2005 Atlantic Hockey Tournament

The 2005 Atlantic Hockey Tournament took place between March 8 and March 19, 2005.

The regular season champions were the Quinnipiac Bobcats. They won the right to play the winner of the play-in game between the two lowest seeds.

The seeds for the tournament were:

Regular season[]

2004–05 Atlantic Hockey standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Quinnipiac†	24	16	6	2	34	96	64	37	21	13	3	120	102
Canisius	24	14	7	3	31	76	62	35	16	15	4	98	98
Mercyhurst*	24	14	7	3	31	86	64	38	18	16	4	124	116
Holy Cross	24	12	7	5	29	76	60	36	16	14	6	108	102
Sacred Heart	24	13	10	1	27	76	73	35	13	21	1	89	128
Connecticut	24	10	12	2	22	64	71	37	11	23	3	90	128
Bentley	24	6	13	5	17	65	83	34	8	20	6	81	125
Army	24	5	16	3	13	47	71	31	7	21	3	60	97
American International	24	4	16	4	12	50	88	31	4	23	4	63	116
Championship: Mercyhurst † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Play-in Game[]

The play-in game between the two lowest seeds was supposed to take place on March 8th, however, it was postponed to March 9th due to inclement weather.

Tate Rink - West Point, NY	1st	2nd	3rd	Final
#8 Army	1	1	3	5
#9 American International	1	0	2	3

Quarterfinals[]

The quarterfinals were a single-elimination round played at the home rinks of the top four seeds. Each game took place on March 12.

Northford Ice Pavilion - Northford, CT	1st	2nd	3rd	Final
#1 Quinnipiac	0	2	0	2
#8 Army	0	0	0	0

Buffalo State Sports Arena - Buffalo, NY	1st	2nd	3rd	Final
#2 Canisius	1	0	1	2
#7 Bentley	0	1	3	4

Mercyhurst Ice Center - Erie, PA	1st	2nd	3rd	Final
#3 Mercyhurst	2	3	2	7
#6 Connecticut	3	1	0	4

Hart Recreation Center - Worcester, MA	1st	2nd	3rd	Final
#4 Holy Cross	2	1	1	4
#5 Sacred Heart	2	0	0	2

Semifinals[]

On March 18, the quarterfinal winners played a single-elimination round at the home rink of the highest remaining seed. The highest remaining seed played at home against the lowest remaining seed, and the second-highest seed played against the second-lowest.

Northford Ice Pavilion - Northford, CT	1st	2nd	3rd	Final
#1 Quinnipiac	1	2	1	4
#7 Bentley	1	0	0	1

Northford Ice Pavilion - Northford, CT	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	Final
#3 Mercyhurst	1	2	0	1	4
#4 Holy Cross	1	2	0	0	3

Finals[]

On March 19, the two semifinal winners competed in the Atlantic Hockey Championship game at the home rink of the higher seed. Mercyhurst upset the favored Quinnipiac Bobcats when Scott Champagne scored 4:56 into the overtime period to give the Lakers the win, their third Atlantic Hockey championship, and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Champagne was named tournament MVP.

Northford Ice Pavilion - Northford, CT	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	Final
#1 Quinnipiac	0	2	0	0	2
#3 Mercyhurst	0	1	1	1	3

Mercyhurst was the league's lone representative at the NCAA Tournament.

All-Tournament Team[]

G Jamie Holden, Quinnipiac
D Reid Cashman, Quinnipiac
D T.J. Kemp, Mercyhurst
F Matt Craig, Quinnipiac
F David Wrigley, Mercyhurst
F Scott Champagne, Mercyhurst

Most Valuable Player: Scott Champagne, Mercyhurst