1980 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey tournament

The 1980 NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college ice hockey. A total of 4 games were played, hosted by Elmira College.

1980 NCAA Division II men's
ice hockey tournament

Teams	4
Finals site	Murray Athletic Center, Elmira, New York
Champions	Mankato State Mavericks (1st title)
Runner-up	Elmira Soaring Eagles (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Lowell Chiefs (2nd Frozen Four) Merrimack Warriors (2nd Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Don Brose (1st title)
MOP	Steve Carroll (Mankato State)
Attendance	5,232
← 1979  NCAA Division II men's ice hockey tournaments 1981 →

Mankato State, coached by Don Brose, won the national title with a 5-2 victory in the final game over Elmira.

Steve Carroll, of Mankato State, was named the Most Outstanding Player and Mike Carr, of the University of Lowell, was the high scorer of the tournament with six points (3 goals, 3 assists).

Qualifying teams

Due to the lack of conferences and tournaments for western schools the NCAA held a Western regional tournament to help select teams for the national tournament. The Western regional tournament is not considered as part of the NCAA championship but is included here for reference. No automatic bids were offered.

Western Regional Tournament

	Regional semifinals					Regional final
		Mankato State	5
		Gustavus Adolphus	2
							Mankato State	14
							St. Scholastica	6
		St. Scholastica	8
		St. Cloud State	4

National Tournament Teams

Team	Record
Elmira	24–5–2
Lowell	22–6–0
Mankato State	28–9–1
Merrimack	22–11–3

Bracket

	National semifinals March 13–14					National championship March 15
		Elmira	4
		Merrimack	1
							Elmira	2
							Mankato State	5
		Mankato State	8
		Lowell	1			Third place
							Lowell	8
							Merrimack	7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

All-Tournament team

• G: Steve Carroll (Mankato State)
• D: Mike Weinkauf (Mankato State)
• D: Chuck Blomquist (Elmira)
• F: Steve Forliti (Mankato State)
• F: Tom Tidman (University of Lowell)
• F: Dave Drew (Elmira)
• C: Jeff Cristina (Elmira)

External links

• "NCAA Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2016.