The 2020–21 Atlantic Hockey season was the 18th season of play for Atlantic Hockey and took place during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The start of the regular season was delayed until November 19, 2020 and concluded on February 27, 2021.[1]
The entire Atlantic Hockey season was held under the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic. The season's start was delayed for more than a month while university and health officials could decide on a safe way to play games. In the end, the conference was divided into two regions, East and West, with the two groups of teams only playing one another. This was done to reduce the amount of travel and exposure that the players and staff members would experience throughout the season.[2] As a result of this arrangement, the conference standings would not be altered, however, tournament seeding would continue with east and west teams until the semifinal round.
Non-Conferenceedit
Unlike other seasons, the 20-21 season would see only a small number of non-conference games being played. This, like many other alterations, was due to COVID-19. This would cause the Pairwise Rankings, which were normally used to determine the at-large bids for the NCAA tournament, to be rendered useless. However, due to the perception of Atlantic Hockey as the weakest of the six Division I conferences, only the eventual tournament champion would go on to make the national tournament.[3]
Minimum 1/3 of team's minutes played in conference games. GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average[5]
^"Composite Schedule". Atlantic Hockey. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
^"Atlantic Hockey Announces Return to Play in Pods". Neutralzone.com. October 16, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
^"2021 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey championship selections announced". NCAA.com. March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
^"2020-2021 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Statistics". Atlantic Hockey. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
^"2020-2021 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Statistics". Atlantic Hockey. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
^"USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^"USA Today Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^"Boston College, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin lead way with three All-American college hockey players apiece for '20-21 season". USCHO.com. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ ab"Atlantic Hockey Names 2020-21 Regular season Award Winners". Atlantic Hockey. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
^ ab"Atlantic Hockey Announces All-Conference and All-Rookie Winners". Atlantic Hockey. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
External linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
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The 2020 21 Atlantic Hockey season was the 18th season of play for Atlantic Hockey and took place during the 2020 21 NCAA Division I men s ice hockey season The start of the regular season was delayed until November 19 2020 and concluded on February 27 2021 1 2020 21 Atlantic Hockey seasonSeason2020 21ConferenceAtlantic HockeyDivisionDivision ISportice hockeyDurationNovember 19 2020 March 26 2021Number of teams11Regular seasonSeason championsAmerican InternationalSeason MVPBrennan KapcheckWill CalverleyNick PrkusicTop scorerWill CalverleyAtlantic Hockey TournamentTournament championsAmerican International Runners upCanisiusTournament MVPJustin ColeTop scorerMason KruegerNCAA tournamentBids1Record0 1Best FinishRegional semifinalTeam s American InternationalAtlantic Hockey seasons 2019 20 2021 22 Contents 1 Season 1 1 COVID 19 1 2 Non Conference 2 Standings 3 Coaches 3 1 Records 4 Statistics 4 1 Leading scorers 4 2 Leading goaltenders 5 Conference tournament 6 NCAA tournament 6 1 Midwest Regional semifinal 7 Ranking 7 1 USCHO 7 2 USA Today 8 Awards 8 1 NCAA 8 2 Conference 8 2 1 East Pod 8 2 2 West Pod 8 3 Conference tournament 9 References 10 External linksSeason editCOVID 19 edit The entire Atlantic Hockey season was held under the cloud of the COVID 19 pandemic The season s start was delayed for more than a month while university and health officials could decide on a safe way to play games In the end the conference was divided into two regions East and West with the two groups of teams only playing one another This was done to reduce the amount of travel and exposure that the players and staff members would experience throughout the season 2 As a result of this arrangement the conference standings would not be altered however tournament seeding would continue with east and west teams until the semifinal round Non Conference edit Unlike other seasons the 20 21 season would see only a small number of non conference games being played This like many other alterations was due to COVID 19 This would cause the Pairwise Rankings which were normally used to determine the at large bids for the NCAA tournament to be rendered useless However due to the perception of Atlantic Hockey as the weakest of the six Division I conferences only the eventual tournament champion would go on to make the national tournament 3 Standings edit2020 21 Atlantic Hockey Standingsvte Conference record Overall record GP W L T OW OL SW PTS PT GF GA GP W L T GF GA 15 American International 12 11 1 0 1 0 0 32 889 47 18 19 15 4 0 67 40 Army 15 10 4 1 3 1 1 30 667 42 33 22 15 6 1 71 48 Robert Morris 15 10 5 0 2 1 0 29 644 58 48 24 15 9 0 85 69 Canisius 13 8 5 0 1 1 0 24 615 42 34 17 11 6 0 59 46 RIT 13 7 5 1 0 0 1 23 590 43 40 20 9 9 2 68 70 Sacred Heart 13 6 6 1 1 2 0 20 513 35 38 18 6 10 2 43 59 Mercyhurst 16 7 8 1 1 1 1 23 479 54 50 21 8 12 1 64 67 Bentley 15 4 11 0 1 5 0 16 356 35 48 16 5 11 0 42 51 Niagara 15 3 9 3 0 2 1 15 333 39 53 22 7 12 3 57 70 Air Force 13 3 9 1 2 1 0 9 231 32 49 14 3 10 1 35 56 Holy Cross 12 3 9 0 2 0 0 7 194 22 38 16 4 12 0 30 52 Championship March 20 2021 indicates conference regular season champion indicates conference tournament champion Riley Trophy Rankings USCHO com Top 20 PollCoaches editRecords edit Team Head coach Season at school Record at school Atlantic Hockey record Air Force Frank Serratore 24 407 368 92 208 120 63 American International Eric Lang 5 67 69 14 57 42 13 Army Brian Riley 17 189 294 81 157 208 75 Bentley Ryan Soderquist 19 247 325 81 187 195 72 Canisius Trevor Large 4 41 56 13 34 39 10 Holy Cross Bill Riga 6 80 104 34 70 68 30 Mercyhurst Rick Gotkin 33 564 447 95 227 178 55 Niagara Jason Lammers 4 40 59 12 33 39 12 RIT Tigers Wayne Wilson 22 382 265 71 209 131 48 Robert Morris Derek Schooley 16 191 153 42 125 99 39 Sacred Heart C J Marottolo 12 136 227 43 109 158 37Statistics editLeading scorers edit GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes 4 Player Position Team GP G A Pts PIM Nick Prkusic Senior Robert Morris 26 8 19 27 14 Randy Hernandez Freshman Robert Morris 26 11 16 27 2 Grant Herbert Junior Robert Morris 26 8 15 23 18 Will Calverley Junior RIT 17 9 13 22 4 Keaton Mastrodonato Sophomore Canisius 20 11 11 22 6 Carson Briere Freshman Mercyhurst 22 5 16 21 10 Jake Hamacher Senior RIT 19 6 13 19 4 Elijah Gonsalves Sophomore RIT 19 8 10 18 22 Nick Jenny Senior Robert Morris 26 6 12 18 4 Brennan Kapcheck Senior American International 15 0 17 17 8 Dan Willett Senior RIT 19 4 13 17 8 Leading goaltenders edit Minimum 1 3 of team s minutes played in conference games GP Games played Min Minutes played GA Goals against SO Shutouts SV Save percentage GAA Goals against average 5 Player Class Team GP Min GA SO SV GAA Trevin Kozlowski Senior Army 14 773 25 0 922 1 94 Stefano Durante Senior American International 9 491 17 0 906 2 07 Chad Veltri Sophomore Niagara 16 976 38 0 924 2 33 Zack LaRocque Senior Air Force 10 377 15 0 910 2 39 Jacob Barczewski Senior Canisius 16 718 29 0 923 2 42Conference tournament editMain article 2021 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Teams are reseeded for the semifinals First roundMarch 8 9QuarterfinalsMarch 12 14SemifinalsMarch 19ChampionshipMarch 20E1American International E4Bentley7E4Bentley E5Air Force3East DivisionE1American International2W5Niagara1E2Army44 E3Sacred Heart03 E1American International5W2Canisius2W1Robert Morris3 21W4Mercyhurst2W5Niagara23 2W5Niagara3West DivisionE2Army3W2Canisius4 W2Canisius56 W3RIT22 Note denotes overtime period s NCAA tournament editMain article 2021 NCAA Division I men s ice hockey tournament Midwest Regional semifinal edit March 26 20217 30 PM 1 North Dakota5 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 American InternationalScheels Arena Fargo North Dakota Attendance 1 435Game referenceAdam ScheelGoaliesStefano Durante 20 min Jake Kucharski 40 min Referees Bobby LukkasonBrady JohnsonLinesmen Tyler LandmanNathan Voll Bernard Docker Sanderson Jasper Weatherby 13 08 581 0 unassisted Jasper Weatherby 14 GW 11 542 0 Kleven Caulfield Grant Mismash 10 14 163 0 Gaber Bast Collin Adams 12 16 224 04 157 46 Tobias Fladeby 10 Theodore Callahan Kawaguchi Collin Adams 13 58 085 112 minPenalties12 min33Shots25Ranking editMain article 2020 21 NCAA Division I men s ice hockey rankings USCHO edit Team Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Final Air Force NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N A NR American International NR NR NR NR NR NR 19 20 19 20 20 19 17 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 N A 15 Army NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 19 NR N A NR Bentley NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N A NR Canisius NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N A NR Holy Cross NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N A NR Mercyhurst NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N A NR Niagara NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N A NR RIT NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N A NR Robert Morris NR NR NR NR NR 20 NR NR 20 17 17 NR 19 19 19 NR NR NR NR NR N A NR Sacred Heart NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N A NR USCHO did not release a poll in week 20 6 USA Today edit Team Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Final Air Force NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR American International NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 15 15 Army NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Bentley NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Canisius NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Holy Cross NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Mercyhurst NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Niagara NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RIT NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Robert Morris NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Sacred Heart NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 7 Awards editNCAA edit AHCA All American Teams 8 East First Team Position Team Brennan Kapcheck D American International East Second Team Team Position Trevin Kozlowski G Army Colin Bilek F Army Will Calverley F RIT Conference edit East Pod edit Award Recipient 9 Player of the Year Brennan Kapcheck American International Rookie of the Year Lincoln Hatten Army Best Defensive Forward Chris Dodero American International Best Defenseman Brennan Kapcheck American International Individual Sportsmanship Award Justin Cole American International Regular season Scoring Trophy Jakov Novak Bentley Regular season Goaltending Award Trevin Kozlowski Army Coach of the Year Brian Riley Army All Atlantic Hockey Teams 10 First Team Position Second Team Trevin Kozlowski Army G Stefano Durante American International Brennan Kapcheck American International D John Zimmerman Army Thomas Farrell Army D Matt Slick Holy Cross Colin Bilek Army F Elijah Barriga American International Tobias Fladeby American International F Chris Dodero American International Marc Johnstone Sacred Heart F Braeden Tuck Sacred Heart Rookie Team Position Nick Grabko Bentley G Nico Somerville American International D Drew Bavaro Bentley D Lincoln Hatten Army F Aaron Grounds American International F Eric Otto American International F West Pod edit Award Recipient 9 Player of the Year Will Calverley RIT Nick Prkusic Robert Morris Rookie of the Year Randy Hernandez Robert Morris Best Defensive Forward Will Calverley RIT Best Defenseman Nick Jenny Robert Morris Individual Sportsmanship Award Nick Jenny Robert Morris Regular season Scoring Trophy Will Calverley RIT Regular season Goaltending Award Jacob Barczewski Cansius Coach of the Year Derek Schooley Robert Morris All Atlantic Hockey Teams 10 First Team Position Second Team Jacob Barczewski Cansius G Noah West Robert Morris G Zach LaRocque Air Force Nick Jenny Robert Morris D Joseph Maziarz Mercyhurst Dan Willett RIT D Brendan Michaelian Robert Morris Will Calverley RIT F Randy Hernandez Robert Morris Nick Prkusic Robert Morris F Jon Bendorf Mercyhurst Keaton Mastrodonato Cansius F Carson Briere Mercyhurst Rookie Team Position Noah West Robert Morris G Brian Kramer Robert Morris D Josef Mysak Niagara D Randy Hernandez Robert Morris F Carson Briere Mercyhurst F Austin Heidemann Mercyhurst F Conference tournament edit Tournament MVP Justin Cole American International All Tournament team Player Pos Team Stefano Durante G American International Logan Gestro D Canisius Brennan Kapcheck D American International Elijiah Barriga F American International Justin Cole F American International J D Pogue F CanisiusReferences edit Composite Schedule Atlantic Hockey Retrieved August 30 2021 Atlantic Hockey Announces Return to Play in Pods Neutralzone com October 16 2020 Retrieved September 13 2021 2021 NCAA Division I men s ice hockey championship selections announced NCAA com March 21 2021 Retrieved March 18 2021 2020 2021 Men s Ice Hockey Conference Statistics Atlantic Hockey Retrieved September 14 2021 2020 2021 Men s Ice Hockey Conference Statistics Atlantic Hockey Retrieved September 14 2021 USCHO Division I Men s Poll USCHO com Retrieved November 26 2019 USA Today Men s Poll USCHO com Retrieved November 26 2019 Boston College Minnesota North Dakota Wisconsin lead way with three All American college hockey players apiece for 20 21 season USCHO com April 9 2021 Retrieved April 10 2021 a b Atlantic Hockey Names 2020 21 Regular season Award Winners Atlantic Hockey March 18 2021 Retrieved March 31 2021 a b Atlantic Hockey Announces All Conference and All Rookie Winners Atlantic Hockey March 11 2021 Retrieved March 31 2021 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2020 21 Atlantic Hockey season amp oldid 1174310028, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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