1980 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1980 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.

1980 NCAA Men's Division II
Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams4
Finals site
ChampionsMankato State Mavericks (1st title)
Runner-upElmira Soaring Eagles (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDon Brose (1st title)
MOPSteve Carroll, (Mankato State)
Attendance5,232

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

Due to the lack of conferences and tournaments for western schools the NCAA held a regional tournament to help select teams for the national tournament. The western regional tournament is not considered as part of the NCAA championship but is included here for reference. No automatic bids were offered.

Western Regional Tournament
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
  Mankato State 5
  Gustavus Adolphus 2
  Mankato State 14
  St. Scholastica 6
  St. Scholastica 8
  St. Cloud State 4

National Tournament Teams
TeamRecord
Elmira 24–5–2
Lowell 22–6–0
Mankato State 28–9–1
Merrimack 22–11–3

Bracket
  National Semifinals
March 13–14		     National Championship
March 15
                 
    Elmira 4  
    Merrimack 1    
        Elmira 2
        Mankato State 5
    Mankato State 8    
    Lowell 1   Third place
 
  Lowell 8
    Merrimack 7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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)


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