# Codfish Bowl

The Codfish Bowl is an annual Division III college ice hockey mid-season tournament. It is the oldest tournament operating at the D-III level and the second oldest extant tournament for any level of play.

## History

In 1965 Boston State head coach Eddie Barry, looking for a lower-division answer to the Beanpot, founded the tournament with the help of athletic director Gus Sullivan. The series was used as a showcase for the smaller schools in college hockey and was absorbed by the program at Massachusetts–Boston when the two schools merged in 1982.
The tournament began before the NCAA instituted numerical divisions, but in 1973 it switched from College Division to Division II, where Boston State played. After the merger, UMB jumped up to D-II, allowing the tournament to remain at that level. In 1984, virtually all Division II schools dropped down to Division III, which is where the tournament has been played ever since.
The tournament was typically held before the New Year's Day, however, in recent years the championship has occurred both before and after January 1. This results in some years having two tournaments and others having none.

## Yearly results

| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place |
| 1965 | Boston State | Salem State | | |
| 1966 | Boston State | Salem State | | |
| 1967 | Boston State | Salem State | Ohio | Massachusetts |
| 1968 | Boston State | American International | | |
| 1969 | Boston State | Merrimack | Colby | Norwich |
| 1970 | Merrimack | Boston State | Colby | Colby |
| 1971 | Boston State | Merrimack | Salem State | Norwich |
| 1972 | Saint Anselm | Boston State | Salem State | Salem State |
| 1973 | Salem State | Boston State | Saint Anselm | American International |
| 1974 | Salem State | Saint Anselm | Boston State | Boston State |
| 1975 | Merrimack | Boston State | Salem State | Saint Anselm |
| 1976 | Lowell | Boston State | Salem State | Salem State |
| 1977 | Salem State | Boston State | Saint Anselm | Lowell |
| 1978 | Lowell | Boston State | Salem State | Salem State |
| 1979 | Lowell | Westfield State | Babson | Boston State |
| 1980 | Westfield State | Norwich | Babson | Boston State |
| 1981 | Babson | Westfield State | Norwich | Boston State |
| 1982 | Westfield State | American International | Massachusetts–Boston | Worcester State |
| 1983 | Massachusetts–Boston | Babson | Westfield State, North Adams State ? | Westfield State, North Adams State ? |
| 1984 | Saint Anselm | Massachusetts–Boston | Babson | Westfield State |
| 1985 | Salem State | Massachusetts–Boston | Norwich | Saint Anselm |
| 1986 | Bowdoin | Saint Anselm | Massachusetts–Boston, Salem State (tie) | Massachusetts–Boston, Salem State (tie) |
| 1987 | Elmira | Massachusetts–Boston | Salem State | Holy Cross |
| 1988 | Bowdoin | Massachusetts–Boston | Elmira | Salem State |
| 1989 | Salem State | Massachusetts–Boston | Norwich | Saint Anselm |
| 1990 | Salem State | Massachusetts–Boston | Hamilton | Hamilton |
| 1991 | Salem State | North Adams State | Saint Anselm | Massachusetts–Boston |
| 1992 | Connecticut | American International | Elmira | Massachusetts–Boston |
| 1993 | Salem State | Williams | American International | Massachusetts–Boston |
| 1994 | Hamilton | New England College | Massachusetts–Boston | Amherst |
| 1995 | Babson | Massachusetts–Boston | Gustavus Adolphus, American International (tie) | Gustavus Adolphus, American International (tie) |
| 1996 | Norwich | Massachusetts–Boston | Gustavus Adolphus | Framingham State |
| 1997 | Massachusetts–Boston | Saint Anselm | Potsdam State | Southern Maine |
| 1998 | Saint Anselm | Massachusetts–Boston | Babson | Saint Michael's |
| 1999 | Amherst | Massachusetts–Boston | Saint Anselm | Fitchburg State |
| 2000 | Elmira | Massachusetts–Boston | Saint Anselm | New Hampshire College |
| 2001 | Fitchburg State | Massachusetts–Boston | Saint Michael's | Skidmore |
| 2002 | Babson | Southern New Hampshire | Saint Michael's | Massachusetts–Boston |
| 2003 | Skidmore | Massachusetts–Boston | Southern Maine | Worcester State |
| 2004 | Babson | Massachusetts–Boston | Saint Michael's | Fitchburg State |
| 2005 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | Southern New Hampshire | Connecticut College | Massachusetts–Boston |
| 2006 | Skidmore | Massachusetts–Boston | Framingham State | Suffolk |
| 2007 | Massachusetts–Boston | Fitchburg State | Southern New Hampshire | Suffolk |
| 2008 | Westfield State | Fitchburg State | Suffolk | Massachusetts–Boston |
| 2009 | Suffolk | Massachusetts–Boston | Johnson & Wales | Southern New Hampshire |
| 2010 | Fitchburg State | Massachusetts–Boston | Wentworth | Assumption |
| 2012 | Tufts | Massachusetts–Boston | Johnson & Wales | Southern New Hampshire |
| 2013 | Massachusetts–Boston | Johnson & Wales | Wentworth | Fitchburg State |
| 2014 | Massachusetts–Boston | Southern New Hampshire | Tufts | Suffolk |
| 2015 | Connecticut College | Lake Forest | Massachusetts–Boston, Hamilton (tie) | Massachusetts–Boston, Hamilton (tie) |
| 2015 | Brockport State | Westfield State | Massachusetts–Boston | Johnson & Wales |
| 2016 | Salve Regina | Massachusetts–Boston | Connecticut College | Franklin Pierce |
| 2017 | Salve Regina | Massachusetts–Boston | Adrian | Williams |
| 2019 | Cortland State | Massachusetts–Boston | Tufts | Bryn Athyn |
| 2020 | Wesleyan | Massachusetts–Boston | Albertus Magnus | Fitchburg State |
| 2021 | Massachusetts–Boston | Post | Rhode Island | Franklin Pierce |
| 2022 | Massachusetts–Boston | Albertus Magnus | Tufts | Fitchburg State |
| 2024 | Connecticut College | Massachusetts–Boston | Worcester State | Suffolk |
| 2025 | Wisconsin–Superior | Massachusetts–Boston | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | Fitchburg State |