1980 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

1980 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams5
Finals site
ChampionsNorth Dakota Fighting Sioux (3rd title)
Runner-upNorthern Michigan Wildcats (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachGino Gasparini (1st title)
MOPDoug Smail (North Dakota)

The 1980 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 33rd such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 22 and 29, 1980, and concluded with North Dakota defeating Northern Michigan 5–2. The first-round game was held at the home team venue while all succeeding games were played at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.

Qualifying teams

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The NCAA gave four teams automatic bids into the tournament. The two ECAC teams that reached the ECAC tournament final received bids as did the two WCHA co-champions. The NCAA also had the ability to add up to 4 additional teams as it saw fit and chose to include the CCHA tournament champion as well.

East West
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Cornell ECAC Hockey 16–13–0 Tournament champion 7th 1973 1 North Dakota WCHA 29–8–1 Tournament co-champion 8th 1979
2 Dartmouth ECAC Hockey 18–10–1 Tournament finalist 4th 1979 2 Minnesota WCHA 26–14–0 Tournament co-champion 9th 1979
At-Large
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
A Northern Michigan CCHA 32–5–1 Tournament champion 1st Never

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Format

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The four automatic qualifiers were seeded according to pre-tournament finish. The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA co-champion that finished highest in the regular season was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. Because an at-large bid was offered to a western school they were placed in a first-round game with the second western seed to determine the final semifinalist. The first-round game was played at the home venue of the second seed while all succeeding games were played at the Providence Civic Center. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.

Tournament bracket

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First round
March 22 		Semifinals
March 27–28 		National championship
March 29
         
E1 Cornell 4
A Northern Michigan 5
W2 Minnesota 3
A Northern Michigan 4
A Northern Michigan 2
W1 North Dakota 5
W1 North Dakota 4 Third-place game
E2 Dartmouth 1
E1 Cornell 4
E2 Dartmouth 8

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

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(W2) Minnesota vs. (A) Northern Michigan

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March 22 Minnesota 3 – 4 Northern Michigan Williams Arena


Semifinal

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(W1) North Dakota vs. (E2) Dartmouth

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March 27 North Dakota 4 – 1 Dartmouth Providence Civic Center


(E1) Cornell vs. (A) Northern Michigan

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March 28 Cornell 4 – 5 Northern Michigan Providence Civic Center Recap  
(Gallant, Gibson) Brock Tredway - 03:27 First period 07:53 - Walt Kyle (Pyle)
(Habib, Cole) Greg Reid - 07:17
(Tobin, Geiger) Jeff Baikie - 13:38 		Second period 02:13 - Tom Laidlaw (unassisted)
05:58 - Bill Joyce (Bozek)
(Roeszler, Gibson) Roy Kerling - 19:55 Third period 10:52 - Bill Joyce (Mielke, Laidlaw)
17:43 - GW - Don Waddell (Mielke, Tascoff)
( 30 saves / 35 shots ) Darren Eliot Goalie stats Steve Weeks ( 23 saves / 27 shots )


Third-place game

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(E1) Cornell vs. (E2) Dartmouth

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March 29 Cornell 4 – 8 Dartmouth Providence Civic Center Recap  
(Gibson, Gallant) Roy Kerling - SH - 09:40
(Kerling, Berk) John Olds - PP - 15:33 		First period 06:58 - Tom Cross (unassisted)
No scoring Second period 01:01 - Joe Jangro (C. Wilson, Bettencourt)
01:38 - Chip Bettencourt (R. Wilson, C. Wilson)
05:56 - Barry Ryan (unassisted)
09:46 - Joe Jangro (unassisted)
17:36 - Ross Brownridge (Donnelly, Murphy)
(Gallant, Kerling) Brock Tredway - PP - 15:56
(Roeszler, Gallant) Roy Kerling - PP - 18:41 		Third period 10:09 - Barry Ryan (Murphy, Brownridge)
19:36 - Carey Wilson (Bettencourt, Gaudet)
( 32 saves / 40 shots ) Brian Hayward Goalie stats Bob Gaudet ( 33 saves / 37 shots )


National Championship

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(W1) North Dakota vs. (A) Northern Michigan

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March 29 North Dakota 5 – 2 Northern Michigan Providence Civic Center


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st UND Doug Smail Sykes and Taylor 9:43 1–0 UND
UND Doug Smail Sykes and Dunn 12:48 2–0 UND
2nd UND Doug Smail – GW Sykes 23:12 3–0 UND
3rd UND Phil Sykes unassisted 48:42 4–0 UND
NMU Bill Joyce Waddell and Laidlaw 54:29 4–1 UND
NMU Terry Houck Hanson and Pyle 55:20 4–2 UND
UND Doug Smail Sykes and Burggraf 58:21 5–2 UND

All-Tournament team

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* Most Outstanding Player(s)[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
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