LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Providence College Jack Dugan netted the shootout winner and Michael Lackey stopped all three shootout attempts as the No. 14 Friars claimed the 2020 Fortress Invitational after tying with No. 2 Cornell, 2-2 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. For NCAA purposes, the game is declared a tie after regulation and…
LAS VEGAS, NEV. – Four nationally ranked teams take the ice this weekend at the third-annual Fortress Invitational at T-Mobile Arena, according to the new weekly rankings announced on Monday. The college hockey tournament is part of a full week of hockey action as the New Year begins which also features three Vegas Golden Knights…
VEGAS – The Vegas Golden Knights announced today, August 8, that the organization will host the Fortress Invitational, a collegiate hockey tournament, at T-Mobile Arena January 3 & 4, 2020. The four-team tournament will feature the following schools: Army West Point, Cornell University, Ohio State University and Providence College. Television coverage will be announced at…
LAS VEGAS – The 17th-ranked Western Michigan hockey team extended its unbeaten streak to eight games after defeating Air Force, 4-1, to win the 2019 Ice Vegas Invitational at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night. Ethen Frank scored twice and the Broncos (11-6-1) also picked up goals from Luke Bafia and Lawton Courtnall on the night.…
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – The LSU Tigers faced adversity with a lead late in the game, but showed it could make the plays necessary to secure the victory, 78-74, over Saint Mary’s College of California in the Neon Hoops basketball event benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena. LSU is now 8-4…
LAS VEGAS– College hockey returns to T-Mobile Arena in January when four of the nation’s top programs face-off in the second-annual Ice Vegas Invitational. The four-team tournament, featuring UConn, Air Force, Western Michigan and St. Lawrence, will be played January 4-5, 2019 as announced Monday by bd Global, who will promote the event in partnership…
In just their second year as a NCAA Division I program, Arizona State entered the 2018 Ice Vegas Invitational ranked last, and at a decided disadvantage against a stout lineup of established squads from the east and midwest. But that didn’t stop them from upending legacy programs Northern Michigan and Michigan Tech en route to…
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Winner, winner, chicken dinner. The Arizona State men’s ice hockey team hit the jackpot against a traditional hockey program in Michigan Tech for its first-ever tournament win in program history. The Sun Devils claimed the inaugural Ice Vegas Invitational Championship, holding off the Huskies for a 3-2 victory at T-Mobile Arena. The…
By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Rick Arpin of MGM Resorts International is always looking for sports programming to fill T-Mobile Arena, including its ice rink. Brooks Downing of bd Global puts together college sports events. Sounds like a budding sports marriage. With the Golden Knights playing in St. Louis and Chicago between T-Mobile Arena home dates…
LAS VEGAS – Boston College will face Michigan Tech, followed by Arizona State versus Northern Michigan, when the first college hockey games are played at T-Mobile Arena in the inaugural Ice Vegas Invitational on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. The championship and consolation games will be played Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, with game times both days scheduled…