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.

Regular season

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Season tournaments

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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

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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

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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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See also

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References

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