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	Mankato State (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Frozen Four)
Runner-Up	Elmira (1st title game, 1st Frozen Four)
Semifinalists	University of Lowell (2nd Frozen Four) Merrimack (2nd Frozen Four)
Winning Coach	Don Brose (1st title)
MOP	Steve Carroll (Mankato 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 II college ice hockey. A total of 4 games were played, hosted by Elmira College.

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

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

Qualifying teams

Team
Elmira
Merrimack
Mankato State
University of Lowell

Bracket

	National Semifinals					National Championship
		Elmira	4
		Merrimack	1
							Elmira	2
							Mankato State	5
		Mankato State	8
		University of Lowell	1

* Overtime

• Third Place Game: University of Lowell 8, Merrimack 7

All-Tournament Team

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

External links

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