1979 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1979 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams	4
Finals Site	Merrimack College North Andover, Massachusetts
Champions	UMass Lowell (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Frozen Four)
Runner-Up	Minnesota State (1st title game, 2nd Frozen Four)
Semifinalists	Illinois-Chicago (1st Frozen Four) Salem State (1st Frozen Four)
Winning Coach	Bill Riley (1st title)
MOP	Craig MacTavish (UMass Lowell)
Attendance	3,012

The 1979 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 Merrimack College.

UMass Lowell, coached by Bill Riley, won the national title with an 6-4 victory in the final game over Minnesota State.

Craig MacTavish, of UMass Lowell, was named the Most Outstanding Player and was the high scorer of the tournament with six points (4 goals, 2 assists).

Qualifying teams

Team
Illinois-Chicago
Minnesota State
Salem State
UMass Lowell

Bracket

	National Semifinals					National Championship
		Minnesota State	5
		Salem State	3
							Minnesota State	4
							UMass Lowell	6
		UMass Lowell	10
		Illinois-Chicago	6

* Overtime

• Third Place Game: Illinois-Chicago 4, Salem State 3*

All-Tournament Team

• G: Brian Doyle (UMass Lowell)
• D: Mike Weinkauf (Minnesota State)
• D: Mike O'Connor (UMass Lowell)
• F: Rob Feenie (Illinois-Chicago)
• F: Craig MacTavish (UMass Lowell)
• F: Tom Jacobs (UMass Lowell)

External links

• "NCAA Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2016-04-14.