Atlantic Hockey Association

Atlantic Hockey Conference (AHC)
Established	1997
Association	NCAA
Division	Division I
Members	11
Sports fielded	Men's ice hockey
Region	Northeastern United States and Colorado
Former names	MAAC (1997-2003)
Headquarters	Haverhill, Massachusetts
Commissioner	Robert M. DeGregorio, Jr. (since 2003)
Website	http://www.atlantichockeyonline.com/
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The Atlantic Hockey Conference (AHC) is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates primarily in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference. Unlike several other college athletic conferences, Atlantic Hockey has no women's division, though it shares some organizational and administrative roles (and three universities) with the women's-only College Hockey America.

It was formed in 1997 as the hockey division of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). However, in 2003, Iona and Fairfield dropped hockey, leaving Canisius as the only full MAAC member that sponsored hockey. On June 30, 2003; the MAAC's hockey division broke off from the MAAC and reorganized as Atlantic Hockey.

From 1999 to 2003, the conference tournament was operated by the MAAC. Since 2007, the tournament has been held at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.

* – at-large selection.

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 2007). 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.

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