Desert Hockey Classic

Desert Hockey Classic
Tournament information
SportCollege ice hockey
LocationTempe, Arizona
Number of
tournaments
4
FormatSingle-elimination
VenueMullett Arena
Teams4
Current champion
Arizona State

The Desert Hockey Classic is an annual mid season ice hockey tournament hosted by Arizona State University.[1]

History

Michigan Tech won the inaugural tournament in 2015.[2] In 2016–2017 the Desert Hockey Classic was moved to Prescott,[3] and later returned to Glendale for the 2018–19 season. The tournament went on hiatus for the 2017–18 and 2019–20 seasons.

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.[4]

Championship game

Season Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place Venue
2015–16 Michigan Tech (in shootout) Yale Connecticut Arizona State Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
2016–17 Connecticut Brown St. Cloud State Arizona State Prescott Valley Event Center, Prescott Valley, Arizona
2018–19 Clarkson Minnesota Duluth Arizona State Minnesota State Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
2022–23 Michigan Tech Boston University Arizona State Air Force Mullett Arena, Tempe, Arizona
2023–24 Arizona State Omaha UMass Lowell Harvard
2024–25

Team records

Team # of times participated Titles Conference
Michigan Tech 2 2 CCHA
UConn 2 1 Hockey East
Arizona State 5 1 Independent
Clarkson 1 1 ECAC
Air Force 1 0 AHA
Boston University 1 0 Hockey East
Brown 1 0 ECAC
Harvard 1 0 ECAC
UMass Lowell 1 0 Hockey East
Minnesota Duluth 1 0 NCHC
Minnesota State 1 0 CCHA
Omaha 1 0 NCHC
St. Cloud State 1 0 NCHC
Yale 1 0 ECAC

References

  1. ^ "Desert Hockey Classic brings NCAA competition to Arizona". azcentral.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Michigan Tech wins Desert Hockey Classic in shootout after tie with No. 12 Yale". USCHO.com. 11 January 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "ASU hockey's Desert Hockey Classic moves to Prescott". The State Press. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. ^ Betsy Helfand (January 7, 2018). "Arizona State captures inaugural Ice Vegas Invitational title". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2019.