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1979–80 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1979 and concluded with the 1980 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 29, 1980 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 33rd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 86th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

1979–80 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The Providence Civic Center served as the host for the 1980 Frozen Four
DurationOctober 1979–
March 29, 1980
NCAA tournament1980
National championshipProvidence Civic Center
Providence, Rhode Island
NCAA championNorth Dakota
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
← 1978–79 1980–81 →

Season Outlook edit

Pre-season poll edit

The top teams in the nation voted on by coaches before the start of the season. The poll was compiled by radio station WMPL.

WMPL Poll
Rank Team
1 Minnesota
2 Denver
3 North Dakota
4 Cornell
5 Wisconsin
6 Michigan
7 Michigan Tech
8 Ohio State
9 Boston University
10 (tie) Bowling Green State
10 (tie) New Hampshire

Regular season edit

Season tournaments edit

Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Elmira Invitational November 9–10 4 St. Lawrence
North Country Thanksgiving Festival November 22–24 4 Clarkson
Old Colony Invitational December 27–29 4 Providence
Great Lakes Invitational December 28–29 4 Michigan Tech
New Hampshire Tournament December 28–29 4 Boston College
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 28–30 4 Western Michigan
Auld Lang Syne Classic December 30–31 4 Vermont
Colonial Bank Hockey Invitational January 4–5 4 Boston University
Beanpot February 4, 11 4 Northeastern

Standings edit

1979–80 Big Ten standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota† 12 8 4 0 .667 72 55 41 26 15 0 263 179
Michigan 12 7 5 0 .583 55 46 38 23 13 2 205 167
Michigan State 12 5 7 0 .417 51 76 38 14 24 0 158 227
Wisconsin 12 4 8 0 .333 59 60 36 15 20 1 172 182
† indicates conference regular season champion
1979–80 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Northern Michigan†* 20 17 3 0 34 113 63 41 34 6 1 239 128
Ohio State 20 14 5 1 29 111 70 38 25 10 3 192 123
Ferris State 20 11 9 0 22 108 94 38 26 11 1 214 156
Bowling Green 20 9 11 0 18 87 90 38 16 20 2 161 174
Western Michigan 20 6 13 1 13 95 119 36 18 16 2 196 182
Lake Superior State 20 2 18 0 4 63 140 34 12 21 1 158 201
Championship: Northern Michigan
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
1979–80 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
East Region
Boston College† 22 18 3 1 .841 124 75 33 25 7 1 184 120
Providence 23 17 6 0 .739 104 82 32 21 11 0 148 123
Maine 22 10 11 1 .477 90 112 32 15 16 1 129 144
New Hampshire 24 9 15 0 .375 97 117 30 12 18 0 120 133
Boston University 22 8 14 0 .364 99 99 28 11 17 0 128 131
Northeastern 21 5 16 0 .238 77 120 27 7 20 0 103 149
West Region
Vermont 23 16 7 0 .696 98 81 35 23 12 0 156 135
Clarkson 21 14 7 0 .667 141 98 34 21 12 1 205 151
Rensselaer 22 14 8 0 .636 114 84 27 16 11 0 133 112
Colgate 21 10 10 1 .500 78 75 31 18 12 1 139 118
St. Lawrence 21 3 18 0 .143 54 113 32 6 26 0 97 178
Ivy Region
Dartmouth 22 15 6 1 .705 132 97 31 19 11 1 151 125
Cornell* 22 11 11 0 .500 109 108 31 16 15 0 150 146
Brown 22 9 11 2 .455 78 81 26 10 14 2 91 113
Princeton 21 9 12 0 .429 81 93 26 11 15 0 96 111
Harvard 21 7 11 3 .405 83 91 26 8 15 3 102 122
Yale 21 5 14 3 .295 96 118 26 7 16 3 112 135
Championship: Cornell
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
1979–80 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Air Force 0 0 0 0 - - - 31 15 16 0 150 167
Miami 0 0 0 0 - - - 38 22 13 3 210 140
US International 0 0 0 0 - - - 34 24 8 2
1979–80 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
North Dakota†* 28 21 6 1 .768 147 89 40 31 8 1 217 119
Minnesota* 32 18 14 0 .563 173 155 41 26 15 0 263 179
Colorado College 30 16 13 1 .550 154 164 39 21 17 1 200 208
Michigan 26 13 11 2 .538 131 118 38 23 13 2 205 167
Notre Dame 28 13 14 1 .482 150 146 39 18 20 1 202 199
Minnesota-Duluth 32 15 17 0 .469 166 181 38 17 21 0 191 207
Michigan Tech 28 12 14 2 .464 141 120 38 18 18 2 181 160
Michigan State 28 12 16 0 .429 118 167 38 14 24 0 158 227
Wisconsin 30 12 18 0 .400 146 146 36 15 20 1 172 182
Denver 26 8 17 1 .327 95 135 36 13 22 1 141 169
Championship: Minnesota, North Dakota
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Final regular season polls edit

The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals.

WMPL Coaches Poll
Ranking Team
1 North Dakota
2 Northern Michigan
3 Boston College
4 Minnesota
5 Providence
6 Michigan
7 Dartmouth
8 Ohio State
9 Colorado College
10 Vermont

1980 NCAA Tournament edit

Main article: 1980 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
First round
March 22 		Semifinals
March 27–28 		National championship
March 29
         
E1 Cornell 4
A Northern Michigan 5
W2 Minnesota 3
A Northern Michigan 4
A Northern Michigan 2
W1 North Dakota 5
W1 North Dakota 4 Third-place game
E2 Dartmouth 1
E1 Cornell 4
E2 Dartmouth 8

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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Player stats edit

Scoring leaders edit

[5] The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Bill Joyce Senior Northern Michigan 40 41 55 96 40
Mark Taylor Senior North Dakota 40 33 59 92 28
Steve Bozek Sophomore Northern Michigan 41 42 47 89 32
Doug Smail Junior North Dakota 40 43 44 87 70
Murray Eaves Sophomore Michigan 33 36 49 85 34
Tim Harrer Senior Minnesota 41 53 29 82 50
Dan Lerg Senior Michigan 38 37 39 76 28
Bruno Baseotto Freshman Michigan 38 31 45 76 16
Aaron Broten Freshman Minnesota 41 25 47 72 8
Greg Meredith Senior Notre Dame 40 40 31 71 14

Leading goaltenders edit

[5] The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAA
Darren Jensen Freshman North Dakota 15 890 13 0 1 33 1 .923 2.24
Steve Weeks Senior Northern Michigan 36 2133 29 6 1 105 1 .910 2.95
Steve Jones Senior Ohio State 24 - 15 - - - - - 3.27
Dan Kodatsky Sophomore Miami - 1269 - - - 70 0 .899 3.31
Sylvain Turcotte Junior Vermont 25 1492 17 8 0 87 - .883 3.50
Scott Fiske Sophomore Providence 22 1265 15 6 0 75 0 .886 3.56
Bob Iwabuchi Sophomore North Dakota 20 1157 14 - - 70 0 .876 3.63
Peter Mielzynski Sophomore Clarkson 12 610 - - - 37 0 .873 3.64
Mark Holden Senior Brown 26 1508 10 14 2 93 0 .895 3.70
Rob Polman-Tuin Freshman Michigan Tech 13 - - - - - - .894 3.72
Mike Blake Junior Ohio State 15 775 8 4 1 48 0 - 3.72

Awards edit

1980 NHL Entry Draft edit

Main article: 1980 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
3 44 Murray Eaves Michigan WCHA Winnipeg Jets
3 47 Dan Miele Providence ECAC Hockey Washington Capitals
3 50 Mickey Volcan North Dakota WCHA Hartford Whalers
3 52 Steve Bozek Northern Michigan CCHA Los Angeles Kings
3 53 Randy Velischek Providence ECAC Hockey Minnesota North Stars
3 57 Troy Murray † North Dakota WCHA Chicago Black Hawks
3 61 Craig Ludwig North Dakota WCHA Montreal Canadiens
3 62 Jay North † Harvard ECAC Hockey Buffalo Sabres
4 66 Jay Miller New Hampshire ECAC Hockey Quebec Nordiques
4 67 Carey Wilson Dartmouth ECAC Hockey Chicago Blackhawks
4 77 Kurt Kleinendorst Providence ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
4 79 Mark Huglen Minnesota WCHA Minnesota North Stars
4 82 Jeff Teal Minnesota WCHA Montreal Canadiens
5 92 Darren Jensen North Dakota WCHA Hartford Whalers
5 98 Scot Kleinendorst Providence ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
5 100 David Jensen Minnesota WCHA Minnesota North Stars
5 101 Ken Leiter Michigan State WCHA New York Islanders
6 106 Aaron Broten Minnesota WCHA Colorado Rockies
6 112 Ken Berry Denver WCHA Vancouver Canucks
6 115 Darren Eliot Cornell ECAC Hockey Los Angeles Kings
6 116 Ron Dennis Princeton ECAC Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs
6 123 Steve Lyons † New Hampshire ECAC Hockey Boston Bruins
6 124 Mike McPhee Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
7 133 Doug Lidster Colorado College WCHA Vancouver Canucks
7 135 Mike Lauen Michigan Tech WCHA Winnipeg Jets
7 136 Mike O'Connor Michigan Tech WCHA Los Angeles Kings
7 140 Bob Scurfield Western Michigan CCHA New York Rangers
7 142 Bill Stewart Denver WCHA Minnesota North Stars
7 143 Mark Hamway Michigan State WCHA New York Islanders
7 145 Bill Norton Clarkson ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
7 147 Ross Fitzpatrick Western Michigan CCHA Philadelphia Flyers
8 149 Sandy Beadle Northeastern ECAC Hockey Winnipeg Jets
8 152 Bruce Raboin Providence ECAC Hockey Washington Capitals
8 153 Rob Polman-Tuin Michigan Tech WCHA Edmonton Oilers
8 154 John O'Connor Vermont ECAC Hockey Vancouver Canucks
8 155 Brent DeNat Michigan Tech WCHA Hartford Whalers
8 157 Billy O'Dwyer Boston College ECAC Hockey Los Angeles Kings
8 164 Morey Gare † Northern Michigan CCHA New York Islanders
9 170 Ed Christian † North Dakota WCHA Winnipeg Jets
9 176 Paul Fricker Michigan WCHA Hartford Whalers
9 177 Brian Lundberg Michigan WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
9 180 Peter Lindgren † Colorado College WCHA St. Louis Blues
9 182 Chris Wray Boston College ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
9 184 Bob Lakso † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Minnesota North Stars
9 187 John Schmidt Notre Dame WCHA Montreal Canadiens
10 199 Kim Collins Bowling Green CCHA Los Angeles Kings
10 205 Dave Richter Michigan WCHA Minnesota North Stars
10 206 Glenn Johannesen † Western Michigan CCHA New York Islanders
10 208 Scott Robinson Denver WCHA Montreal Canadiens
10 210 Andy Brickley New Hampshire ECAC Hockey Philadelphia Flyers

† incoming freshman
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See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "1979-80 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  7. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  8. ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  9. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  11. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  12. ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  13. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  14. ^ "1980 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

External links edit

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