ALBANY, N.Y. -- ECAC Hockey announced today that it has reached a two-year sponsorship agreement CHA Consulting renewing its title sponsorship for the next two seasons. The upcoming 2015 championship will be titled the “2015 CHA Consulting ECAC Men’s Hockey Championship.”

“We appreciate the partnership and continuing the relationship with CHA Consulting as the league’s as title sponsor of our next two men’s championships,” stated ECAC Hockey Commissioner Steve Hagwell.”

The 2015 championship will be held March 20-21 at the 1980 Rink-Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y., marking the 12th time the facility has hosted the event. The semifinals will take place Friday, March 20 and championship games will be held Saturday, March 21 Union claimed the 2014 championship, defeating Colgate, 5-2, earning its third consecutive Whitelaw Cup.

“CHA is pleased to continue our partnership with ECAC Hockey,” remarked Raymond L. Rudolph, Jr., CEO, CHA Companies. “We urge all teams to, as Phil Esposito said, ‘play with passion and heart. There can be no enjoyment, no success, without it.’ Those qualities enrich our company and help us to succeed with our clients. We look forward to a season of competition and excitement, and working closely with the league in the future.”

“Having ECAC Hockey back in Lake Placid last year was the highlight of our winter events season. That CHA came on board as the prime sponsor helped make it even better,” noted Ted Blazer, President, ORDA. Now with its continued commitment to this premier college hockey championship, athletes, officials and fans will be treated to the best hockey in this part of the world. We appreciate CHA’s ongoing support of ECAC Hockey and ORDA programming.”

ABOUT ECAC HOCKEY

ECAC Hockey boasts elite student-athletes and teams from 12 of the nation's most prestigious institutions - Brown University, Clarkson University, Colgate University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, Quinnipiac University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, St. Lawrence University, Union College and Yale University.

ABOUT CHA CONSULTING

CHA is a highly diversified, full service engineering and construction management firm providing a range of services to public, private and institutional clients. The firm employs more than 1,200 staff in 50 offices. CHA is Engineering News-Record’s 69th largest US design firm.

-- ORDA --

Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre and Gore Mountain ski areas; the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg; the Olympic speed skating oval, Olympic jumping complex and Olympic arena. As host to international and national championships, the Authority has brought millions of athletes, spectator and participants to the region, resulting in significant economic development.