1980–81 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

NCAA ice hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#00356B white white Yale Bulldogs white 1980–81 Old Yale Bulldogs athletics logo.svg 150px Yale Bulldogs men ECAC Hockey 9th 13–12–1 (7–2–1) 7–2–1 5–9–0 1–1–0 Tim Taylor Bob Richardson Ben Smith Doug Tingey Ingalls Rink Ivy League Champions 1979–80 1981–82 background:#00356B; color:#FFFFFF; background:#eeeeee; The 1980–81 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team represented Yale University in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team is coached by Tim Taylor, his fifth season behind the bench at Yale. The Bulldogs play their home games at Ingalls Rink on the campus of Yale University, competing in the ECAC. The Bulldogs posted a regular season record of 13 wins, 12 losses, and 1 tie. Despite finishing 2nd in the Ivy Region of the ECAC Conference, Yale didn't qualify for the postseason. Offseason Five Senior Bulldogs graduated in May: Captain Gary Lawerence – F, Keith Allain – G, Steve Harrington – D, Wally Row – F, and Gavin Thurston – F On June 11, forward Bob Brooke was drafted 75th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1980 NHL entry draft. Senior defensemen Doug Tingey was named Captain for the 1980–81 season. 1980–81 Roster Departures from 1979–1980 team Gary Lawerence, F – Graduation Keith Allain, G – Graduation Steve Harrington, D – Graduation Wally Row, F – Graduation Gavin Thurston, F – Graduation 1980–81 Bulldogs http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0005781981.html 1980–81 Yale University roster and statistics hockeyDB.com March 10, 2015 Bob Brooke Bob Brooke So F 6 2 205 1960 12 18 Massachusetts Acton, Massachusetts St. Louis 75th 1980 John Meehan Jr D 5 10 175 1958 4 10 Rhode Island North Scituate, Rhode Island Bill Nichols So D 6 2 195 1961 6 29 New York Glen Head, New York Daniel Poliziani Daniel Poliziani Jr F 5 10 180 1959 3 5 Ontario Burlington, Ontario Mount Hamilton A's OPJHL Coaches Name Position Seasons Coaching atYale University Alma mater Tim Taylor Head Coach 5 Harvard University (1963) Bob Richardson Assistant coach 2 Providence College (1975) Ben Smith Assistant coach 4 Harvard University (1968) Staff Name Position Seasons Staffing atYale University Edward Maturo Equipment Manager 3 Christopher Carosa Student manager 2 Standings YALE Schedule |- !colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#00356B" | Exhibition December 31 w yes Vasby-Sweden Ingalls Rink New Haven, Connecticut 4–3 2–5–0 1–2–0 |- !colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#00356B" | Regular season November 25 w yes yes Merrimack Ingalls Rink New Haven, Connecticut 12–3 1–0–0 0-0-0 November 30 l yes Colgate Starr Arena Hamilton, New York 3–8 1–1–0 0–1–0 December 6 l St. Lawrence Ingalls Rink New Haven, Connecticut 2–3 OT 1–2–0 0–2–0 December 10 l yes Boston University Walter Brown Arena Boston, Massachusetts 3–5 1–3–0 0–3–0 December 13 w yes Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink Princeton, New Jersey 5–2 2–3–0 1–3–0 December 28 l yes yes Wisconsin Dane County Coliseum Madison, Wisconsin 5–10 2–4–0 1–3–0 December 29 l yes yes Wisconsin Dane County Coliseum Madison, Wisconsin 1–12 2–5–0 1–3–0 January 2 l yes yes Toronto New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut Yale Invitational 3–6 2–6–0 1–3–0 January 3 w yes yes Vermont New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut Yale Invitational 7–2 3–6–0 1–3–0 January 6 l Clarkson Ingalls Rink New Haven, Connecticut 5–6 3–7–0 1–4–0 January 10 w Brown Ingalls Rink New Haven, Connecticut 8–6 4–7–0 2–4–0 January 17 w yes Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse Burlington, Vermont 7–4 5–7–0 3–4–0 January 20 l yes Boston College McHugh Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 1–6 5–8–0 3–5–0 January 24 w yes Dartmouth Thompson Arena Hanover, New Hampshire 5–4 OT 6–8–0 4–5–0 January 27 w RPI Ingalls Rink New Haven, Connecticut 4–3 7–8–0 5–5–0 January 30 w Cornell Ingalls Rink New Haven, Connecticut 7–3 8–8–0 6–5–0 January 31 w Princeton Ingalls Rink New Haven, Connecticut 4–3 OT 9–8–0 7–5–0 February 6 l yes Maine Alfond Arena Orono, Maine 4–5 OT 9–9–0 7–6–0 February 7 l yes New Hampshire Snively Arena Durham, New Hampshire 2–12 9–10–0 7–7–0 February 14 l yes Harvard Bright Hockey Center Allston, Massachusetts 2–6 9–11–0 7–8–0 February 17 w Northeastern Ingalls Rink New Haven, Connecticut 7–5 10–9–0 8–8–0 February 21 t Harvard Ingalls Rink New Haven, Connecticut 5–5 OT 10–9–1 8–8–1 February 24 w yes Brown Meehan Auditorium Providence, Rhode Island 6–4 11–9–1 9–8–1 February 27 w yes Providence Schneider Arena Providence, Rhode Island 4–3 12–9–1 10–8–1 March 4 w Dartmouth Ingalls Rink New Haven, Connecticut 10–3 13–9–1 11–8–1 March 7 l yes Cornell Lynah Rink Ithaca, New York 1–5 13–12–1 11–9–1 Statistics Player POS Position Age Age GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutesBob BrookeF192712304259Joe GagliardiF2717213832Dan PolizianiF212617213814Dan BrugmanF2717163318Jim MurphyF275192418Ed KilroyF276172356Mark CrerarF27147218Jim SteinerF27991816Paul CastrabertiF14413176Bill NicholsD19274131710David WilliamsF27871514Matt BohanF27651114John MeehanD222719104Bill ThurstonD270101031Blair WheelerD2536950Dave TewksburyD2706618George MinowadaF172132Doug TingeyD1303330John WeberD2320210Matt BaabD90220Ted LoweG10000Paul TortorellaG30000Ken ShawG90000Mark RodriguesG240000 Team 27127215342410 References Category:Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons Yale Yale Category:1980 in sports in Connecticut Category:1981 in sports in Connecticut