| 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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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.
Regular season[edit]
Season tournaments[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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 | ||||||
| Illinois-Chicago | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Lake Forest | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 194 | 90 |
| Mankato State | 38 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 223 | 148 |
| Oberlin | ||||||
| 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 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Concordia (MN) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Gustavus Adolphus | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 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[edit]
| 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)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "NCAA Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 13, 2016.