2023–24 Atlantic Hockey season

The 2023–24 Atlantic Hockey season was the 21st season of play for the Atlantic Hockey Association and took place during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The season began on October 7, 2023, and concluded on March 28, 2024, with RIT losing in the West Regional Semifinal of the NCAA tournament.[1]

2023–24 Atlantic Hockey season
Season2023–24
ConferenceAtlantic Hockey
DivisionDivision I
Sportice hockey
DurationOctober 7, 2023–
March 28, 2024
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)FloHockey
Regular season
Season championsRIT
Season MVPLiam McLinskey
Top scorerLiam McLinskey
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
Tournament championsRIT
  Runners-upAmerican International
Tournament MVPElijah Gonsalves
Top scorerElijah Gonsalves
NCAA tournament
Bids1
Record0–1
Best FinishRegional Semifinal
Team(s)RIT
Atlantic Hockey seasons
« 2022–23 2024–25 »

This was the final season for the Atlantic Hockey Association. Shortly after the season, the Association and the women-only College Hockey America finalized their previously announced merger, establishing Atlantic Hockey America.[2]

Coaches

Ryan Soderquist retired after 21 years with Bentley, turning the program over to former Massachusetts Lowell assistant coach, Andy Jones.[3]

Robert Morris restarted its program with Derek Schooley back at the helm. He has been the team's only coach since its inception in 2004.[4]

Records
Team Head coach Season at school Record at school Atlantic Hockey record
Air Force Frank Serratore 27 438–417–98 230–158–68
American International Eric Lang 8 122–99–24 99–58–19
Army Brian Riley 20 232–336–90 191–235–81
Bentley Andy Jones 1 0–0–0 0–0–0
Canisius Trevor Large 7 88–98–19 68–66–12
Holy Cross Bill Riga 3 29–44–5 22–26–4
Mercyhurst Rick Gotkin 36 598–501–103 253–212–63
Niagara Jason Lammers 7 77–111–21 56–74–21
RIT Tigers Wayne Wilson 25 437–303–78 246–153–54
Robert Morris Derek Schooley 18 275–275–68 135–104–39
Sacred Heart C. J. Marottolo 15 174–272–52 140–185–44

Standings
2023–24 Atlantic Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#17 RIT †*2618713205410264402711215696
Holy Cross2613103031467862392114411693
Sacred Heart2614102221457570361419391113
Air Force26151013014488753818191115119
American International26121041124279684020164119111
Bentley261212212241695835161729582
Niagara26131033114178793918183111122
Canisius26101242103373873712214103126
Mercyhurst26715401430779135922498126
Army268162011286696351023293139
Robert Morris267172011256095391125394142
Championship: March 23, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Regular season record

While Atlanit Hockey had four teams posting .500 or better records in non-conference games, any benefit they received was wiped out by the five teams that were .250 or worse. As a whole, the conference performed well against Hockey East, which was one of the two best leagues during the regular season. This, and the collapse of the CCHA, helped move Atlantic Hockey up for the first time in years and the conference did not finish as the lowest-ranked league in Division I hockey.[5]

Team Big Ten CCHA ECAC Hockey Hockey East Independent NCHC Total
Air Force 1–2–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 2–2–0 0–3–0 3–7–0
American International 1–1–0 0–0–0 0–2–0 2–1–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 4–4–0
Army 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 2–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0 2–6–0
Bentley 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 2–4–0 2–0–0 0–0–0 4–4–0
Canisius 0–2–0 0–0–0 1–3–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–2–0 1–7–0
Holy Cross 0–0–0 0–0–0 1–1–0 3–1–1 1–0–0 0–0–0 5–2–1
Mercyhurst 0–4–0 1–1–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 1–1–0 2–6–0
Niagara 0–0–0 0–0–0 1–1–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 1–5–0 2–6–0
RIT 1–0–0 1–0–0 1–1–1 1–2–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 4–3–1
Robert Morris 0–2–0 1–1–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 2–3–1 0–0–0 3–6–1
Sacred Heart 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–4–1 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–7–1
Overall 3–12–0 3–3–0 4–14–2 10–11–1 8–6–1 2–12–0 30–58–4

Statistics

Leading scorers

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[6]

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Liam McLinskeyJuniorHoly Cross2611203128
Cody LaskoskySeniorRIT261119308
Will GavinSeniorAir Force2615142912
Chris HeddenSophomoreAir Force265232829
Matteo GiampaFreshmanCanisius261314276
Carter WilkieJuniorRIT2611162722
John JaworskiSeniorSacred Heart2611132418
Garrett DahmJuniorMercyhurst266182423
Gianfranco CassaroGraduateRIT269142322
Elijah GonsalvesGraduateRIT2212102222
Jack RickettsSeniorHoly Cross2612102250
Matthew WildeSeniorRIT261111228
Aiden Hansen-BukataSeniorRIT243192224

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[7]

Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Nicholas GrabkoSeniorBentley11610:35461212.9192.06
Jason GrandeSeniorHoly Cross11654:42641240.9262.20
Nils WallströmFreshmanAmerican International201182:011262441.9162.23
Connor HasleySophomoreBentley16946:47861152.9012.28
Thomas GaleJuniorHoly Cross16917:21762352.9222.29

Conference tournament
Main article: 2024 Atlantic Hockey Tournament

Teams are reseeded for the semifinals

First Round
March 2 		Quarterfinals
March 8–10 		Semifinals
March 15–17 		Championship
March 23
1 RIT 7 5 -
6 Bentley 3 11 Robert Morris 0 1 -
11 Robert Morris 4* 1 RIT 4 5 -
7 Niagara 1 2 -
2 Holy Cross 4 2** -
7 Niagara 4 8 Canisius 3 1 -
10 Army 1 1 RIT 5
5 American International 2
3 Sacred Heart 3 1 -
8 Canisius 5 7 Niagara 6 5 -
9 Mercyhurst 2 2 Holy Cross 5 0 1
5 American International 2 3 3
4 Air Force 1 2 -
5 American International 3 3* -

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

NCAA tournament
Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
March 28, 2024
4:00 pm		(1) Boston University6–3
(2–1, 2–1, 2–1)		(4) RITDenny Sanford Premier Center
Attendance: 5,691
Game reference
Mathieu CaronGoaliesTommy ScarfoneReferees:
Bruce Vida
Brady Johnson
Linesmen:
Tyler Landman
Nathan Voll
(M. Celebrini, Kaplan) Lane Hutson (14) – 11:561–0
(unassisted) Ryan Greene (12) – 13:012–0
2–115:40 – PP – Elijah Gonsalves (20) (Wilde, Cassaro)
(L. Hutson, Kaplan) Sam Stevens (9) – 28:163–1
3–235:20 – Gianfranco Cassaro (18) (Nicholson)
(Peterson, Zabaneh) Macklin Celebrini (32) – GW – 37:014–2
(Lachance, Willander) Jack Harvey (6) – 41:295–2
(Willander, Zabaneh) Dylan Peterson (8) – EN – 55:466–2
6–359:03 – Cody Laskosky (4) (Catalano, Blom)
6 minPenalties6 min
33Shots31

Rankings
Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

USCHO
Team Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Final
Air Force NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
American International NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Army NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Bentley NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Canisius NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Holy Cross NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Mercyhurst NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Niagara NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
RIT NRNRNRNRNR2020201919181819201919202020191919181717
Robert Morris NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Sacred Heart NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR

USA Today
Team Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Final
Air Force NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
American International NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Army NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Bentley NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Canisius NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Holy Cross NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Mercyhurst NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Niagara NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
RIT NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR19191919202020NR20NRNR20201919181717
Robert Morris NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Sacred Heart NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR

Pairwise
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Final
Air Force 197323849454145475054464338404345434342444445
American International 3239262639241817192122252927283031323332292527
Army 3243335663646354565850555558585858565657565656
Bentley 3053374340283940374040454733444542444244434344
Canisius 3250575948606050535757585757565959575857585858
Holy Cross 11112333463632373536343333302727232526242928
Mercyhurst 3240545559555452485156525357616262605961595959
Niagara 3256566056615653516059585647484843464645394242
RIT 3224532927393321201617192123232322252223212121
Robert Morris 3234424960596263636363626263636160616159606060
Sacred Heart 3255555357525038304043424446514848494950535353

Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.[8]

Awards

Atlantic Hockey
Award Recipient [9]
Player of the YearLiam McLinskey, Holy Cross
Goaltender of the YearTommy Scarfone, RIT
Rookie of the YearMatteo Giampa, Canisius
Best Defensive ForwardAustin Schwartz, Air Force
Best DefensemanBrian Kramer, American International
Individual Sportsmanship AwardBraeden Tuck, Sacred Heart
Team Sportsmanship AwardSacred Heart
Regular Season Scoring TrophyLiam McLinskey, Holy Cross
Regular Season Goaltending AwardJason Grande, Holy Cross
Coach of the YearWayne Wilson, RIT
Tournament MVPElijah Gonsalves, RIT
All-Atlantic Hockey Teams[10]
First Team  Position  Second Team
Tommy Scarfone, RIT G Jason Grande, Holy Cross
Gianfranco Cassaro, RIT D Chris Hedden, Air Force
Brian Kramer, American International D Aiden Hansen-Bukata, RIT
Liam McLinskey, Holy Cross F Matteo Giampa, Canisius
Carter Wilkie, RIT F Jack Ricketts, Holy Cross
Will Gavin, Air Force F Joey Baez, Army
Cody Laskosky, RIT F
Third Team  Position  Rookie Team
Owen Say, Mercyhurst G Nils Wallström, American International
Luke Rowe, Air Force D Mac Gadowsky, Army
Nick Bochen, Bentley D Trent Sambrook, Mercyhurst
Ethan Leyh, Bentley F Matteo Giampa, Canisius
John Jaworski, Sacred Heart F Boris Skalos, Mercyhurst
Elijah Gonsalves, RIT F Jack Stockfish, Holy Cross

References
  1. "Composite Schedule". Atlantic Hockey. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  2. "Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America Join to Form Atlantic Hockey America" (Press release). Atlantic Hockey America. April 30, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  3. "Bentley, entering 25th season of D-I hockey, tabs UMass Lowell associate head coach Jones new bench boss for Falcons". USCHO. June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  4. Staff, USCHO (December 17, 2021). "Robert Morris announces reinstatement of men's, women's college hockey teams for 2023–24 season". College Hockey | USCHO.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  5. "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  6. "2023-2024 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Statistics". Atlantic Hockey. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  7. "2023-2024 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Statistics". Atlantic Hockey. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  8. "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  9. "Atlantic Hockey Announces 2023-24 Regular Season Awards". Atlantic Hockey. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  10. "Atlantic Hockey unveils three all-conference teams, one all-rookie team for 2023-24 season". USCHO.com. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
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