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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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February 27, 2019

ECAC Esports Competitor of the Week: Dustin Miller, Stevenson University

DANBURY, CT— Dustin Miller, a sophomore majoring in Computer Information with a network track, realized his passion for playing video games at a young age. He began playing casual story mode games and as he got older transitioned into Call of Duty, Smite, and League of Legends, where he discovered his route to go competitive….

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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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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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November 16, 2018

ECAC Esports Competitor of the Week Profile: Joel Madru, Siena College

DANBURY, CT – Before he captained the Siena College esports League of Legends team, Siena junior Joel Madru was an accomplished high school athlete at Chicopee Comprehensive High School in Massachusetts, playing in the #1 spot on the golf team and pitching for the baseball team. Although he performed in many highly competitive sporting events…

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October 29, 2018

ECAC Esports Competitor of the Week Profile: Arda Durukan, Saint Peter’s

DANBURY, CT – Arda Durukan, a junior in the Saint Peter’s University esports program, was born in Turkey. His family moved to the United States when he was ten. He didn’t know anyone in his new country, and didn’t know the language, which made making friends a real challenge. As a result, he took to…

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October 19, 2018

SUNY Canton eSports

DANBURY, CT– ECAC member SUNY Canton is a wonderful example of how an Esports program can generate an onslought of positive press. Few initiatives in the history of that University have generated the amount and extent of the media attention and coverage that their new Esports teams have attracted. We thought that success story merited mention…

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