ALBANY, N.Y. – ECAC Hockey (@e c ac h o c ke yM W D 1) announced today that all-session tickets to the 2016 CHA Consulting ECAC Hockey Men’s Championship are on sale as of Friday, Jan. 8. 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 55th overall championship and the 13th time at historic 1980 Rink - Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid N.Y., which hosted the league’s marquee event from 1993-2002 and 2014-2015.

 
The four top teams coming from the league’s quarterfinal tourna ment 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 18 at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and the championship game will be played Saturday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m.

 
Tickets are priced at $55 for adults (ages 13-64), and $45 for jun- iors (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, fol- lowed 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, Harvard claimed its ninth title by downing Colgate, 5-2 en route to earning its first tournament champi- onship since 2006 and an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.

 
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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.