In their first year of D – I play Holy Cross won its first Conference Tournament , winning the inaugural MAAC Championship . Unfortunately , because the NCAA did not offer the MAAC an automatic bid at that time the Crusaders did not make the NCAA tournament . The next season Holy Cross dropped to seventh in the conference and lost 24 games over the course of the season ( a program worst ) . After missing out on the conference tournament the next season Holy Cross returned to the playoffs for the final two years of the MAAC 's existence before joining with all former MAAC programs in founding Atlantic Hockey
MAAC Championship
1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey