Rensselaer Holiday Tournament

Rensselaer Holiday Tournament
Location: Troy, New York Host: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Arena: RPI Field House (#1-27), Houston Field House (#28-On) NOTES: The RPI Field House and the Houston Field House are the same arena. This tournament has been known by numerous names with and without sponsorhip, including RPI Invitational Tournament, Rensselaer Invitational Tournanament, RPI Invitational Christmas Tournament and RPI Christmas Tournament. With sponsorship the tournament was previously the Rensselaer/Marine Midland Bank Holiday Tournament (#45-48), Rensselaer/HSBC Holiday Tournament (#49-53) and the Rensselaer/Bank of America Holiday Tournament (#54-56).


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Champions
1951-52 (#1)		Brown
1952-53 (#2)		Princeton
1953-54 (#3)		St. Francis Xavier
1954-55 (#4)		Toronto
1955-56 (#5)		Minnesota
1956-57 (#6)		Michigan Tech.
1957-58 (#7)		Rensselaer
1958-59 (#8)		Michigan State
1959-60 (#9)		North Dakota
1960-61 (#10)		Rensselaer
1961-62 (#11)		Michigan
1962-63 (#12)		Minnesota
1963-64 (#13)		Rensselaer
1964-65 (#14)		Minnesota-Duluth
1965-66 (#15)		Western Ontario
1966-67 (#16)		Michigan
1967-68 (#17)		McMaster
1968-69 (#18)		Waterloo
1969-70 (#19)		Providence
1970-71 (#20)		Wisconsin
1971-72 (#21)		Clarkson
1972-73 (#22)		Minnesota-Duluth
1973-74 (#23)		Boston University
1974-75 (#24)		Northeastern
1975-76 (#25)		Providence
1976-77 (#26)		Rensselaer
1977-78 (#27)		Rensselaer
1978-79 (#28)		St. Lawrence
1979-80 (#29)		Western Michigan
1980-81 (#30)		Maine
1981-82 (#31)		St. Lawrence
1982-83 (#32)		Rensselaer
1983-84 (#33)		Rensselaer
1984-85 (#34)		Rensselaer
1985-86 (#35)		Rensselaer
1986-87 (#36)		Ferris State
1987-88 (#37)		Rensselaer
1988-89 (#38)		Providence
1989-90 (#39)		Rensselaer
1990-91 (#40)		Rensselaer
1991-92 (#41)		St. Lawrence
1992-93 (#42)		Providence
1993-94 (#43)		Rensselaer
1994-95 (#44)		Maine
1995-96 (#45)		Clarkson
1996-97 (#46)		Rensselaer
1997-98 (#47)		Lake Superior
1998-99 (#48)		Rensselaer
1999-00 (#49)		Providence
2000-01 (#50)		St. Lawrence
2001-02 (#51)		Rensselaer
2002-03 (#52)		Merrimack
2003-04 (#53)		Northeastern
2004-05 (#54)		Air Force
2005-06 (#55)		Nebraska-Omaha
2006-07 (#56)		Niagara
2007-08 (#57)		Notre Dame
2008-09 (#58)		Mercyhurst
2009-10 (#59)		Union


Tournaments


1951-52 (#1) Champion: Brown
Thursday, December 27
	St. Patrick's 3, Dartmouth 1
	Loyola 7, MIT 0
	Brown 10, Williams 1
	Rensselaer 6, Harvard 2
Friday, December 28
	Harvard 13, Williams 0
	Dartmouth 4, MIT 0
	Brown 5, Rensselaer 0
	St. Patrick's 5, Loyola 2
Saturday, December 29
	Williams 4, MIT 2
	Rensselaer 7, Loyola 3
	Harvard 2, Dartmouth 1 (ot)
	Brown 5, St. Patrick's 3


1952-53 (#2) Champion: Princeton
Thursday, January 1
	Princeton 4, Yale 2
	Rensselaer 5, St. Patrick's 4
Friday, January 2
	Princeton 6, St. Patrick's 4
	Yale 4, Rensselaer 2
Saturday, January 3
	St. Patrick's 5, Yale 4
	Rensselaer 5, Princeton 4


1953-54 (#3) Champion: St. Francis Xavier
Wednesday, December 30
	St. Francis Xavier 5, Princeton 3
	Rensselaer 5, Brown 1
Friday, January 1
	St. Francis Xavier 8, Brown 1
	Rensselaer 5, Princeton 0
Saturday, January 2
	Brown 2, Princeton 1
	St. Francis Xavier 4, Rensselaer 1


1954-55 (#4) Champion: Toronto
Thursday, December 30
	St. Francis Xavier 3, Yale 1
	Toronto 3, Rensselaer 1
Friday, December 31
	Toronto 3, St. Francis Xavier 1
	Rensselaer 2, Yale 2
Saturday, January 1
	Toronto 3, Yale 2
	Rensselaer 3, St. Francis Xavier 3


1955-56 (#5) Champion: Minnesota
Friday, December 30
	Minnesota 6, Loyola 2
	Rensselaer 3, Princeton 2
Saturday, December 31
	Minnesota 10, Princeton 1
	Rensselaer 6, Loyola 4
Monday, January 2
	Princeton 4, Loyola 2
	Minnesota 5, Rensselaer 3


1956-57 (#6) Champion: Michigan Tech.
Thursday, December 27
	Michigan Tech. 2, McGill 2
	Rensselaer 2, Laval 2
Friday, December 28
	Michigan Tech. 9, Laval 6
	McGill 3, Rensselaer 2
Saturday, December 29
	McGill 6, Laval 4
	Michigan Tech. 6, Rensselaer 4


1957-58 (#7) Champion: Rensselaer
Thursday, January 2
	New Brunswick 7, Yale 3
	Rensselaer 4, Brown 1
Friday, January 3
	Brown 6, New Brunswick 0
	Rensselaer 6, Yale 4
Saturday, January 4
	Yale 4, Brown 4
	Rensselaer 3, New Brunswick 3


1958-59 (#8) Champion: Michigan State
Thursday, January 1
	Michigan State 11, Brown 3
	Rensselaer 6, Princeton 2
Friday, January 2
	Michigan State 7, Princeton 4
	Rensselaer 8, Brown 1
Saturday, January 3
	Brown 4, Princeton 1
	Michigan State 10, Rensselaer 3


1959-60 (#9) Champion: North Dakota
Wednesday, December 30
	North Dakota 5, Montreal 1
	Rensselaer 4, Yale 2
Friday, January 1
	North Dakota 15, Yale 0
	Montreal 4, Rensselaer 3
Saturday, January 2
	Montreal 6, Yale 5
	North Dakota 8, Rensselaer 3


1960-61 (#10) Champion: Rensselaer
Wednesday, December 28
	New Brunswick 8, Princeton 1
	Rensselaer 5, Harvard 3
Thursday, December 29
	Harvard 4, New Brunswick 4
	Rensselaer 11, Princeton 3
Friday, December 30
	Harvard 6, Princeton 1
	Rensselaer 4, New Brunswick 1


1961-62 (#11) Champion: Michigan
Thursday, December 28
	Michigan 4, Yale 3
	Rensselaer 6, McGill 3
Friday, December 29
	Michigan 10, McGill 1
	Rensselaer 3, Yale 2
Saturday, December 30
	McGill 8, Yale 2
	Michigan 8, Rensselaer 3


1962-63 (#12) Champion: Minnesota
Thursday, December 27
	Minnesota 5, Providence 4
	McMaster 8, Rensselaer 3
Friday, December 28
	Minnesota 5, McMaster 1
	Rensselaer 3, Providence 3
Saturday, December 29
	McMaster 6, Providence 2
	Minnesota 6, Rensselaer 3


1963-64 (#13) Champion: Rensselaer
Thursday, January 2
	Loyola 5, Yale 4
	Cornell 5, Rensselaer 3
Friday, January 3
	Yale 5, Cornell 2
	Rensselaer 5, Loyola 3
Saturday, January 4
	Cornell 5, Loyola 1
	Rensselaer 7, Yale 3


1964-65 (#14) Champion: Minnesota-Duluth
Monday, December 28
	Minnesota-Duluth 10, Colgate 3
	McGill 5, Rensselaer 4
Tuesday, December 29
	Minnesota-Duluth 10, McGill 1
	Rensselaer 8, Colgate 6
Wednesday, December 30
	McGill 3, Colgate 1
	Minnesota-Duluth 9, Rensselaer 2


1965-66 (#15) Champion: Western Ontario
Tuesday, December 28
	Western Ontario 9, Middlebury 0
	Bowdoin 5, Rensselaer 3
Wednesday, December 29
	Western Ontario 9, Bowdoin 5
	Rensselaer 5, Middlebury 4
Thursday, December 30
	Bowdoin 4, Middlebury 2
	Western Ontario 11, Rensselaer 1


1966-67 (#16) Champion: Michigan
Wednesday, December 28
	Michigan 13, New Brunswick 3
	Colgate 6, Rensselaer 1
Thursday, December 29
	Michigan 9, Colgate 1
	Rensselaer 5, New Brunswick 2
Friday, December 30
	Colgate 6, New Brunswick 3
	Rensselaer 6, Michigan 6


1967-68 (#17) Champion: McMaster
Thursday, December 28
	Michigan Tech. 5, McMaster 3
	Rensselaer 7, Yale 4
Friday, December 29
	Michigan Tech. 5, Yale 3
	McMaster 10, Rensselaer 6
Saturday, December 30
	McMaster 6, Yale 4
	Rensselaer 4, Michigan Tech. 3


1968-69 (#18) Champion: Waterloo
Friday, December 27
	Waterloo 11, Ohio University 0
	Rensselaer 5, Army 2
Saturday, December 28
	Waterloo 9, Army 2
	Rensselaer 7, Ohio University 1
Sunday, December 29
	Army 9, Ohio University 4
	Waterloo 8, Rensselaer 5


1969-70 (#19) Champion: Providence
Friday, January 2
	Providence 3, Montreal 2
	Rensselaer 5, Bowling Green 4
Saturday, January 3
	Montreal 6, Bowling Green 4
	Providence 2, Rensselaer 1
Sunday, January 4
	Providence 5, Bowling Green 2
	Rensselaer 6, Montreal 3


1970-71 (#20) Champion: Wisconsin
Saturday, January 2
	Western Ontario 3, Wisconsin 2
	Rensselaer 8, Northeastern 2
Sunday, January 3
	Wisconsin 14, Northeastern 3
	Rensselaer 5, Western Ontario 2
Monday, January 4
	Western Ontario 2, Northeastern 1
	Wisconsin 6, Rensselaer 1


1971-72 (#21) Champion: Clarkson
Tuesday, December 28
	Clarkson 9, New Brunswick 3
	Rensselaer 2, Ohio University 1
Wednesday, December 29
	Rensselaer 4, New Brunswick 3
	Clarkson 8, Ohio University 2
Thursday, December 30
	Ohio University 5, New Brunswick 4
	Clarkson 4, Rensselaer 1


1972-73 (#22) Champion: Minnesota-Duluth
Thursday, December 28
	Minnesota-Duluth 5, Providence 4
	Rensselaer 7, Carleton 5
Friday, December 29
	Minnesota-Duluth 9, Carleton 2
	Rensselaer 4, Providence 1
Saturday, December 30
	Providence 8, Carleton 1
	Minnesota-Duluth 3, Rensselaer 2


1973-74 (#23) Champion: Boston University
Thursday, December 27
	Boston University 3, Dartmouth 1
	Rensselaer 5, Ohio State 5
Friday, December 28
	Boston University 6, Ohio State 5
	Dartmouth 5, Rensselaer 2
Saturday, December 29
	Dartmouth 3, Ohio State 3
	Rensselaer 8, Boston University 2


1974-75 (#24) Champion: Northeastern
Friday, December 27
	Bowling Green 6, Sir George Williams 3
	Northeastern 6, Rensselaer 3
Saturday, December 28
	Northeastern 6, Sir George Williams 2
	Bowling Green 6, Rensselaer 5
Sunday, December 29
	Bowling Green 4, Northeastern 4
	Rensselaer 7, Sir George Williams 4


1975-76 (#25) Champion: Providence
Saturday, December 27
	Providence 4, Northeastern 0
	Rensselaer 6, Princeton 3
Sunday, December 28
	Providence 9, Princeton 2
	Rensselaer 5, Northeastern 2
Monday, December 29
	Princeton 6, Northeastern 6
	Rensselaer 3, Providence 3


1976-77 (#26) Champion: Rensselaer
Tuesday, December 28
	Yale 5, Pennsylvania 3
	Rensselaer 5, Clarkson 2
Wednesday, December 29
	Clarkson 12, Pennsylvania 3
	Rensselaer 9, Yale 7
Thursday, December 30
	Clarkson 8, Yale 3
	Rensselaer 5, Pennsylvania 4


1977-78 (#27) Champion: Rensselaer
Wednesday, December 28
	Ohio State 5, McGill 2
	Rensselaer 8, St. Mary's 4
Thursday, December 29
	Ohio State 10, St. Mary's 7
	Rensselaer 8, McGill 0
Friday, December 30
	St. Mary's 8, McGill 3
	Rensselaer 5, Ohio State 5


1978-79 (#28) Champion: St. Lawrence
Thursday, December 28
	Princeton 6, Air Force 3
	St. Lawrence 5, Rensselaer 2
Friday, December 29
	Princeton 2, St. Lawrence 2
	Rensselaer 7, Air Force 3
Saturday, December 30
	St. Lawrence 4, Air Force 3
	Rensselaer 9, Princeton 4


1979-80 (#29) Champion: Western Michigan
Friday, December 28
	Western Ontario 5, Northeastern 3
	Western Michigan 4, Rensselaer 2
Saturday, December 29
	Western Michigan 4, Northeastern 2
	Rensselaer 7, Western Ontario 5
Sunday, December 30
	Western Michigan 5, Western Ontario 5
	Northeastern 8, Rensselaer 4


1980-81 (#30) Champion: Maine
Saturday, December 27
	Maine 12, Holy Cross 2
	Rensselaer 11, Vasby 3
Sunday, December 28
	Maine 12, Vasby 2
	Rensselaer 11, Holy Cross 2
Monday, December 29
	Vasby 6, Holy Cross 4
	Maine 5, Rensselaer 3


1981-82 (#31) Champion: St. Lawrence
Tuesday, December 29
	St. Lawrence 7, North Dakota 5
	Brown 4, Rensselaer 3
Wednesday, December 30
	North Dakota 5, Rensselaer 4
	St. Lawrence 10, Brown 2


1982-83 (#32) Champion: Rensselaer
Wednesday, December 29
	Lowell 7, Bowling Green 3
	Rensselaer 8, Brown 4
Thursday, December 30
	Bowling Green 7, Brown 4
	Rensselaer 8, Lowell 6


1983-84 (#33) Champion: Rensselaer
Friday, December 30
	Lowell 6, Northern Arizona 5
	Rensselaer 5, Yale 4
Saturday, December 31
	Northern Arizona 4, Yale 2
	Rensselaer 6, Lowell 4


1984-85 (#34) Champion: Rensselaer
Friday, December 28
	Toronto 6, Ferris State 3
	Rensselaer 9, Miami 1
Saturday, December 29
	Miami 4, Ferris State 1
	Rensselaer 4, Toronto 2


1985-86 (#35) Champion: Rensselaer
Friday, November 29
	Lake Superior 5, Alaska-Anchorage 3
	Rensselaer 4, RIT 2
Saturday, November 30
	RIT 10, Alaska-Anchorage 5
	Rensselaer 3, Lake Superior 2


1986-87 (#36) Champion: Ferris State
Friday, November 28
	Ferris State 5, Merrimack 4
	Alaska-Fairbanks 5, Rensselaer 4
Saturday, November 29
	Merrimack 2, Rensselaer 0
	Ferris State 5, Alaska-Fairbanks 4 (ot)


1987-88 (#37) Champion: Rensselaer
Friday, November 27
	McGill 3, U.S. International 2
	Rensselaer 7, Holy Cross 1
Saturday, November 28
	Holy Cross 7, U.S. International 3
	Rensselaer 8, McGill 3


1988-89 (#38) Champion: Providence
Thursday, December 29
	Providence 5, Air Force 3
	Rensselaer 6, Notre Dame 0
Friday, December 30
	Air Force 7, Notre Dame 5
	Providence 2, Rensselaer 1 (ot)


1989-90 (#39) Champion: Rensselaer
Friday, December 29
	Merrimack 6, Brown 4
	Rensselaer 8, Union 2
Saturday, December 30
	Union 3, Brown 2
	Rensselaer 6, Merrimack 3


1990-91 (#40) Champion: Rensselaer
Friday, December 28
	Western Ontario 2, Alaska-Fairbanks 1 (ot)
	Rensselaer 12, Union 4
Saturday, December 29
	Union 5, Alaska-Fairbanks 2
	Rensselaer 5, Western Ontario 4


1991-92 (#41) Champion: St. Lawrence
Friday, December 27
	St. Lawrence 4, Northeastern 1
	Rensselaer 6, Union 4
Saturday, December 28
	Northeastern 8, Union 5
	St. Lawrence 4, Rensselaer 1


1992-93 (#42) Champion: Providence
Tuesday, December 29
	Providence 4, Clarkson 3 (ot)
	Rensselaer 5, Massachusetts-Lowell 3
Wednesday, December 30
	Clarkson 3, Massachusetts-Lowell 1
	Providence 5, Rensselaer 4 (ot)


1993-94 (#43) Champion: Rensselaer
Wednesday, December 29
	Massachusetts-Lowell 6, Army 2
	Rensselaer 12, Mount Allison 1
Thursday, December 30
	Army 3, Mount Allison 2
	Rensselaer 11, Massachusetts-Lowell 3


1994-95 (#44) Champion: Maine
Thursday, December 29
	Maine 5, Miami 3
	Rensselaer 7, Merrimack 4
Friday, December 30
	Merrimack 4, Miami 2
	Maine 8, Rensselaer 5


1995-96 (#45) Champion: Clarkson
Friday, December 29
	Clarkson 4, Providence 3
	Illinois-Chicago 5, Rensselaer 4
Saturday, December 30
	Providence 3, Rensselaer 2
	Clarkson 4, Illinois-Chicago 2


1996-97 (#46) Champion: Rensselaer
Friday, December 27
	Brown 5, Bowling Green 4 (ot)
	Rensselaer 9, Massachusetts 5
Saturday, December 28
	Massachusetts 5, Bowling Green 4
	Rensselaer 6, Brown 3


1997-98 (#47) Champion: Lake Superior
Monday, December 29
	Lake Superior 5, Yale 0
	Rensselaer 4, Army 0
Tuesday, December 30
	Yale 3, Army 2
	Lake Superior 3, Rensselaer 1


1998-99 (#48) Champion: Rensselaer
Monday, December 28
	Minnesota-Duluth 4, Union 2
	Rensselaer 6, Merrimack 5 (ot)
Tuesday, December 29
	Merrimack 4, Union 1
	Rensselaer 4, Minnesota-Duluth 1


1999-00 (#49) Champion: Providence
Wednesday, December 29
	Providence 3, Union 1
	Rensselaer 3, Bowling Green 2
Thursday, December 30
	Bowling Green 5, Union 4 (ot)
	Providence 5, Rensselaer 3


2000-01 (#50) Champion: St. Lawrence
Friday, December 29
	St. Lawrence 6, Notre Dame 3
	Northeastern 3, Rensselaer 2 (ot)
Saturday, December 30
	Rensselaer 6, Notre Dame 2
	St. Lawrence 4, Northeastern 3


2001-02 (#51) Champion: Rensselaer
Friday, December 28
	Massachusetts 4, Niagara 0
	Rensselaer 5, Quinnipiac 4 (ot)
Saturday, December 29
	Niagara 7, Quinnipiac 6
	Rensselaer 3, Massachusetts 2 (ot)


2002-03 (#52) Champion: Merrimack
Saturday, December 28
	Wayne State 7, Princeton 0
	Merrimack 2, Rensselaer 1
Sunday, December 29
	Princeton 4, Rensselaer 3
	Merrimack 4, Wayne State 1


2003-04 (#53) Champion: Northeastern
Sunday, December 28
	Northeastern 6, Colgate 4
	Mercyhurst 3, Rensselaer 2
Monday, December 29
	Colgate 2, Rensselaer 1
	Northeastern 7, Mercyhurst 5


2004-05 (#54) Champion: Air Force
Friday, November 26
	Air Force 3, Sacred Heart 2 (ot)
	Rensselaer 2, Robert Morris 0
Saturday, November 27
	Robert Morris 4, Sacred Heart 2
	Air Force 1, Rensselaer 0


2005-06 (#55) Champion: Nebraska-Omaha
Friday, November 25
	Nebraska-Omaha 4, Providence 2
	Holy Cross 3, Rensselaer 2
Saturday, November 26
	Rensselaer 3, Providence 2
	Nebraska-Omaha 6, Holy Cross 1


2006-07 (#56) Champion: Niagara
Friday, November 24
	Colgate 4, Ohio State 2
	Niagara 5, Rensselaer 3
Saturday, November 25
	Rensselaer 5, Ohio State 5 (ot, Rensselaer won shootout 5-4)
	Niagara 3, Colgate 1


2007-08 (#57) Champion: Notre Dame
Friday, November 23
	Notre Dame 4, Alabama-Huntsville 1
	Rensselaer 1, American International 1 (ot, Rensselaer won shootout 2-1)
Saturday, November 24
	Alabama-Huntsville 5, American International 3
	Notre Dame 4, Rensselaer 3


2008-09 (#58) Champion: Mercyhurst
Friday, November 28
	Princeton 5, Northeastern 3
	Mercyhurst 4, Rensselaer 1
Saturday, November 29
	Mercyhurst 6, Princeton 4
	Northeastern 5, Rensselaer 1


2009-10 (#59) Champion: Union
Friday, November 27
	Union 0, Lake Superior 0 (ot, Union won shootout 1-0)
	Rensselaer 5, Bentley 2
Saturday, November 28
	Bentley 2, Lake Superior 2 (ot, Bentley won shootout 2-0)
	Union 5, Rensselaer 4 (ot)

Rensselaer Holiday Tournament

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Champions

Tournaments

1951-52 (#1)

1952-53 (#2)

1953-54 (#3)

1954-55 (#4)

1955-56 (#5)

1956-57 (#6)

1957-58 (#7)

1958-59 (#8)

1959-60 (#9)

1960-61 (#10)

1961-62 (#11)

1962-63 (#12)

1963-64 (#13)

1964-65 (#14)

1965-66 (#15)

1966-67 (#16)

1967-68 (#17)

1968-69 (#18)

1969-70 (#19)

1970-71 (#20)

1971-72 (#21)

1972-73 (#22)

1973-74 (#23)

1974-75 (#24)

1975-76 (#25)

1976-77 (#26)

1977-78 (#27)

1978-79 (#28)

1979-80 (#29)

1980-81 (#30)

1981-82 (#31)

1982-83 (#32)

1983-84 (#33)

1984-85 (#34)

1985-86 (#35)

1986-87 (#36)

1987-88 (#37)

1988-89 (#38)

1989-90 (#39)

1990-91 (#40)

1991-92 (#41)

1992-93 (#42)

1993-94 (#43)

1994-95 (#44)

1995-96 (#45)

1996-97 (#46)

1997-98 (#47)

1998-99 (#48)

1999-00 (#49)

2000-01 (#50)

2001-02 (#51)

2002-03 (#52)

2003-04 (#53)

2004-05 (#54)

2005-06 (#55)

2006-07 (#56)

2007-08 (#57)

2008-09 (#58)

2009-10 (#59)