Ledyard Bank Classic
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.
| Sport | College ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | Thompson Arena |
| Most recent champion(s) | Boston College |
| Most titles | Dartmouth (8) |
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.
The 2016 tournament featured a predetermined schedule, as opposed to an elimination format, which prevented a traditional championship game. Winner and placement was determined by record, as UMass Lowell's two regulation wins secured a title over Dartmouth's one win and one shootout win. Army secured third place with a regulation win and shootout loss, and Colgate finished fourth with two regulation losses.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was not held in 2020.
Yearly results
Team records
| Team | # of times participated | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth | 32 | 8 |
| Vermont | 15 | 6 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 4 |
| Boston College | 4 | 3 |
| St. Lawrence | 5 | 2 |
| Northeastern | 4 | 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 |
| Mercyhurst | 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 |
| Miami | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota State | 1 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Morris | 1 | 0 |
| Union | 1 | 0 |
| Yale | 1 | 0 |
References
- "Dartmouth Men's Hockey Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). Dartmouth Big Green. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- "Men's Hockey Home Tournament Records". Dartmouth College Athletics. Retrieved 2022-01-01.