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December 01, 2016

All-Session Tickets On Sale Now for ECAC Men’s Ice Hockey Championship Tournament in Lake Placid

ALBANY, N.Y. – ECAC Hockey (@ecachockeyMWD1) announced today that all-session tickets to the 2017 ECAC Hockey Men’s Championship are on sale as of Thursday, Dec. 1. Tickets can be purchased at the 1980 Rink - Herb Brooks Arena Box Office, by calling 518-523-3330 or through www.whitefacelakeplacid.com. The event marks the 56th overall championship and the 14th time at historic 1980 Rink - Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid N.Y., which hosted the league’s marquee event from 1993-2002 and 2014-2016.

The top four teams coming from the league’s quarterfinal tournament round will battle it out on the ice looking to capture the Whitelaw Cup and an automatic bid to the 69th annual NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Tournament. The two semifinal games will take place Friday, March 17 at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and the championship game will be played Saturday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are priced at $55 for adults (ages 13-64), and $45 for juniors (12 & under) and seniors (65 & older), along with a special student ticket of $25, student identification card required, at the campuses of the four participating teams and a special designated ticket window at the 1980 Rink - Herb Brooks Arena Box Office. 

For groups of 20 or more please call the Olympic Center Box office at 518-523-3330.

To get destination information, including hotel and travel, please visit www.whitefacelakeplacid.com.

Cornell (1967–70, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1996–97, 2003, 2005, 2010) leads all squads claiming 12 tournament titles, followed by Harvard’s (1963, 1971, 1983, 1987, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2015) nine championships and St. Lawrence’s (1962, 1988–89, 1992, 2000–01) six crowns.

Last year, Quinnipiac claimed its first tournament title in program history by downing Harvard, 4-1 claiming an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.

For more information about ECAC Hockey, log on www.ecachockey.com. Friend ECAC Hockey on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

ECAC Men’s Ice Hockey Championship photos can be found HERE. Photos courtesy ORDA/Whiteface Lake Placid.

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.

-- 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. 
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