The Florida College Hockey Classic (formerly the Everblades College Classic)is a college

National Collegiate Athletic Association

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 Division I men's ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 tournament

Tournament

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 played annually around New Years at the Germain Arena

Germain Arena

Germain Arena is a 7,128-seat multi-purpose arena in Estero, Florida, United States.The arena was first named Everblades Arena in 1998 after the hockey team that played there. TECO Energy was the first company to obtain the naming rights to the building, changing the name to TECO Arena. In 2004,...

 in Estero

Estero, Florida

Estero is a census-designated place in Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 18,176. It is the home of Germain Arena, which hosts the home games for the Florida Everblades ECHL hockey team and the Florida Firecats af2 arena football team...

, Florida

Florida

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, United States

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.

The four-team tournament is hosted by the University of Maine

University of Maine

The University of Maine is a public research university located in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is referred to as the flagship university of the University of Maine System...

 Black Bears

Maine Black Bears men's hockey

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 and the Cornell University

Cornell University

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 Big Red

Cornell Big Red

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, and the other two slots are filled by invitation.

The tournament champion is awarded the Ned Harkness

Ned Harkness

Nevin D. "Ned" Harkness was a successful NCAA head coach of ice hockey and lacrosse at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Cornell University and of ice hockey at Union College. Harkness was also head coach of the Detroit Red Wings and later was the team's general manager...

 Cup, named for the coach that won three NCAA Titles

NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship

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 with Cornell and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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, and the tournament MVP

Most Valuable Player

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 is awarded the Shawn Walsh

Shawn Walsh

William Shawn Walsh was the head ice hockey coach for the University of Maine Black Bears....

 Memorial Trophy, named for the coach that took Maine to two NCAA titles.

Yearly results

Year	Harkness Cup	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place	Shawn Walsh Trophy
2010	St. Cloud State St. Cloud State University St. Cloud State University is a four-year public university founded in 1869 on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. The university is the largest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system which is the largest single provider of higher...	Miami University Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey The Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents Miami University. The RedHawks are a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association...	Maine	Cornell	Nic Dowd, St. Cloud
2009	Maine	Colorado College Colorado College The Colorado College is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell...	Princeton Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....	Cornell	Scott Darling Scott Darling (ice hockey) Scott Darling is an American ice hockey goaltender. He was selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 6th round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft... , Maine
2008	Cornell	Colgate	Maine	St. Cloud State	Ben Scrivens Ben Scrivens Benjamin John Scrivens is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League . Before signing a contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, Scrivens played four years with the Cornell Big Red of the ECAC... , Cornell
2007	UMass-Lowell	Maine	Cornell	Clarkson	Jonathan Maniff, Lowell
2006	Maine	Cornell	New Hampshire New Hampshire Wildcats The New Hampshire Wildcats, or Cats, are the athletic teams of the University of New Hampshire. The wildcat is the school's official mascot, the colors are UNH Blue and white...	Western Michigan Western Michigan Broncos The Western Michigan Broncos are a NCAA Division I FBS team representing Western Michigan University. They compete in the Mid-American Conference in men's baseball, basketball, football, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, cross-country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, track and field,...	Teddy Purcell Teddy Purcell Edward "Teddy" Purcell is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:... , Maine
2005	Cornell	Minnesota-Duluth	Maine	Northeastern Northeastern Huskies The Northeastern University Huskies are the athletic teams representing Northeastern University. They compete in thirteen varsity team sports: men's and women's hockey ; men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's field hockey and volleyball, swimming, and men's and women's soccer , and...	David McKee, Cornell
2004	Boston College Boston College Eagles The Boston College Eagles are the athletic teams representing Boston College. They compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East. The women's crew team competes in the Eastern Association of Women's Rowing...	St. Cloud State	Cornell	Maine	Matti Kaltiainen, BC
2003	Cornell	Ohio State Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...	Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame's nickname is inherited from Irish immigrant soldiers who fought in the Civil War with the Union's Irish Brigade, , recollected among other places in the poetry of Joyce Kilmer who served with one of the Irish Brigade regiments during World War I...	Maine	Mike Iggulden Mike Iggulden Michael "Mike" Brian Iggulden is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien .-Playing career:... , Cornell
2002	Maine	UMass UMass Minutemen The UMass Minutemen are the athletic teams that represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst in NCAA Division I sports competition. The nickname is also applied to club teams that do not participate within the NCAA structure. Strictly speaking, the Minutemen nickname applies to men's teams and...	Ohio State	Cornell	Gary Shaneberger, Maine
2001	Northern Michigan	Maine	Ohio State	Cornell	Craig Kowalski Craig Kowalski Craig Kowalski is an American professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL.-Playing career:... , NMU
2000	Maine	Cornell	Clarkson	Ohio State	Peter Metcalf, Maine

Team records

Team	# of times participated	Titles	Conference
Maine	11	4	Hockey East Hockey East Hockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference....
Cornell	11	3	ECAC Hockey
St. Cloud	3	1	WCHA Western Collegiate Hockey Association The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference....
Boston College	1	1	Hockey East
N. Michigan	1	1	CCHA Central Collegiate Hockey Association The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey college athletic conference that operates mostly in Michigan and Ohio, although it also has members in Alaska and Indiana. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. It holds its championship...
UMass-Lowell	1	1	Hockey East
Ohio State	4	0	CCHA
Clarkson	2	0	ECAC Hockey
Colgate	1	0	ECAC Hockey
Colorado College	1	0	WCHA
Massachusetts	1	0	Hockey East
Miami University	1	0	CCHA
Minnesota-Duluth	1	0	WCHA
New Hampshire	1	0	Hockey East
Northeastern	1	0	Hockey East
Notre Dame	1	0	CCHA
Princeton	1	0	ECAC Hockey
W. Michigan	1	0	CCHA