The Lefty McFadden Invitational was a mid-season

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tournament first played in 2002. It was discontinued after 2007.

History

In 2002, a college ice hockey tournament was founded in honor of long-time executive Edgar "Lefty" McFadden. Having worked as a sports writer for the

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and served as both GM and

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of the

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, the

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was a logical place to hold the tournament. The nearest Division I team,

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, served as host for the tournament, which was conducted at the beginning of the season. Just over two years into the tournament's existence, Lefty McFadden died at the age of 81. The series survived for two more years before going on hiatus . The tournament returned in 2007 with

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as host but was not renewed after the season.

Results

Game results

2002

2003

2004

2005

2007

Participating teams

References

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