| 2025–26 AHA men's season | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2025–26 |
| Conference | AHA |
| Division | Division I |
| Sport | men'sice hockey |
| Duration | October 3, 2025– March 21, 2026 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | FloHockey |
| Regular season | |
| Atlantic Hockey America Tournament | |
| NCAA tournament | |
| AHA men's seasons «2024–25 2026–27 » | |
The2025–26 Atlantic Hockey America men's season will be the 2nd season of play forAtlantic Hockey America and take place during the2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The season will begin on October 3, 2025, and the conference tournament is set to concluded on March 21, 2026.
During the previous season,American International announced that they would be downgrading their program toDivision II after the season.[1]
| Team | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | Atlantic Hockey record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | Frank Serratore | 29 | 472–457–102 | 11–13–2 |
| Army | Zach McKelvie | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Bentley | Andy Jones | 3 | 39–32–4 | 16–9–1 |
| Canisius | Trevor Large | 8 | 112–142–25 | 11–13–2 |
| Holy Cross | Bill Riga | 5 | 74–72–11 | 19–5–2 |
| Mercyhurst | Rick Gotkin | 38 | 611–550–111 | 4–19–3 |
| Niagara | Jason Lammers | 8 | 113–145–27 | 16–9–1 |
| RIT | Matt Thomas | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Robert Morris | Derek Schooley | 20 | 296–320–75 | 7–15–4 |
| Sacred Heart | C. J. Marottolo | 16 | 209–304–60 | 16–7–3 |
Coaches were polled prior to the season and asked to both rank member programs as well as vote for an all-conference team.[4] Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players or teams
Poll[edit]
| Preseason All-AHA[edit]
* Preseason Player of the Year. |
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OW | OL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| Bentley | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 20 | ||
| Holy Cross | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 31 | ||
| Sacred Heart | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15 | ||
| Robert Morris | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 27 | ||
| RIT | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 15 | ||
| Canisius | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 28 | ||
| Army | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | ||
| Niagara | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 21 | ||
| Air Force | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 33 | ||
| Mercyhurst | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 50 | ||
| Championship: March 21, 2026 † indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy) *indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings:USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated November 3, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Big Ten | CCHA | ECAC Hockey | Hockey East | Independent | NCHC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Army | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Bentley | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Canisius | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Holy Cross | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Mercyhurst | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Niagara | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| RIT | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Robert Morris | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Sacred Heart | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Overall | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
2026 Atlantic Hockey America men's tournament
| 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Army | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bentley | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Canisius | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Holy Cross | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mercyhurst | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Niagara | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| RIT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Robert Morris | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sacred Heart | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12 or 26.
| 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 | 26 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Army | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bentley | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Canisius | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Holy Cross | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mercyhurst | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Niagara | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| RIT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Robert Morris | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sacred Heart | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | – | – | 41 | – | – | 32 | 42 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Army | – | – | 9 | – | – | 35 | 48 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bentley | – | – | 50 | – | – | 17 | 39 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Canisius | – | – | 21 | – | – | 37 | 47 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Holy Cross | – | – | 52 | – | – | 43 | 30 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mercyhurst | – | – | 57 | – | – | 63 | 63 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Niagara | – | – | 28 | – | – | 57 | 49 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| RIT | – | – | 46 | – | – | 19 | 13 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Robert Morris | – | – | 44 | – | – | 53 | 56 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sacred Heart | – | – | 33 | – | – | 52 | 38 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.[5]