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  Atlantic Hockey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atlantic Hockey is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States.
From 1997 to 2003, Atlantic Hockey was known as the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
Air Force came from College Hockey America and RIT came from the Division III ECAC West (with a requisite intervening year as a Division I independent).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atlantic_Hockey   (224 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Atlantic Hockey
The ECAC Hockey League is one of the six conferences that compete in NCAA Division I ice hockey.
Ice hockey leagues The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, (,), is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers in the United States Air Force.
UConn slides to 11-22-3 with the setback, 10-12-2 in Atlantic Hockey.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Atlantic-Hockey   (1571 words)

  
 Atlantic Hockey: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Atlantic Hockey is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States[Click link for more facts about this topic].
Hockey east is a college athletic conference which operates in new england....
College hockey america is a college athletic conference with teams ranging geographically from connecticut and alabama to colorado....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/at/atlantic_hockey.htm   (1093 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / College / Men's hockey / 11ATLANTI
For instance, while NCAA Division 1 hockey permits a maximum of 18 athletic scholarships, under the MAAC rules teams were limited to 11.
When Atlantic Hockey schools met last week, they tabled the scholarship question until a later date, but don't be surprised if schools increase the number of scholarships to 18 to compete against the likes of Boston College and Harvard.
DiGregorio, who served as commissioner of Hockey East in its formative years, will be busy finding sponsors and working on a marketing and television strategy to elevate the level of the game and make it a success.
www.boston.com /sports/colleges/mens_hockey/articles/2003/10/11/11atlanti   (1033 words)

  
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The Atlantic Coast Hockey League was a rough and tumble league that carried the torch for lower-league minor hockey in the eighties.
Hockey on the southern Atlantic Coast of the US can be traced back to a fateful winter night in Baltimore.
Their proposal, presented by former RPI hockey coach Jim Salfi, was to drop the Clinton team and enter Fitchburg and Schenectady into the league for one $15,000 franchise fee.
www.hockeydb.com /achl   (1458 words)

  
 Men's Ice Hockey Prepares For Atlantic Hockey Semifinal Game Against Bentley On Friday :: Bobcats hosting all three ...
Four teams remain in the quest for the Atlantic Hockey tournament title and the NCAA tournament berth that goes along with it.
In addition, senior goaltender Jamie Holden - a 2004 First-Team All-Atlantic Hockey selection - is back between the pipes after a season in which he set new school records for goals against average and save percentage.
That is the second longest tenure since hockey was elevated to the varsity level for the 1975-76 season.
www.collegesports.com /sports/m-hockey/stories/031605aag.html   (4049 words)

  
 Inside College Hockey | Atlantic Hockey Notebook
Tragedy is nothing new to the Army hockey team, having lost three former players to a heart condition and two accidents in the recent few years, but Hines' death hits a little closer to home for a student body trained to lead soldiers into battle.
Hines, a 2003 graduate and four-year hockey veteran, was killed by small arms fire while on a mission in Afghanistan on September 1.
Hockey East, the ECAC Hockey League, the WCHA and the CCHA -- college hockey's four most-established conferences -- receive the bulk of telecasts on CSTV and ESPNU.
www.insidecollegehockey.com /7Archives/Notebooks/0506/aha_0417.htm   (2419 words)

  
 Atlantic Hockey Online
Quinnipiac after a two-year stay in Atlantic Hockey announced on August 24, 2004 that the Bobcats would be leaving and joining the ECAC Hockey League.
Robert DeGregorio, a former commissioner of Hockey East, was named the conference’s first commissioner and held an integral role in the development of the league as play between the nine squads began in the Fall of 2003.
Atlantic Hockey athletes have also contributed their time off the ice to numerous charitable organizations as a way of saying thanks to their many supporters.
www.atlantichockeyonline.com /ahhistory.html   (587 words)

  
 Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association - President's Message   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In May, 1972, twenty representatives from youth hockey clubs in New Jersey and Pennsylvania met in Princeton, New Jersey to assess the feasibility of establishing a district under the banner of the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States, (AHAUS).
In 1978, Ken Gesner became the third President of the Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association and he was also elected the AHAUS Director from District IV.
With Jim Plunkett’s retirement as a USA Hockey Director in 1996 at the annual meeting Larry Thomas was elected for the 1996-1999 term.
www.atlantic-district.org /history.html   (719 words)

  
 www.UConnHuskies.com Mens Ice Hockey
WEST POINT, NY (Sept. 28) - Senior Eric Nelson (Big Lake, MN) of the University of Connecticut men’s hockey team was named to the Preseason All-Atlantic Hockey Second Team, announced Monday at the newly-formed Atlantic Hockey Association’s Media Day held inside the Kimsey Athletic Center at West Point.
The team, coming off a 8-23-3 record, was picked to finish eighth in the nine-team association as voted upon by the league’s head coaches.
Atlantic Hockey is one of six Division I men’s ice hockey leagues in the nation.
www.uconnhuskies.com /AllStories/MHockey/2003/09/29/20030929.html   (239 words)

  
 Atlantic Hockey Online
The addition of the Falcons to the Atlantic Hockey ranks will bring the total number of members in the league to 10 teams when the 2006-07 season commences, and Air Force will become a full participant in the conference.
Atlantic Hockey Commissioner Bob DeGregorio along with Air Force Vice Athletic Director Brad DeAustin and Senior Associate Athletic Director Michael Saks, were on hand to make the announcement.
Discussion between the current members of Atlantic Hockey began in February regarding the dynamics of adding Air Force to the association, and after deliberation over scheduling for a 10-team league, a model was constructed in March that was acceptable to both the membership and Air Force.
www.atlantichockeyonline.com /news/AFA_041205   (1463 words)

  
 New England Hockey Journal | Back from Break
The game marks the beginning of a four-game road trip for the Bobcats, who are 3-2-1 – including 3-0 against Atlantic Hockey opponents – in their first game back from the exam/holiday break since moving to Division 1.
The Huskies’ power play (5.4 percent) and penalty kill (77.3 percent) are both the worst in Atlantic Hockey in conference play.
Senior defenseman Tony Coskren (Walpole, Mass.) leads Atlantic Hockey with 10 power-play points, followed by junior forward Pierre Napert-Frenette in a tie for second with nine and sophomore forward James Sixsmith in a tie for fourth with seven.
www.hockeyjournal.com /atlantic%20hockey/200412/break29.htm   (528 words)

  
 Quinnipiac University | Quinnipiac men's ice hockey program joins Atlantic Hockey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The formation of Atlantic Hockey has been announced as one of the six Division I men's ice hockey leagues in the nation.
"The nine members of the new Atlantic Hockey are extremely grateful for the leadership that Rich Ensor and the MAAC have provided us during the first five years of Division I hockey," said Jack McDonald, Director of Athletics and Recreation at Quinnipiac University.
The MAAC Hockey League opened play with the 1998-1999 season and has sent its tournament winner to the NCAA tournament in each of the past three seasons.
www.quinnipiac.edu /x6817.xml   (390 words)

  
 Army hockey picked for sixth in new league
There will be no worrying this season since the new Atlantic Hockey association has voted to include all nine members in the postseason and all playoff games will be at West Point's Tate Rink.
Atlantic Hockey held its first preseason media day yesterday at the Kimsey Center, only three months after severing ties with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Army sophomore Brad Roberts (2.67 goals against average) was named Atlantic Hockey's preseason goalie of the year and a first-team all-star.
www.recordonline.com /archive/2003/09/30/ahmediaa.htm   (607 words)

  
 Inside College Hockey | Atlantic Hockey Notebook
Atlantic Hockey has honored Fenton three times thus far, once as its goalie of the week and twice in December as its rookie of the week.
"Hockey is a sport where you get the guys out of the junior leagues,'' says Holy Cross coach Paul Pearl, "and they get into a roll and it really becomes second nature, some of the things they are doing.
The Crusaders and Pioneers are tied for the runner-up spot in Atlantic Hockey, and the "winner" of this series will have a leg up on catching Mercyhurst.
www.insidecollegehockey.com /7Archives/Notebooks/0506/aha_0416.htm   (1515 words)

  
 University News Services - Hockey Announcement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
We've made a decision at Atlantic Hockey that we want to expand and build our base to get stronger as a conference, and one of the ways to strengthen our membership is to add to it.
The Atlantic Hockey Association was created in 2003 and is currently comprised of American International, Bentley College, Canisius College, College of the Holy Cross, Mercyhurst College, Sacred Heart University, University of Connecticut and the U.S. Military Academy.
From left are Bob DeGregorio—commissioner of the Atlantic Hockey Association, Tim Dillon—member of the NCAA ice hockey committee, RIT President Al Simone, Student Goverment President Sheila Sarratore, Lou Spiotti—director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation at RIT, and Wayne Wilson—men's hockey coach.
www.rit.edu /~930www/misc/hockey.html   (901 words)

  
 Inside College Hockey | Atlantic Hockey Notebook
Pearl said Napert-Frenette is the center he uses in most pressure situations because of his maturity, his talent on the penalty kill and ability to win faceoffs in the defensive zone.
He also enjoyed Holy Cross' championship run in the first Atlantic Hockey tournament in 2004, and wants to lead his club back to the NCAA tournament to serve as the perfect ending for his career.
At least the Huskies gave Yale from the ECAC Hockey League a battle in a 4-3 decision.
www.insidecollegehockey.com /7Archives/Notebooks/0506/aha_0421.htm   (1283 words)

  
 BirminghamSports
Atlantic Coast Hockey League President William Coffey states that Birmingham will likely receive a franchise in the new league.
Ron Hansis, the ACHL's vice president of hockey operations, said that local team owner Jeff Brubaker would be in town today to finalize negotiations with the city.
The future of the ACHL as a league is over as the four teams prepared to play this season withdraw to form a new league, the South East Hockey League.
www.birminghamprosports.com /otherteamsachl2.htm   (1565 words)

  
 www.UConnHuskies.com Mens Ice Hockey
Mercyhurst and Holy Cross both tied for first place in the poll, Sacred Heart took third place, Canisius followed in fourth, UConn was named in fifth, Bentley in sixth, Army in seventh, and American International was seated in eighth.
The Atlantic Hockey League is slowly changing and evolving in its developmental years.
Atlantic Hockey will kick-off on Friday, October 28 with three games on tap.
www.uconnhuskies.com /AllStories/MHockey/2005/09/20050928.html   (296 words)

  
 Ben Conway Named Atlantic Hockey Goaltender Of The Week :: Conway made 39 saves in the win over RPI.
Holy Cross is 10-4-1 overall and 7-2-1 in Atlantic Hockey.
His.800 winning percentage ranks him third nationally, while his.929 save percentage leads Atlantic Hockey and is sixth in the nation.
Holy Cross is currently in second place in Atlantic Hockey with 15 points, while the Pioneers are third with a 6-5-1 record (13 pts.).
www.cstv.com /sports/m-hockey/stories/010206aad.html   (346 words)

  
 USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online :: 2005-06 Atlantic Hockey Season Preview
But never fear, as all accounts indicate that this year's edition of Atlantic Hockey could be one of the best ever.
If some on a national level in D-I have viewed Atlantic Hockey as college hockey's forgotten stepchild, don't tell that to a team like Boston College, which, as the number-one seed in its regional, came within a goalpost of being bounced from the NCAA tournament by league champion Mercyhurst.
It seems that the credibility of Atlantic Hockey, along with fellow start-up league College Hockey America, is growing throughout the hockey nation.
www.uscho.com /news/id,10745/200506AtlanticHockeySeasonPreview.html   (1087 words)

  
 Army Becomes Member Of Atlantic Hockey For 2003-04 Season :: Former Members of MAAC realign to Form New Division I ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Atlantic Hockey retains the MAAC's automatic bid to the Division I NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
The current treasurer of Hockey East also oversaw the elevation of Merrimack's men's hockey program from Division II to Division I status in the 1980s, where it now competes as a member of Hockey East.
Although the MAAC Council of Presidents agreed to continue operating the league, the governance structure of the MAAC presented numerous challenges to the membership, and the schools chose to withdraw and seek a new governance structure.
goarmysports.cstv.com /sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/063003aaa.html   (626 words)

  
 American Hockey Coaches Association
The newest of the six NCAA Division I Ice hockey conferences is the Atlantic Hockey Association.
The nine schools of Atlantic Hockey are American International College, Bentley College, Canisius College, the University of Connecticut, Holy Cross, Mercyhurst College, Quinnipiac University, Sacred Heart University, and the U.S. Military Academy.
The NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey Committee also announced that the NCAA Championships Cabinet has given tentative approval for bracket expansion, from the current four schools to eight schools, beginning in 2005.
www.ahcahockey.com /news/0304/1007nan.html   (639 words)

  
 Athletics News : Bentley
Atlantic Hockey will move to a 28 game regular season in 2006-07; the teams in Atlantic Hockey will be split into five pairs of two.
The final eight games of the 28-game schedule for a team will come against the remaining four teams in Atlantic Hockey on a two-game basis, playing two games at home one year against the opponent and two contests on the road the following year.
of Technology (RIT), which was admitted to Atlantic Hockey in December of 2004 for the 2006-07 season.
www.bentley.edu /athletics/pr_view.cfm?id=2014   (411 words)

  
 History of Atlantic Hockey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The founding members of Atlantic Hockey were formerly played hockey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
On June 30, 2003 the decision was made by the nine remaining schools to break with the MAAC and form a new hockey conference, the Atlantic Hockey Association, which assumed the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament formerly held by the MAAC.
Quinnipiac announced in 2004 that it would leave Atlantic Hockey at the conclusion of the 2004-05 season, opting to play in the ECACHL when a vacancy opened up with Vermont's departure.
www.augenblick.org /chha/h_ahhis.html   (195 words)

  
 This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Winning the Recruiting Battle :: Plus: Weekly Awards
For Atlantic Hockey schools that don't have the resources of some of the nation's bigger programs, that battle is often an uphill one.
When you look at programs that have challenges in Atlantic Hockey, Sacred Heart would appear to be one of them.
For the Army hockey team, all of the above may be true, but, in truth it seems that the Black Knights wish they never, ever had to leave the place they call home.
www.cstv.com /sports/m-hockey/stories/120205aab.html   (1801 words)

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