1981 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

none August 2023 1981 men's Division I 8 Duluth Arena Duluth, Minnesota Wisconsin Badgers 3rd 3rd 6th Minnesota Golden Gophers 8th 9th Michigan Tech Huskies 10th Northern Michigan Wildcats 2nd Bob Johnson 3rd Marc Behrend Wisconsin The 1981 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 34th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 19 and 27, 1981, and concluded with Wisconsin defeating Minnesota 6-3. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues while all succeeding games were played at the Duluth Arena in Duluth, Minnesota. 1981 was the first year that the tournament guaranteed 8 teams to be selected for the championship as opposed the policy put in place in 1977 that gave the selection committee the ability to choose up to 4 additional teams at its discretion (two was the maximum the committee ever choose). Qualifying teams The NCAA permitted 8 teams to qualify for the tournament, four from each region (East and West). From the east the ECAC tournament champion and the regular season champions from the two ECAC divisions that did not contain the ECAC champion received automatic bids into the tournament with a fourth at-large bid going to one eastern team. From the west the two WCHA tournament co-champions and the CCHA tournament champion received automatic bids with a fourth at-large bid going to one western team. East West SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 26–6–3 Division champion 7th 19701 Minnesota WCHA 30–11–0 Tournament co-champion 10th 19802 Providence ECAC Hockey 17–13–1 Tournament champion 3rd 19782 Northern Michigan CCHA 26–11–3 Tournament champion 2nd 19803 Cornell ECAC Hockey 18–10–1 Division champion 8th 19803 Michigan Tech WCHA 26–13–1 Tournament co-champion 10th 19764 Colgate ECAC Hockey 21–10–2 At-large bid 1st Never4 Wisconsin WCHA 24–14–0 At-large bid 6th 1978 NCAA Division 1 Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives 2013-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090704232018/http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html 2009-07-04 live Format The tournament featured three rounds of play. The two odd-number ranked teams from one region were placed into a bracket with the two even-number ranked teams of the other region. The teams were then seeded according to their ranking. In the Quarterfinals the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds played two-game aggregate series to determine which school advanced to the Semifinals. Beginning with the Semifinals all games were played at the Duluth Arena and all series became Single-game eliminations. The winning teams in the semifinals advanced to the National Championship Game with the losers playing in a Third Place game. Tournament bracket NCAA Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 2/1 score yes QuarterfinalsMarch 19–21 SemifinalsMarch 25–26 National championshipMarch 27 Third-place game E1 Clarkson 2 6 8 W4 Wisconsin 3 6 9 W2 Northern Michigan 7 3 10 E3 Cornell 3 4 7 W1 Minnesota 9 5 14 E4 Colgate 4 4 8 E2 Providence 3 5 8 W3 Michigan Tech 7 6 13 W4 Wisconsin 5 W2 Northern Michigan 1 W1 Minnesota 7 W3 Michigan Tech 2 W4 Wisconsin 6 W1 Minnesota 3 W2 Northern Michigan 2 W3 Michigan Tech 5 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Quarterfinals (E1) Clarkson vs. (W4) Wisconsin Clarkson Wisconsin Walker Arena March 20 2 – 3 www.newspapers.com/image/401063888/?clipping_id=194296696 2 (Boprey, Small) Colin Patterson - 14:12 00:34 - Dan Gorowsky (Newberry)12:40 - Peter Johnson (McFarlane) 09:09 - GW - Lexi Doner (Mullen, Driver) (Cleaver, Haramis) Steve Cruickshank - 03:19 (23 saves / 25 shots) Don Sylvestri Marc Behrend (36 saves / 38 shots) March 21 6 – 6 www.newspapers.com/image/401065012/?clipping_id=194297062 3 (Small, J. Armstrong) Bryan Cleaver - PP - 02:00(Audycki, MacDougall) Steve Cruickshank - 04:19 18:58 - PP - Theran Welsh (Johnson, McKenzie) (B. Armstrong, Haramis) Steve Cruickshank - 03:49(Patterson, J. Armstrong) Bryan Cleaver - PP - 10:14 00:44 - PP - Peter Johnson (Welsh, McKenzie)09:13 - John Newberry (Mullen, McFarlane)18:32 - Theran Welsh (S. Lecy, Lebler) (Small, Cleaver) Colin Patterson - PP - 11:50(J. Armstrong) Steve MacDougall - 14:36 05:51 - Ted Pearson (Gorowsky, Newberry)09:05 - Scott Lecy (Lebler, T. Lecy) (34 saves / 40 shots) Don Sylvestri Marc Behrend (28 saves / 34 shots) Wisconsin won series 9–8 (E2) Providence vs. (W3) Michigan Tech Providence Michigan Tech Schneider Arena March 20 3 – 7 www.newspapers.com/image/187621266/?clipping_id=194297834 2 (Gouin, Toppazzini) Mike Bolstad - PP - 09:08 00:32 - Jeff Wylie (Stiles, Terry)07:10 - Jim Bissett (Pearson, Sparrow)16:29 - Rick Boehm (Watters) 01:17 - GW - Mike Lauen (Loconsole, Zuke)01:38 - Per-Åke Johansson (Boehm, Schwartz)04:16 - Tim Watters (Boehm, Gerry) (Orlando, S. Kleinendorst) John Sullivan - 05:00(Taylor) John Sullivan - SH - 19:50 06:06 - Nick Schwartz (Boehm, Stiles) (17 saves / 23 shots) Mario Proulx(14 saves / 15 shots) Scott Fiske Frank Krieber (24 saves / 27 shots) March 21 5 – 6 www.newspapers.com/image/187621840/?clipping_id=194301348 2 (S. Kleinendorst, Toppazzini) Kurt Kleinendorst - PP - 03:54 02:08 - Per-Åke Johansson (Schwartz, Palkovich)09:07 - SH - Nick Schwartz (Palkovich) (Orlando) Jim Colucci - PP - 08:49(Colucci, Orlando) Kurt Kleinendorst - PP - 09:41(S. Kleinendorst, Hogberg) Dan Miele - 16:07 01:05 - Bill Terry (Watters) (Orlando, S. Kleinendorst) Hugh Toppazzini - PP - 03:29 07:58 - Al Mickalich (Terry, Wylie)10:01 - Tony Stiles (Scott, Bissett)14:33 - PP GW - Ron Zuke (Lauen) (28 saves / 34 shots) Scott Fiske Frank Krieber (26 saves / 31 shots) Michigan Tech won series 13–8 (W1) Minnesota vs. (E4) Colgate Minnesota Colgate Williams Arena March 20 9 – 4 www.newspapers.com/image/137078462/?clipping_id=194300041 1 (Doshan) Kevin Hartzell - SH - 08:49(Hartzell, Meadows) Bryan Erickson - 09:25(A. Broten, Meadows) Tom Rothstein - 15:42(Knoke, Butters) Aaron Broten - 16:02 11:31 - PP - Jim Wallace (Houle, Iselmoe) (Knoke, A. Broten) Steve Ulseth - GW - 02:46(Hartzell) Mike Knoke - PP - 11:01 18:13 - Mark Morris (Gertsakis) (A. Broten, Knoke) Bryan Erickson - PP - 11:51(Erickson, Hartzell) Steve Ulseth - PP - 16:04(Hartzell) Mike Knoke - PP - 19:09 01:11 - PP - Dan Fridgen (Wallace, Lapansée)03:35 - PP - Steve Smith (Houle, Fridgen) (33 saves / 37 shots) Paul Butters Terry McSweeney (41 saves / 50 shots) March 21 5 – 4 www.newspapers.com/image/137078732/?clipping_id=194303529 1 No scoring 12:19 - Denis Lapensée (Renaud, Ens) (Ulseth, Erickson) Aaron Broten - PP - 07:24(Knoke, Hartzell) Steve Ulseth - PP - 14:32(Dillon, Erickson) Aaron Broten - 16:30 (Bjugstad, Teal) Brad Dorsham - 00:32(Ulseth) Aaron Broten - PP GW - 08:36 01:21 - Denis Lapensée (Renaud, Sterling)05:46 - Ken Iselmoe (Wallace, Morris)12:08 - Steve Smith (Walsh) (24 saves / 28 shots) James Jetland Guy Lemonde (29 saves / 34 shots) Minnesota won series 14–8 (W2) Northern Michigan vs. (E3) Cornell Northern Michigan Cornell Lakeview Arena March 20 7 – 3 www.newspapers.com/image/187621266/?clipping_id=194297834 1 (Verigin, Kyle) Jeff Pyle - 08:06(Tascoff, Ponath) Bruce Martin - PP - 11:26 09:59 - PP - Roy Kerling (Roeszler) (Hanson, Martin) Steve Bozek - 14:38 08:10 - Joe Gallant (Baikie, Berk) (Mogush, Fisher) Dave Kanigan - GW - 03:52(Hanson, Martin) Steve Bozek - 08:15(Kyle, Ikkala) Jeff Pyle - 13:29(Pyle, Ikkala) Walt Kyle - 13:48 11:35 - PP - Greg Reid (Roeszler, Dervin) (31 saves / 34 shots) Jeff Poeschl Darren Eliot (21 saves / 25 shots) Brian Hayward (11 saves / 14 shots) March 21 3 – 4 www.newspapers.com/image/187621840/?clipping_id=194301348 2 (Bozek, Schafhauser) Bruce Martin - 16:33 08:18 - Dan Duffy (Roeszler, Strawman) (Bozek, Fisher) Keith Hanson - 15:27(Pyle, Tascoff Steve Bozek - PP - 19:16 13:13 - Jeff Baikie (Gallant, Kerling) 09:35 - Doug Berk (Olds, Baikie)14:18 - PP GW - John Olds (Gallant, Baikie) (31 saves / 35 shots) Jeff Poeschl Brian Hayward (54 saves / 57 shots) Northern Michigan won series 10–7 Semifinal (W1) Minnesota vs. (W3) Michigan Tech Minnesota Michigan Tech Duluth Arena March 26 7 – 2 www.newspapers.com/image/191131857/?clipping_id=194513392 1 (unassisted) Jeff Teal - 07:23(A. Broten, N. Broten) Steve Ulseth - PP - 08:42(Knoke) Aaron Broten - GW - 17:25(A. Broten, Erickson) Neil Broten - 19:59 17:18 - Bill Terry (Wylie, Mickalich) (Teal, Bergloff) Kevin Hartzell - 00:51(B. Larson, Hartzell) Jeff Teal - PP - 10:25 15:12 - PP - Mike Lauen (Locensole, Hjelmqvist) (Knoke, N. Broten) Aaron Broten - PP - 09:51 (23 saves / 25 shots) Paul Butters Frank Krieber (34 saves / 41 shots) (W2) Northern Michigan vs. (W4) Wisconsin Northern Michigan Wisconsin Duluth Arena March 27 1 – 5 www.newspapers.com/image/401083792/?clipping_id=194513513 2 No scoring 03:00 - PP - Ed Lebler (Newberry, Ethier)19:58 - SH GW - John Johannson (unassisted) (Martin) Steve Bozek - PP - 08:49 02:45 - Bruce Driver (unassisted)17:12 - Scott Lecy (Ethier)17:36 - Ted Pearson (Newberry, Vincent) (34 saves / 39 shots) Jeff Poeschl Marc Behrend (25 saves / 26 shots) Third-place game (W2) Northern Michigan vs. (W3) Michigan Tech Northern Michigan Michigan Tech Duluth Arena March 28 2 – 5 www.newspapers.com/image/1129741935/?clipping_id=194520814 2 (Ikkala, Pyle) Dave Smith - PP - 05:35 14:15 - Ron Zuke (Wylie, Stiles)14:35 - Ron Zuke (Lauen) (Bozek, Hanson) Bruce Martin - 06:09 00:23 - GW - Jeff Wylie (Mickalich, Terry)03:26 - PP - Rick Boehm (Watters)12:57 - Tim Watters (unassisted) (36 saves / 41 shots) Scott Stoltzner Frank Krieber (26 saves / 28 shots) National Championship (W1) Minnesota vs. (W4) Wisconsin Minnesota Wisconsin Duluth Arena March 281981 Championship Boxscore http://uwbadgers.com/documents/2015/8/21/1973_box_score_3965.pdf Wisconsin Badgers 2018-04-19 3 – 6 2 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st WISDan GorowskyNewberry and Vincent 9:24 1–0 WIS WISJohn Newberry – PPVincent and Welsh 14:49 2–0 WIS WISEd LeblerEthier 19:49 3–0 WIS 2nd WISTed Pearson – GWLebler and Newberry 29:23 4–0 WIS MINButsy EricksonUlseth and Knoke 32:37 4–1 WIS WISJohn Newberry – PPS. Lecy and Vincent 34:27 5–1 WIS 3rd MINMike Knoke – PPJensen and A. Broten 40:10 5–2 WIS MINButsy Erickson – PPHartzell and A. Broten 56:09 5–3 WIS WISEd Lebler – ENDriver 58:40 6–3 WIS Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st WISJohn NewberryRoughing 0:28 2:00 MINDave JensenRoughing 0:28 2:00 WISBruce DriverHooking 4:14 2:00 WISPat EthierInterference 9:35 2:00 WISBrian MullenCharging 10:11 2:00 MINNeal BrotenCross-checking 10:11 2:00 WISJay McFarlaneCharging 11:58 2:00 MINPaul ButtersInterference 14:15 2:00 2nd WISTheran WelshHolding 25:48 2:00 WISPete JohnsonHooking 30:31 2:00 MINScott BjugstadHigh-sticking 32:51 2:00 MINMike MeadowsRoughing 35:28 2:00 MINBob BergloffRoughing 36:00 2:00 WISPat EthierElbowing 38:15 2:00 3rd WISTed PearsonHooking 45:21 2:00 WISTodd LecyInterference 55:06 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Wisconsin 11 14 17 42 Minnesota 8 10 15 33 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice WIS Marc Behrend 30 3 MIN Paul Butters 33 5 MIN Jim Jetland 3 0 All-Tournament Team G: Marc Behrend* (Wisconsin) D: Mike Knoke (Minnesota) D: Tim Watters (Michigan Tech) F: Steve Bozek (Northern Michigan) F: Aaron Broten (Minnesota) F: John Newberry (Wisconsin) * Most Outstanding Player(s)NCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives 2013-07-17 NCAA Frozen Four Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf NCAA.org 2013-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20120516074208/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf 2012-05-16 live References 50em Official 2008 NCAA Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Records Book National Collegiate Athletic Association Indianapolis 54, 58 1089-0092 https://www.ncaa.org/library/records/ice_hockey/m_w_ice_hockey_records_book/2008/2008_m_w_ice_hockey_records.pdf PDF 2008-05-23 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes 1981 NCAA Tournament Inside College Hockey http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/6History/ncaa_81.htm 2008-05-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20080523173828/http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/6History/ncaa_81.htm 23 May 2008 live Tournament Category:NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Category:College ice hockey tournaments in Minnesota Category:Sports competitions in Duluth, Minnesota