The Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) is an

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conference which operates primarily in the northeastern

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. It participates in the

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's Division I as an

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-only

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. Unlike several other

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s, Atlantic Hockey has no women's division, though it shares some organizational and administrative roles (and two universities) with the women's-only

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. It was formed in 1997 and began play in the 1998–1999 season as the hockey division of the

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(MAAC). Within three years, it was granted an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, in 2003,

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and Fairfield dropped hockey, leaving Canisius as the only full MAAC member that sponsored hockey. This proved somewhat problematic for MAAC Hockey, since conference bylaws only allowed full members to vote. On June 30, 2003, MAAC Hockey broke off from the MAAC and reorganized as Atlantic Hockey.

Membership

Current

Future

Map - College Hockey - Atlantic Hockey cities

Former

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(Dropped Hockey), 2003 *

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(Dropped Hockey), 2003 *

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(

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), 2005 *

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), 2014

Timeline

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Atlantic Hockey champions

Atlantic Hockey tournament champions by school

No tournament was held in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

National tournament history

* – at-large selection. † – Tournament canceled due to

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Conference arenas

Awards

At the conclusion of each regular season schedule the coaches of each Atlantic Hockey team vote which players they choose to be on the three or four All-Conference Teams: first team, second team and rookie team (third team beginning in

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). Additionally they vote to award 7 of the 9 individual trophies to an eligible player and 1 team award at the same time. Atlantic Hockey also awards a regular season scoring title that is not voted on as well as a Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player, which is voted on at the conclusion of the conference tournament. All individual and team awards have been awarded since Atlantic Hockey's inaugural season in 2003–04.

All-Conference Teams

Individual Awards

Team Awards

References

External links

Atlantic Hockey Online
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