1979–80 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
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The 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1979 and concluded with the
Season Outlook
Pre-season poll
The top teams in the nation voted on by coaches before the start of the season. The poll was compiled by radio station WMPL.
WMPL Poll | |
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Rank | Team |
1 | Minnesota |
2 | Denver |
3 | North Dakota |
4 | Cornell |
5 | Wisconsin |
6 | Michigan |
7 | Michigan Tech |
8 | Ohio State |
9 | Boston University |
10 (tie) | Bowling Green State |
10 (tie) | New Hampshire |
Regular season
Season tournaments
Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
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Elmira Invitational | November 9–10 | 4 | St. Lawrence |
North Country Thanksgiving Festival | November 22–24 | 4 | Clarkson |
Old Colony Invitational | December 27–29 | 4 | Providence |
Great Lakes Invitational | December 28–29 | 4 | Michigan Tech |
New Hampshire Tournament | December 28–29 | 4 | Boston College |
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 28–30 | 4 | Western Michigan |
Auld Lang Syne Classic | December 30–31 | 4 | Vermont |
Colonial Bank Hockey Invitational | January 4–5 | 4 | Boston University |
Beanpot | February 4, 11 | 4 | Northeastern |
Standings
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Minnesota† | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 72 | 55 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 263 | 179 | |
Michigan | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 55 | 46 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 205 | 167 | |
Michigan State | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 51 | 76 | 38 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 158 | 227 | |
Wisconsin | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 59 | 60 | 36 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 172 | 182 | |
† indicates conference regular season champion |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Northern Michigan†* | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 113 | 63 | 41 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 239 | 128 | |
Ohio State | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 111 | 70 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 192 | 123 | |
Ferris State | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 108 | 94 | 38 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 214 | 156 | |
Bowling Green | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 87 | 90 | 38 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 161 | 174 | |
Western Michigan | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 95 | 119 | 36 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 196 | 182 | |
Lake Superior State | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 140 | 34 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 158 | 201 | |
Championship : Northern Michigan† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
East Region | ||||||||||||||
Boston College† | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | .841 | 124 | 75 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 184 | 120 | |
Providence | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | .739 | 104 | 82 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 148 | 123 | |
Maine | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | .477 | 90 | 112 | 32 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 129 | 144 | |
New Hampshire | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 97 | 117 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 120 | 133 | |
Boston University | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | .364 | 99 | 99 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 128 | 131 | |
Northeastern | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .238 | 77 | 120 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 103 | 149 | |
West Region | ||||||||||||||
Vermont | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | .696 | 98 | 81 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 156 | 135 | |
Clarkson | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | .667 | 141 | 98 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 205 | 151 | |
Rensselaer | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | .636 | 114 | 84 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 133 | 112 | |
Colgate |
21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | .500 | 78 | 75 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 139 | 118 | |
St. Lawrence | 21 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .143 | 54 | 113 | 32 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 97 | 178 | |
Ivy Region | ||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | .705 | 132 | 97 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 151 | 125 | |
Cornell* | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | .500 | 109 | 108 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 150 | 146 | |
Brown | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | .455 | 78 | 81 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 91 | 113 | |
Princeton | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | .429 | 81 | 93 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 96 | 111 | |
Harvard | 21 | 7 | 11 | 3 | .405 | 83 | 91 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 102 | 122 | |
Yale | 21 | 5 | 14 | 3 | .295 | 96 | 118 | 26 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 112 | 135 | |
Championship : Cornell† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Air Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 31 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 150 | 167 | |
Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 38 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 210 | 140 | |
US International |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
North Dakota†* | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | .768 | 147 | 89 | 40 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 217 | 119 | |
Minnesota* | 32 | 18 | 14 | 0 | .563 | 173 | 155 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 263 | 179 | |
Colorado College | 30 | 16 | 13 | 1 | .550 | 154 | 164 | 39 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 200 | 208 | |
Michigan | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | .538 | 131 | 118 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 205 | 167 | |
Notre Dame | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | .482 | 150 | 146 | 39 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 202 | 199 | |
Minnesota-Duluth |
32 | 15 | 17 | 0 | .469 | 166 | 181 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 191 | 207 | |
Michigan Tech | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | .464 | 141 | 120 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 181 | 160 | |
Michigan State | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | .429 | 118 | 167 | 38 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 158 | 227 | |
Wisconsin | 30 | 12 | 18 | 0 | .400 | 146 | 146 | 36 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 172 | 182 | |
Denver | 26 | 8 | 17 | 1 | .327 | 95 | 135 | 36 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 141 | 169 | |
Championship : Minnesota, North Dakota† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |
Final regular season polls
The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals.
WMPL Coaches Poll | |
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Ranking | Team |
1 | North Dakota |
2 | Northern Michigan |
3 | Boston College |
4 | Minnesota |
5 | Providence |
6 | Michigan |
7 | Dartmouth |
8 | Ohio State |
9 | Colorado College |
10 | Vermont |
1980 NCAA Tournament
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)
Player stats
Scoring leaders
[5] The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Bill Joyce | Senior | Northern Michigan | 40 | 41 | 55 | 96 | 40 |
Mark Taylor | Senior | North Dakota |
40 | 33 | 59 | 92 | 28 |
Steve Bozek | Sophomore | Northern Michigan | 41 | 42 | 47 | 89 | 32 |
Doug Smail | Junior | North Dakota |
40 | 43 | 44 | 87 | 70 |
Murray Eaves | Sophomore | Michigan | 33 | 36 | 49 | 85 | 34 |
Tim Harrer | Senior | Minnesota | 41 | 53 | 29 | 82 | 50 |
Dan Lerg | Senior | Michigan | 38 | 37 | 39 | 76 | 28 |
Bruno Baseotto | Freshman | Michigan | 38 | 31 | 45 | 76 | 16 |
Aaron Broten | Freshman | Minnesota | 41 | 25 | 47 | 72 | 8 |
Greg Meredith | Senior | Notre Dame | 40 | 40 | 31 | 71 | 14 |
Leading goaltenders
[5] The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
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Darren Jensen | Freshman | North Dakota |
15 | 890 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 1 | .923 | 2.24 |
Steve Weeks | Senior | Northern Michigan | 36 | 2133 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 105 | 1 | .910 | 2.95 |
Steve Jones | Senior | Ohio State | 24 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.27 |
Dan Kodatsky | Sophomore | Miami | - | 1269 | - | - | - | 70 | 0 | .899 | 3.31 |
Sylvain Turcotte | Junior | Vermont | 25 | 1492 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 87 | - | .883 | 3.50 |
Scott Fiske | Sophomore | Providence | 22 | 1265 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 75 | 0 | .886 | 3.56 |
Bob Iwabuchi | Sophomore | North Dakota |
20 | 1157 | 14 | - | - | 70 | 0 | .876 | 3.63 |
Peter Mielzynski | Sophomore | Clarkson | 12 | 610 | - | - | - | 37 | 0 | .873 | 3.64 |
Mark Holden | Senior | Brown | 26 | 1508 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 93 | 0 | .895 | 3.70 |
Rob Polman-Tuin | Freshman | Michigan Tech | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .894 | 3.72 |
Mike Blake | Junior | Ohio State | 15 | 775 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 0 | - | 3.72 |
Awards
ECAC
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WCHA
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1980 NHL Entry Draft
Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
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1 | 11 | Mike Blaisdell ‡ | Wisconsin | WCHA | Detroit Red Wings |
3 | 44 | Murray Eaves | Michigan | WCHA | Winnipeg Jets |
3 | 45 | John Newberry † | Wisconsin | WCHA | Montreal Canadiens |
3 | 47 | Dan Miele | Providence | ECAC Hockey | Washington Capitals |
3 | 50 | Mickey Volcan | North Dakota | WCHA | Hartford Whalers |
3 | 52 | Steve Bozek | Northern Michigan | CCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
3 | 53 | Randy Velischek | Providence | ECAC Hockey | Minnesota North Stars |
3 | 57 | Troy Murray † | North Dakota | WCHA | Chicago Black Hawks
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3 | 61 | Craig Ludwig | North Dakota | WCHA | Montreal Canadiens |
3 | 62 | Jay North † | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Buffalo Sabres |
4 | 66 | Jay Miller | New Hampshire | ECAC Hockey | Quebec Nordiques |
4 | 67 | Carey Wilson | Dartmouth | ECAC Hockey | Chicago Blackhawks |
4 | 75 | Bob Brooke | Yale | ECAC Hockey | St. Louis Blues |
4 | 77 | Kurt Kleinendorst | Providence | ECAC Hockey | New York Rangers |
4 | 79 | Mark Huglen | Minnesota | WCHA | Minnesota North Stars |
4 | 82 | Jeff Teal | Minnesota | WCHA | Montreal Canadiens |
5 | 92 | Darren Jensen | North Dakota | WCHA | Hartford Whalers |
5 | 98 | Scot Kleinendorst | Providence | ECAC Hockey | New York Rangers |
5 | 100 | David Jensen | Minnesota | WCHA | Minnesota North Stars |
5 | 101 | Ken Leiter | Michigan State | WCHA | New York Islanders |
6 | 106 | Aaron Broten | Minnesota | WCHA | Colorado Rockies |
6 | 112 | Ken Berry | Denver | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks |
6 | 115 | Darren Eliot | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Los Angeles Kings |
6 | 116 | Ron Dennis | Princeton | ECAC Hockey | Toronto Maple Leafs |
6 | 123 | Steve Lyons † | New Hampshire | ECAC Hockey | Boston Bruins |
6 | 124 | Mike McPhee | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens |
7 | 128 | Brian Mullen † | Wisconsin | WCHA | Washington Capitals |
7 | 133 | Doug Lidster | Colorado College | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks |
7 | 135 | Mike Lauen |
Michigan Tech | WCHA | Winnipeg Jets |
7 | 136 | Mike O'Connor | Michigan Tech | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
7 | 140 | Bob Scurfield | Western Michigan | CCHA | New York Rangers |
7 | 142 | Bill Stewart | Denver | WCHA | Minnesota North Stars |
7 | 143 | Mark Hamway | Michigan State | WCHA | New York Islanders |
7 | 145 | Bill Norton | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens |
7 | 147 | Ross Fitzpatrick | Western Michigan | CCHA | Philadelphia Flyers |
8 | 149 | Sandy Beadle | Northeastern | ECAC Hockey | Winnipeg Jets |
8 | 152 | Bruce Raboin | Providence | ECAC Hockey | Washington Capitals |
8 | 153 | Rob Polman-Tuin | Michigan Tech | WCHA | Edmonton Oilers |
8 | 154 | John O'Connor | Vermont | ECAC Hockey | Vancouver Canucks |
8 | 155 | Brent DeNat | Michigan Tech | WCHA | Hartford Whalers |
8 | 157 | Billy O'Dwyer | Boston College | ECAC Hockey | Los Angeles Kings |
8 | 164 | Morey Gare † | Northern Michigan | CCHA | New York Islanders |
9 | 170 | Ed Christian † | North Dakota | WCHA | Winnipeg Jets |
9 | 176 | Paul Fricker | Michigan | WCHA | Hartford Whalers |
9 | 177 | Brian Lundberg | Michigan | WCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins |
9 | 180 | Peter Lindgren † | Colorado College | WCHA | St. Louis Blues |
9 | 182 | Chris Wray | Boston College | ECAC Hockey | New York Rangers |
9 | 184 | Bob Lakso † | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Minnesota North Stars |
9 | 187 | John Schmidt | Notre Dame | WCHA | Montreal Canadiens |
10 | 198 | Steve McKenzie † | Wisconsin | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
10 | 199 | Kim Collins | Bowling Green | CCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
10 | 205 | Dave Richter | Michigan | WCHA | Minnesota North Stars |
10 | 206 | Glenn Johannesen † | Western Michigan | CCHA | New York Islanders |
10 | 208 | Scott Robinson | Denver | WCHA | Montreal Canadiens |
10 | 210 | Andy Brickley | New Hampshire | ECAC Hockey | Philadelphia Flyers |
† incoming freshman
‡ Blaisdell had already left school during the season.
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See also
References
- ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ a b "1979-80 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "1980 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.