Ledyard Bank Classic

The Ledyard Bank Classic (formerly the Auld Lang Syne Classic) is a college Division I men's ice hockey tournament played before New Years at the Thompson Arena in Hanover, New Hampshire, the home arena for Dartmouth College.
The tournament was first held in 1978 and was usually played on the final two days of December every year until 1988. Since then it was played infrequently (though with no more than a two-year gap between events) until 2008 when it returned to an annual schedule which it continues to possess. In 2002 the holiday tournament changed its name from 'Auld Lang Syne' to 'Ledyard Bank' due to sponsorship.
The 2016 tournament featured a predetermined schedule, as opposed to an elimination format, which prevented a traditional championship game. Winner and placement was determined by record, as UMass Lowell's two regulation wins secured a title over Dartmouth's one win and one shootout win. Army secured third place with a regulation win and shootout loss, and Colgate finished fourth with two regulation losses. 
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was not held in 2020.
==Yearly results==
Year	Champion 	Runner-up 	Third place 	Fourth place 	MVP
2021	Boston College 	Dartmouth 	New Hampshire 	Mercyhurst 	Jack McBain, Boston College
2019	Dartmouth 	Colorado College 	Connecticut 	St. Lawrence 	Quin Foreman, Dartmouth
2018	Providence 	Dartmouth 	Brown 	Army 	Scott Conway, Providence
2017	Minnesota–Duluth 	Dartmouth 	Yale 	New Hampshire 	Hunter Shepard, Minnesota–Duluth
2016	Massachusetts–Lowell	Dartmouth 	Army 	Colgate 	Joe Gambardella, Massachusetts–Lowell
2015	Dartmouth 	Union 	Robert Morris 	Merrimack 	Nick Bligh, Dartmouth
2014	Boston College 	Dartmouth 	Denver 	Brown 	Teddy Doherty, Boston College
2013	Air Force 	Providence 	NortheasternDartmouth	 	Mitch Torrel, Air Force
2012	Massachusetts 	Dartmouth 	New Hampshire 	Bemidji State 	Branden Gracell, Massachusetts
2011	St. Lawrence 	Dartmouth 	Merrimack 	Holy Cross 	Kyle Flanagan, St. Lawrence
2010	Boston College 	Mercyhurst 	Dartmouth 	Colgate 	Paul Carey, Boston College
2009	Northeastern 	Massachusetts–Lowell	Holy Cross 	Dartmouth 	Chris Rawlings, Northeastern
2008	Dartmouth 	Bemidji State 	Massachusetts 	Army 	Kyle Reeds, Dartmouth
2006	North Dakota 	St. Lawrence 	Boston University 	Dartmouth 	Ryan Duncan, North Dakota
2004	Dartmouth 	Vermont 	Providence 	Bowling Green 	Sean Samuel, Dartmouth
2002	Dartmouth 	Massachusetts–Lowell	Notre Dame 	Vermont 	Kent Gillings, Dartmouth
2000	Vermont 	Dartmouth 	New Hampshire 	Miami 	Andrew Allen, Vermont
1998	Vermont 	Dartmouth 	Mankato State 	Air Force 	Matt Sanders, Vermont
1996	St. Lawrence 	Dartmouth 	Northeastern 	Massachusetts–Lowell	Derek McLaughlin, St. Lawrence
1994	Vermont 	Dartmouth 	Illinois–Chicago 	Providence 	Martin St. Louis, Vermont
1991	Boston University 	New Hampshire 	Vermont 	Dartmouth 	Jon Pratt, Boston University
1988	Northeastern 	Dartmouth 	Vermont 	New Hampshire 	Rich Burchill, Northeastern
1987	Vermont 	Dalhousie 	Dartmouth 	Providence 	Jim Walsh, Vermont
1986	New Hampshire 	Holy Cross 	Vermont 	Dartmouth 	Greg Rota, New Hampshire
1985	Vermont 	Dartmouth 	Maine 	Bowdoin 	Kyle McDonough, Vermont
1984	New Hampshire 	Dartmouth 	Vermont 	Air Force 	Peter Herms, New Hampshire
1983	New Hampshire 	Maine 	Vermont 	Dartmouth 	Bruce Gillies, New Hampshire
1982	New Hampshire 	Dartmouth 	Vermont 	Maine 	George White, New Hampshire
1981	Dartmouth 	Maine 	Vermont 	New Hampshire 	Shaun Teevens, Dartmouth
1980	Dartmouth 	St. Lawrence 	New Hampshire 	Merrimack 	Peter Lavery, Dartmouth
1979	Vermont 	Dartmouth 	Maine 	Air Force 	Craig Homola, Vermont
1978	Dartmouth 	Clarkson 	Boston College 	Bowdoin 	Steve Higgins, Dartmouth
==Team records==
Team 	# of times participated	Titles
Dartmouth 	32 	8
Vermont 	15 	6
New Hampshire 	12 	4
Boston College 	4 	3
St. Lawrence 	5 	2
Northeastern 	4 	2
Providence 	5 	1
Air Force 	4 	1
Massachusetts–Lowell	4 	1
Boston University 	2 	1
Massachusetts 	2 	1
Minnesota–Duluth 	1 	1
North Dakota 	1 	1
Maine 	5 	0
Army 	3 	0
Holy Cross 	3 	0
Merrimack 	3 	0
Bemidji State 	2 	0
Bowdoin 	2 	0
Brown 	2 	0
Colgate 	2 	0
Mercyhurst 	2 	0
Bowling Green 	1 	0
Clarkson 	1 	0
Colorado College 	1 	0
Connecticut 	1 	0
Dalhousie 	1 	0
Denver 	1 	0
Illinois–Chicago 	1 	0
Miami 	1 	0
Minnesota State 	1 	0
Notre Dame 	1 	0
Robert Morris 	1 	0
Union 	1 	0
Yale 	1 	0
==References==
Category:College ice hockey tournaments in the United States
Category:Dartmouth Big Green ice hockey
Category:Ice hockey in New Hampshire