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Lefty McFadden Invitational
Tournament information
SportCollege ice hockey
LocationDenver, Colorado
Number of
tournaments		5
FormatSingle-elimination
VenueNutter Center
Teams4
Final champion
Ohio State

The Lefty McFadden Invitational was a mid-season college ice hockey tournament first played in 2002. It was discontinued after 2007.

History

In 2002, a college ice hockey tournament was founded in honor of long-time executive Edgar "Lefty" McFadden. Having worked as a sports writer for the Dayton Daily News and served as both GM and vice president of the Dayton Gems, the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio was a logical place to hold the tournament. The nearest Division I team, Miami, served as host for the tournament, which was conducted at the beginning of the season. Just over two years into the tournament's existence, Lefty McFadden died at the age of 81. The series survived for two more years before going on hiatus .

The tournament returned in 2007 with Ohio State as host but was not renewed after the season.

Results

Year Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place
2002 Miami Bowling Green Niagara Air Force
2003 Denver St. Lawrence Ohio State Miami
2004 Miami Northeastern Michigan Boston University
2005 Michigan State North Dakota Miami Wayne State
2007 Ohio State Wisconsin Notre Dame Mercyhurst

Game results

2002

Semifinals
October 4 		Championship
October 5
    
Miami 12
Air Force 1
Miami 2
Bowling Green 1
Bowling Green 4
Niagara 1 Third place
Air Force 3
Niagara 7

2003

Semifinals
October 3 		Championship
October 4
    
Miami 1
St. Lawrence 3
St. Lawrence 0
Denver 3
Denver 5
Ohio State 2 Third place
Miami 3
Ohio State 5

2004

Semifinals
October 8 		Championship
October 9
    
Miami 5
Boston University 1
Miami 6
Northeastern 2
Michigan 2
Northeastern 4 Third place
Boston University 2
Michigan 7

2005

Semifinals
October 8 		Championship
October 9
    
Miami 0
North Dakota 3
North Dakota 0
Michigan State 3
Michigan State 5
Wayne State 1 Third place
Miami 4
Wayne State 0

2007

Semifinals
October 12 		Championship
October 13
    
Ohio State 2
Mercyhurst 1
Ohio State 5
Wisconsin 3
Notre Dame 1
Wisconsin 4 Third place
Mercyhurst 0
Notre Dame 4


Participating teams

Team # of times participated Titles
Miami 4 2
Ohio State 2 1
Denver 1 1
Michigan State 1 1
Air Force 1 0
Boston University 1 0
Bowling Green 1 0
Mercyhurst 1 0
Michigan 1 0
Niagara 1 0
North Dakota 1 0
Northeastern 1 0
Notre Dame 1 0
St. Lawrence 1 0
Wayne State 1 0
Wisconsin 1 0

References

  1. "RedHawks Win First-Ever Lefty McFadden Invitational With 2-1 Defeat Of Bowling Green". Miami RedHawks. October 5, 2002. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  2. "Edgar McFadden". Legacy.com. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
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