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.
Season Outlook Pre-season poll 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 PollRankTeam1 Minnesota2 Denver3 North Dakota4 Cornell5 Wisconsin6 Michigan7 Michigan Tech8 Ohio State9 Boston University10 (tie) Bowling Green10 (tie) New Hampshire
Regular season
Season tournaments 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
Final regular season polls The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals. WMPL Coaches PollRankingTeam1 North Dakota2 Northern Michigan3 Boston College4 Minnesota5 Providence6 Michigan7 Dartmouth8 Ohio State9 Colorado College10 Vermont
1980 NCAA Tournament
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Player stats
Scoring leaders
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 Senior Northern Michigan 40 41 55 96 40 Senior North Dakota 40 33 59 92 28 Sophomore Northern Michigan 41 42 47 89 32 Junior North Dakota 40 43 44 87 70 Sophomore Michigan 33 36 49 85 34 Senior Minnesota 41 53 29 82 50 Senior Michigan 38 37 39 76 28 Freshman Michigan 38 31 45 76 16 Freshman Minnesota 41 25 47 72 8 Senior Notre Dame 40 40 31 71 14
Leading goaltenders
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 Freshman North Dakota 15 890 13 0 1 33 1 .923 2.24 Senior Northern Michigan 36 2133 29 6 1 105 1 .910 2.95 Senior Ohio State 24 - 15 - - - - - 3.27 Sophomore Miami - 1269 - - - 70 0 .899 3.31 Junior Vermont 25 1492 17 8 0 87 - .883 3.50 Sophomore Providence 22 1265 15 6 0 75 0 .886 3.56 Sophomore North Dakota 20 1157 14 - - 70 0 .876 3.63 Sophomore Clarkson 12 610 - - - 37 0 .873 3.64 Senior Brown 26 1508 10 14 2 93 0 .895 3.70 Freshman Michigan Tech 13 - - - - - - .894 3.72 Junior Ohio State 15 775 8 4 1 48 0 - 3.72
Awards
NCAA Award RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Rick Comley, Northern MichiganMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Doug Smail, North DakotaAHCA All-American Teams East Team Position West Team Mark Holden, Brown G Roy Schultz, Wisconsin André Aubut, Maine D Dave Feamster, Colorado College Louis Cote, Vermont D Howard Walker, North Dakota D Theran Welsh, Wisconsin Bill Army, Boston College F Murray Eaves, Michigan Ross Brownridge, Dartmouth F Tim Harrer, Minnesota Craig Homola, Vermont F Greg Meredith, Notre Dame F Mark Taylor, North Dakota
CCHA Award RecipientPlayer of the Year Steve Weeks, Northern MichiganRookie of the Year Steve Mulholland, Lake Superior StateCoach of the Year Rick Comley, Northern MichiganAll-CCHA Teams First Team Position Second Team Steve Weeks, Northern Michigan G Steve Jones, Ohio State Tom Laidlaw, Northern Michigan D John Gibb, Bowling Green Don Waddell, Northern Michigan D Mike Cotter, Bowling Green D Brian Jenks, Ohio State D Greg Kostenko, Ohio State D Rod McNair, Ohio State D Paul Pickard, Ferris State Steve Bozek, Northern Michigan F Larry Marson, Ohio State Bill Joyce, Northern Michigan F Paul Tilley, Ohio State Jim Baker, Ferris State F Steve Mulholland, Lake Superior State F Bob Scurfield, Western Michigan
ECAC Award RecipientPlayer of the Year Craig Homola, VermontRookie of the Year Mark Fusco, HarvardMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Darren Eliot, CornellAll-ECAC Hockey Teams First Team Position Second Team Doug Ellis, Boston College G Sylvain Turcotte, Vermont Louis Cote, Vermont D Ed Small, Clarkson Andre Aubut, Maine D Scott Kleinendorst, Providence Craig Homola, Vermont F Bill Army, Boston College Ross Brownridge, Dartmouth F Steve Cruickshank, Clarkson Mike Prestidge, Clarkson F Billy O'Dwyer, Boston College F Steve O'Neill, Providence
WCHA Award RecipientMost Valuable Player Tim Harrer, MinnesotaFreshman of the Year Aaron Broten, MinnesotaCoach of the Year Brad Buetow, MinnesotaAll-WCHA Teams First Team Position Second Team Roy Schultz, Wisconsin G Tom Frame, Colorado College Dave Feamster, Colorado College D Theran Welsh, Wisconsin Howard Walker, North Dakota D Marc Chorney, North Dakota Tim Harrer, Minnesota F Doug Smail, North Dakota Mark Taylor, North Dakota F Murray Eaves, Michigan Greg Meredith, Notre Dame F Dan Lempe, Minnesota-Duluth
1980 NHL entry draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 1 11 ‡ Wisconsin WCHA 3 44 Michigan WCHA 3 45 † Wisconsin WCHA 3 47 Providence ECAC Hockey 3 50 North Dakota WCHA 3 52 Northern Michigan CCHA 3 53 Providence ECAC Hockey 3 57 † North Dakota WCHA 3 61 North Dakota WCHA 3 62 † Harvard ECAC Hockey 4 66 New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 4 67 Dartmouth ECAC Hockey 4 75 Yale ECAC Hockey 4 77 Providence ECAC Hockey 4 79 Minnesota WCHA 4 82 Minnesota WCHA 5 92 North Dakota WCHA 5 98 Providence ECAC Hockey 5 100 Minnesota WCHA 5 101 Michigan State WCHA 6 106 Minnesota WCHA 6 112 Denver WCHA 6 115 Cornell ECAC Hockey 6 116 Princeton ECAC Hockey 6 123 † New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 6 124 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 7 128 † Wisconsin WCHA 7 133 Colorado College WCHA 7 135 Michigan Tech WCHA 7 136 Michigan Tech WCHA 7 140 Western Michigan CCHA 7 142 Denver WCHA 7 143 Michigan State WCHA 7 145 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 7 147 Western Michigan CCHA 8 149 Northeastern ECAC Hockey 8 152 Providence ECAC Hockey 8 153 Michigan Tech WCHA 8 154 Vermont ECAC Hockey 8 155 Michigan Tech WCHA 8 157 Boston College ECAC Hockey 8 164 † Northern Michigan CCHA 9 170 † North Dakota WCHA 9 176 Michigan WCHA 9 177 Michigan WCHA 9 180 † Colorado College WCHA 9 182 Boston College ECAC Hockey 9 184 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 9 187 Notre Dame WCHA 10 198 † Wisconsin WCHA 10 199 Bowling Green CCHA 10 205 Michigan WCHA 10 206 † Western Michigan CCHA 10 208 Denver WCHA 10 210 New Hampshire ECAC Hockey † incoming freshman ‡ Blaisdell had already left school during the season.
See also 1979–80 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season 1979–80 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
References
External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1979–80 NCAA Standings