Crab Pot Tournament

The Crab Pot Tournament (also stylized as CrabPot Tournament or Navy Crab Pot) is a men's college ice hockey tournament hosted annually by the United States Naval Academy. The Midshipman have competed in every edition of the tournament, with local schools such as the University of Maryland and Towson University being regular participants.
It is the oldest college hockey tournament operating at the non-varsity level and one of the oldest extant tournaments for any level of play.
== History ==
Navy Hockey began as an informal student group in the early 1960s and was officially formed as a club (non-varsity) sports team in 1971. In 1975, Steven Gordon became the head coach of the hockey program. Gordon, a former goalie at Northeastern University in the 1970s, had played in the Beanpot tournament in Boston. He and the team created their own version of the competition for the 1977–78 season. The original tournament was slatted to include Ramapo College, the University of Delaware, and Penn State University. Penn State was eventual replaced with Rutgers University.
Crowds of hundreds to thousands regularly attend the two-day tournament at the Naval Academy. In its early years the Crab Pot regularly overlapped with Super Bowl weekend, with the championship game coinciding with the NFL game. This tradition was abandoned in the 1980s and now the tournament regularly takes place in mid-February. Initially the Crab Pot sometimes included varsity NCAA teams. However the majority of the tournament field, and in later years the entirety, has been made up of other non-varsity programs.
The winning team receives the Crab Pot Trophy and has its name hung on a large banner above the ice rink.
== Format ==
The tournament is two rounds over two days, with the first day having all four participants play in semifinal games. The second day features the consolation game and the championship game.
== Year-by-year results ==
Note: If a final standing is not listed in the third column that either means the consolation game did not take place that year or that the information is unavailable.
Year	Winner 	Score 	Runner-up 	Other Participants (Final standing) 	References
1978	Navy Midshipmen 	6–4 	Ramapo College 	University of Delaware (3rd)Rutgers University (4th) 	
1979	Ramapo College 	7–6 (OT) 	Navy Midshipmen 	University of Delaware (3rd)St. John's University (4th) 	
1980	Navy Midshipmen 	8–3 	Ramapo College 	West Chester State College (3rd)St. Bonaventure University (4th) 	
1981	Navy Midshipmen 	5–4 	Penn State University 	Ramapo College (3rd)West Chester State College (4th) 	
1982	Penn State University 	11–2 	Navy Midshipmen 	Upsala College (3rd)Suffolk University (4th) 	
1983	Navy Midshipmen 	6–2 	Penn State University 	Canisius College (3rd)University of Delaware (4th) 	
1984	Iona College 	3–0 	Penn State University 	Navy MidshipmenWestern New England College 	
1985	Penn State University 	3–1 	Iona College 	Navy MidshipmenCurry College 	
1986	Penn State University 	6–5 	Navy Midshipmen 	University of DelawareWest Chester University 	
1987	Penn State University 	7–4 	Navy Midshipmen 	University of DelawareWest Chester University 	
1988	Community College of Rhode Island 	 	Navy Midshipmen 	University of Delaware (3rd) (wd) 	
1989	Community College of Rhode Island 	 	 	Navy MidshipmenUnknownUnknown 	
1990	Villanova University 	10–2 	Navy Midshipmen 	University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester University 	
1991	Navy Midshipmen 	5–3 	West Chester University 	University of Rhode Island (3rd)Fordham University (4th) 	
1992	University of Maryland 	6–5 (OT) 	Navy Midshipmen 	University of West VirginiaUnknown 	
1993	Eastern Michigan University 	5–4 	Navy Midshipmen 	Worcester Polytechnic Institute (3rd)University of Maryland (4th) 	
1994	Eastern Michigan University 	8–4 	Towson State University 	Royal Military College Saint-Jean (3rd)Navy Midshipmen (4th) 	
1995	Navy Midshipmen 	7–3 	Worcester Polytechnic Institute 	Lehigh University (3rd)Massachusetts Institute of Technology (4th) 	
1996	Navy Midshipmen 	5–2 	University of Rhode Island 	UnknownUnknown 	
1997	University at Buffalo 	2–1 	Navy Midshipmen 	Marquette University (3rd)Drexel University (4th) 	
1998	University at Buffalo 	5–1 	Navy Midshipmen 	United States Coast Guard Academy (3rd)University of Maryland (4th) 	
1999	Towson University 	5–3 	Navy Midshipmen 	University at Buffalo (3rd)United States Coast Guard Academy (4th) 	
2000	Towson University 	3–2 	Navy Midshipmen 	University of MarylandHofstra University 	
2001	Eastern Michigan University 	8–2 	Saint Louis University 	Villanova University (3rd)Navy Midshipmen (4th) 	
2002	Navy Midshipmen 	5–1 	Lehigh University 	University of West Virginia (3rd)Mercyhurst College (4th) 	
2003	Navy Midshipmen 	9–3 	Mercyhurst College 	Villanova University (3rd)Lehigh University (4th) 	
2004	Mercyhurst College 	5–2 	Navy Midshipmen 	Towson University (3rd)Villanova University (4th) 	
2005	Mercyhurst College 	7–2 	Navy Midshipmen 	Robert Morris University (3rd)Villanova University (4th) 	
2006	Navy Midshipmen 	4–3 	Robert Morris University 	Villanova University (3rd)University of Maryland (4th) 	
2007	Liberty University 	11–7 	Navy Midshipmen 	University of MarylandVillanova University 	
2008	Towson University 	4–1 	Navy Midshipmen 	University of Maryland, Baltimore County (3rd)University of Maryland (4th)	
2009	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	7–4 	Navy Midshipmen 	Towson University (3rd)University of Maryland (4th) 	
2010	Towson University 	4–1 	Navy Midshipmen 	University of Maryland (3rd)Salisbury University (4th) 	
2011	Navy Midshipmen 	6–2 	Towson University 	Penn State Berks (3rd)Lehigh University (4th) 	
2012	Navy Midshipmen 	8–4 	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Towson University (3rd)University of Maryland (4th) 	
2013	Navy Midshipmen 	4–0 	Towson University 	University of Maryland, Baltimore County (3rd)University of Maryland (4th)	
2014	Navy Midshipmen 	4–2 	Penn State University 	University of Maryland (3rd)Towson University (4th) 	
2015	University of Central Oklahoma 	6–1 	Navy Midshipmen 	Penn State University (3rd)University of Maryland (4th) 	
2016	Navy Midshipmen 	6–2 	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	University of Maryland (3rd)Georgetown University (4th) 	
2017	Towson University 	5–4 	Navy Midshipmen 	University of Maryland, Baltimore County (3rd)University of Maryland (4th)	
2018	Towson University 	7–2 	Wagner College 	Navy Midshipmen (3rd)University of Maryland (4th) 	
2019	Navy Midshipmen 	4–3 (SO) 	University of Rhode Island 	Towson UniversityUniversity of West Virginia 	Final
2020	Navy Midshipmen 	9–2 	Towson University 	Stevenson UniversityUniversity of Maryland 	
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Navy Midshipmen 	3–1 	Stevenson University 	University of Maryland (3rd)Towson University (4th) 	
2023	Navy Midshipmen 	6–3 	University of Maryland 	Stevenson University (3rd)Towson University (4th) 	
2024	Navy Midshipmen 	4–3 (SO) 	Towson University 	The College of New Jersey (3rd)Stevenson University (4th) 	
== Statistics ==
 	Championships	Championships 	Runner-up	Runner-up 	Semifinalist	Semifinalist
 	No. 	Year(s) 	No. 	Year(s) 	No. 	Year(s)
United States Naval Academy	20 	1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2006,2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024	20 	1979, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998,1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017	5 	1984, 1985, 1994, 2001, 2018
=== Non-Navy participants ===
School 	Championships	Championships 	Runner-up	Runner-up
School 	No. 	Year(s) 	No. 	Year(s)
Towson University 	6 	1999, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2018	5 	1994, 2011, 2013, 2020, 2024
Penn State University 	4 	1982, 1985, 1986, 1987 	4 	1981, 1983, 1984, 2014
Eastern Michigan University 	3 	1993, 1994, 2001 	0 	
Community College of Rhode Island 	2 	1988, 1999 	0 	
University at Buffalo 	2 	1997, 1998 	0 	
Mercyhurst College 	2 	2004, 2005 	1 	2003
Ramapo College 	1 	1979 	2 	1978, 1980
Iona University 	1 	1984 	1 	1985
Villanova University 	1 	1990 	0 	
University of Maryland 	1 	1992 	1 	2023
Liberty University 	1 	2007 	0 	
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	1 	2009 	2 	2012, 2016
University of Central Oklahoma 	1 	2015 	0 	
University of Rhode Island 	0 	 	2 	1996, 2019
West Chester University 	0 	 	1 	1991
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 	0 	 	1 	1995
Saint Louis University 	0 	 	1 	2001
Robert Morris University 	0 	 	1 	2006
Wagner College 	0 	 	1 	2018
Stevenson University 	0 	 	1 	2022
===Winning Streaks===
This is a list of all occasions where a Crab Pot team has won at least two consecutive championships between years. The current winning streak, if any, is highlighted in chartreuse . Winning streaks with equal numbers of wins are sorted chronologically, with earlier streaks appearing first.
The longest current championship win streak belongs to the U.S. Naval Academy, who has an ongoing streak between 2019 and 2024.
Titles	Team 	First Title	Last Title
5 	Naval Academy 	2019 	2024
4 	Naval Academy 	2011 	2014
3 	Penn State University 	1985 	1987
2 	Naval Academy 	1980 	1981
2 	C.C.R.I. 	1988 	1989
2 	Eastern Michigan University	1993 	1994
2 	Naval Academy 	1995 	1996
2 	University at Buffalo 	1997 	1998
2 	Towson University 	1999 	2000
2 	Naval Academy 	2002 	2003
2 	Mercyhurst College 	2004 	2005
2 	Towson University 	2017 	2018
==Notes==
==References==
==External links==
* Navy Ice Hockey
Category:American Collegiate Hockey Association
Category:College ice hockey tournaments in the United States