Florida College Hockey Classic

Banner of Ned Harkness Cup winners, as of December 2008

The Florida College Hockey Classic (formerly the Everblades College Classic) is a college Division I men's ice hockey tournament played annually around New Years at the Germain Arena in Estero, Florida, United States.

First contested in 2000, the four-team tournament is hosted by the Cornell University Big Red with the remaining slots filled by invitation.^[1] For the first 14 years the tournament was co-hosted by the University of Maine Black Bears but in January 2014 the school announced it was ending its affiliation with the tournament. Florida Everblades owner Craig Brush said that a second host school would be found.^[2]

The tournament champion is awarded the Ned Harkness Cup, named for the coach that won two NCAA Titles with Cornell and one with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The tournament MVP is awarded the Shawn Walsh Memorial Trophy, named for the coach that took Maine to two NCAA titles.^[3]

The 2015 edition of the Florida College Hockey Classic will be played December 28 and 29, 2015. In the first round match-ups Ohio State defeated Boston College 3-2 and Cornell defeated Providence College 2-1 in overtime. This is Boston College's second appearance in the tournament, having previously won in 2004. It is Ohio State's fifth appearance, never having won the Harkness Cup, and Providence's first appearance.

Yearly results

Year	Harkness Cu	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place	Shawn Walsh Trophy
2015	Ohio State	Cornell	Providence	Boston College	Christian Frey, Ohio State
2014	Lake Superior State	Notre Dame	Miami (OH)	Cornell	Gordie Defiel, Lake Superior State
2013	Cornell	Maine	New Hampshire	Princeton	Andy Iles, Cornell
2012	Maine	Cornell	Ferris State	Minnesota-Duluth	Kyle Beattie, Maine
2011	Maine	UMass	Cornell	Clarkson	Spencer Abbott, Maine
2010	St. Cloud State	Miami (OH)	Maine	Cornell	Nic Dowd, St. Cloud
2009	Maine	Colorado College	Princeton	Cornell	Scott Darling, Maine
2008	Cornell	Colgate	Maine	St. Cloud State	Ben Scrivens, Cornell
2007	UMass Lowell	Maine	Cornell	Clarkson	Jonathan Maniff, Lowell
2006	Maine	Cornell	New Hampshire	Western Michigan	Teddy Purcell, Maine
2005	Cornell	Minnesota-Duluth	Maine	Northeastern	David McKee, Cornell
2004	Boston College	St. Cloud State	Cornell	Maine	Matti Kaltiainen, BC
2003	Cornell	Ohio State	Notre Dame	Maine	Mike Iggulden, Cornell
2002	Maine	UMass	Ohio State	Cornell	Gray Shaneberger, Maine
2001	Northern Michigan	Maine	Ohio State	Cornell	Craig Kowalski, NMU
2000	Maine	Cornell	Clarkson	Ohio State	Peter Metcalf, Maine

Team records

Team	# of times participated	Titles	Conference
Maine	14	6	Hockey East
Cornell	16	4	ECAC
Ohio State	5	1	Big Ten
St. Cloud	3	1	NCHC
Boston College	2	1	Hockey East
Lake Superior State	1	1	WCHA
Northern Michigan	1	1	WCHA
UMass Lowell	1	1	Hockey East
Clarkson	3	0	ECAC
Massachusetts	2	0	Hockey East
Miami	2	0	NCHC
Minnesota–Duluth	2	0	NCHC
New Hampshire	2	0	Hockey East
Notre Dame	2	0	Hockey East
Princeton	2	0	ECAC
Colgate	1	0	ECAC
Colorado College	1	0	NCHC
Ferris State	1	0	WCHA
Northeastern	1	0	Hockey East
Providence	1	0	Hockey East
Western Michigan	1	0	NCHC

References

↑ Cornell Big Red.com Season’s Second Half Begins Against St. Cloud State in Florida; 24 December 2008 11:07:55 AM; Cornell University Athletics Dept
↑ http://bangordailynews.com/2014/01/29/sports/umaine-mens-hockey-team-wont-play-in-florida-college-classic-next-season/
↑ GoBlackBears.com Men's Ice Hockey Travels to Florida College Classic For Ninth Straight Year; Univ. of Maine Athletics; 17 Dec. 2008

Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey

Playing venues	Beebe Lake (1900–1948) Lynah Rink (1957–present)

Head coaches	G.A. Smith (1900–1901) Talbot Hunter (1909–1912, 1914–1916) Edmund Magner (1912–1913) E.J. Sawyer (1913–1914) Nick Bawlf (1920–1947) Arthur Boeringer (1947–1948) Paul Patten (1957–1963) Ned Harkness (1963–1970) Dick Bertrand (1970–1982) Lou Reycroft (1982–1987) Brian McCutcheon (1987–1995) Mike Schafer (1995–present)

Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–present)

Rivalries	Harvard

Culture & lore	Florida College Hockey Classic

All-time leaders	Lance Nethery (271 Points) Brock Tredway (113 Goals) Ken Dryden (76 Wins)

Retired numbers	Ken Dryden (1) Joe Nieuwendyk (25)

National championships	1967 1970

Frozen Four appearances	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1980 2003

NCAA Tournament appearances	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1980 1981 1986 1991 1996 1997 2002 2003 2005 2006 2009 2010 2012

Conference Tournament champions	ECAC: 1967 1968 1969 1970 1973 1980 1986 1996 1997 2003 2005 2010

Cornell University Ithaca, NY

Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey

Playing venues	Alfond Arena (1977–present)

Coaches	Jack Semler (1977–1984) Shawn Walsh (1984–2001) Greg Cronin (1995–1997) Tim Whitehead (2001–2013) Red Gendron (2013–present)

Seasons	2014–15

Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1979–1984) Hockey East (1984–present)

Rivalries	New Hampshire

Culture & lore	Florida College Hockey Classic

All-time leaders	Jim Montgomery (301 Points) Jean-Yves Roy (108 Goals) Garth Snow/Scott King (66 Wins)

National championships	1993 1999

Frozen Four appearances	1988 1989 1991 1993 1995 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007

NCAA Tournament appearances	1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2012

Conference Tournament champions	Hockey East: 1989 1992 1993 2000 2004

Hobey Baker winners	Scott Pellerin (1992) Paul Kariya (1993)

NHLers	Dave Capuano Jimmy Howard Paul Kariya Steve Kariya Jim Montgomery Scott Pellerin Dustin Penner Garth Snow Gustav Nyquist

University of Maine Orono, ME

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