1978–79 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2026 men i 1978 Olympia arena Detroit.jpg 270 The Olympia Stadium served as the host for the 1979 Frozen Four October 1978–March 24, 1979 Olympia Stadium Detroit, Michigan Minnesota The 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1978 and concluded with the 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 24, 1979 at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. This was the 32nd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 85th 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 Boston University3 (tie) Denver3 (tie) North Dakota5 Wisconsin6 Bowling Green7 (tie) Boston College7 (tie) Cornell9 Notre Dame10 Minnesota Duluth Regular season Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion North Country Thanksgiving Festival November 24–25 4 Clarkson Pacific Rim Tournament December 7–13 3 Alberta Union Holiday Festival Tournament December 15–16 4 Colgate Cornell Holiday Festival December 28–29 4 Cornell Broadmoor World Tournament December 28–30 3 Soviet Traktor Old Colony Invitational December 28–30 4 Bowling Green Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 28–30 4 St. Lawrence Great Lakes Invitational December 29–30 4 Michigan Tech Auld Lang Syne Classic December 30–31 4 Dartmouth Yale Invitational January 5–6 4 New Hampshire Beanpot February 5, 12 4 Boston University 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 Bowling Green State3 Minnesota4 Boston University5 New Hampshire6 Minnesota Duluth7 Wisconsin8 Cornell9 Ohio State10 Dartmouth 1979 NCAA Tournament 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament First roundMarch 18 SemifinalsMarch 22–23 National championshipMarch 24 Third-place game W2 Minnesota 6 A Bowling Green 3 E1 New Hampshire 3 W2 Minnesota 4 W1 North Dakota 4 E2 Dartmouth 2 W2 Minnesota 4 W1 North Dakota 3 E1 New Hampshire 3 E2 Dartmouth 7 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) NCAA Tournament https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 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 PIMMark Johnson Mark Johnson (ice hockey) Junior Wisconsin 40 41 49 90 34George McPhee Freshman Bowling Green 43 40 48 88 58Dave Delich Senior Colorado College 36 32 52 84 26Mark Wells Senior Bowling Green 45 26 57 83 30Mark Taylor Mark Taylor (ice hockey, born 1958) Junior North Dakota 42 24 59 83 28Kevin Maxwell Kevin Maxwell (ice hockey) Freshman North Dakota 42 31 51 82 79John Markell Senior Bowling Green 42 31 49 80 96Mark Pavelich Junior Minnesota–Duluth 37 31 48 79 52Steve Christoff Junior Minnesota 43 38 39 77 50Paul Tilley Paul Tilley (ice hockey) Junior Ohio State 39 32 44 76 55 1978-79 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1978 Elite Prospects 2016-06-04 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% GAAWally Charko Sophomore Bowling Green 39 2307 32 - - 92 - .914 2.39Bob Iwabuchi Freshman North Dakota 22 1274 - - - 61 1 .907 2.74Dan Kodatsky Freshman Miami - - - - - - - - 2.82Bob Gaudet Sophomore Dartmouth 23 1385 - - - 70 2 .896 3.03Rick Mills Rick Mills (ice hockey) Freshman Clarkson 14 706 - - - 38 0 .893 3.23Steve Janaszak Senior Minnesota 41 2428 29 11 1 131 1 .895 3.23Steve Weeks Junior Northern Michigan 25 1437 13 8 2 82 0 .902 3.42Jim Craig Jim Craig (ice hockey) Junior Boston University 19 1009 13 4 2 60 1 - 3.57Mel Donnelly Junior North Dakota 10 561 - - - 34 0 .881 3.66Greg Moffett Sophomore New Hampshire 31 1431 21 - - 89 0 .892 3.73 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Charlie Holt, New HampshireMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Steve Janaszak, MinnesotaAHCA 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 Jim Craig, Boston University G Bob Iwabuchi, North Dakota Louis Cote, Vermont D Bill Baker, Minnesota Jack O'Callahan, Boston University D Curt Giles, Minnesota-Duluth Ralph Cox, New Hampshire F Mark Johnson, Wisconsin Joe Mullen, Boston College F Kevin Maxwell, North Dakota Lance Nethery, Cornell F Mark Pavelich, Minnesota-Duluth CCHA AwardCCHA Awards https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Ken Morrow, Bowling GreenRookie of the Year George McPhee, Bowling GreenCoach of the Year Ron Mason, Bowling GreenAll-CCHA TeamsCCHA All-Teams https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Wally Charko, Bowling Green G Steve Jones, Ohio State G Murray Skinner, Lake Superior State G Steve Weeks, Northern Michigan Ken Morrow, Bowling Green D George Kryzer, Saint Louis Tom Laidlaw, Northern Michigan D Doug Butler, Saint Louis Paul Tilley, Ohio State F George McPhee, Bowling Green John Markell, Bowling Green F Chris Valentine, Saint Louis Mark Wells, Bowling Green F Ron Sandzik, Lake Superior State ECAC AwardECAC Awards https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Ralph Cox, New HampshireRookie of the Year Bill Whelton, Boston UniversityMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Greg Moffett, New HampshireAll-ECAC Hockey TeamsECAC All-Teams https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Jim Craig, Boston University G Greg Moffett, New Hampshire Louis Cote, Vermont D Jim Korn, Providence Jack O'Callahan, Boston University D Mike Mastrullo, Brown Joe Mullen, Boston College F Bob Gould, New Hampshire Lance Nethery, Cornell F Brock Tredway, Cornell Ralph Cox, New Hampshire F Colin Ahern, Providence WCHA AwardWCHA Awards https://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientMost Valuable Player Mark Johnson, WisconsinFreshman of the Year Kevin Maxwell, North DakotaCoach of the Year Gino Gasparini, North DakotaAll-WCHA TeamsWCHA All-Teams https://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Bob Iwabuchi, North Dakota G John Rockwell, Michigan Tech Curt Giles, Minnesota-Duluth D Bob Suter, Wisconsin Bill Baker, Minnesota D Dave Feamster, Colorado College Mark Pavelich, Minnesota-Duluth F Gord Salt, Michigan Tech Mark Johnson, Wisconsin F Dave Delich, Colorado College Kevin Maxwell, North Dakota F Steve Christoff, Minnesota 1979 NHL entry draft 1979 NHL entry draft Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 1 11 Mike Ramsey Mike Ramsey (ice hockey) Minnesota WCHA white Buffalo Sabres 2 40 Dave Christian North Dakota WCHA white Winnipeg Jets 3 42 Neal Broten Minnesota WCHA white Minnesota North Stars 3 61 Bill Whelton Boston University ECAC Hockey white Winnipeg Jets 3 63 Kevin Maxwell Kevin Maxwell (ice hockey) North Dakota WCHA white Minnesota North Stars 4 69 Glenn Anderson Denver WCHA white Edmonton Oilers 5 92 Jim Brown Jim Brown (ice hockey) Notre Dame WCHA white Los Angeles Kings 5 97 Dan Makuch 1 Clarkson ECAC Hockey white New York Rangers 6 113 Jay McFarlane 1 Wisconsin WCHA white Los Angeles Kings 6 114 Bill McCreary Bill McCreary Jr. Colgate ECAC Hockey white Toronto Maple Leafs 6 115 Marc Chorney North Dakota WCHA white Pittsburgh Penguins 6 117 Glenn Johnson 1 Denver WCHA white Atlanta Flames 6 121 Greg Moffett 1 New Hampshire ECAC Hockey white Montreal Canadiens 6 122 John Gibb 1 Bowling Green CCHA white New York Islanders 6 123 Dave McDonald Dave McDonald (ice hockey) ‡ Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white New England Whalers 6 124 Tim Watters Michigan Tech WCHA white Winnipeg Jets † incoming freshman‡ McDonald had left school mid-season. 1979 NHL Entry Draft https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1979e.html Hockey DB October 25, 2023 See also 1978–79 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season 1978–79 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season References 2 External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1978–79 NCAA Standings NCAA