Great Lakes Invitational
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The Great Lakes Invitational is a four-team NCAA men's ice hockey tournament held annually at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit between Christmas and New Year as part of College Hockey at The Joe.
The tournament was born out of a conversation between the general manager of Olympia Stadium, Lincoln Cavaleri, Michigan Tech's legendary coach, John MacInnes, and Detroit Red Wings scout Jack Paterson. The three men were discussing the lack of American-born players in the National Hockey League and concluded that a prestigious collegiate tournament could make a difference by promoting interest in hockey among young athletes, as well as the general public. Jack Tompkins, American Airlines vice president, former University of Michigan goalie, and a member of the Detroit Red Wings organization, championed their vision as well, and together in 1965, they founded the Great Lakes Invitational hockey tournament.
The GLI has grown into one of the premier college and holiday sporting events in the country, originating at Detroit’s Olympia Stadium. Michigan Tech, the host for the tournament since its inception, added Michigan as a co-host in 1976 and moved into its present home, Joe Louis Arena, in 1979.
Michigan State University is traditionally selected as a third participant while the fourth is invited from college hockey's elite ranks. In years past, Boston College, Boston University, Northern Michigan University, the University of North Dakota, and the University of New Hampshire have taken part. In 2006, Harvard University was scheduled to compete. This was a throw-back to the early days of the tournament when an Ivy League team was a traditional selection.
As for attendance, the GLI is unmatched among college hockey holiday tournaments. In 1999, the GLI went over the one-million mark in total attendance.
[edit] Team Records
| Team | Titles | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | Years Participated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 11 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 37 |
| Michigan State | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 34 |
| Michigan Tech | 9 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 42 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Toronto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colorado College | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Boston College | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Harvard | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Boston University | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Ohio State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lake Superior State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Northern Michigan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Colgate | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Princeton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| St Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Western Ontario | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
[edit] Yearly Results
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | Third Place | Fourth Place | John MacInnes Trophy (MVP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Michigan State | Michigan | Harvard | Michigan Tech | Bryan Lerg, MSU |
| 2005 | Colorado College | Michigan State | Michigan | Michigan Tech | Joey Crabb, CC |
| 2004 | Michigan State | Michigan | New Hampshire | Michigan Tech | Jim Slater, MSU |
| 2003 | Boston College | Michigan State | Michigan | Michigan Tech | Joe Pearce, BC |
| 2002 | Boston University | Michigan | Michigan State | Michigan Tech | Sean Fields, BU |
| 2001 | North Dakota | Michigan State | Michigan | Michigan Tech | Tim Skarperud, UND |
| 2000 | Michigan State | Michigan Tech | Boston College | Michigan | Ryan Miller, MSU |
| 1999 | Michigan State | Michigan | Michigan Tech | Lake Superior State | Shawn Horcoff, MSU |
| 1998 | Michigan State | Michigan | Northern Michigan | Michigan Tech | Mike Gresl, MSU |
| 1997 | Michigan State | Michigan | Michigan Tech | St Lawrence | Mike Weaver, MSU |
| 1996 | Michigan | Lake Superior State | Michigan State | Michigan Tech | Brendan Morrison, UM |
| 1995 | Michigan | Michigan State | Michigan Tech | Northern Michigan | Brendan Morrison, UM |
| 1994 | Michigan | Michigan State | Michigan Tech | Cornell | Brendan Morrison, UM |
| 1993 | Michigan | Michigan State | Michigan Tech | Notre Dame | David Oliver, UM |
| 1992 | Michigan | Northern Michigan | Michigan State | Michigan Tech | Cam Stewart, UM |
| 1991 | Michigan | Michigan Tech | Michigan State | Harvard | Steve Shields, UM |
| 1990 | Michigan | Michigan State | Michigan Tech | Michigan State | Steve Shields, UM |
| 1989 | Michigan | Michigan State | Michigan Tech | Northern Michigan | Warren Sharples, UM |
| 1988 | Michigan | North Dakota | Michigan State | Michigan Tech | Todd Brost, UM |
| 1987 | Wisconsin | Michigan State | Michigan | Michigan Tech | Dean Anderson, UW |
| 1986 | Western Michigan | Michigan | Michigan State | Michigan Tech | Bill Horn, WMU |
| 1985 | Michigan State | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Michigan | Michigan Tech | Don McSween, MSU |
| 1984 | Michigan State | Michigan Tech | Michigan | Bowling Green | Bob Essensa, MSU |
| 1983 | Michigan State | Michigan Tech | Northern Michigan | Michigan | Dan McFall, MSU |
| 1982 | Michigan State | Michigan Tech | Michigan | Notre Dame | Dale Krentz, MSU |
| 1981 | Notre Dame | Michigan Tech | Michigan, Michigan State | Dave Laurion, ND | |
| 1980 | Michigan Tech | Michigan | Michigan State | Harvard | Paul Fricker, UM |
| 1979 | Michigan Tech | Michigan | Wisconsin | Michigan State | Murray Eaves, UM |
| 1978 | Michigan Tech | Ohio State | Boston University | Michigan | John Rockwell, MTU |
| 1977 | Michigan Tech | Michigan | Lake Superior State | Western Michigan | Dave Joelson, MTU |
| 1976 | Michigan Tech | Michigan | Brown | Bowling Green | Greg Hay, MTU |
| 1975 | Michigan | Michigan Tech | Boston University | Pennsylvania | Stu Ostlund, MTU |
| 1974 | Michigan Tech | Michigan | Harvard | Yale | Robbie Moore, UM |
| 1973 | Michigan State | Michigan Tech | Boston College | Pennsylvania | Tom Ross, MSU |
| 1972 | Harvard | Michigan Tech | Boston University | Michigan | Dave Hynes, Har |
| 1971 | Michigan Tech | Michigan State | Dartmouth | Notre Dame | Ian Williams, ND |
| 1970 | Michigan Tech | Michigan | Colgate | Brown | Mike Usitalo, MTU |
| 1969 | New Hampshire | Michigan State | Michigan Tech | Princeton | Larry Smith, UNH |
| 1968 | Michigan Tech | Wisconsin | Michigan State | Michigan | Bill Watt, MSU |
| 1967 | North Dakota | Michigan Tech | New Hampshire | Western Ontario | Roger Bamburak, UND |
| 1966 | Michigan | Michigan State | Michigan Tech | Western Ontario | Mel Wakabayashi, UM |
| 1965 | Toronto | Michigan Tech | Boston University | Colorado College | Henry Monteith, UT |
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