# Lake Placid Invitational Tournament

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 place match December 28 | 5th – 8th place play-offs December 27 | 5th – 8th place play-offs December 27 | Quarterfinals December 26 | Quarterfinals December 26 | Semifinals December 27 | Semifinals December 27 | Championship December 28 | 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 | Seventh place | Union | 0 | | | Middlebury | 1 | Third place | 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 place match January 3 | 5th – 8th place play-offs January 2 | 5th – 8th place play-offs January 2 | Quarterfinals January 1 | Quarterfinals January 1 | Semifinals January 2 | Semifinals January 2 | Championship January 3 | 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 | Seventh place | Union | 0 | | | Colgate | 7 | Third place | 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 place match December 28 | 5th – 8th place play-offs December 27 | 5th – 8th place play-offs December 27 | Quarterfinals December 26 | Quarterfinals December 26 | Semifinals December 27 | Semifinals December 27 | Championship December 28 | 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 | Seventh place | Middlebury | 2 | | | Williams | 9 | Third place | 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 place match December 29 | 5th – 8th place play-offs December 27 | 5th – 8th place play-offs December 27 | Quarterfinals December 26 | Quarterfinals December 26 | Semifinals December 27 | Semifinals December 27 | Championship December 29 | 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 | Seventh place | Union | 1 | | | New Hampshire | 1 | Third place | 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.