Mariucci Classic

The Mariucci Classic is an annual men's college ice hockey tournament hosted by the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The tournament is contested by the Minnesota Golden Gophers and three visiting teams. Since the inaugural tournament in 1991, it has typically been held in December. The tournament went on hiatus for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, but returned for 2019-20.

Yearly results

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place
2019	Minnesota	St. Cloud State	Minnesota State	Bemidji State
2016 (Dec)	Minnesota	UMass Amherst	Mercyhurst	Alabama–Huntsville
2016 (Jan)	Harvard	Minnesota	Ferris State	Connecticut
2015	UMass-Lowell	Merrimack	Minnesota	RIT
2014	Colgate	Ferris State	Minnesota	Rensselaer
2012	Minnesota	Boston College	Air Force	Alabama-Huntsville
2011	Northeastern	Minnesota	Princeton	Niagara
2010–11 (Dec–Jan)	Bemidji State	Union	Minnesota	Ferris State
2010	Northern Michigan	Minnesota	Bowling Green	Clarkson
2009	Minnesota	Northeastern	Western Michigan	Brown
2007	Boston College	RIT	Minnesota	Air Force
2006	Minnesota	Ferris State	Alabama–Huntsville	UMass
2005	Minnesota	UMass Lowell	Union	Canisius
2004	Minnesota	Northern Michigan	Merrimack	Harvard
2003	Minnesota	New Hampshire	Miami	Princeton
2002	Minnesota	Boston College	Yale	Bowling Green
2001	Minnesota	Providence	Western Michigan	Ferris State
2000	Minnesota	Lake Superior State	Bemidji State	Union
1999	Minnesota	Northern Michigan	UMass	Harvard
1998	Princeton	Boston University	Ohio State	Minnesota
1997	Northeastern	Minnesota	Notre Dame	Brown
1996	Minnesota	Miami (OH)	Clarkson	Boston College
1995	Minnesota	Bowling Green	New Hampshire	Harvard
1994	Boston University	Minnesota	Western Michigan	Yale
1993–94 (Dec–Jan)	Lake Superior State	Minnesota	Maine	Cornell
1993	Ferris State	St. Lawrence	Illinois–Chicago	Minnesota
1991	Minnesota	Bowling Green	Providence	Boston College

External links

Mariucci Classic archive at the College Hockey Historical Archives

v t e Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	St. Paul Hippodrome (1923–1934) St. Paul Auditorium (1932–1950) (occasionally) Minneapolis Arena (1925–1950) (primary arena) Williams Arena (1950–93) 3M Arena at Mariucci (1993–present)
Head coaches	I. D. MacDonald (1921–23) Emil Iverson (1923–30) Frank Pond (1930–35) Larry Armstrong (1935–47) Doc Romnes (1947–52) John Mariucci (1952–55, 1956–66) Marsh Ryman (1955–56) Glen Sonmor (1966–71) Ken Yackel (1971–72) Herb Brooks (1972–79) Brad Buetow (1979–85) Doug Woog (1985–99) Mike Guentzel (1996) Don Lucia (1999–2018) Bob Motzko (2018–present)
Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–2013) Big Ten (1958–1981, 2013–present)
Rivalries and trophy games	Minnesota Duluth North Dakota St. Cloud State Wisconsin Mariucci-Bessone Trophy with Michigan State Mariucci-Renfrew Trophy with Michigan
Culture & lore	Mariucci Classic North Star College Cup
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders John Mayasich (298 Points) John Mayasich (144 Goals) Kellen Briggs (84 Wins)
National championships	1974 1976 1979 2002 2003
Runner-Up Finishes	1953 1954 1971 1975 1981 1989 2014
Frozen Four appearances	1953 1954 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1981 1983 1986 1987 1988 1989 1994 1995 2002 2003 2005 2012 2014 2022 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances	1953 1954 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1980 1981 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017 2021 2022 2023 2024
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1980 1981 1993 1994 1996 2003 2004 2007
Notable players	Aaron Broten Neal Broten Kellen Briggs Mike Crowley Tim Harrer Jordan Leopold John Mayasich Pat Micheletti Todd Richards Robb Stauber
Hobey Baker Award winners	Neal Broten (1981) Robb Stauber (1988) Brian Bonin (1996) Jordan Leopold (2002)
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