Virginia Tech – Regular Season Champions
Mike Spradlin, Virginia Tech Head Coach – Coach of the Year
Dan Masiulis, NC State – Offensive MVP
Charlie Walsh, Georgetown - Defensive MVP
Andy Kleist, Duke – Goaltender MVP
Dave Kurtz – Lifetime Achievement In Hockey Award

Virginia Tech accepts the award for Regular Season Champions from Don Martin, ACCHL Commissioner

Mike Spradlin accepts the Coach of the Year Award from ACCHL Commission Don Martin

Dan Masiulis, NC State, accepts the ACCHL Offensive MVP from Don Martin, ACCHL Commissioner

Charlie Walsh, Georgetown, accepts the ACCHL Defensive MVP from Don Martin, ACCHL Commissioner.

Andy Kleist, Duke, accepts the ACCHL Goaltender MVP Award from Don Martin, ACCHL Commissioner.

Dave Kurtz received the Lifetime Achievement in Hockey Award from Don Martin, ACCHL Commissioner

Silver:  Georgetown

Bronze:  NC State

Championship:  Virginia Tech 4, Georgetown 2

Consolation:  NC State 8, North Carolina 6

Semi-Finals: 

Georgetown 6, NC State 3

Virginia Tech 5, North Carolina 0

Other Games:

Georgetown 6, University of Virginia 0.

University of North Carolina 5, Duke 3.

Duke 3, University of Virginia 1.

February 19-21, 2010
Kettler Capitals Iceplex
Washington, DC

Tournament Seeding:

1^ST SEED:   VIRGINIA TECH
2^ND SEED:   N C STATE UNIVERSITY
3^RD SEED:   GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
4^TH SEED:   UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
5^TH SEED:   DUKE UNIVERSITY
6^TH SEED:   UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

Full Tournament Details

Friday Night

Georgetown vs. UVA                        North Carolina vs Duke
5:15 PM                                                   7:45 PM

The Blue Devils kept the game close in a hard fought game against the ACC’s regular season champion.  Late in the game, Tech pulled ahead, scoring an empty net goal to extend their margin of victory. 

Virginia Tech earns the ACC Hockey League Gold Medal, with Duke taking home the Silver.

The Tarheels scored on their first four power play opportunities on their way to a victory over the Hoyas in the ACC Hockey League Bronze Medal game.

Saturday 3rd Game:
Virginia Tech 9
North Carolina 3

Virginia Tech moves on to meet Duke in the finals on Sunday at 2PM.  Duke is the only team to beat the Hokies this season, winning 2-1 in a shootout. 

North Carolina faces last year’s champion, Georgetown, in the Bronze Medal game on Sunday at 11AM.

Saturday 2nd Game:
Duke 5
Georgetown 1

Duke advances to the finals to face the winner of the Virginia Tech and North Carolina game.  The final will be played on Sunday at 2PM.

Georgetown will play the loser of the Virginia Tech and North Carolina game in the Bronze Medal game on Sunday at 11AM.

North Carolina avenged their two losses to NC State in the regular season in a exciting overtime finish, and Georgetown moved on to face rival Duke.

Saturday’s Matchups

11AM  – NC State vs Virginia
Virginia beat NC State last weekend for their first league win.  The Wolfpack will want to get even, while Virginia attempts to prove they are better team than their record shows.

2PM – Duke vs. Georgetown
A rematch of the ACCHL Finals from the last two year.  Georgetown won both of those, but this year, the two rivals split, with Duke winning the second meeting in a shootout on January 24th. 

6PM - Virginia Tech vs North Carolina
The top ranked Hokies will try to win their third meeting against the Tarheels.  In the fall, Tech won 6-0, and last week, beat UNC 4-1.  Don’t count out the Tarheels, after beating NC State last night, North Carolina may be peaking at the right time to pull off the upset.

If you can’t make it to the games, listen live on ESPN radio.

ESPN Radio will broadcast every game of the 2009 ACCHL Tournament.  Games can be heard online by clicking the link below.

Listen Live!

Games can also be heard on the follow ESPN Stations:

• WKEX-ESPN 1430/94.1 (Blacksburg, Va.)
• WPIN-News Talk 810 (Blacksburg/Roanoke, Va.)
• WKTR-ESPN 840 (Charlottesville, Va.)
• WODY-ESPN 1160 (Martinsville Va.)