finished with a winning record (Niagara) and while some were near .500, most finished well below average in non-league games, including the conference as a whole. They did manage a winning mark against Independent teams, however, many of those victories came against Lindenwood in its first season of varsity play.

Regular season record

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Team Big Ten CCHA ECAC Hockey Hockey East Independent NCHC Total
Air Force 0–0–1 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–2–0 3–2–0 1–1–0 4–5–1
American International 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–1–1 1–2–1 2–1–1 0–0–0 3–4–3
Army 0–0–0 0–0–0 1–2–1 0–1–1 0–2–0 0–0–0 1–5–2
Bentley 0–2–0 0–0–0 0–1–0 2–1–0 1–1–0 0–0–0 3–5–0
Canisius 0–2–0 1–1–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–2–0 2–6–0
Holy Cross 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–2–1 1–2–0 0–0–0 0–2–0 1–6–1
Mercyhurst 0–4–0 0–0–0 1–3–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 1–7–0
Niagara 0–0–0 0–0–0 3–1–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 3–1–0 6–2–0
RIT Tigers 0–2–0 0–0–0 2–2–0 0–0–0 2–0–0 0–0–0 4–4–0
Sacred Heart 0–0–0 0–0–0 1–2–0 1–4–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 2–6–0
Overall 0–10–1 1–1–0 9–14–3 5–13–0 8–6–0 4–6–0 27–50–4

Statistics

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Leading scorers

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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[2]

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Eric Esposito Graduate Mercyhurst 26 14 14 28 12
Jack Ricketts Junior Holy Cross 26 14 13 27 24
John Keranen Senior Army 25 11 16 27 34
Carter Wilkie Sophomore RIT 26 9 18 27 49
Keaton Mastrodonato Senior Canisius 26 14 12 26 26
Ryan Miotto Senior Canisius 26 13 13 26 21
Neil Shea Senior Sacred Heart 26 12 14 26 8
Aiden Hansen-Bukata Junior RIT 24 2 23 25 18
Gianfranco Cassaro Senior RIT 26 11 13 24 18
Max Itagaki Freshman Army 26 4 20 24 26

Leading goaltenders

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Minimum 1/3 of team's minutes played in conference games.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average[3]

Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Jarrett Fiske Senior American International 18 971:31 9 3 4 31 2 .931 1.91
Tommy Scarfone Sophomore RIT 23 1391:42 16 6 1 49 3 .927 2.11
Justin Evanson Senior Army 11 654:20 7 3 1 26 2 .921 2.38
Luke Lush Senior Sacred Heart 25 1449:34 12 9 3 61 1 .905 2.52
Thomas Gale Sophomore Holy Cross 16 901:58 3 10 2 39 1 .902 2.59

Conference tournament

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Main article: 2023 Atlantic Hockey Tournament

Teams are reseeded for the semifinals

Quarterfinals
March 3–5 		Semifinals
March 10–12 		Championship
March 18
             
1 RIT 5 4* -
8 Mercyhurst 3 3 -
1 RIT 0 4* 1
7 Holy Cross 1* 3 5
2 American International 3 3 3
7 Holy Cross 1 4 4*
7 Holy Cross 0
4 Canisius 3
3 Sacred Heart 3 1 3
6 Niagara 1 4 7
4 Canisius 1 5 4
6 Niagara 2 1 2
4 Canisius 5 0 3
5 Army 2 1* 0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

NCAA tournament

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Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

West Regional semifinal

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March 23, 2023
8:00 PM		(1) Minnesota9 – 2
(1–1, 2–1, 6–0)		(4) CanisiusScheels Arena
Attendance: 5,061
Game reference
Justen CloseGoaliesJacob BarczewskiReferees:
Bruce Vids
Timothy Likens
Linesmen:
Matt Tyree
Eric Standke
(Koster, Brodzinski) Luke Mittelstadt (3) – PP – 06:081–0
1–108:41 – Daniel DiGrande (12) (Decker, Bowman)
1–223:23 – Nick Bowman (11) (Lambert)
(Lamb, Pitlick) Aaron Huglen (7) – 28:152–2
(Koster, Pitlick) Connor Kurth (7) – 38:043–2
(Nelson, Cooley) Jimmy Snuggerud (21) – PP – 41:104–2
(Faber, Kurth) Brody Lamb (4) – PP – 42:355–2
(Cooley, Faber) Bryce Brodzinski (16) – 50:036–2
(Cooley, LaCombe) Mason Nevers (10) – PP – 52:287–2
(J. Mittelstadt) Bryce Brodzinski (17) – 52:508–2
(unassisted) Bryce Brodzinski (18) – 59:059–2
8 minPenalties19 min
34Shots20

Rankings

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Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

USCHO

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Team Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Final
Air Force NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
American International NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
Army NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
Bentley NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
Canisius NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
Holy Cross NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
Mercyhurst NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
Niagara NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
RIT NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 NR 20 20 20 - NR NR 20 19 18 18 NR NR NR 20 NR NR - NR
Sacred Heart NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR

USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13 and 26.[4]

USA Today

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Team Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Final
Air Force NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
American International NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Army NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Bentley NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Canisius NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Holy Cross NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Mercyhurst NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Niagara NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
RIT NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 NR NR 19 18 NR 18 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Sacred Heart NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

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Pairwise

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Team 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Final
Air Force 22 26 48 42 45 31 31 42 50 56 55 51 49 58 60 56 54 54 56 58 58 58 57
American International 18 34 16 18 18 27 35 35 39 38 32 37 42 43 39 40 36 41 36 33 35 32 35
Army 2 29 40 54 55 58 58 57 54 53 54 53 58 55 57 61 57 53 54 52 53 52 52
Bentley 22 50 30 36 43 50 52 58 55 57 58 58 58 53 57 54 58 54 54 56 55 54 54
Canisius 22 50 38 40 53 55 52 52 58 54 53 52 55 58 53 53 53 48 49 44 45 43 41
Holy Cross 22 50 53 51 51 44 44 51 57 51 50 50 52 50 51 52 49 50 48 50 47 44 47
Mercyhurst 22 47 45 53 54 56 56 48 48 48 49 48 48 49 47 48 52 56 53 54 55 54 54
Niagara 22 39 34 41 29 28 28 29 25 28 29 27 27 38 39 37 42 30 33 36 32 32 35
RIT 17 19 14 28 27 17 18 17 20 19 18 23 22 21 17 15 18 20 22 22 21 22 22
Sacred Heart 22 50 20 17 13 19 21 25 36 36 32 29 32 30 29 30 29 39 40 40 42 41 42

Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.[6]

Awards

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NCAA

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Award Recipient
Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award Noah Wilson, Army

Atlantic Hockey

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Award Recipient[7]
Player of the Year Carter Wilkie, RIT
Rookie of the Year Max Itagaki, Army
Best Defensive Forward Cody Laskosky, RIT
Best Defenseman Aiden Hansen-Bukata, RIT
Individual Sportsmanship Award Braeden Tuck, Sacred Heart
Team Sportsmanship Award Sacred Heart
Regular Season Scoring Trophy Eric Esposito, Mercyhurst
Regular Season Goaltending Award Jarrett Fiske, American International
Coach of the Year Wayne Wilson, RIT
All-Atlantic Hockey Teams[8]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Tommy Scarfone, RIT G Jarrett Fiske, American International
Gianfranco Cassaro, RIT D Luke Rowe, Air Force
Aiden Hansen-Bukata, RIT D Brian Kramer, American International
Carter Wilkie, RIT F Jack Ricketts, Holy Cross
Neil Shea, Sacred Heart F Eric Esposito, Mercyhurst
Blake Bennett, American International F Joey Baez, Army
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Jacob Barczewski, Canisius G Owen Say, Mercyhurst
Nick Hale, Holy Cross D Chris Hedden, Air Force
Hunter Sansbury, Sacred Heart D Mack Oliphant, Holy Cross
Keaton Mastrodonato, Canisius F Max Itagaki, Army
John Keranen, Army F Nicholas Niemo, Bentley
Jordan Biro, American International F Marcus Joughin, Sacred Heart

Conference tournament

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Tournament MVP
Jacob Barczewski Canisius
All-Tournament Team
Player Pos Team
Jacob Barczewski G Canisius
Jack Robilotti D Holy Cross
Jackson Decker D Canisius
Liam McLinskey F Holy Cross
Keaton Mastrodonato F Canisius
Nick Bowman F Canisius

References

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  1. ^ "Composite Schedule". Atlantic Hockey. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022-2023 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Statistics". Atlantic Hockey. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021-2022 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Statistics". Atlantic Hockey. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "USA Today Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "Atlantic Hockey Announces 2023-23 Regular Season Awards". Atlantic Hockey. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "Atlantic Hockey Announces 2022-23 All-Conference Teams". Atlantic Hockey. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
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