Tournament information | |
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Sport | College ice hockey |
Location | Denver, Colorado |
Number of tournaments | 5 |
Format | Single-elimination |
Venue | Nutter Center |
Teams | 4 |
Final champion | |
Ohio State |
The Lefty McFadden Invitational was a mid-season college ice hockey tournament first played in 2002. It was discontinued after 2007.
In 2002, a college ice hockey tournament was founded in honor of long-time executive Edgar "Lefty" McFadden. Because he had worked as a sports writer for Dayton Daily News and been both GM and vice president of the Dayton Gems, the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio was a logical place to hold the tournament. The nearest Division I team, Miami, served as host for the tournament and was conducted at the beginning of the season. [1] Just over two years into the tournament's existence, Lefty McFadden died at the age of 81. [2] The series survived for two more years before going on hiatus .
The tournament returned in 2007 with Ohio State as host but was not renewed after the season.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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2002 | Miami | Bowling Green | Niagara | Air Force |
2003 | Denver | St. Lawrence | Ohio State | Miami |
2004 | Miami | Northeastern | Michigan | Boston University |
2005 | Michigan State | North Dakota | Miami | Wayne State |
2007 | Ohio State | Wisconsin | Notre Dame | Mercyhurst |
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2004
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Team | # of times participated | Titles |
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Miami | 4 | 2 |
Ohio State | 2 | 1 |
Denver | 1 | 1 |
Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
Air Force | 1 | 0 |
Boston University | 1 | 0 |
Bowling Green | 1 | 0 |
Mercyhurst | 1 | 0 |
Michigan | 1 | 0 |
Niagara | 1 | 0 |
North Dakota | 1 | 0 |
Northeastern | 1 | 0 |
Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
St. Lawrence | 1 | 0 |
Wayne State | 1 | 0 |
Wisconsin | 1 | 0 |
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