1978–79 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season

1978–79 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
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
List of NCAA Division II men's ice hockey seasons
← 1977–78	1979–80 →

The 1978–79 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began in November 1978 and concluded on March 17, 1979. This was the 15th season of second-tier college ice hockey.

Regular season

Season tournaments

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

ECAC 2 standings
	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

NCAA Division II Independent ice hockey standings
	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

NYCHA standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Plattsburgh State †	12	12	0	0	24	109	37	22	18	4	0	157	79
Oswego State	12	8	4	0	16	74	50	27	13	15	0	143	145
Buffalo	12	7	5	0	14	71	54	27	15	12	0
Geneseo State	12	6	6	0	12	67	62	25	13	12	0
Brockport State	12	6	6	0	12	42	63	25	13	12	0	112	136
Cortland State	12	2	10	0	4	48	81	23	5	18	0
Potsdam State	12	1	11	0	2	37	101	24	4	20	0
Elmira	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	31	26	5	0	244	85
Elmira was not included in the official standings. Partial table including them: Plattsburgh 13-1-0-26 121:50, Elmira 13-1-0-26 125:40, Oswego 8-6-0-16 80:67, Brockport 6-8-0-12 44:81 † indicates conference regular season champion

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
	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

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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References

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

External links

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

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