1980–81 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1980 and concluded with the 1981 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 28, 1981 at the Duluth Arena in Duluth, Minnesota. This was the 34th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 86th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

For the first time the Hobey Baker Award was conferred after the conclusion of the regular season.

After the season four teams from the WCHA left to join the CCHA. As a result of dividing the four Big Ten schools that had previously been in the WCHA the Big Ten stopped declaring a conference ice hockey champion until the formation of a separate conference in 2013–14.

Regular season

Season tournaments

TournamentDatesTeamsChampion
Elmira Invitational November 14–15 4 St. Lawrence
North Country Thanksgiving Festival November 27–29 4 Clarkson
Empire Cup December 20–21 4 Colgate
I Love New York Tournament November 22–24 4 St. Lawrence
Great Lakes Invitational December 27–28 4 Michigan Tech
First National Hockey Tournament December 27–29 4 Cornell
Western Michigan Tournament December 28–29 4 Western Michigan
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 28–30 4 Maine
Auld Lang Syne Classic December 30–31 4 Dartmouth
Yale Invitational January 2–3 4 North Dakota
Colonial Bank Hockey Invitational January 3–4 4 Clarkson
Beanpot February 2, 9 4 Harvard

Standings

1980–81 Big Ten standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota10910.90061354533120261174
Wisconsin10550.50045454227141218155
Michigan12480.33342544023170185161
Michigan State8260.25023373612222116144
indicates conference regular season champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Northern Michigan†*22184036115814427143201158
Ohio State22156131107823924123189149
Ferris State22139026101923620142166144
Bowling Green22101202098993913242153188
Western Michigan22813117991073615192178165
Lake Superior State226151131011343614211183202
Miami^120111142683516172174142
Championship: Northern Michigan
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Only Miami's road games were counted for conference standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
East Region
Boston College221363.6598572312083126100
Maine211290.571101933423110197147
Northeastern211290.5711181042613130140139
Providence*221291.568106903317151165143
New Hampshire2413101.5631281003319131166129
Boston University2210120.45587882914150115116
West Region
Clarkson201721.87511965372674202119
Colgate201271.62599843521122194150
Rensselaer2110110.47698832916130158118
St. Lawrence229121.43277873315162137126
Vermont224162.22781114349232136173
Ivy Region
Cornell221291.56895793119111144110
Yale211191.548961012613121127137
Princeton2110110.4767899251213093111
Harvard218121.40579982611141103119
Dartmouth228140.364871152610160100138
Brown223181.1596712526520183144
Independent
Army^-------3521131230160
Championship: Providence
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Army had been accepted into ECAC Hockey but had not begun a conference schedule
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Air Force0000---2613130103128
Kent State0000---3517180
US International0000---218130
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota†*282080401521044533120261174
Wisconsin2817110341311014227141218155
Michigan Tech*2817110341181024429141195155
Denver2815112321201114023152233197
Michigan2815130301381224023170185161
North Dakota2814122301331343821152186168
Colorado College2812160241281423617190174183
Minnesota-Duluth2811170221201503917211165197
Notre Dame289181191001373613212139166
Michigan State28720115821193612222116144
Championship: Michigan Tech, Minnesota
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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1981 NCAA Tournament

  Quarterfinals
March 19–21
Semifinals
March 25–26
National Championship
March 27
                                 
E1 Clarkson 2 6 8  
W4 Wisconsin 3 6 9  
  W4 Wisconsin 5  
  W2 Northern Michigan 1  
W2 Northern Michigan 7 3 10
E3 Cornell 3 4 7  
  W4 Wisconsin 6
  W1 Minnesota 3
W1 Minnesota 9 5 14  
E4 Colgate 4 4 8  
  W1 Minnesota 7 Third Place Game
  W3 Michigan Tech 2  
E2 Providence 3 5 8 W2 Northern Michigan 2
W3 Michigan Tech 7 6 13   W3 Michigan Tech 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Aaron BrotenSophomoreMinnesota45475910624
Steve UlsethSeniorMinnesota4541529318
Steve BozekJuniorNorthern Michigan4435559046
Jeff PyleJuniorNorthern Michigan4035538820
Bryan EricksonSophomoreMinnesota4439478630
Troy MurrayFreshmanNorth Dakota3833457828
Scott LecySeniorWisconsin4226497544
Ross FitzpatrickJuniorWestern Michigan3628437122
Neal BrotenSophomoreMinnesota3617547156
Dan FridgenJuniorColgate33373168164
Bryan CleaverSeniorClarkson3724446838

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Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAA
Don SylvestriFreshmanClarkson2917402234842.9042.92
Gary LaskoskiJuniorSt. Lawrence21119610101640.8953.21
Frank KrieberSeniorMichigan Tech281701---911.8953.21
Jeff PoeschlFreshmanNorthern Michigan321853---1010.8953.27
Marc BehrendSophomoreWisconsin169131141500.9093.29
Alain ChevrierFreshmanMiami1910538101730-3.40
Darren EliotSophomoreCornell18912870521.9083.42
Scott RobinsonJuniorDenver311885171221100.8823.50
Mike BlakeSeniorOhio State37209822931252.8963.57
Brian HaywardJuniorCornell199671141581.9043.60

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Awards

NCAA

CCHA

ECAC

WCHA

See also

References

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  2. "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  3. "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  4. "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. "1980-81 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  6. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  7. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  8. "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  9. "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  11. "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  12. "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  13. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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