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. 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. 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 as 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. In 2021, the tournament returned to an elimination schedule, with Day 1's respective winning and losing teams facing each other the next day.
Yearly results Year Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place MVP 2024 Providence Dartmouth Northeastern Alaska Anchorage Graham Gamache, Providence 2023 Maine Dartmouth RIT Lake Superior State Harrison Scott, Maine 2022 Providence Merrimack Dartmouth Yale Bennett Schimek, Providence 2021 Boston College Dartmouth New Hampshire Mercyhurst Jack McBain, Boston College 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 NortheasternDartmouth 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 32 8 Vermont 15 6 New Hampshire 12 4 Boston College 4 3 St. Lawrence 5 2 Northeastern 4 2 Providence 7 3 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
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