The seeds are set for the 2024 Atlantic Hockey Postseason, which will be held from March 2-23, with the champion claiming an automatic berth to the 16-team NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship.
The higher seed will earn home ice for all series, beginning with a single game in the first round on March 2. Then, the action ramps up for the best-of-three quarterfinals (March 8-10) and best-of-three semifinals (March 15-17).
The winner-take-all Atlantic Hockey Championship game will take place on March 23 at the home of the highest remaining seed.
Back-to-back regular-season champion RIT will earn a bye in the opening round after a 15-5-3-3 conference record (22-10-2 overall).
No. 2 Holy Cross (13-7-1-5 AHA, 18-12-4 overall) and No. 3 Sacred Heart (12-8-3-3 AHA, 14-17-3 overall) also have earned first-round byes.
Also earning byes from the single-elimination opening round, No. 5 AIC (11-9-3-3 AHA, 16-14-4 overall) will visit No. 4 Air Force (12-10-4 AHA, 18-17-1 overall) for a best-of-three series in the quarterfinals.
Here’s a look at the first-round matchups for the Atlantic Hockey Postseason:
No. 11 Robert Morris At No. 6 Bentley
Bentley: 11-10-3-2 AHA, 16-16-2 overall
Robert Morris: 7-16-1-2 AHA, 10-23-3 overall
Season Series: 1-1
The Falcons and Colonials met once during the 2023-2024 season, way back in late October.
The Colonials defeated the Falcons in the first game, 4-3, to mark their first conference win of the season. RMU posted a two-goal, third-period comeback, with both tallies coming from Cameron Garvey with less than five minutes remaining in the game.
Garvey, one of 16 freshmen to suit up for the Colonials in their return to the NCAA and Atlantic Hockey, finished tied for second on the team with 10 goals.
Built largely from freshmen and graduate transfers, coach Derek Schooley returned to his program to rebuild it after a two-year program hiatus. The university dropped both the men’s and women’s ice hockey teams in 2021.
The Colonials have lost four straight, with 10 goals in those four games, but 16 players have recorded a point, with 10 skaters recording at least two. Their depth is working, and bounces could tilt their way.
On the other bench, the Falcons have gone four consecutive games without a regulation loss. The run includes two wins and two shootout victories.
They have allowed five goals in the span, while recording 12.
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