Riley Trophy
# Riley Trophy

The Riley Trophy is an award given to the Atlantic Hockey tournament champion since 2018. The trophy is named after long-time Army head coach Jack Riley and was created a little over a year after the legendary coach's death.

## History

The AHA Tournament began the year after the dissolution of the MAAC's ice hockey division with all 8 remaining programs founding Atlantic Hockey. As the MAAC had previously been awarded an automatic berth, Atlantic Hockey immediately qualified for the postseason entry. The winner of the Riley Trophy will receive Atlantic Hockey's automatic bid to that years NCAA Tournament.

## Champions

The Riley Trophy has been awarded every year since 2018. Past tournament champions for both Atlantic Hockey and its predecessor, MAAC, have also been included.

### MAAC Champions

| Year | Winning team | Coach | Losing team | Coach | Score | Location | Finals venue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | Holy Cross | Paul Pearl | Canisius | Brian Cavanaugh | 4–3 | Worcester, Massachusetts | Hart Center |
| 2000 | Connecticut | Bruce Marshall | Iona | Frank Bretti | 6–1 | Storrs, Connecticut | UConn Ice Arena |
| 2001 | Mercyhurst | Rick Gotkin | Quinnipiac | Rand Pecknold | 6–5 | Storrs, Connecticut | UConn Ice Arena |
| 2002 | Quinnipiac | Rand Pecknold | Mercyhurst | Rick Gotkin | 6–4 | Worcester, Massachusetts | Hart Center |
| 2003 | Mercyhurst (2) | Rick Gotkin | Quinnipiac | Rand Pecknold | 4–3 | West Point, New York | Tate Rink |

### Atlantic Hockey Champions

| Year | Winning team | Coach | Losing team | Coach | Score | Location | Finals venue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | Holy Cross | Paul Pearl | Sacred Heart | Shaun Hannah | 4–0 | West Point, New York | Tate Rink |
| 2005 | Mercyhurst | Rick Gotkin | Quinnipiac | Rand Pecknold | 3–2 (OT) | North Branford, Connecticut | Northford Ice Pavilion |
| 2006 | Holy Cross (2) | Paul Pearl | Bentley | Ryan Soderquist | 5–2 | Worcester, Massachusetts | Hart Center |
| 2007 | Air Force | Frank Serratore | Army | Brian Riley | 6–1 | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena |
| 2008 | Air Force (2) | Frank Serratore | Mercyhurst | Rick Gotkin | 5–4 (2OT) | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena |
| 2009 | Air Force (3) | Frank Serratore | Mercyhurst | Rick Gotkin | 2–0 | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena |
| 2010 | RIT | Wayne Wilson | Sacred Heart | Shaun Hannah | 6–1 | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena |
| 2011 | Air Force (4) | Frank Serratore | RIT | Wayne Wilson | 1–0 | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena |
| 2012 | Air Force (5) | Frank Serratore | RIT | Wayne Wilson | 4–0 | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena |
| 2013 | Canisius | Dave Smith | Mercyhurst | Rick Gotkin | 7–2 | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena |
| 2014 | Robert Morris | Derek Schooley | Canisius | Dave Smith | 7–4 | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena |
| 2015 | RIT (2) | Wayne Wilson | Mercyhurst | Rick Gotkin | 5–1 | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena |
| 2016 | RIT (3) | Wayne Wilson | Robert Morris | Derek Schooley | 7–4 | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena |
| 2017 | Air Force (6) | Frank Serratore | Robert Morris | Derek Schooley | 2–1 | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena |

### Riley Trophy

| Year | Winning team | Coach | Losing team | Coach | Score | Location | Finals venue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | Air Force (7) | Frank Serratore | Robert Morris | Derek Schooley | 5–1 | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena |
| 2019 | American International | Eric Lang | Niagara | Jason Lammers | 3–2 (OT) | Buffalo, New York | Harborcenter |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Buffalo, New York | Harborcenter |
| 2021 | American International (2) | Eric Lang | Canisius | Trevor Large | 5–2 | Springfield, Massachusetts | MassMutual Center |
| 2022 | American International (3) | Eric Lang | Air Force | Frank Serratore | 7–0 | Utica, New York | Adirondack Bank Center |
| 2023 | Canisius (2) | Trevor Large | Holy Cross | Bill Riga | 3–0 | Buffalo, New York | LECOM Harborcenter |
