1980 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1980 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams	4
Finals Site	Elmira College Elmira, New York
Champions	Minnesota State (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Frozen Four)
Runner-Up	Elmira (1st title game, 1st Frozen Four)
Semifinalists	UMass Lowell (2nd Frozen Four) Merrimack (2nd Frozen Four)
Winning Coach	Don Brose (1st title)
MOP	Steve Carroll (Minnesota State)
Attendance	5,232

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 Elmira College.

Minnesota State, coached by Don Brose, won the national title with a 5-2 victory in the final game over Elmira.

Steve Carroll, of Minnesota State, was named the Most Outstanding Player and Mike Carr, of UMass-Lowell, was the high scorer of the tournament with six points (3 goals, 3 assists).

Qualifying teams

Team
Elmira
Merrimack
Minnesota State
UMass Lowell

Bracket

	National Semifinals					National Championship
		Elmira	4
		Merrimack	1
							Elmira	2
							Minnesota State	5
		Minnesota State	8
		UMass Lowell	1

* Overtime

• Third Place Game: UMass Lowell 8, Merrimack 7

All-Tournament Team

• G: Steve Carroll (Minnesota State)
• D: Mike Weinkauf (Minnesota State)
• D: Chuck Blomquist (Elmira)
• F: Steve Forliti (Minnesota State)
• F: Tom Tidman (UMass Lowell)
• F: Dave Drew (Elmira)
• C: Jeff Cristina (Elmira)

External links

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