Fortress Invitational

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Fortress Invitational
Stadium
Las Vegas, Nevada
Operated2018-present
Former names
Ice Vegas Invitational (2018–2019)

The Fortress Invitational, formerly known as the Ice Vegas Invitational, is an annual mid-season college ice hockey tournament that has been held since 2018 at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip.

History

The Ice Vegas Invitational was created by BD Global, a marketing firm that had produced various college sports events in the Las Vegas area, in partnership with

NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship (the "Frozen Four").[4]

In 2017, Arizona State decided to cancel the Desert Hockey Classic in order to participate in the inaugural Ice Vegas Invitational. They won the tournament.[5]

The 2020 tournament was renamed the Fortress Invitational (in reference to T-Mobile Arena's nickname, "The Fortress"[6]), and was hosted by the Golden Knights. It was held January 3 and 4, 2020 and included Army, Cornell, Ohio State and Providence.[7] Providence defeated Army 3-1 in the first round while Cornell defeated Ohio State 5-2.

Yearly Results

Year Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place Ref
2018 Arizona State Michigan Tech Northern Michigan Boston College [5]
2019 Western Michigan Air Force Connecticut St. Lawrence [8]
2020 Providence Cornell Ohio State Army

Team records

Team # of times participated Titles Conference
Arizona State 1 1 Independent
Western Michigan 1 1 NCHC
Providence 1 1 Hockey East
Michigan Tech 1 0 CCHA
Air Force 1 0 Atlantic Hockey
Cornell 1 0 ECAC
Northern Michigan 1 0 CCHA
UConn 1 0 Hockey East
Ohio State 1 0 Big Ten
Boston College 1 0 Hockey East
Army 1 0 Atlantic Hockey
St. Lawrence 1 0 ECAC

References

  1. ^ Betsy Helfand (January 6, 2018). "Ice Vegas Invitational will return to Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Organizers hope to grow Las Vegas college hockey invitational in future events". Sports Business Daily. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  3. ^ Jesse Granger (January 6, 2018). "Golden Knights' McPhee relishes rare opportunity to watch son play hockey in Las Vegas". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  4. ^ Alan Snel (January 2, 2019). "Promoter of Ice Vegas Invitational hopes T-Mobile Arena will host college hockey's Frozen Four one day". LVSportsBiz.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Betsy Helfand (January 7, 2018). "Arizona State captures inaugural Ice Vegas Invitational title". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Ray Brewer (October 3, 2019). "The Golden Knights have the best home-ice advantage in the NHL". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "Vegas Golden Knights to Host". 8 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Air Force hockey comes up short in Ice Vegas championship game". The Gazette. Colorado Springs. January 6, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

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