1979–80 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:black; background:#009A44; a #000000 2px black black North Dakota Fighting Sioux black 1979–80 University of North Dakota logo - interlocking ND.svg North Dakota Fighting Sioux men WCHA 1st 31–8–1 21–6–1 20–2–0 9–6–1 2–0–0 John Gasparini Jim NelsonRick Wilson Mark Taylor Marc ChorneyErwin Martens Winter Sports Center National championWCHA, championWCHA tournament, co-champion 1980 NCAA tournament champion 1978–79 1980–81 North Dakota Fighting Sioux #000000 background:#eeeeee; The 1979–80 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey team represented the University of North Dakota in college ice hockey. In its 2nd year under head coach John Gasparini the team compiled a 31–8–1 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the eighth time.North Dakota Men's Hockey Team History https://www.uscho.com/stats/history/north-dakota/mens-hockey/ USCHO.com February 14, 2019 The Fighting Sioux defeated Northern Michigan 5–2 to win the championship game at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Season Early season After finishing as the national runner-up in John Gasparini's first year as head coach, North Dakota was hoping to continue their renaissance after a decade of futility. The Fighting Sioux began their season with a four-game home stand and did not look particularly strong, splitting both weekends against Colorado College and Michigan Tech. After taking both road games against a bad Denver team, UND hosted St. Lawrence and won both games to push their record to 6–2. After splitting a road series against Michigan State, North Dakota hosted Minnesota in a rematch of last year's championship game, winning both games and surging to the top of the WCHA. UND sandwiched an exhibition game against the eventual gold-medalist US National Team between their series against the Golden Gophers and the Bulldogs, though in the later set the Fighting Sioux could only manage a split. Over the winter break North Dakota played two non-conference series. Up first Ohio State at home where UND dominated the two games. A couple of weeks later the Fighting Sioux found themselves in Marquette to take on Northern Michigan. While North Dakota was distinguishing itself as the class of the WCHA, NMU possessed an even more impressive record at 14–2 and continued to prove they were no fluke by downing North Dakota in both games.Northern Michigan Wildcats Men's Ice Hockey Record Book https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/i/9/8kfakf0z7c1cki/Hockey_Records_2018-19.pdf Northern Michigan Wildcats June 24, 2019 Second half The two losses didn't harm UND that much as they didn't affect the team's top seed in the WCHA. However, just for good measure, the Fighting Sioux swept the next two weekends (both at home) against conference opponents to take a stranglehold of the conference. UND's lead was so large by this point that when they could only earn one win in the next four games it hardly mattered to their conference standing. After the poor road trip UND played their third national team of the season, finally managing to take town an Olympic squad, albeit the one that would finish dead-last at the 1980 winter games. After the win North Dakota went on a winning streak, beginning at home where they hadn't lost since early November. UND won their final 8 regular season games, including 4 on the road (which had given them trouble all season) to finish with a stellar 25–8–1 record and easily win the WCHA. WCHA tournament With the top seed, North Dakota played host to Michigan State and avenged their early-season loss with a comfortable 8–1 win in the first game. With a 7-goal lead to work with the Fighting Sioux were able to relax in game 2 and win the series 13–4. The second series against Notre Dame was more of the same with UND taking a huge lead after a 10–4 win, eventually capturing the series 17–8. North Dakota won their second consecutive WCHA title and fourth overall and received the top western seed for the NCAA tournament. NCAA tournament UND opened against ECAC Hockey runner-up Dartmouth for the second time in as many years and had a nearly identical performance. After the 4–1 victory UND met the #1 team in the country, Northern Michigan. The teams had two of the top offenses in the nation (only Minnesota scored more goals) and game would see the top four NCAA scorers on the ice at the same time. despite being a freshman Darren Jensen had distinguished himself as the best option in goal for North Dakota and, having learned from his error the previous year, Gasparini started the Creston in goal. Doug Smail would open the scoring just before the mid-point of the first period but shortly thereafter leading scorer and team captain Mark Taylor would be knocked out of the game with an injury. Smail, the leading goal scorer, would take over and score twice more to produce only the second natural hat-trick in championship history. Phil Sykes would in on the scoring in the third period, his fourth point of the night. After the goal the Wildcat offence finally woke up and scored, scoring twice in a span of 51 seconds, but three minutes the game was put away when Smail tied the NCAA record with his fourth goal of the contest, again with a primary assist from Sykes. North Dakota won the championship having outshot NMU 45–22, ending their 16-year championship drought. Awards and honors Doug Smail won the tournament MOP for his nearly single-handed victory in the championship game and was joined on the All-Tournament team by Phil Sykes and Marc Chorney. Mark Taylor finished 4 points back of the scoring title but was named to the AHCA All-American West TeamMen's Ice Hockey Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf NCAA.org June 11, 2013 along with Howard Walker. Both Walker and Taylor made the All-WCHA First TeamWCHA All-Teams https://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 while Smail and Chorney were named to the Second Team. Darren Jensen would win his first start the following season, extending his undefeated streak to 15 games to start a career; still an NCAA record (as of 2016).Schlossman: University of North Dakota men's hockey's top line looks to continue streak in second half https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/sports/3925200-schlossman-university-north-dakota-mens-hockeys-top-line-looks-continue-streak-second The Dickinson Press Jan 15, 2016 July 25, 2019 Three players were selected in the 1980 NHL entry draft with all three reaching the NHL. Standings UND Schedule |- !colspan=12 style="North Dakota Fighting Sioux #000000;" | Exhibition October 16 l yes no Canadian National Team Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota Exhibition 3–6 October 19 w yes yes 1979 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Duluth Arena Auditorium Duluth, Minnesota Exhibition 7–2 |- !colspan=12 style="North Dakota Fighting Sioux #000000;" | Regular season October 26 l no 1979 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 2–3 0–1 0–1 October 27 w no 1979 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 9–4 1–1 1–1 November 2 w no 1979 men Michigan Tech Huskies Michigan Tech Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 4–3 2–1 2–1 November 3 l no 1979 men Michigan Tech Huskies Michigan Tech Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 3–5 2–2 2–2 November 9 w yes 1979 men Denver Pioneers Denver DU Arena Denver, Colorado 4–3 3–2 3–2 November 10 w yes 1979 men Denver Pioneers Denver DU Arena Denver, Colorado 3–0 4–2 4–2 November 16 w yes no 1979 men St. Lawrence Saints St. Lawrence Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 4–3 5–2 4–2 November 17 w yes no 1979 men St. Lawrence Saints St. Lawrence Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 7–0 6–2 4–2 November 23 w yes 1979 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Munn Ice Arena East Lansing, Michigan 9–2 7–2 5–2 November 24 l yes 1979 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Munn Ice Arena East Lansing, Michigan 4–5 OT 7–3 5–3 November 30 w no 1979 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 6–3 8–3 6–3 December 1 w no 1979 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 7–6 OT 9–3 7–3 December 4 l yes no US National Team Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota Exhibition 1–6 9–3 7–3 December 7 l yes 1979 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Duluth Arena Auditorium Duluth, Minnesota 4–5 OT 9–4 7–4 December 8 w yes 1979 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Duluth Arena Auditorium Duluth, Minnesota 4–3 OT 10–4 8–4 December 21 w yes no 1979 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 7–2 11–4 8–4 December 22 w yes no 1979 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 8–2 12–4 8–4 January 4 l yes yes 1979 men Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 2–4 12–5 8–4 January 5 l yes yes 1979 men Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 3–4 OT 12–6 8–4 January 11 w no 1979 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 7–4 13–6 9–4 January 12 w no 1979 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 3–1 14–6 10–4 January 18 w no 1979 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 7–3 15–6 11–4 January 19 w no 1979 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 5–1 16–6 12–4 January 25 l yes 1979 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 8–9 OT 16–7 12–5 January 26 w yes 1979 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 7–3 17–7 13–5 February 1 t yes 1979 men Michigan Tech Huskies Michigan Tech Student Ice Arena Houghton, Michigan 3–3 OT 17–7–1 13–5–1 February 2 l yes 1979 men Michigan Tech Huskies Michigan Tech Student Ice Arena Houghton, Michigan 4–6 17–8–1 13–6–1 February 6 w yes no Japanese National Team Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota Exhibition 7–2 17–8–1 13–6–1 February 8 w no 1979 men Denver Pioneers Denver Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 7–1 18–8–1 14–6–1 February 9 w no 1979 men Denver Pioneers Denver Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 5–2 19–8–1 15–6–1 February 15 w yes 1979 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 5–3 20–8–1 16–6–1 February 16 w yes 1979 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 6–2 21–8–1 17–6–1 February 22 w no 1979 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 5–2 22–8–1 18–6–1 February 23 w no 1979 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 4–3 23–8–1 19–6–1 February 29 w yes 1979 men Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Dane County Coliseum Madison, Wisconsin 8–1 24–8–1 20–6–1 March 1 w yes 1979 men Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Dane County Coliseum Madison, Wisconsin 4–3 25–8–1 21–6–1 |- !colspan=12 style="North Dakota Fighting Sioux #000000;" | #000000 WCHA tournament March 7 w yes no 1979 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota WCHA First Round game 1 8–1 26–8–1 21–6–1 March 8 w yes no 1979 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota WCHA First Round game 2 5–3 27–8–1 21–6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |colspan=12|North Dakota Wins Series 13-4 March 14 w yes no 1979 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota WCHA Second Round game 1 10–4 28–8–1 21–6–1 March 15 w yes no 1979 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota WCHA Second Round game 2 7–4 29–8–1 21–6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |colspan=12|North Dakota Wins Series 17-8 |- !colspan=12 style="North Dakota Fighting Sioux #000000;" | #000000 NCAA tournament March 27 w yes yes 1979 men Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island National Semifinal 4–1 30–8–1 21–6–1 March 28 w yes yes 1979 men Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island National championship 5–2 31–8–1 21–6–1 Source: North Dakota Hockey 2018-19 Hockey Media Guide https://s3.amazonaws.com/undsports.com/documents/2018/11/15/2018_19_HKY_Media_Guide_for_web.pdf North Dakota Fighting Hawks January 14, 2019 Roster and scoring statistics 2 #000000 North Dakota Fighting Sioux No. Name Year Position Hometown unsortable S/P/C Games Goals Assists Pts #000000 PIM 11 Mark Taylor Mark Taylor (ice hockey, born 1958) Senior C Vancouver, BC British Columbia 40 33 59 92 28 8 Doug Smail Senior W Moose Jaw, SK Saskatchewan 40 43 44 87 70 25 Phil Sykes Phil Sykes (ice hockey) Sophomore W Dawson Creek, BC British Columbia 37 22 27 49 34 19 Rick Zaparniuk Senior C Edmonton, AB Alberta 40 15 31 46 34 16 Marc Chorney Junior D Thunder Bay, ON Ontario 39 7 38 45 54 24 Rick Myers Senior W East Grand Forks, MN Minnesota 33 18 20 38 18 22 Cary Eades Sophomore W Burnaby, BC British Columbia 30 16 12 28 50 4 Brad Cox Brad Cox (ice hockey) Senior D Lethbridge, AB Alberta 39 3 25 28 26 3 Howard Walker Howard Walker (ice hockey) Sophomore D Grande Prairie, AB Alberta 39 7 18 25 57 18 Dean Dachyshyn Freshman W Devon, AB Alberta 40 12 8 20 88 9 Dusty Carroll Freshman C Charlottetown, PE Prince Edward Island 39 8 11 19 24 10 Glen White Glen White (ice hockey) Freshman F Rosetown, SK Saskatchewan 40 8 10 18 14 17 Erwin Martens Senior W Cartwright, MB Manitoba 34 7 10 17 28 5 Mickey Volcan Freshman D Edmonton, AB Alberta 33 2 14 16 38 21 Paul Chadwick Paul Chadwick (ice hockey) Junior W Williams Lake, BC British Columbia 40 7 8 15 65 14 Frank Burggraf Sophomore C Roseau, MN Minnesota 34 4 7 11 36 23 Mike Neitzke Senior W Detroit Lakes, MN Minnesota 24 4 6 10 32 2 Craig Ludwig Freshman D Eagle River, WI Wisconsin 33 1 8 9 32 20 Travis Dunn Sophomore D Winnipeg, MB Manitoba 37 0 6 6 32 6 Conway Marvin Sophomore D Warroad, MN Minnesota 20 0 5 5 12 30 Bob Iwabuchi Sophomore G Edmonton, AB Alberta 20 0 1 1 4 15 Troy Magnuson Freshman W Chanhassen, MN Minnesota 6 0 0 0 10 1 Pierre Lamoureux Freshman G Fort Saskatchewan, AB Alberta 0 0 0 0 Mel Donnelly Junior G Fort Frances, ON Ontario 5 0 0 0 0 1 Darren Jensen Freshman G Creston, BC British Columbia 15 0 0 0 0 Total North Dakota Fighting Sioux 1979-80 roster and statistics https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/1137/univ.-of-north-dakota/1979-1980?tab=stats#players EliteProspects July 24, 2019 Goaltending statistics 2 #000000 North Dakota Fighting Sioux No. Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals against Saves Shut outs #000000 SV % #000000 GAA 1 Darren Jensen 15 884 13 0 1 33 396 1 .923 2.24 1 Mel Donnelly 5 – – – – – – 1 .897 2.40 Pierre Lamoureux – – – – – – – 0 .813 3.00 30 Bob Iwabuchi 20 1157 14 – – 70 494 0 .876 3.63 Total 40 – 31 8 1 119 – 2 – – 1980 championship game (W1) North Dakota vs. (A) Northern Michigan North Dakota Northern Michigan Providence Civic Center March 29 5 – 2 1 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st UNDDoug SmailSykes and Taylor 9:43 1–0 UND UNDDoug SmailSykes and Dunn 12:48 2–0 UND 2nd UNDDoug Smail – GWSykes 23:12 3–0 UND 3rd UNDPhil Sykesunassisted 48:42 4–0 UND NMUBill JoyceWaddell and Laidlaw 54:29 4–1 UND NMUTerry HouckHanson and Pyle 55:20 4–2 UND UNDDoug SmailSykes and Burggraf 58:21 5–2 UND Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Northern Michigan 5 5 12 22 North Dakota 13 20 12 45 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice NMU Steve Weeks 40 5 UND Darren Jensen 20 2 Players drafted into the NHL 1980 NHL entry draft = NHL All-Star team= NHL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career. = NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team= Did not play in the NHL 2 #000000 North Dakota Fighting Sioux Round Pick Player NHL team 3 50 Mickey Volcan Hartford Whalers 3 57 Troy Murray† Chicago Black Hawks 3 61 Craig Ludwig Montreal Canadiens 5 92 Darren Jensen Hartford Whalers 9 170 Ed Cristian† Winnipeg Jets † incoming freshman 1980 NHL Entry Draft https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1980e.html Hockey DB July 25, 2019 See also 1980 NCAA Division I Men's 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