1978 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1978 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams	4
Finals Site	American International College Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions	Merrimack (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Frozen Four)
Runner-Up	Lake Forest (1st title game, 1st Frozen Four)
Semifinalists	Minnesota State (1st Frozen Four) Elmira (1st Frozen Four)
Winning Coach	Thom Lawler (1st title)
MOP	Jim Toomey (Merrimack)
Attendance	2,409

The 1978 NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. A total of 4 games were played, hosted by American International College.

Merrimack, coached by Thom Lawler, won the national title with an 12-2 victory in the final game over Lake Forest.

Jim Toomey, of Merrimack, was named the Most Outstanding Player and was the high scorer of the tournament with seven points (1 goal, 6 assists).

Qualifying teams

Team
Elmira
Lake Forest
Merrimack
Minnesota State

Bracket

	National Semifinals					National Championship
		Merrimack	6
		Minnesota State	1
							Merrimack	12
							Lake Forest	2
		Lake Forest	4
		Elmira	1

* Overtime

• Third Place Game: Minnesota State 5, Elmira 3

All-Tournament Team

• G: Gilles Moffet (Merrimack)
• D: Dean Fraser (Merrimack)
• D: Ron Bisplinghoff (Elmira)
• F: Jim Toomey* (Merrimack)
• F: John Keeney (Elmira)
• F: John Pratt (Lake Forest)

External links

• "NCAA Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2016-04-13.