2016 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2016 Atlantic Hockey men’s ice hockey tournament ran from March 4 to March 19, 2016, with games played at campus sites and at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. The winner earned Atlantic Hockey’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Format
The tournament featured 11 teams and four rounds. The top five teams from the regular season earned byes to the quarterfinals. The first round and the quarterfinals were best-of-three series. The semifinals and the championship game were single-elimination. The champion received the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Results overview
- First round winners: (6) Army defeated (11) American International; (7) Canisius defeated (10) Niagara; (8) Bentley defeated (9) Sacred Heart.
- Quarterfinals: (1) Robert Morris lost to (8) Bentley; (2) Air Force defeated (7) Canisius; (3) Holy Cross defeated (6) Army; (4) Mercyhurst defeated (5) RIT.
- Semifinals: (1) Robert Morris beat (6) Army in overtime; (2) Air Force vs (5) RIT was won by RIT in overtime.
- Championship: (1) Robert Morris vs (5) RIT ended with RIT winning 7–4 to claim the title.

Champion and awards
- Champions: RIT Tigers, winning their third Atlantic Hockey tournament title. The win earned them an automatic berth to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
- Winning coach: Wayne Wilson (RIT).
- Most valuable player: Myles Powell (RIT).
- All-Tournament Team included: Mike Rotolo (G, RIT), Chase Norrish (D, RIT), Alexander Kuqali (D, RIT), Myles Powell (F, RIT), Liam Kerins (F, RIT), and David Friedmann (F, Robert Morris).