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] 2008 when it returned to an annual schedule which it continues to possess.[ 2]
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 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
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
References
Formerly the Dartmouth Indians
Venues Coaches Seasons Conference affiliations Rivalries All-time leaders Frozen Four appearances NCAA Tournament appearances NHL players
