Lefty McFadden Invitational

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

Lefty McFadden Invitational

Tournament information
Sport	College ice hockey
Location	Denver, Colorado
Number of tournaments	5
Format	Single-elimination
Venue	Nutter Center
Teams	4
Final champion
Ohio State

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

• "Boston University men's Hockey 2017-18 Record Book" (PDF). Boston University Terriers. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
• "Northeastern Huskies men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Northeastern Huskies. Retrieved June 10, 2019.