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

August 2023 March 2026 men i 1979 DunkinDonutsCenter1.jpg The Providence Civic Center served as the host for the 1980 Frozen Four October 1979–March 29, 1980 Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island North Dakota 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 2012-13 CCHA Media Guide http://issuu.com/cchahockey/docs/2012-13_ccha_media_guide_final_2a_compressed CCHA 2014-06-292008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide http://www.ecachockey.com/men/history/Summaries-I.pdf ECAC Hockey 2014-06-292008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-113-128.pdf WCHA 2014-06-29 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 1980 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament First roundMarch 22 SemifinalsMarch 27–28 National championshipMarch 29 Third-place game W2 Minnesota 3 A Northern Michigan 4 E1 Cornell 4 A Northern Michigan 5 W1 North Dakota 4 E2 Dartmouth 1 A Northern Michigan 2 W1 North Dakota 5 E1 Cornell 4 E2 Dartmouth 8 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) NCAA Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 Player stats Scoring leaders 1979-80 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1979 Elite Prospects 2016-06-04 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 PIMBill Joyce Bill Joyce (ice hockey) Senior Northern Michigan 40 41 55 96 40Mark Taylor Mark Taylor (ice hockey, born 1958) Senior North Dakota 40 33 59 92 28Steve Bozek Sophomore Northern Michigan 41 42 47 89 32Doug Smail Junior North Dakota 40 43 44 87 70Murray Eaves Sophomore Michigan 33 36 49 85 34Tim Harrer Senior Minnesota 41 53 29 82 50Dan Lerg Senior Michigan 38 37 39 76 28Bruno Baseotto Freshman Michigan 38 31 45 76 16Aaron Broten Freshman Minnesota 41 25 47 72 8Greg Meredith 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% GAADarren Jensen Freshman North Dakota 15 890 13 0 1 33 1 .923 2.24Steve Weeks Senior Northern Michigan 36 2133 29 6 1 105 1 .910 2.95Steve Jones Steve Jones (ice hockey) Senior Ohio State 24 - 15 - - - - - 3.27Dan Kodatsky Sophomore Miami - 1269 - - - 70 0 .899 3.31Sylvain Turcotte Junior Vermont 25 1492 17 8 0 87 - .883 3.50Scott Fiske Sophomore Providence 22 1265 15 6 0 75 0 .886 3.56Bob Iwabuchi Sophomore North Dakota 20 1157 14 - - 70 0 .876 3.63Peter Mielzynski Sophomore Clarkson 12 610 - - - 37 0 .873 3.64Mark Holden Mark Holden (ice hockey) Senior Brown 26 1508 10 14 2 93 0 .895 3.70Rob Polman-Tuin Freshman Michigan Tech 13 - - - - - - .894 3.72Mike Blake Junior Ohio State 15 775 8 4 1 48 0 - 3.72 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Rick Comley, Northern MichiganMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Doug Smail, North DakotaAHCA All-American TeamsMen'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 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 AwardCCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Steve Weeks, Northern MichiganRookie of the Year Steve Mulholland, Lake Superior StateCoach of the Year Rick Comley, Northern MichiganAll-CCHA TeamsCCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 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 AwardECAC Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Craig Homola, VermontRookie of the Year Mark Fusco, HarvardMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Darren Eliot, CornellAll-ECAC Hockey TeamsECAC All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 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 AwardWCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientMost Valuable Player Tim Harrer, MinnesotaFreshman of the Year Aaron Broten, MinnesotaCoach of the Year Brad Buetow, MinnesotaAll-WCHA TeamsWCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 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 1980 NHL entry draft Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 1 11 Mike Blaisdell ‡ Wisconsin WCHA white Detroit Red Wings 3 44 Murray Eaves Michigan WCHA white Winnipeg Jets 3 45 John Newberry John Newberry (ice hockey) † Wisconsin WCHA white Montreal Canadiens 3 47 Dan Miele 1 Providence ECAC Hockey white Washington Capitals 3 50 Mickey Volcan North Dakota WCHA white Hartford Whalers 3 52 Steve Bozek Northern Michigan CCHA white Los Angeles Kings 3 53 Randy Velischek Providence ECAC Hockey white Minnesota North Stars 3 57 Troy Murray † North Dakota WCHA white Chicago Black Hawks 3 61 Craig Ludwig North Dakota WCHA white Montreal Canadiens 3 62 Jay North 1 † Harvard ECAC Hockey white Buffalo Sabres 4 66 Jay Miller Jay Miller (ice hockey) New Hampshire ECAC Hockey white Quebec Nordiques 4 67 Carey Wilson Carey Wilson (ice hockey) Dartmouth ECAC Hockey white Chicago Black Hawks 4 75 Bob Brooke Yale ECAC Hockey white St. Louis Blues 4 77 Kurt Kleinendorst Providence ECAC Hockey white New York Rangers 4 79 Mark Huglen 1 Minnesota WCHA white Minnesota North Stars 4 82 Jeff Teal Minnesota WCHA white Montreal Canadiens 5 92 Darren Jensen North Dakota WCHA white Hartford Whalers 5 98 Scot Kleinendorst Providence ECAC Hockey white New York Rangers 5 100 David Jensen David Jensen (ice hockey, born 1961) Minnesota WCHA white Minnesota North Stars 5 101 Ken Leiter Michigan State WCHA white New York Islanders 6 106 Aaron Broten Minnesota WCHA white Colorado Rockies 6 112 Ken Berry Ken Berry (ice hockey) Denver WCHA #ffd100 Vancouver Canucks 6 115 Darren Eliot Cornell ECAC Hockey white Los Angeles Kings 6 116 Ron Dennis 1 Princeton ECAC Hockey white Toronto Maple Leafs 6 123 Steve Lyons 1 † New Hampshire ECAC Hockey white Boston Bruins 6 124 Mike McPhee Rensselaer ECAC Hockey white Montreal Canadiens 7 128 Brian Mullen † Wisconsin WCHA white Washington Capitals 7 133 Doug Lidster Colorado College WCHA #ffd100 Vancouver Canucks 7 135 Mike Lauen Michigan Tech WCHA white Winnipeg Jets 7 136 Mike O'Connor Mike O'Connor (ice hockey) Michigan Tech WCHA white Los Angeles Kings 7 140 Bob Scurfield 1 Western Michigan CCHA white New York Rangers 7 142 Bill Stewart 1 Denver WCHA white Minnesota North Stars 7 143 Mark Hamway Michigan State WCHA white New York Islanders 7 145 Bill Norton 1 Clarkson ECAC Hockey white Montreal Canadiens 7 147 Ross Fitzpatrick Ross Fitzpatrick (ice hockey) Western Michigan CCHA white Philadelphia Flyers 8 149 Sandy Beadle Northeastern ECAC Hockey white Winnipeg Jets 8 152 Bruce Raboin 1 Providence ECAC Hockey white Washington Capitals 8 153 Rob Polman-Tuin 1 Michigan Tech WCHA white Edmonton Oilers 8 154 John O'Connor 1 Vermont ECAC Hockey #ffd100 Vancouver Canucks 8 155 Brent DeNat 1 Michigan Tech WCHA white Hartford Whalers 8 157 Billy O'Dwyer Boston College ECAC Hockey white Los Angeles Kings 8 164 Morey Gare 1 † Northern Michigan CCHA white New York Islanders 9 170 Ed Christian 1 † North Dakota WCHA white Winnipeg Jets 9 176 Paul Fricker Michigan WCHA white Hartford Whalers 9 177 Brian Lundberg Michigan WCHA white Pittsburgh Penguins 9 180 Peter Lindgren 1 † Colorado College WCHA white St. Louis Blues 9 182 Chris Wray 1 Boston College ECAC Hockey white New York Rangers 9 184 Bob Lakso † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white Minnesota North Stars 9 187 John Schmidt 1 Notre Dame WCHA white Montreal Canadiens 10 198 Steve McKenzie 1 † Wisconsin WCHA white Los Angeles Kings 10 199 Kim Collins Kim Collins (ice hockey) Bowling Green CCHA white Los Angeles Kings 10 205 Dave Richter Michigan WCHA white Minnesota North Stars 10 206 Glenn Johannesen † Western Michigan CCHA white New York Islanders 10 208 Scott Robinson 1 Denver WCHA white Montreal Canadiens 10 210 Andy Brickley New Hampshire ECAC Hockey white Philadelphia Flyers † incoming freshman ‡ Blaisdell had already left school during the season. 1980 NHL Entry Draft https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1980e.html Hockey DB October 25, 2023 See also 1979–80 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season 1979–80 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season References 30em External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1979–80 NCAA Standings NCAA