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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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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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ECAC eSports Banner - FIFA, Fortnight, Hearthstone, League of Legends, Overwatch, Super Smash Bros Ultimate
March 7, 2019
ECAC Esports Members Swell to 23; Spring Competition Will Be Across 6 Different Game Titles, New Website Unveiled

Danbury, CT. –  The ECAC announced today that its membership for the ’18-’19 school year is now 23 schools, a remarkable escalation considering the conference has been sponsoring esports for less than a year.  ECAC Esports membership comes from all three NCAA Divisions spanning 10 different states. The 23 members field 102 teams now participating…

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ECAC Fall 2018 Esports All-Academic Honors
February 4, 2019
ECAC Announces Fall 2018 Esports All-Academic Honors

DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced its first inaugural esports All-Academic list for the Fall 2018 Semester. A total of 51 student-athletes from 12-member institutions are recognized for their academic achievements inside the classroom. Canisius College led the schools with 13 honorees. While SUNY Canton had 12 student-athletes achieve the honor…

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HV Gamer Co and ECAC MAAC
December 21, 2018
152k Grant Awarded to ECAC and MAAC to conduct ECAC Championships at Hudson Valley Gamer Con

ALBANY, NY – The team behind HV Gamer Con 2019, which includes Albany Capital Center (ACC), Center for Economic Growth (CEG), Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) are pleased to announce they have been awarded a grant for what will be the largest northeast collegiate esports event to date in the Capital Region – the Hudson Valley…

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October 2, 2018
ECAC Esports Competition Continues to Expand

DANBURY, CT– The ECAC announced today the list of participating schools in the first official full year of ECAC eSports competition.  The fall ECAC eSports competition commences this week, and the 80-year-old historic conference will be sponsoring and facilitating competition over five different gaming platforms during the course of this year. ECAC eSports members participating…

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ECAC Announces Formal Sponsorship of Intercollegiate Esports Competition
August 9, 2018
ECAC Announces Formal Sponsorship of Intercollegiate Esports Competition

DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) announced today the formal sponsorship of intercollegiate Esports competitions beginning Fall 2018. The ECAC Esports league will consist of organized, competitive gaming in League of Legends, FIFA, Overwatch, Hearthstone and Fortnite. In addition to the online tournaments, the ECAC Esports Championship will be held at the Albany…

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