2022–23 Atlantic Hockey season

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]

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
« 2021–22 2023–24 »

Coaches

Records

TeamHead coachSeason at schoolRecord at schoolAtlantic Hockey record
Air ForceFrank Serratore26426–395–96222–141–67
American InternationalEric Lang7104–86–1785–50–15
ArmyBrian Riley19218–317–86179–223–79
BentleyRyan Soderquist21266–356–83201–220–74
CanisiusTrevor Large668–78–1655–55–12
Holy CrossBill Riga212–23–211–14–2
MercyhurstRick Gotkin35588–478–100244–198–60
NiagaraJason Lammers658–93–1846–61–18
RIT TigersWayne Wilson24409–290–77228–146–53
Sacred HeartC. J. Marottolo14157–255–49126–176–41

Standings

Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTOWOLSWPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
RIT2618711305785553925131127100
American International261484203478762391814712498
Sacred Heart2614932024587723717173107112
Canisius *26131033114176714220193118119
Army2612122331397281371419498119
Niagara26101330323873864019183119129
Holy Cross2612122311377371411721398119
Mercyhurst269143151357780361023398122
Bentley268162111276189341121281124
Air Force268171100246387361222295128
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

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

TeamBig TenCCHAECAC HockeyHockey EastIndependent NCHCTotal
Air Force0–0–10–0–00–0–00–2–03–2–01–1–04–5–1
American International0–0–00–0–00–1–11–2–12–1–10–0–03–4–3
Army0–0–00–0–01–2–10–1–10–2–00–0–01–5–2
Bentley0–2–00–0–00–1–02–1–01–1–00–0–03–5–0
Canisius0–2–01–1–01–0–00–1–00–0–00–2–02–6–0
Holy Cross0–0–00–0–00–2–11–2–00–0–00–2–01–6–1
Mercyhurst0–4–00–0–01–3–00–0–00–0–00–0–01–7–0
Niagara0–0–00–0–03–1–00–0–00–0–03–1–06–2–0
RIT Tigers0–2–00–0–02–2–00–0–02–0–00–0–04–4–0
Sacred Heart0–0–00–0–01–2–01–4–00–0–00–0–02–6–0
Overall0–10–11–1–09–14–35–13–08–6–04–6–027–50–4

Statistics

Leading scorers

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

PlayerClassTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Eric EspositoGraduateMercyhurst2614142812
Jack RickettsJuniorHoly Cross2614132724
John KeranenSeniorArmy2511162734
Carter WilkieSophomoreRIT269182749
Keaton MastrodonatoSeniorCanisius2614122626
Ryan MiottoSeniorCanisius2613132621
Neil SheaSeniorSacred Heart261214268
Aiden Hansen-BukataJuniorRIT242232518
Gianfranco CassaroSeniorRIT2611132418
Max ItagakiFreshmanArmy264202426

Leading goaltenders

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]

PlayerClassTeamGPMinWLTGASOSV%GAA
Jarrett FiskeSeniorAmerican International18971:31934312.9311.91
Tommy ScarfoneSophomoreRIT231391:421661493.9272.11
Justin EvansonSeniorArmy11654:20731262.9212.38
Luke LushSeniorSacred Heart251449:341293611.9052.52
Thomas GaleSophomoreHoly Cross16901:583102391.9022.59

Conference tournament

Teams are reseeded for the semifinals

Quarterfinals
March 3–5
Semifinals
March 10–12
Championship
March 18
             
1RIT54*-
8Mercyhurst33-
1RIT04*1
7Holy Cross1*35
2American International333
7Holy Cross144*
7Holy Cross0
4Canisius3
3Sacred Heart313
6Niagara147
4Canisius154
6Niagara212
4Canisius503
5Army21*0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

NCAA tournament

West Regional semifinal

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

USCHO

TeamPre1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Final
Air ForceNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR
American InternationalNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR
ArmyNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR
BentleyNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR
CanisiusNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR
Holy CrossNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR
MercyhurstNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR
NiagaraNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR
RITNR-NRNRNRNRNRNR20NR202020-NRNR20191818NRNRNR20NRNR-NR
Sacred HeartNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR

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

USA Today

TeamPre1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Final
Air ForceNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
American InternationalNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
ArmyNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
BentleyNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
CanisiusNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Holy CrossNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
MercyhurstNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
NiagaraNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
RITNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR20NRNR1918NR18NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Sacred HeartNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR

[5]

Pairwise

Team234567891011121415161718192021222324Final
Air Force2226484245313142505655514958605654545658585857
American International1834161818273535393832374243394036413633353235
Army229405455585857545354535855576157535452535252
Bentley2250303643505258555758585853575458545456555454
Canisius2250384053555252585453525558535353484944454341
Holy Cross2250535151444451575150505250515249504850474447
Mercyhurst2247455354565648484849484849474852565354555454
Niagara2239344129282829252829272738393742303336323235
RIT1719142827171817201918232221171518202222212222
Sacred Heart2250201713192125363632293230293029394040424142

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

NCAA

AwardRecipient
Derek Hines Unsung Hero AwardNoah Wilson, Army

Atlantic Hockey

AwardRecipient[7]
Player of the YearCarter Wilkie, RIT
Rookie of the YearMax Itagaki, Army
Best Defensive ForwardCody Laskosky, RIT
Best DefensemanAiden Hansen-Bukata, RIT
Individual Sportsmanship AwardBraeden Tuck, Sacred Heart
Team Sportsmanship AwardSacred Heart
Regular Season Scoring TrophyEric Esposito, Mercyhurst
Regular Season Goaltending AwardJarrett Fiske, American International
Coach of the YearWayne Wilson, RIT
All-Atlantic Hockey Teams[8]
First Team  Position  Second Team
Tommy Scarfone, RITGJarrett Fiske, American International
Gianfranco Cassaro, RITDLuke Rowe, Air Force
Aiden Hansen-Bukata, RITDBrian Kramer, American International
Carter Wilkie, RITFJack Ricketts, Holy Cross
Neil Shea, Sacred HeartFEric Esposito, Mercyhurst
Blake Bennett, American InternationalFJoey Baez, Army
Third Team  Position  Rookie Team
Jacob Barczewski, CanisiusGOwen Say, Mercyhurst
Nick Hale, Holy CrossDChris Hedden, Air Force
Hunter Sansbury, Sacred HeartDMack Oliphant, Holy Cross
Keaton Mastrodonato, CanisiusFMax Itagaki, Army
John Keranen, ArmyFNicholas Niemo, Bentley
Jordan Biro, American InternationalFMarcus Joughin, Sacred Heart

Conference tournament

Tournament MVP
Jacob BarczewskiCanisius
All-Tournament Team
PlayerPosTeam
Jacob BarczewskiGCanisius
Jack RobilottiDHoly Cross
Jackson DeckerDCanisius
Liam McLinskeyFHoly Cross
Keaton MastrodonatoFCanisius
Nick BowmanFCanisius

References

External links