1980 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
| Teams | 5 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | North Dakota (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Northern Michigan (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists | |
| Winning coach | Gino Gasparini (1st title) |
| MOP | Doug Smail (North Dakota) |
The 1980 NCAA Division I Ice Tournament involved in playing for single-elimination play to determine the national championship of NCAA Division I. the tournament began on March 22, 1980. The semifinals were on March 27-28,1980. The National Championship was on March 29, 1980. A total of 4 games were played in Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island, and one game was in Minneapolis, Minnesota. North Dakota won their third national championship over Northern Michigan.
Teams
- North Dakota
- Northern Michigan
- Minnesota
- Cornell
- Dartmouth
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cornell | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Michigan | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | North Dakota | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | North Dakota | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Dartmouth | 1 | ||||||||||||
Consolation Game Dartmouth 8, Cornell 4
All-Tournament Team[1]
- G: Steve Weeks (Northern Michigan)
- D: Marc Chorney (North Dakota)
- D: Tom Laidlaw (Northern Michigan)
- F: Roy Kerling (Cornell)
- F: Doug Smail* (North Dakota)
- F: Phil Sykes (North Dakota)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[2]
References
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.