1980 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1980 WCHA Men's 200px March 7–15, 1980 8 Williams ArenaMinneapolis, MinnesotaWinter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota Minnesota†Minnesota Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/minnesota/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 (7th title)North Dakota‡North Dakota Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/north-dakota/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 4th Brad BuetowBrad Buetow Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,264/brad-buetow/ 2014-06-01 (1st title)John GaspariniJohn "Gino" Gasparini Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,214/john-%22gino%22-gasparini/ 2014-06-01 2nd 1979 1979 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1981 1981 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1980 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 21st conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 7 and March 15, 1980. All games were played at home team campus sites, including each of the two regional final series. By winning the regional tournaments, both Minnesota and North Dakota were invited to participate in the 1980 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Though not official designations, Minnesota is considered as the East Regional Champion† and North Dakota as the West Regional Champion‡. Format The top eight teams in the WCHA, according to their final conference standings, were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 8. In the first round the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third and sixth seeds and the fourth and fifth seeds were matched in two-game series where the school that scored the higher number of goals was declared the winner. After the first round the remaining teams were reseeded No. 1 through No. 4 according to their final conference standings and advanced to the second round. In the second round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds competed in an additional two-game, total goal series with the winners of each being declared as co-conference champions. Conference standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against 2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 113-128 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-113-128.pdf WCHA 2014-06-01 Bracket 2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-129-144.pdf WCHA 2014-06-01 Teams are reseeded after the first round 2 2 0 First RoundMarch 7–8 1 North Dakota 8 5 8 Michigan State 1 3 2 Minnesota 7 6 7 Michigan Tech 2 3 3 Colorado College 4 7 6 Minnesota-Duluth 3 6 4 Michigan 3 4 5 Notre Dame 8 3 Second RoundMarch 14–15 1 North Dakota 10 7 5 Notre Dame 4 4 2 Minnesota 5 8 3 Colorado College 3 1 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) First round (1) North Dakota vs. (8) Michigan State North Dakota Michigan State Winter Sports Center March 7 8 – 1 1 March 8 5 – 3 1 North Dakota won series 13–4 (2) Minnesota vs. (7) Michigan Tech Minnesota Michigan Tech Williams Arena March 7 7 – 2 1 March 8 6 – 3 1 Minnesota won series 13–5 (3) Colorado College vs. (6) Minnesota-Duluth Colorado College Minnesota-Duluth Broadmoor World Arena March 7 4 – 3 1 March 8 7 – 6 1 Colorado College won series 11–9 (4) Michigan vs. (5) Notre Dame Michigan Notre Dame Yost Ice Arena March 7 3 – 8 2 March 8 4 – 3 1 Notre Dame won series 11–7 Second round (1) North Dakota vs. (5) Notre Dame North Dakota Notre Dame Winter Sports Center March 14 10 – 4 1 March 15 7 – 4 1 North Dakota won series 17–8 (2) Minnesota vs. (3) Colorado College Minnesota Colorado College Williams Arena March 14 5 – 3 1 March 15 8 – 1 1 Minnesota won series 13–4 Tournament awards None See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions References 2 External links WCHA.com 1979–80 WCHA Standings 1979–80 NCAA Standings 2013–14 Colorado College Tigers Media Guide 2013–14 Michigan Wolverines Media Guide; Through the Years https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164217/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/ihm-through-the-years.pdf 2014-07-14 2013–14 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide; Section 5 https://web.archive.org/web/20140513201816/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/section-5-mg.pdf 2014-05-13 2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers Media Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20140728061657/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/minn/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2013_14_Media_Guide.pdf 2014-07-28 2012–13 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs Media Guide 2013–14 North Dakota Hockey Media Guide 2008–09 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Media Guide; History https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100207/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nd/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/0809hockmghistory1.pdf 2016-03-04 Category:WCHA men's ice hockey tournament Wcha Men's Ice Hockey Tournament