2012 Atlantic Hockey Tournament

The 2012 Atlantic Hockey Tournament was held from March 2 through March 17, 2012.  The winner of the tournament received the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
==Regular season==
==Format==
All twelve teams qualify for the tournament. The first round has seeds 5 though 12 playing in a best of three first round at the arena of the higher seeded team. Seed 5 host seed 12, 6 host 11, 7 host 10, and 8 host 9.  The teams were re-seeded after the first round.  The quarterfinal round has seed 1 host seed 8, seed 2 host 7, 3 host 6, 4 host 5. This round was also best of three at the arena of the higher seed.  Teams were re-seed for the semifinal round. The Atlantic Hockey Championships (semifinal and final rounds) were held at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.
==First Round==
Games Played March 2nd through 4, 2012
===#5 Holy Cross vs #12 Army===
*Holy Cross defeated Army 2 games to none (3-2, 5-2)
===#6 Bentley vs #11 Sacred Heart===
*Bentley defeated Sacred Heart 2 games to 1 (5-3, 2-4, 5-0)
===#7 Robert Morris vs #10 American International===
*Robert Morris defeated American International 2 games to 1 (5-3, 5-7,4-3 (OT))
===#8 Connecticut vs #9 Canisius===
*Connecticut defeated Canisius 2 games to none (4-3 (ot), 4-0)
==Quarterfinals==
games played March 9-11, 2012
===#1 Air Force vs #8 Connecticut===
*Air Force defeated Connecticut 2 games to 1 (4-3, 1-3, 4-3)
===#2 Niagara vs #7 Robert Morris===
*Niagara defeated Robert Morris 2 games to none (3-0, 2-1)
===#3 RIT vs #6 Bentley===
*RIT defeated Bentley 2 games to 1 (1-4, 5-4 (2OT, 3-0)
===#4 Mercyhurst vs #5 Holy Cross===
*Mercyhurst defeated Holy Cross 2 games to 1 (2-1, 1-3, 3-1)
==Semifinals==
games played March 16
===#1 Air Force vs #4 Mercyhurst===
*Air Force defeated Mercyhurst 5 to 2
===#2 Niagara vs #3 RIT===
*RIT defeated Niagara 2 to 1 in overtime
==Final==
game played March 17, 2012
===#1 Air Force vs #3 RIT===
*Air Force defeated RIT 4 to 0
Air Force received the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
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