The Rensselaer Holiday Tournament was a college ice hockey tournament hosted by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. The tournament was held annually for a duration of sixty years, from 1951 to 2010 at the Houston Field House.[1] It was, at various times, known as the Rensselaer Invitational, RPI Invitational, RPI Invitational Christmas Tournament, RPI Christmas Tournament, Rensselaer/Midland Bank Holiday Tournament, Rensselaer/HSBC Holiday Tournament and Rensselaer/Bank of America Holiday Tournament. It was the oldest college hockey tournament in the United States, older than the Beanpot by a year. Since the tournament has not been renewed since the 2010-2011 season, The Beanpot is now the oldest.

In the first edition, eight teams played in a knockout bracket. From 1952 until 1980, four teams played a round-robin. Beginning in 1981, four teams were seeded and played a bracket format with a consolation game. Rensselaer won the championship for the first time in nearly a decade in what turned out to be the tournament's final year.

Results

YearChampionRunner-upThird placeFourth placeFifth placeSixth placeSeventh placeEighth place
1951BrownSt. Patrick'sRPILoyolaHarvardDartmouthWilliamsMIT
YearChampionRunner-upThird placeFourth place
1952PrincetonRPISt. Patrick'sYale
1953St. Francis XavierRPIBrownPrinceton
1954TorontoRPISt. Francis XavierYale
1955MinnesotaRPIPrincetonLoyola
1956Michigan TechMcGillRPILaval
1957RPIBrownYaleNew Brunswick
1958Michigan StateRPIBrownPrinceton
1959North DakotaMontrealRPIYale
1960RPIHarvardNew BrunswickPrinceton
1961MichiganRPIMcGillYale
1962MinnesotaMcMasterRPIProvidence
1963RPICornellLoyolaYale
1964Minnesota–DuluthMcGillRPIColgate
1965Western OntarioBowdoinRPIMiddlebury
1966MichiganRPIColgateNew Brunswick
1967McMasterMichigan TechRPIYale
1968WaterlooRPIArmyOhio
1969ProvidenceRPIMontrealBowling Green
1970WisconsinRPIWestern OntatioNortheastern
1971ClarksonRPIOhioNew Brunswick
1972Minnesota–DuluthRPIProvidenceCarleton
1973Boston UniversityRPIDartmouthOhio State
1974NortheasternBowling GreenRPISir George Williams
1975ProvidenceRPIPrincetonNortheastern
1976RPIClarksonYalePenn
1977RPIOhio StateSt. Mary'sMcGill
1978St. LawrenceRPIPrincetonAir Force
1979Western MichiganNortheasternWestern OntarioRPI
1980MaineRPIVasbyHoly Cross
1981St. LawrenceBrownNorth DakotaRPI
1982RPIUMass LowellBowling GreenBrown
1983RPIUMass LowellNorthern ArizonaYale
1984RPITorontoMiami (OH)Ferris State
1985RPILake Superior StateRITAlaska–Anchorage
1986Ferris StateAlaska–FairbanksMerrimackRPI
1987RPIMcGillHoly CrossU.S. International
1988ProvidenceRPIAir ForceNotre Dame
1989RPIMerrimackUnionBrown
1990RPIWestern OntarioUnionAlaska–Fairbanks
1991St. LawrenceRPINortheasternUnion
1992ProvidenceRPIClarksonUMass Lowell
1993RPIUMass LowellArmyMount Allison
1994MaineRPIMerrimackMiami (OH)
1995ClarksonIllinois–ChicagoProvidenceRPI
1996RPIBrownUMassBowling Green
1997Lake SuperiorRPIYaleArmy
1998RPIMinnesota–DuluthMerrimackUnion
1999ProvidenceRPIBowling GreenUnion
2000St. LawrenceProvidenceRPINotre Dame
2001RPIUMassNiagaraQuinnipiac
2002MerrimackWayne StatePrincetonRPI
2003NortheasternMercyhurstColgateRPI
2004Air ForceRPIRobert MorrisSacred Heart
2005Nebraska–OmahaHoly CrossRPIProvidence
2006NiagaraColgateRPIOhio State
2007Notre DameRPIAlabama–HuntsvilleAmerican International
2008NortheasternRPIMercyhurstPrinceton
2009UnionRPIBentleyLake Superior
2010RPIBowling GreenAlabama-HuntsvilleConnecticut

References

  1. "Rensselaer Holiday Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
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