Great Northwest Showcase

Great Northwest Showcase
SportCollege ice hockey
Founded2012
First season2012
No. of teams4
Venue(s)Bill Copeland Sports Centre
Most recent
champion(s)		University of British Columbia
Most titlesUniversity of British Columbia (2)

The Great Northwest Showcase is a bi-annual men's ice hockey tournament hosted by Simon Fraser University of the BCIHL. The Great Northwest Showcase is meant to showcase collegiate hockey in the Vancouver area, and create a platform to showcase BCIHL players to a variety of scouts.

Format

Past Competitors Include:

The tournament lasts two rounds, with the first-round opponents being rotated from year to year. The second round features the consolation game and the championship game.

History

Originally created in 2012 to gauge collegiate hockey interest in the Vancouver area the tournament became a hit. The 2012 tournament played host to ACHA powerhouse Arizona State Sun Devils and the University of Oklahoma, and well as U Sports team UBC Thunderbirds. UBC would go on to win the championship that year. On the Friday SFU played the Oklahoma Sooners winning 4-0, UBC would play the Arizona State Sundevil's, winning 8-2. On the Saturday SFU played Arizona State losing 5-3. UBC would defeat Oklahoma 4-3 in overtime to claim the inaugural Great Northwest Showcase trophy.[1][2]

In 2014 competition was ramped up as Simon Fraser University would host 8 time NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Champion, the #4 ranked University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks as well as two time ECAC champion Princeton Tigers. The UBC Thunderbirds were once again involved.[3][4] Simon Fraser University played the Princeton Tigers on the Friday, with the Tigers claiming an 8-1 victory. UBC would play the University of North Dakota in the other Friday game winning 3-2 in overtime.[5] On the Saturday, North Dakota would claim a 4-3 victory over Simon Fraser to clinch 3rd place. In the final, UBC defeated Princeton 1-0 to claim their second Great Northwest Showcase title in as many tries.[6][7][8]

Results

Four games are listed for each Great Northwest Showcase game. Winners are listed in bold. Games requiring overtime are indicated by (OT).

Year First Game Second Game Consolation Final
2012 SFU 4-0 UO UBC 8–2 ASU ASU 5-3 SFU UBC 4–3OT ASU
2014 UBC 3-2OT #4 UND PRIN 8–1 SFU #4 UND 4–3 SFU UBC 1-0 PRIN
2016 SFU vs. TBD UBC vs. TBD TBD vs. TBD TBD vs. TBD

Statistics

Through the 2014 Great Northwest Showcase, the teams have amassed the following statistics:

School W L Pct. Great Northwest Showcase Finishes
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
University of British Columbia 4 0 1.000 2 0 0 0
University of North Dakota 1 1 .500 0 1 0 0
Princeton University 1 1 .500 0 0 1 0
Arizona State University 1 1 .500 0 0 1 0
Simon Fraser University 1 3 .250 0 1 0 1
University of Oklahoma 0 2 .000 0 0 0 1

Awards

Champions
Year School Coach
2012 University of British Columbia Milan Dragicevic
2014 University of British Columbia Milan Dragicevic
2016 TBD TBD

See also

References

  1. ^ "Great Northwest Showcase Day 1: Home Cookin' | Pucked in the Head". puckedinthehead.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  2. ^ "Great Northwest Showcase Day 2 – The Empire Strikes Back | Pucked in the Head". puckedinthehead.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  3. ^ "SFU hockey brings college game's royalty to Copeland, North Dakota stars in showcase event | The Province". theprovince.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  4. ^ Christian J. Stewart. "Simon Fraser to Host Great Northwest Hockey Showcase - ISN". independentsportsnews.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  5. ^ "Simon Fraser, Minot State making cases to join Division I lineup? :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". uscho.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  6. ^ "UBC sweeps Great Northwest Showcase". news.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  7. ^ "www.eyeontheprincetontigers.com/great-northwest-showcase/". eyeontheprincetontigers.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  8. ^ "BC Intercollegiate Hockey League (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdesk.com)". bcihl.ca. Retrieved 2017-02-25.