Governor's Cup (ice hockey)

The Governor's Cup was an annual ice hockey tournament hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Union College. The tournament was sponsored by Citizens Bank and was held each fall at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY.

The Governor's Cup began in 2006 and was intended to increase interest in the ECAC Hockey League, which holds its championship tournament at the same location in March.^[1] Both Rensselaer and Union participated in the tournament each year, and two other teams (usually from the ECAC Hockey League) were invited to complete the field.

The tournament was short-lived, lasting only a few years before having to disband due to losing their sponsorship. However, Rensselaer and Union have recently revitalized the spirit of this tournament by annually playing a single non-conference game in Albany, with the winner being awarded a trophy called the "Mayor's Cup".

Union won the inaugural Mayor's Cup game in 2013 by a score of 3-2. The rematch in 2014 received considerable media attention when, just as Rensselaer won 2-1, a brawl broke out between both teams and included a confrontation between the coaches.

Tournament Results

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Consolation Winner	Consolation Runner-up
2006	Rensselaer	Colgate	Quinnipiac	Union
2007	Rensselaer	Colgate	St. Lawrence	Union
2008	Union	Colgate	Rensselaer	Robert Morris

References

↑ ECAC Hockey

External links

ECAC Hockey home page

ECAC Hockey

Teams	Brown Bears men women Clarkson Golden Knights men women Colgate Raiders men women Cornell Big Red men women Dartmouth Big Green men women Harvard Crimson men women Princeton Tigers men women Quinnipiac Bobcats men women Rensselaer Engineers men women St. Lawrence Saints men women Union Dutchmen men women Yale Bulldogs men women

Venues	Meehan Auditorium (Brown) Cheel Arena (Clarkson) Starr Arena (Colgate) Lynah Rink (Cornell) Thompson Arena (Dartmouth) Bright Hockey Center (Harvard) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (Princeton) TD Bank Sports Center (Quinnipiac) Houston Field House (Rensselaer) Appleton Arena (St. Lawrence) Achilles Rink (Union) Ingalls Rink (Yale) Boardwalk Hall (Men's tournament)

Championships & awards	Men's champions Women's champions Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Coach of the Year Best Defensive Defenseman Best Defensive Forward Ken Dryden Award Student-Athlete of the Year Most Outstanding Player in Tournament

Seasons	1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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