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1979–80 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
1979–80 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
Duration	November 1979–; March 15, 1980
NCAA tournament	1980
National championship	Murray Athletic Center; Elmira, New York
NCAA champion	Mankato State
List of NCAA Division II men's ice hockey seasons
← 1978–79	1980–81 →

The 1979–80 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began in November 1979 and concluded on March 15 of the following year. This was the 16th season of second-tier college ice hockey.

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
Elmira Invitational	November 9–10	4	St. Lawrence
Oswego Classic	November 16–17	4	Merrimack
Merrimack Thanksgiving Tournament	November 23–24	4	Merrimack
Union Tournament	December 21–22	4	Holy Cross
Codfish Bowl	December 28–29	4	Lowell
Blue-Gold Tournament	January 4–5	4	Merrimack
Salem State Tournament	January 4–5	4	Saint Anselm
Crusader Classic	January 5–6	4	Holy Cross
Down East Classic	January 10–11	4
Teapot Tournament	January 7, 14	4

Standings

1979–80 ECAC 2 standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
East Region
Bowdoin †	18	14	2	2	.833	99	47	26	19	5	2
Lowell	23	19	4	0	.826	183	76	30	23	7	0	212	107
Salem State	25	19	6	0	.760	104	72	29	21	8	0
Holy Cross	21	15	6	0	.714	120	70	30	21	9	0	182	100
Babson	24	15	7	2	.667	78	63	28	17	8	3	95	80
Merrimack *	24	14	8	2	.625	156	89	38	22	13	3	225	146
New Haven	20	12	8	0	.600			25	15	10	0
Colby	20	12	8	0	.600	89	63	23	12	11	0
American International	24	12	12	0	.500	104	102	27	14	13	0
Connecticut	19	9	10	0	.474	90	95	24	13	11	0	115	109
New England College	21	9	12	0	.429	105	111	22	9	13	0
Saint Anselm	21	6	15	0	.286	115	138	23	8	15	0	130	142
Bridgewater State	16	4	12	0	.250	71	100
Bryant	18	2	16	0	.111	96	147
Framingham State	17	1	16	0	.059	53	136	26	6	20	0
Boston State	23	0	23	0	.000	51	209	26	1	25	0
West Region
Elmira †	21	18	2	1	.881	139	62	31	25	6	2	236	102
Plattsburgh State	25	18	5	2	.760	143	94	31	20	9	2	161	122
Oswego State *	23	16	7	0	.696	148	104	35	27	8	0	245	146
Middlebury	19	11	5	3	.658	78	66	25	15	7	3	105	85
Westfield State	20	12	8	0	.600	117	113	29	21	8	0
Army	26	15	10	1	.596	149	88	32	19	12	1	205	141
North Adams State	20	11	9	0	.550	101	90	24	14	10	0
Geneseo State	17	9	8	0	.529			28	16	11	1
Union	27	12	14	1	.463	92	114	28	12	15	1
Williams	21	9	12	0	.429	91	105	21	9	12	0
Norwich	21	9	12	0	.429	103	117	25	12	13	0	138	127
Buffalo	20	6	14	0	.300	81	97	24	9	15	0
Hamilton	19	5	14	0	.263	79	115	23	7	16	0
Cortland State	18	4	14	0	.222	55	122
Brockport State	15	3	12	0	.200	55	87	22	9	13	0	108	109
Potsdam State	17	2	15	0	.118	57	99	24	6	18	0
Championships: March 8, 1980 † indicates division regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

1979–80 NCAA Division II Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Alaska–Anchorage	8	8	0	0	71	19
Alaska–Fairbanks	21	7	14	0
Illinois-Chicago	27	14	13	0
Lake Forest	24	11	13	0	142	114
Mankato State	40	30	9	1	291	144
St. Cloud State	29	19	9	1	152	118

1979–80 NYCHA standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Elmira †	14	13	0	1	27	99	44	31	25	6	2	236	102
Oswego State	14	12	2	0	24	94	52	35	27	8	0	245	146
Plattsburgh State	14	10	3	1	21	92	61	31	20	9	2	161	122
Brockport State	14	3	11	0	6	52	80	22	9	13	0	108	109
Buffalo								24	9	15	0
Cortland State
Geneseo State								28	16	11	1
Potsdam State								24	6	18	0
† indicates conference regular season champions

1979–80 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Augsburg †	16	14	2	0	28			28	20	8	0
Concordia (MN)	16	12	3	1	25			27	15	11	1
St. Thomas	16	10	5	1	21			28	14	13	1
Gustavus Adolphus	16	10	6	0	20			26	15	11	0
Hamline	16	8	7	1	15
Saint John's	16	7	9	0	14			27	9	18	0
St. Olaf	16	4	11	1	9			28	9	17	2
Saint Mary's	16	4	12	0	8			27	8	19	0
Bethel	16	1	15	0	2			25	2	23	0
† indicates conference regular season champion

1980 NCAA tournament

Semifinals March 13–14			National championship March 15

W1	Mankato State	8

E2	Lowell	1
			W1	Mankato State	5

			E3	Elmira	2
E1	Merrimack	1

E3	Elmira	4	Third-place game


			E1	Merrimack	7

			E2	Lowell	8

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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1980 NHL Entry Draft

Round	Pick	Player	College	Conference	NHL team
6	108	Mark Kumpel	Lowell	ECAC 2	Quebec Nordiques

† incoming freshman
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References

^ "NCAA Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
^ "1980 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

External links

[1] "NCAA Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 13, 2016.

[2] "1980 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

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1979–80 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season