1981 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1981 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams	4
Finals Site	Merrimack College North Andover, Massachusetts
Champions	UMass Lowell (2nd title, 2nd title game, 3rd Frozen Four)
Runner-Up	Plattsburgh (1st title game, 1st Frozen Four)
Semifinalists	Minnesota State (4th Frozen Four) Concordia (1st Frozen Four)
Winning Coach	Bill Riley (2nd title)
MOP	Tom Mulligan (UMass Lowell)
Attendance	3,769

The 1981 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 a 5-4 victory in the final game over Plattsburgh.

Tom Mulligan, of UMass Lowell, was named the Most Outstanding Player and was the high scorer of the tournament with seven points (3 goals, 4 assists).

Qualifying teams

Team
Concordia
Minnesota State
Plattsburgh
UMass Lowell

Bracket

	National Semifinals					National Championship
		Plattsburgh	10
		Concordia	4
							Plattsburgh	4
							UMass Lowell	5
		UMass Lowell	8*
		Minnesota State	7

* Overtime

• Third Place Game: Minnesota State 9, Concordia 7

All-Tournament Team

• G: Rick Strack (Plattsburgh)
• D: Tom Mulligan (UMass Lowell)
• D: Tod Wescott (Plattsburgh)
• F: Dean Jenkins (UMass Lowell)
• F: Pierre Brunett (Plattsburgh)
• F: Mike Carr (UMass Lowell)

External links

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