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The Ledyard Bank Classic (formerly the Auld Lang Syne Classic ) is a college Division I men's ice hockey tournament played before New Years at the Thompson Arena in Hanover, New Hampshire , the home arena for Dartmouth College .
The tournament was first held in 1978 and was usually played on the final two days of December every year until 1988 .[1] Since then it was played infrequently (though with no more than a two-year gap between events) until 2008 when it returned to an annual schedule which it continues to possess.[2] In 2002 the holiday tournament changed its name from 'Auld Lang Syne' to 'Ledyard Bank' due to sponsorship.
Since 2016 the schedule was set before the event, eliminating a traditional championship game.
Yearly results
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Third place
Fourth place
MVP
2019
Dartmouth
Colorado College
Connecticut
St. Lawrence
Quin Foreman , Dartmouth
2018
Providence
Dartmouth
Brown
Army
Scott Conway , Providence
2017
Minnesota–Duluth
Dartmouth
Yale
New Hampshire
Hunter Shepard , Minnesota–Duluth
2016
Massachusetts–Lowell
Dartmouth
Army
Colgate
Joe Gambardella , Massachusetts–Lowell
2015
Dartmouth
Union
Robert Morris
Merrimack
Nick Bligh , Dartmouth
2014
Boston College
Dartmouth
Denver
Brown
Teddy Doherty , Boston College
2013
Air Force
Providence
Northeastern Dartmouth
Mitch Torrel , Air Force
2012
Massachusetts
Dartmouth
New Hampshire
Bemidji State
Branden Gracell , Massachusetts
2011
St. Lawrence
Dartmouth
Merrimack
Holy Cross
Kyle Flanagan , St. Lawrence
2010
Boston College
Mercyhurst
Dartmouth
Colgate
Paul Carey , Boston College
2009
Northeastern
Massachusetts–Lowell
Holy Cross
Dartmouth
Chris Rawlings , Northeastern
2008
Dartmouth
Bemidji State
Massachusetts
Army
Kyle Reeds , Dartmouth
2006
North Dakota
St. Lawrence
Boston University
Dartmouth
Ryan Duncan , North Dakota
2004
Dartmouth
Vermont
Providence
Bowling Green
Sean Samuel , Dartmouth
2002
Dartmouth
Massachusetts–Lowell
Notre Dame
Vermont
Kent Gillings , Dartmouth
2000
Vermont
Dartmouth
New Hampshire
Miami
Andrew Allen , Vermont
1998
Vermont
Dartmouth
Mankato State
Air Force
Matt Sanders , Vermont
1996
St. Lawrence
Dartmouth
Northeastern
Massachusetts–Lowell
Derek McLaughlin , St. Lawrence
1994
Vermont
Dartmouth
Illinois–Chicago
Providence
Martin St. Louis , Vermont
1991
Boston University
New Hampshire
Vermont
Dartmouth
Jon Pratt , Boston University
1988
Northeastern
Dartmouth
Vermont
New Hampshire
Rich Burchill , Northeastern
1987
Vermont
Dalhousie
Dartmouth
Providence
Jim Walsh , Vermont
1986
New Hampshire
Holy Cross
Vermont
Dartmouth
Greg Rota , New Hampshire
1985
Vermont
Dartmouth
Maine
Bowdoin
Kyle McDonough , Vermont
1984
New Hampshire
Dartmouth
Vermont
Air Force
Peter Herms , New Hampshire
1983
New Hampshire
Maine
Vermont
Dartmouth
Bruce Gillies , New Hampshire
1982
New Hampshire
Dartmouth
Vermont
Maine
George White , New Hampshire
1981
Dartmouth
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Shaun Teevens , Dartmouth
1980
Dartmouth
St. Lawrence
New Hampshire
Merrimack
Peter Lavery , Dartmouth
1979
Vermont
Dartmouth
Maine
Air Force
Craig Homola , Vermont
1978
Dartmouth
Clarkson
Boston College
Bowdoin
Steve Higgins , Dartmouth
Team records
Team
# of times participated
Titles
Dartmouth
31
8
Vermont
15
6
New Hampshire
11
4
St. Lawrence
5
2
Northeastern
4
2
Boston College
3
2
Providence
5
1
Air Force
4
1
Massachusetts–Lowell
4
1
Boston University
2
1
Massachusetts
2
1
Minnesota–Duluth
1
1
North Dakota
1
1
Maine
5
0
Army
3
0
Holy Cross
3
0
Merrimack
3
0
Bemidji State
2
0
Bowdoin
2
0
Brown
2
0
Colgate
2
0
Bowling Green
1
0
Clarkson
1
0
Colorado College
1
0
Connecticut
1
0
Dalhousie
1
0
Denver
1
0
Illinois–Chicago
1
0
Mercyhurst
1
0
Miami
1
0
Minnesota State
1
0
Notre Dame
1
0
Robert Morris
1
0
Union
1
0
Yale
1
0
References
Formerly the Dartmouth Indians
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