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

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.

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 →

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

Main article: 1980 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey 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

Main article: 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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See also

• 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
• 1979–80 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

References

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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