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The 1980 NAIA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination bracket to determine the national champion of men's NAIA college ice hockey. The 1980 tournament was the 13th men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA.[1] The tournament began on March 1, 1980 and ended with the championship game on March 3, 1980.[2]
| 1980 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | ice hockey |
| Location | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Dates | March 1, 1980–March 3, 1980 |
| Venue(s) | St. Paul Civic Center |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Bemidji State |
| Runner-up | Michigan–Dearborn |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Winning coach | Bob Peters |
Bracket edit
St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
| First Round March 1 | Semifinals March 2 | National Championship March 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bemidji State | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | St. Olaf | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bemidji State | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Wisconsin-Superior | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | St. Thomas | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Wisconsin-Superior | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bemidji State | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Michigan-Dearborn | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Augsburg | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Michigan–Dearborn | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 4 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 7 | Michigan-Dearborn | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Concordia (Moorhead) | 4 | 5 | Wisconsin-Superior | 11 | |||||||||
| 6 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 5 | 6 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 4 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References edit
- ^ "BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY BEAVERS (1947-PRESENT)". Vintage Minnesota Hockey. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "NAIA history and records". Retrieved 2017-07-07.
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