1978–79 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
The 1978–79 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began in November 1978 and concluded on March 17 of the following year. This was the 15th season of second-tier college ice hockey.
| 1978–79 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | November 1978– March 17, 1979 | ||||
| NCAA tournament | 1979 | ||||
| National championship | Merrimack Athletics Complex North Andover, Massachusetts | ||||
| NCAA champion | Lowell | ||||
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Regular season
Season tournaments
| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billerica Forum Thanksgiving Tournament | November 22–23 | 4 | Plattsburgh State |
| Trinity Invitational | December 1–2 | 4 | Connecticut |
| Belco Tournament | December 22–23 | 4 | Holy Cross |
| Codfish Bowl | December 27–28 | 4 | Lowell |
| Cornell Holiday Festival | December 28–29 | 4 | Cornell |
| Blue-Gold Tournament | January 5–6 | 4 | American International |
| Crusader Classic | January 6–7 | 4 | Maine |
| Salem State Tournament | January 6–7 | 4 | Lowell |
Standings
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| East Region | ||||||||||||||
| Lowell * | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | .808 | 191 | 89 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 230 | 119 | |
| Merrimack | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | .800 | 168 | 74 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 231 | 121 | |
| Maine | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | .800 | 114 | 64 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 176 | 104 | |
| Salem State † | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | .685 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 1 | |||||
| Holy Cross | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | .619 | 121 | 75 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 157 | 92 | |
| New Haven | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | .643 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Bowdoin | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Babson | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | .579 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| American International | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | .565 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Saint Anselm | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | .458 | 130 | 146 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 137 | 159 | |
| Colby | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | .435 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| New England College | 21 | 7 | 12 | 2 | .381 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 2 | |||||
| Bridgewater State | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | |||||
| Connecticut | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .263 | 61 | 95 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 102 | 112 | |
| Bryant | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .261 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Boston State | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .182 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 0 | |||||
| West Region | ||||||||||||||
| Plattsburgh State † | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .917 | 193 | 84 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 219 | 97 | |
| Elmira | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0 | .840 | 191 | 71 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 244 | 85 | |
| Middlebury * | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | .763 | 102 | 60 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 138 | 83 | |
| Westfield State | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | .763 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Norwich | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | .652 | 118 | 92 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 152 | 111 | |
| Buffalo | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | .579 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Oswego State | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 123 | 115 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 143 | 145 | |
| Brockport State | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 52 | 86 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 112 | 136 | |
| Geneseo State | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| North Adams State | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Williams | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Army | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .286 | 80 | 131 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 110 | 174 | |
| Hamilton | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .250 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Union | 25 | 5 | 20 | 0 | .200 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 0 | |||||
| Cortland State | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Potsdam State | 19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .105 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Massachusetts | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .075 | 68 | 158 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 68 | 158 | |
| Championships: March 10, 1979 † indicates division regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions | ||||||||||||||
| Overall record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |
| Chicago State | ||||||
| Lake Forest | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 194 | 90 |
| Mankato State | 38 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 223 | 148 |
| St. Cloud State | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 128 | 122 |
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Plattsburgh State † | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 121 | 50 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 157 | 79 | |
| Elmira † | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 125 | 40 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 244 | 85 | |
| Oswego State | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 80 | 67 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 143 | 145 | |
| Brockport State | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 81 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 112 | 136 | |
| Buffalo | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Cortland State | 23 | 5 | 18 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Geneseo State | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Potsdam State | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||||
| † indicates conference regular season champion | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Augsburg † | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Concordia (MN) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Gustavus Adolphus | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| St. Thomas | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Saint John's | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 1 | |||||
| Hamline | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Saint Mary's | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 0 | |||||
| St. Olaf | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 0 | |||||
| Bethel | x | x | x | x | x | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | |||||
| † indicates conference regular season champion | ||||||||||||||
1979 NCAA Tournament
| Semifinals March 15–16 |
National Championship March 17 | |||||||||
| W1 | Mankato State | 5 | ||||||||
| E2 | Salem State | 3 | ||||||||
| W1 | Mankato State | 4 | ||||||||
| E1 | Lowell | 6 | ||||||||
| E1 | Lowell | 10 | ||||||||
| W2 | Illinois–Chicago | 6 | Third Place Game | |||||||
| W2 | Illinois–Chicago | 4* | ||||||||
| E2 | Salem State | 3 | ||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
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References
- "NCAA Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
External links
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