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	University of Lowell (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Frozen Four)
Runner-Up	Mankato State (1st title game, 2nd Frozen Four)
Semifinalists	Illinois-Chicago Circle (1st Frozen Four) Salem State (1st Frozen Four)
Winning Coach	Bill Riley (1st title)
MOP	Craig MacTavish (University of 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 II college ice hockey. A total of 4 games were played, hosted by Merrimack College.

The University of Lowell, coached by Bill Riley, won the national title with an 6-4 victory in the final game over Mankato State.

Craig MacTavish, of the University of 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 Circle
Mankato State
Salem State
University of Lowell

Bracket

	National Semifinals					National Championship
		Mankato State	5
		Salem State	3
							Mankato State	4
							University of Lowell	6
		University of Lowell	10
		Illinois-Chicago Circle	6

* Overtime

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

All-Tournament Team

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

External links

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