Lake Placid Invitational Tournament

Lake Placid Invitational Tournament

Sport	College ice hockey
Founded	1938
Ceased	1942
No. of teams	8 (1938-1941) 6 (1942)
Venue(s)	Jack Shea Arena
Most titles	Colgate (4)

The Lake Placid Invitational Tournament was a college men's ice hockey tournament played after Christmas at the Jack Shea Arena in Lake Placid, New York.

History

The tournament began as an 8-team tournament in 1938 with participating teams playing 3 games apiece. The series was played every year until the majority of college hockey teams suspended their programs due to World War II. The tournament was not revived after the war despite most former participants restarting their programs.

The invitees were from New York state and the surrounding regions. When Massachusetts State suspended their program in 1939, their position was filled by Colgate. Hamilton was replaced in 1940 by Lehigh. St. Lawrence suspended their program in 1941 and was replaced by New Hampshire. Due to the beginning of World War II, Lehigh, New Hampshire and Union declined to participate and the tournament was converted into a 6-team round robin format when Hamilton returned.

The winner of the tournament received the Samuel H. Packer Trophy.

Results

1938

	5th place match December 28				5th – 8th place play-offs December 27				Quarterfinals December 26				Semifinals December 27				Championship December 28
									Massachusetts State	1
									Hamilton	3
					Massachusetts State	5							Hamilton	0
					St. Lawrence	3							Cornell	2
									Cornell	11
									St. Lawrence	1
	Massachusetts State	3															Cornell	3
	MIT	5															Williams	4
									Union	0
									Middlebury	1
	Seventh place				Union	0							Middlebury	1			Third place
					MIT	1							Williams	9
	St. Lawrence	3							Williams	2							Hamilton	2
	Union	4							MIT	1							Middlebury	0

Final rankings

Rank	Team
1	Williams
2	Cornell
3	Hamilton
4	Middlebury
5	MIT
6	Massachusetts State
7	Union
8	St. Lawrence

1939*

	5th place match January 3				5th – 8th place play-offs January 2				Quarterfinals January 1				Semifinals January 2				Championship January 3
									Cornell	5
									Hamilton	4
					Hamilton	5							Cornell	3
					St. Lawrence	2							MIT	5
									MIT	6
									St. Lawrence	2
	Hamilton	1															MIT	4
	Williams	3															Colgate	5
									Colgate	7
									Union	2
	Seventh place				Union	0							Colgate	7			Third place
					Williams	4							Middlebury	3
	St. Lawrence	3							Middlebury	2							Cornell	4
	Union	4							Williams	1							Middlebury	2

Final rankings

Rank	Team
1	Colgate
2	MIT
3	Cornell
4	Middlebury
5	Williams
6	Hamilton
7	Union
8	St. Lawrence

1940

	5th place match December 28				5th – 8th place play-offs December 27				Quarterfinals December 26				Semifinals December 27				Championship December 28
									Colgate	5
									Cornell	3
					Cornell	3							Colgate	9
					Lehigh	1							MIT	1
									MIT	7
									Lehigh	2
	Cornell	1															Colgate	3
	Middlebury	0															Williams	1
									Williams	6
									Middlebury	0
	Seventh place				Middlebury	2							Williams	9			Third place
					Union	1							St. Lawrence	2
	Lehigh	3							St. Lawrence	5							MIT	3
	Union	1							Union	2							St. Lawrence	1

Final rankings

Rank	Team
1	Colgate
2	Williams
3	MIT
4	St. Lawrence
5	Cornell
6	Middlebury
7	Lehigh
8	Union

1941

	5th place match December 29				5th – 8th place play-offs December 27				Quarterfinals December 26				Semifinals December 27				Championship December 29
									Colgate	6
									MIT	5
					MIT	4							Colgate	4
					Middlebury	3							Cornell	1
									Cornell	9
									Middlebury	2
	MIT	6															Colgate	5
	Lehigh	0															Williams	1
									New Hampshire	8
									Union	0
	Seventh place				Union	1							New Hampshire	1			Third place
					Lehigh	4							Williams	3
	Middlebury	6							Williams	3							Cornell	8
	Union	2							Lehigh	0							New Hampshire	5

Final rankings

Rank	Team
1	Colgate
2	Williams
3	Cornell
4	New Hampshire
5	MIT
6	Lehigh
7	Middlebury
8	Union

1942

Round Robin

Date	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team	Score
December 26	Cornell	2	MIT	1
December 26	Colgate	12	Middlebury	2
December 26	Hamilton	6	Williams	3
December 27	Cornell	7	Middlebury	5
December 27	Colgate	13	Williams	4
December 28	Colgate	9	Hamilton	2
December 28	MIT	4	Middlebury	2
December 29	Hamilton	8	Cornell	0
December 29	Williams	4	MIT	1

Final rankings

Rank	Team	Record
1	Colgate	3–0
2	Hamilton	2–1
3	Cornell	2–1
4	Williams	1–2
5	MIT	1–2
6	Middlebury	0–3

* The 1939 tournament took place in January of 1940.

References

• "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cornell Big Red. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
• "Men's Hockey" (PDF). Colgate Raiders. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
• "Archive". The Tech. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
• "Massachusetts Collegian Archive". Massachusetts Collegian. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
• "New Hampshire Hockey 2013-14 Media Guide". New Hampshire Wildcats. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
• "Saint Hockey Record Book 2015-16" (PDF). St. Lawrence Saints. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
• "Men's Ice Hockey D-II/III All-Time Records". Union Dutchmen. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
• "Digitized Williams Record". The Williams Record. Retrieved August 1, 2021.