List of ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year
Table:
Year
Winner
Position
School

1961–62
Bob Brinkworth
Center
Rensselaer

1962–63
Ritchie Green
Defenceman
Boston University

1963–64
John Cunniff
Left wing
Boston College

1964–65
Doug Ferguson
Center
Cornell

1965–66
Kent Parrot
Forward
Harvard

1966–67
Herb Wakabayashi
Forward
Boston University

1967–68
Mike Hyndman
Right wing
Boston University

1968–69
Joe Cavanagh
Center
Harvard

1969–70
Tom Mellor
Defenceman
Boston College

1970–71
Bob Brown
Defenceman
Boston University

1971–72
Don Cutts
Goaltender
Rensselaer

1972–73
Vic Stanfield
Defenceman
Boston University

1973–74
Ron Wilson
Defenceman
Providence

1974–75
Bob Miller
Forward
New Hampshire

1975–76
Paul Skidmore
Goaltender
Boston College

1976–77
Jack Hughes
Defenceman
Harvard

1977–78
Mark Fidler
Forward
Boston University

1978–79
Bill Whelton
Defenceman
Boston University

1979–80
Mark Fusco
Defenceman
Harvard

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The 1961-62 NCAA men 's ice hockey season began in November 1961 and concluded with the 1962 NCAA Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 17 , 1962 at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica , New York . This was the 15th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 67th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team . This was the premier season for ECAC Hockey which began as a conglomerate of 28 eastern schools among which 8 teams were selected by a committee to participate in a postseason tournament that would determine which university ( s ) would receive bids to the NCAA tournament . Due to the sheer number of schools and the lack of any scheduling criteria the teams played a vastly unbalanced schedule . As a result , the regular season standings were effectively immaterial in determining the conference tournament participants and the committee based their selections on which teams they felt were the best representatives . Despite already being in the Tri-State League Clarkson , Rensselaer and St. Lawrence were also founding members of ECAC Hockey and played concurrently in both conferences until the Tri-State League folded in 1972 . This was the first season for Minnesota-Duluth as a university sponsored program .
The centre ( or center in the United States ) in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice , away from the sideboards . Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player . Centres are ideally stronger , faster skaters who can back-check quickly from deep in the opposing zone . Generally , centres are expected to be gifted passers more than goal scorers , although there are exceptions . They are also expected to have exceptional ice vision , intelligence , and creativity . They also generally are the most defensively oriented forwards on the ice . Centres usually play as part of a line of players that are substituted frequently to keep fresh and keep the game moving .
The RPI Engineers men 's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ( RPI ) . The Engineers are a member of ECAC Hockey ( ECACH ) . They play at the Houston Field House in Troy , New York .
The 1962-63 NCAA men 's ice hockey season began in November 1962 and concluded with the 1963 NCAA Division I Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 16 , 1963 at the McHugh Forum in Chestnut Hill , Massachusetts . This was the 16th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 68th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team .
Defence ( defense in the United States ) in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring . They are often referred to as defencemen , D , D-men or blueliners ( the latter a reference to the blue line in ice hockey which represents the boundary of the offensive zone ; defencemen generally position themselves along the line to keep the puck in the zone ) . They were once called cover-point . A good defenceman is both strong in defensive and offensive play and for defenceman pairing also need to be good at defending and attacking . In regular play , two defencemen complement three forwards and a goaltender on the ice . Exceptions include overtime during the regular season and when a team is shorthanded ( i.e . has been assessed a penalty ) , in which two defencemen are typically joined by only two forwards and a goaltender ; in National Hockey League play in overtime effective with the 2015-16 season the teams have only three position players and a goaltender on the ice and may use either two forwards and one defenceman ( typically ) , or conversely , two defencemen and one forward .
The Boston University Terriers mens ice hockey program is one of the most storied teams in NCAA Division I hockey , playing its first ever game in 1918 and winning five national championships , while making twenty-two appearances in the Frozen Four . BU has won twelve major conference tournament championships as well as 30 titles in the historic Beanpot tournament featuring the four major Boston collegiate hockey teams . BU played in the Eastern College Athletic Conference ( ECAC ) from 1961 to 1984 , winning five tournament championships ; and has since competed in the Hockey East Association , winning seven tournament titles . Mens ice hockey is the most popular sport at Boston University and has a large fan base on campus and among BU alumni nationwide .
The 1963-64 NCAA men 's ice hockey season began in November 1963 and concluded with the 1964 NCAA Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 21 , 1964 at the University of Denver Arena in Denver , Colorado . This was the 17th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 69th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team . This was the final year where no distinction in classification was made for NCAA ice hockey . The following year saw 14 members of the ECAC drop down to a new College Division to separate teams on a more equal financial footing . While some would resurface at the D-I level in later years most would remain in the lower-tier leagues . This was the first season of play for both Wisconsin and Ohio State as university sponsored clubs . While both were members of the Big Ten Conference they did not play the other three member schools and thus did not qualify for the informal ice hockey conference .
John Paul Cunniff ( July 9 , 1944 - May 10 , 2002 ) was an American NHL hockey coach and former professional player who appeared in 65 World Hockey Association regular season games between 1972 and 1976 . Cunniff was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003 .
Winger , in the game of ice hockey , is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area . They typically work by flanking the centre forward . Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink . Nowadays , there are different types of wingers in the game - out-and-out goal scorers , checkers who disrupt the opponents , and forwards who work along the boards and in the corners . They tend to be bigger than centreman and smaller than defenseman . This position is commonly referred to by the side of the rink that the winger normally takes , i.e . left wing or right wing .
The Boston College Eagles are a Division I college hockey program that represent Boston College in Chestnut Hill , Massachusetts . The team has competed in Hockey East since 1984 , having previously played in the ECAC . The Eagles have won five national championships , the most recent coming in 2012 . Home games have been played at Kelley Rink at Conte Forum , named after coach John Snooks Kelley , since 1988 , having previously played at McHugh Forum . The Eagles are coached by former Eagles forward Jerry York , who has won the most games of any head coach in NCAA hockey history , having surpassed Ron Mason 's 924th win on December 29 , 2012 . York is an alumnus of Boston College , a member of the class of 1967 .
The 1964-65 NCAA University Division men 's ice hockey season began in November 1964 and concluded with the 1965 NCAA University Division Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 20 , 1965 at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence , Rhode Island . This was the 18th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 70th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team . The ECAC conference was nearly halved before the season , going from 29 teams the previous year down to 15 . This happened due to the creation of a lower-tier division for the schools that could n't afford or were n't willing to compete with the wealthier universities . The lower tier would go through several changes over the years but continues to operate as the Division III level as well as the lone remaining Division II conference , Northeast-10 . ( as of 2016 )
The Cornell Big Red men 's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Cornell University . Cornell competes in the ECAC Hockey conference and plays its home games at Lynah Rink in Ithaca , New York . Six of the eight Ivy League schools sponsor men 's hockey and all six teams play in the twelve-team ECAC . The Ivy League crowns a champion based on the results of the games played between its members during the ECAC season . Cornell has won the ECAC Championship a record 12 times and has won the Ivy League Title 23 times , second to Harvard 's 25 . The 1970 Cornell Hockey team , coached by Ned Harkness was the first ( and currently only team ) in NCAA hockey history to win a national title while being undefeated and untied with a perfect 29-0-0 record . The Big Red 's archrival is the Harvard Crimson . The teams meet at least twice each season for installments of the historic Cornell-Harvard hockey rivalry .
The 1965-66 NCAA University Division men 's ice hockey season began in November 1965 and concluded with the 1966 NCAA University Division Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 19 , 1966 , at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis , Minnesota . This was the 19th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 71st year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team . Minnesota-Duluth joined the WCHA beginning with this season . Pennsylvania promoted their club program to varsity status and began playing as an independent .
In ice hockey , a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score and assist goals . Generally , the forwards try to stay in three different lanes , also known as thirds , of the ice going from goal to goal . It is not mandatory , however , to stay in a lane . Staying in a lane aids in forming the common offensive strategy known as a triangle . One forward obtains the puck and then the forwards pass it between themselves making the goalie move side to side . This strategy opens up the net for scoring opportunities . This strategy allows for a constant flow of the play , attempting to maintain the control of play by one team in the offensive zone . The forwards can pass to the defence players playing at the blue line , thus freeing up the play and allowing either a shot from the point ( blue line position where the defence stands ) or a pass back to the offence . This then begins the triangle again . Each team has three forwards in each line :
The Harvard Crimson men 's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Harvard University . The Crimson are a member of ECAC Hockey . They play at the Bright Hockey Center in Boston , Massachusetts . The Crimson hockey team is one of the oldest college ice hockey teams in the United States , having played their first game on January 19 , 1898 , in a 0-6 loss to Brown . The Crimson 's archrival is the Cornell Big Red . The teams meet at least twice each season for installments of the historic Cornell-Harvard hockey rivalry .
The 1966-67 NCAA University Division men 's ice hockey season began in November 1966 and concluded with the 1967 NCAA University Division Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 18 , 1967 at the Onondaga County War Memorial in Syracuse , New York . This was the 20th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 72nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team . New Hampshire returned to a partial University Division schedule but still qualified for the lower-tier ECAC playoffs for this and the following season . They would become a full-time top division program for the 1968-69 season . Cornell 's win was the first by an eastern team since 1954 ending the 12-year dominance of the WCHA . On June 7 1967 , Al Karlander became the first NCAA player to be selected in an NHL Draft .
Osamu Herb Wakabayashi ( December 23 , 1944 - June 2 , 2015 ) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player .
The 1967-68 NCAA University Division men 's ice hockey season began in November 1967 and concluded with the 1968 NCAA Division I Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 16 , 1968 , at the Duluth Arena Auditorium in Duluth , Minnesota . This was the 21st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 73rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team . Pennsylvania joined ECAC Hockey beginning with this season .
Mike Hyndman ( born December 8 , 1945 in Quebec City , Quebec ) is a Canadian former ice hockey right winger who played in the World Hockey Association for the New England Whalers and the Los Angeles Sharks . Hyndman spent two seasons in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Montreal Junior Canadiens before spending three seasons with Boston University . He turned pro in 1970 in the American Hockey League for the Montreal Voyageurs and then played for the Boston Braves in the same league in 1971 . He split the 1972-73 season in the World Hockey Association for the New England Whalers and the Los Angeles Sharks , playing 59 games for the Whalers and 19 games for the Sharks . Spells in the Southern Hockey League for the Greensboro Generals and in the Western Hockey League for the Phoenix Roadrunners was followed with eight more games for the Los Angeles Shark during the 1973-74 season . After one season in the North American Hockey League for the Cape Codders , Hyndman finished his career in Europe with spells in Finland and Austria .
The 1968-69 NCAA University Division men 's ice hockey season began in November 1968 and concluded with the 1969 NCAA University Division Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 15 , 1969 at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs , Colorado . This was the 22nd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 74th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team . Wisconsin was admitted into the WCHA beginning with this season . Because they now played each of the other three Big Ten teams they were included into the informal conference standings . Air Force and Notre Dame both begin to sponsor their ice hockey programs . Both teams start as independents .
Joseph V. Cavanagh Jr. ( born April 13 , 1948 ) is an American attorney and former ice hockey player . Cavanagh was a three-time all-state selection as a high schooler in Rhode Island . He went on to play hockey at Harvard University where he earned multiple awards including being named an All-American for three straight years . He left Harvard as the school 's all-time assist leader which has since been passed . However , he remains the Beanpot 's all-time leading scorer . An injury lead him to stop pursuing a career in hockey . He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1994 and named one of the top 50 players in ECAC history in 2010 . Following his hockey career Cavanagh began practicing law becoming a successful attorney . He is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association and the Board of Bar Examiners .
The 1969-70 NCAA University Division men 's ice hockey season began in November 1969 and concluded with the 1970 NCAA University Division Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 21 , 1970 , at the Olympic Arena in Lake Placid , New York . This was the 23rd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 75th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team . In 1969 the NCAA changed their bylaws to permit freshman to play on the Varsity team . Beginning with this season universities were permitted to not only have first-year students play for their teams but to also have said players earn letters for four seasons rather than the previous limit of three . As a consequence the WCHA offered both a Sophomore-of-the-Year and Freshman-of-the-Year awards with the previous being formally retired following the campaign . Cornell finished the 1969-70 season with an undefeated record of 24-0 , only the second flawless campaign in the modern history of Division I ice hockey . The previous unblemished season ( Clarkson in 1955-56 ) , however , came with a caveat as 8 Golden Knight players were 4-year seniors ( a violation of NCAA regulations at the time ) . As a result , the Clarkson team declined to play in the NCAA tournament . Cornell 's undefeated team had no such issues and was able to compete in , and win , both their conference tournament and the NCAA tournament to become the first and thus far only undefeated NCAA champion ( as of 2016 ) .
Thomas Robert Mellor ( born January 27 , 1950 ) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman .
The 1970-71 NCAA University Division men 's ice hockey season began in November 1970 and concluded with the 1971 NCAA University Division Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 20 , 1971 at the Onondaga War Memorial in Syracuse , New York . This was the 24th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 76th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team . Saint Louis begins to sponsor their ice hockey program as an independent .
Robert Bob Brown ( born December 18 , 1950 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association ( WHA ) . He played parts of two WHA seasons for the Philadelphia Blazers , New York Raiders , New York Golden Blades and Jersey Knights . Brown was drafted in the sixth round of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens . As a youth , Brown played in the 1963 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Scarboro Lions minor ice hockey team .
The 1971-72 NCAA University Division men 's ice hockey season began in November 1971 and concluded with the 1972 NCAA University Division Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 18 , 1972 at the Boston Garden in Boston , Massachusetts . This was the 25th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 77th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team . This was the first year of play for the CCHA with former independents Ohio State and Saint Louis being joined by new programs from Bowling Green and Ohio . Notre Dame joined the WCHA . For the final time the ICAC awarded a trophy to the league champion .
Donald Edward Cutts ( born February 24 , 1953 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender . Cutts was selected in the seventh round of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft , 97th overall , by the New York Islanders and in the fourth round of the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft , 48th overall , by the Houston Aeros . He had a seven-year professional career , largely in the minor leagues , which was highlighted by six NHL games in the 1979-80 season with the Edmonton Oilers . Cutts best minor league season was in the IHL in 1975-76 with the Muskegon Mohawks , where he was named to the IHL First All-Star Team . He also set his best personal mark for games started , with 58 . He retired in 1982 .
In ice hockey , the goaltender or goalie is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team 's net , thus preventing the opposing team from scoring . The goaltender usually plays in or near the area in front of the net called the goal crease ( often referred to simply as the crease or the net ) . Goaltenders tend to stay at or beyond the top of the crease to cut down on the angle of shots . In today 's age of goaltending there are two common styles , butterfly and hybrid ( hybrid is a mix of the traditional stand-up style and butterfly technique ) . Because of the power of shots , the goaltender wears special equipment designed to protect the body from direct impact . The goalie is one of the most valuable players on the ice , as their performance can greatly change the outcome or score of the game . One-on-one situations , such as breakaways and shootouts , have the tendency to highlight a goaltender 's pure skill , or lack thereof . No more than one goaltender is allowed to be on the ice for each team at any given time . Teams are not required to use a goaltender and may instead opt to play with an additional skater , but the defensive disadvantage this poses generally means that the strategy is only used as a desperation maneuver when trailing late in a game or can be used if the opposing team has a delayed penalty ( if the team receiving the penalty touches the puck the play will stop ) . The goaltender is also known as the goalie , goaler , goalkeeper , net minder , and tender by those involved in the hockey community . In the early days of the sport , the term was spelled with a hyphen as goal-tender . The art of playing the position is called goaltending and there are coaches , usually called the goalie coach who specialize exclusively in working with goaltenders .
The 1972-73 NCAA University Division men 's ice hockey season began in November 1972 and concluded with the 1973 NCAA University Division Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 17 , 1973 at the Boston Garden in Boston , Massachusetts . This was the 26th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 78th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team . After the season Denver 's participation in the NCAA tournament was vacated due to violations of NCAA regulations . After the season Army was classified as a Division II squad as part of the NCAA 's numerical classification system . Lake Superior State began to sponsor their ice hockey program and the team was promptly admitted into the CCHA .
Vic Stanfield ( born 12 May 1951 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player . He was a two-time All-American for Boston University , and went on to play eight seasons in the German Bundesliga for the Krefeld Pinguine , becoming the team 's all-time leading scorer . He graduated from Boston University in 1975 .
The 1973-74 NCAA Division I men 's ice hockey season began in October 1973 and concluded with the 1974 NCAA Division I Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 16 , 1974 at the Boston Garden in Boston , Massachusetts . This was the 27th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 79th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team . In the summer of 1973 the NCAA changed the classifications of the tiers in each of their sponsored sports . The University- and College-divisions were done away with and replaced by numerical designations making this the first official Division I season . The NIT held a competing ice hockey tournament for the first time . The tournament included NAIA champion Lake Superior State , ECAC 2 champion Vermont and two NCAA Division I schools ( Minnesota-Duluth and Saint Louis ) . Minnesota-Duluth won the championship but the tournament was not renewed for a second season .
Ronald Lawrence Wilson ( born May 28 , 1955 ) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey player and head coach . In his coaching career in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) , he has coached the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , Washington Capitals , San Jose Sharks and Toronto Maple Leafs . He also was head coach of the United States men 's national ice hockey team at the 1998 and 2010 Winter Olympics . Wilson holds dual citizenship of the United States and Canada .
The Providence Friars men 's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Providence College . The Friars are a member of Hockey East . The skating Friars are currently coached by Nate Leaman has been the head coach of the skating Friars since 2011 , leading them to a national championship in 2015 . They play at the 3,030-seat Schneider Arena in Providence , Rhode Island .
The 1974-75 NCAA Division I men 's ice hockey season began in October 1974 and concluded with the 1975 NCAA Division I Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 15 , 1975 at the St. Louis Arena in St. Louis , Missouri . This was the 28th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 80th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team .
Robert Michael Miller , Jr. ( born September 28 , 1956 in Medford , Massachusetts and grew up in Billerica , Massachusetts ) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 404 games in the National Hockey League between 1977 and 1985 . He played for the Boston Bruins , Colorado Rockies , Los Angeles Kings . Miller also played in the SM-liiga in Finland for Kärpät and the Nationalliga A in Switzerland for HC Sierre-Anniviers . Miller was a college hockey star for the University of New Hampshire as well as the US national team at the 1976 Winter Olympics before turning professional . He was also a member of the US team at the 1981 Canada Cup and 1977 , 1981 , 1982 , 1985 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments . He is the older brother of Paul Miller .
The New Hampshire Wildcats men 's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of New Hampshire . The Wildcats are a member of Hockey East . They play at the Whittemore Center Arena in Durham , New Hampshire .
The 1975-76 NCAA Division I men 's ice hockey season began in October 1975 and concluded with the 1976 NCAA Division I Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 27 , 1976 at the University of Denver Arena in Denver , Colorado . This was the 29th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 81st year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team .
Paul Skidmore ( born July 22 , 1956 in Smithtown , New York ) is an American retired professional ice hockey goaltender who played two games in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues .
The 1976-77 NCAA Division I men 's ice hockey season began in October 1976 and concluded with the 1977 NCAA Division I Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 26 , 1977 at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit , Michigan . This was the 30th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 82nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team .
Jon Francis Jack Hughes ( born July 20 , 1957 in Somerville , Massachusetts ) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played 46 games in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies . He played with the 1980 U.S Olympic team , who would eventually go on to defeat the highly favoured Soviet Union team in the famous Miracle on Ice game . However , he was cut shortly before the beginning of the Olympics , and never got to play with the team as they won the gold medal .
The 1977-78 NCAA Division I men 's ice hockey season began in October 1977 and concluded with the 1978 NCAA Division I Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 25 , 1978 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence , Rhode Island . This was the 31st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 83rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team .
The 1978-79 NCAA Division I men 's ice hockey season began in October 1978 and concluded with the 1979 NCAA Division I Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 24 , 1979 at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit , Michigan . This was the 32nd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 84th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team .
William Whelton ( born August 28 , 1959 in Everett , Massachusetts and raised in Charlestown , Massachusetts ) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League . He played for the Winnipeg Jets .
The 1979-80 NCAA Division I men 's ice hockey season began in October 1979 and concluded with the 1980 NCAA Division I Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 29 , 1980 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence , Rhode Island . This was the 33rd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 85th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team .
Mark Edward Fusco ( born March 12 , 1961 ) is a retired professional ice hockey player who appeared in 80 NHL regular season games for the Hartford Whalers in 1984-85 . As an amateur , Fusco won the Hobey Baker Award in 1983 while playing for the Harvard University men 's ice hockey team . He would also be a member of the American 1984 Winter Olympics ice hockey team . Fusco also represented the U.S. in the 1984 Canada Cup and 1985 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments before retiring from professional hockey . Fusco was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002 and has been named as a recipient of the 2009 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award . From 2005 to 2013 , Fusco was Chief Executive Officer and President of Aspen Technology Inc .
The 1980-81 NCAA Division I men 's ice hockey season began in October 1980 and concluded with the 1981 NCAA Division I Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on March 28 , 1981 at the Duluth Arena in Duluth , Minnesota . This was the 34th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 86th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team . For the first time the Hobey Baker Award was conferred after the conclusion of the regular season . After the season four teams from the WCHA left to join the CCHA . As a result of dividing the four Big Ten schools that had previously been in the WCHA the Big Ten stopped declaring a conference ice hockey champion until the formation of a separate conference in 2013-14 .
Don Sylvestri ( born June 2 , 1961 in Sudbury , Ontario ) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played three games in the National Hockey League . He played with the Boston Bruins .
The Clarkson Golden Knights men 's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Clarkson University . The Golden Knights have been a member of ECAC Hockey since 1962 , and play their home games at Cheel Arena in Potsdam , New York . Although it is said [ by whom ? ] that the first Clarkson hockey game was played in 1916 against the Hogansburg Indians , they were established as a hockey club in 1921 , under the tutelage of head coach Gordon Croskery , and led by captain Bill Johnson . The Knights won their opening encounter against Alexandria Bay , 6-4 , and finished the year with a 2-1 record , their first of 72 winning seasons .