The 2024 Atlantic Hockey Tournament was the 20th edition of the Atlantic Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 2 and March 23, 2024. The RIT Tigers defeated the AIC Yellow Jackets in the championship game, earning Atlantic Hockey's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament.
Format
The tournament featured four rounds of play, with eleven conference teams participating. The top five teams, according to the conference standings, received byes to the quarterfinal round. The remaining six teams were arranged so that the sixth seed played the eleventh seed, the seventh seed played the tenth seed and the eighth seed played the ninth seed in first round matches. The winners of the first-round games were reseeded entering the quarterfinal round and became the final three participants in the round, with the new eighth-, seventh-, and sixth-seeded teams facing the first-, second-, and third-place teams respectively, in addition to the fourth- and fifth-overall seeds playing each other. The winners of the quarterfinal round werere then reseeded so that the top remaining seed played the lowest remaining seed while the other two semifinalists met. The winners of the semifinal matches advanced to the championship to determine which team received the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds are best-of-three series while the championship and first round matches are single elimination. All matchups were hosted by the higher-seeded team.
Conference standings
Bracket Teams are reseeded for the semifinals
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Results Note: All game times are local.
First Round (6) Bentley vs. (11) Robert Morris
(7) Niagara vs. (10) Army
(8) Canisius vs. (9) Mercyhurst
Quarterfinals (1) RIT vs. (11) Robert Morris
RIT wins series 2–0
(2) Holy Cross vs. (8) Canisius
Holy Cross wins series 2–0
(3) Sacred Heart vs. (7) Niagara
Niagara wins series 2–0
(4) Air Force vs. (5) American International
American International wins series 2–0
Semifinals (1) RIT vs. (7) Niagara
RIT Won Series 2–0
(2) Holy Cross vs. (5) American International
American International Won Series 2–1
Championship (1) RIT vs. (5) American International
Tournament awards
All-Tournament Team G: Tommy Scarfone (RIT) D: Gianfranco Cassaro (RIT) D: Nico Somerville (American International) F: Elijah Gonsalves* (RIT) F: Tyler Fukakusa (RIT) F: Jordan Biro (American International) * Most Valuable Player(s)
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