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September 13, 2019
HV Gamer Con Announces Major Partnership for 2020, Addition of Amateur Tournament, New Games and More

Media Contact: Eliza Bianco | Baker Public Relations O: 518.426.4099 | M: 518.339.6698 eliza@bakerpublicrelations.com www.bakerpublicrelations.com   Major announcement comes as video game players across the U.S. celebrate National Video Games Day   Albany, N.Y. – The largest collegiate esports event in the Northeast is once again coming to Albany April 4 and 5. HV Gamer…

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August 29, 2019
ECAC Esports Program Growth Continues With Fifty Participating Schools to Compete In Eight Games

DANBURY, Conn – As the ECAC Esports program enters its third year, its numbers have swelled to nearly fifty participating schools and has added Rocket League and Madden to the lineup of games offered. Well over 200 teams will participate in ECAC Esports competition this year, up dramatically from the 107 that competed last year.  The…

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Yearly Awards
July 17, 2019
ECAC Announces 2018-2019 ECAC Esports Major Awards

DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced its  2018-2019 ECAC Esports Major Award Winners. Aidan Hoskey (Siena College) – ECAC Esports Freshman of the Year Game: Fortnite Fun Fact: Last summer Aidan interned with the Brooklyn Nets doing computer programming helping to build scouting reports. Aidan (Class of 2022) studies Computational…

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May 24, 2019
2020-2021 Esports Registration

Registration for the Spring 2021 season is now open! If you are interested in becoming a member, please submit an estimate of what game(s) and how many teams here: ECAC Esports Registration For more information please contact Lydia Fister – lfister@ecac.org ECAC_Esports Flyer 2020-21

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May 13, 2019
Are video games changing the face of college sports?

https://www.nj.com/sports/2019/05/video-games-are-changing-the-face-of-college-sports-could-your-kid-win-a-scholarship.html

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May 2, 2019
ZingoTV Partnership

The ECAC is proud to announce its partnership with ZingoTV as an on-line streaming partner.  ZingoTV delivers HD programming on the most popular devices including smart TVs, tablets and smart phones.  To learn more about their offering, please visit them at www.zingotv.com.  Zingo TV is available for download at

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April 2, 2019
HV Gamer Con Press Release

ALBANY, NY—The highly anticipated, ECAC Esports Championships at Hudson Valley Gamer Con 2019 was full of action and esports enthusiasts, drawing in 2,500 people. The tournament and expo is the largest collegiate esports event in the Northeast. A total of 19 schools fielding 15 teams in League of Legends, 11 teams in Overwatch, and 11…

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March 29, 2019
HV Gamer Con Announces Final Details of Major Esports Event

Albany, N.Y. – The largest collegiate esports event in the Northeast is coming to Albany this weekend.HV Gamer Con, presented by the Albany Capital Center (ACC), Center for Economic Growth (CEG), I LOVE NY, Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) proudly announce the final details for the March 30-31 event, including a full list of competing teams and…

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March 26, 2019
ECAC Empowerment Series April 11

Our next ECAC Empowerment Series event will be April 11 at Caldwell University, running from 12:00 pm until 6:00 pm. This free event consists of a series of panel discussions with industry leaders in the mental health field and professionals who work closely with student athletes on a daily basis. This will be followed by…

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March 11, 2019
HV Gamer Con Announces Major Broadcast Partnership

HV Gamer Con Announces Major Broadcast Partnership as the Capital Region Increases its Significance in the Esports Industry HV Gamer Con will be the largest esports tournament ever held in upstate New York Albany, N.Y. – The team behind HV Gamer Con 2019 is excited to announce a partnership with N3rd Street Gamers (NSG) for…

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