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1980 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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Teams
  
4

Winning coach
  
Don Brose (1st title)

Finals Site
  
Elmira College Elmira, New York

Champions
  
Mankato State (1st title)

Runner-Up
  
Elmira (1st title game)

Semifinalists
  
University of Lowell (2nd Frozen Four) Merrimack (2nd Frozen Four)

The 1979 NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college ice hockey. A total of 4 games were played, hosted by Elmira College.

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Mankato State, coached by Don Brose, won the national title with a 5-2 victory in the final game over Elmira.

Steve Carroll, of Mankato State, was named the Most Outstanding Player and Mike Carr, of the University of Lowell, was the high scorer of the tournament with six points (3 goals, 3 assists).

Bracket

* Overtime

  • Third Place Game: University of Lowell 8, Merrimack 7

    • All-Tournament Team

  • G: Steve Carroll (Mankato State)
  • D: Mike Weinkauf (Mankato State)
  • D: Chuck Blomquist (Elmira)
  • F: Steve Forliti (Mankato State)
  • F: Tom Tidman (University of Lowell)
  • F: Dave Drew (Elmira)
  • C: Jeff Cristina (Elmira)

    • References

    1980 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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