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Lake Placid Invitational Tournament

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Lake Placid Invitational Tournament
SportCollege ice hockey
Founded1938
Ceased1942
No. of teams8 (1938-1941)
6 (1942)
Venue(s)Jack Shea Arena
Most titlesColgate (4)

The Lake Placid Invitational Tournament was a college men's ice hockey tournament played after Christmas at the Jack Shea Arena in Lake Placid, New York.

History

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The tournament began as an 8-team tournament in 1938 with participating teams playing 3 games apiece. The series was played every year until the majority of college hockey teams suspended their programs due to World War II. The tournament was not revived after the war despite most former participants restarting their programs.

The invitees were from New York state and the surrounding regions. When Massachusetts State suspended their program in 1939, their position was filled by Colgate. Hamilton was replaced in 1940 by Lehigh. St. Lawrence suspended their program in 1941 and was replaced by New Hampshire. Due to the beginning of World War II, Lehigh, New Hampshire and Union declined to participate and the tournament was converted into a 6-team round robin format when Hamilton returned.

The winner of the tournament received the Samuel H. Packer Trophy.

Results

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1938

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5th place match
December 28
5th – 8th place play-offs
December 27
Quarterfinals
December 26
Semifinals
December 27
Championship
December 28
Massachusetts State1
Hamilton3
Massachusetts State5Hamilton0
St. Lawrence3Cornell2
Cornell11
St. Lawrence1
Massachusetts State3Cornell3
MIT5Williams4
Union0
Middlebury1
Seventh placeUnion0Middlebury1Third place
MIT1Williams9
St. Lawrence3Williams2Hamilton2
Union4MIT1Middlebury0

Final rankings

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Rank Team
1 Williams
2 Cornell
3 Hamilton
4 Middlebury
5 MIT
6 Massachusetts State
7 Union
8 St. Lawrence

1939*

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5th place match
January 3
5th – 8th place play-offs
January 2
Quarterfinals
January 1
Semifinals
January 2
Championship
January 3
Cornell5
Hamilton4
Hamilton5Cornell3
St. Lawrence2MIT5
MIT6
St. Lawrence2
Hamilton1MIT4
Williams3Colgate5
Colgate7
Union2
Seventh placeUnion0Colgate7Third place
Williams4Middlebury3
St. Lawrence3Middlebury2Cornell4
Union4Williams1Middlebury2

Final rankings

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Rank Team
1 Colgate
2 MIT
3 Cornell
4 Middlebury
5 Williams
6 Hamilton
7 Union
8 St. Lawrence

1940

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5th place match
December 28
5th – 8th place play-offs
December 27
Quarterfinals
December 26
Semifinals
December 27
Championship
December 28
Colgate5
Cornell3
Cornell3Colgate9
Lehigh1MIT1
MIT7
Lehigh2
Cornell1Colgate3
Middlebury0Williams1
Williams6
Middlebury0
Seventh placeMiddlebury2Williams9Third place
Union1St. Lawrence2
Lehigh3St. Lawrence5MIT3
Union1Union2St. Lawrence1

Final rankings

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Rank Team
1 Colgate
2 Williams
3 MIT
4 St. Lawrence
5 Cornell
6 Middlebury
7 Lehigh
8 Union

1941

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5th place match
December 29
5th – 8th place play-offs
December 27
Quarterfinals
December 26
Semifinals
December 27
Championship
December 29
Colgate6
MIT5
MIT4Colgate4
Middlebury3Cornell1
Cornell9
Middlebury2
MIT6Colgate5
Lehigh0Williams1
New Hampshire8
Union0
Seventh placeUnion1New Hampshire1Third place
Lehigh4Williams3
Middlebury6Williams3Cornell8
Union2Lehigh0New Hampshire5

Final rankings

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Rank Team
1 Colgate
2 Williams
3 Cornell
4 New Hampshire
5 MIT
6 Lehigh
7 Middlebury
8 Union

1942

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Round Robin

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Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Score
December 26 Cornell 2 MIT 1
December 26 Colgate 12 Middlebury 2
December 26 Hamilton 6 Williams 3
December 27 Cornell 7 Middlebury 5
December 27 Colgate 13 Williams 4
December 28 Colgate 9 Hamilton 2
December 28 MIT 4 Middlebury 2
December 29 Hamilton 8 Cornell 0
December 29 Williams 4 MIT 1

Final rankings

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Rank Team Record
1 Colgate 3–0
2 Hamilton 2–1
3 Cornell 2–1
4 Williams 1–2
5 MIT 1–2
6 Middlebury 0–3

* The 1939 tournament took place in January of 1940.

References

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  • "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cornell Big Red. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  • "Men's Hockey" (PDF). Colgate Raiders. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  • "Archive". The Tech. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  • "Massachusetts Collegian Archive". Massachusetts Collegian. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  • "New Hampshire Hockey 2013-14 Media Guide". New Hampshire Wildcats. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  • "Saint Hockey Record Book 2015-16" (PDF). St. Lawrence Saints. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  • "Men's Ice Hockey D-II/III All-Time Records". Union Dutchmen. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  • "Digitized Williams Record". The Williams Record. Retrieved August 1, 2021.