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

The 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1979 and concluded with the 1980 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 29, 1980 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 33rd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 85th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Elmira Invitational 	November 9–10 	4 	St. Lawrence
North Country Thanksgiving Festival	November 22–24	4 	Clarkson
Old Colony Invitational 	December 27–29	4 	Providence
Great Lakes Invitational 	December 28–29	4 	Michigan Tech
New Hampshire Tournament 	December 28–29	4 	Boston College
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament 	December 28–30	4 	Western Michigan
Auld Lang Syne Classic 	December 30–31	4 	Vermont
Colonial Bank Hockey Invitational 	January 4–5 	4 	Boston University
Beanpot 	February 4, 11	4 	Northeastern
===Standings===
==1980 NCAA Tournament==
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
==Player stats==
===Scoring leaders===
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.
 
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player	Class 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	Senior 	Northern Michigan	40	41	55	96 	40
 	Senior 	North Dakota 	40	33	59	92 	28
 	Sophomore	Northern Michigan	41	42	47	89 	32
 	Junior 	North Dakota 	40	43	44	87 	70
 	Sophomore	Michigan 	33	36	49	85 	34
 	Senior 	Minnesota 	41	53	29	82 	50
 	Senior 	Michigan 	38	37	39	76 	28
 	Freshman 	Michigan 	38	31	45	76 	16
 	Freshman 	Minnesota 	41	25	47	72 	8
 	Senior 	Notre Dame 	40	40	31	71 	14
===Leading goaltenders===
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player	Class 	Team 	GP	Min 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	SO	SV% 	GAA
 	Freshman 	North Dakota 	15	890 	13	0 	1 	33 	1 	.923	2.24
 	Senior 	Northern Michigan	36	2133	29	6 	1 	105	1 	.910	2.95
 	Freshman 	North Dakota 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	0 	.813	3.00
 	Senior 	Ohio State 	- 	- 	15	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	3.27
 	Sophomore	Miami 	- 	1269	- 	- 	- 	70 	0 	.899	3.31
 	Junior 	Vermont 	25	1492	17	8 	0 	87 	- 	.883	3.50
 	Sophomore	Providence 	22	1265	15	6 	0 	75 	0 	.886	3.56
 	Sophomore	North Dakota 	20	1157	14	- 	- 	70 	0 	.876	3.63
 	Sophomore	Clarkson 	12	610 	- 	- 	- 	37 	0 	.873	3.64
 	Senior 	Brown 	26	1508	10	14	2 	93 	0 	.895	3.70
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Rick Comley, Northern Michigan
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Doug Smail, North Dakota
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
East Team 	  Position   	West Team
Mark Holden, Brown 	G 	Roy Schultz, Wisconsin
Andre Aubut, Maine 	D 	Dave Feamster, Colorado College
Louis Cote, Vermont 	D 	Howard Walker, North Dakota
 	D 	Theran Welsh, Wisconsin
Bill Army, Boston College 	F 	Murray Eaves, Michigan
Ross Brownridge, Dartmouth	F 	Tim Harrer, Minnesota
Craig Homola, Vermont 	F 	Greg Meredith, Notre Dame
 	F 	Mark Taylor, North Dakota
===CCHA===
Awards 	Awards 	Recipient
Player of the Year	Player of the Year	Steve Weeks, Northern Michigan
Rookie of the Year	Rookie of the Year	Steve Mulholland, Lake Superior State
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Rick Comley, Northern Michigan
All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Steve Weeks, Northern Michigan	G 	Steve Jones, Ohio State
Tom Laidlaw, Northern Michigan	D 	John Gibb, Bowling Green
Don Waddell, Northern Michigan	D 	Mike Cotter, Bowling Green
 	D 	Brian Jenks, Ohio State
 	D 	Greg Kostenko, Ohio State
 	D 	Rod McNair, Ohio State
 	D 	Paul Pickard, Ferris State
Steve Bozek, Northern Michigan	F 	Larry Marson, Ohio State
Bill Joyce, Northern Michigan 	F 	Paul Tilley, Ohio State
Jim Baker, Ferris State 	F 	Steve Mulholland, Lake Superior State
 	F 	Bob Scurfield, Western Michigan
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Craig Homola, Vermont
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Mark Fusco, Harvard
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Darren Eliot, Cornell
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Doug Ellis, Boston College	G 	Sylvain Turcotte, Vermont
Louis Cote, Vermont 	D 	Ed Small, Clarkson
Andre Aubut, Maine 	D 	Scott Kleinendorst, Providence
Craig Homola, Vermont 	F 	Bill Army, Boston College
Ross Brownridge, Dartmouth	F 	Steve Cruickshank, Clarkson
Mike Prestidge, Clarkson 	F 	Billy O'Dwyer, Boston College
 	F 	Steve O'Neill, Providence
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Most Valuable Player	Tim Harrer, Minnesota
Freshman of the Year	Freshman of the Year	Aaron Broten, Minnesota
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Brad Buetow, Minnesota
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Roy Schultz, Wisconsin 	G 	Tom Frame, Colorado College
Dave Feamster, Colorado College	D 	Theran Welsh, Wisconsin
Howard Walker, North Dakota 	D 	Marc Chorney, North Dakota
Tim Harrer, Minnesota 	F 	Doug Smail, North Dakota
Mark Taylor, North Dakota 	F 	Murray Eaves, Michigan
Greg Meredith, Notre Dame 	F 	Dan Lempe, Minnesota-Duluth
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1979–80 NCAA Standings
 
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