1978 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship
The 1978 NAIA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination bracket to determine the national champion of men's NAIA college ice hockey. The 1978 tournament was the 11th men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA.[2] The tournament began on February 24, 1978 and ended with the championship game on February 26, 1978.[3]
| 1978 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | ice hockey |
| Location | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Dates | February 24, 1978–February 26, 1978 |
| Venue(s) | Coliseum Ice Arena |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Augsburg |
| Runner-up | Bemidji State |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Winning coach | Ed Saugestad[1] |
Ed Saugestad was named NAIA National Coach of the Year in 1978.[4]
Bracket
Coliseum Ice Arena, St. Paul, Minnesota
| First Round February 24 |
Semifinals February 25 |
National Championship February 26 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bemidji State | 16 | |||||||||||
| 8 | St. Francis (Maine) | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bemidji State | 7 | |||||||||||
| 5 | St. Thomas | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Gustavus Adolphus | ||||||||||||
| 5 | St. Thomas | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bemidji State | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Augsburg | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | St. Scholastica | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Augsburg | 10 | Third place | ||||||||||
| 3 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Augsburg | 6 | 3 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 3 | ||||||||
| 7 | Ferris State | 4 | 5 | St. Thomas | 7 | ||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References
- "AUGSBURG ED SAUGESTAD ICE ARENA". Vintage Minnesota Hockey. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- "BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY BEAVERS (1947-PRESENT)". Vintage Minnesota Hockey. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- "NAIA history and records". Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- "Former coach named Legends of Hockey recipient". ESPN. 2007-02-27.
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