1979 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1979 NCAA Division I Men's
Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams 5
Finals Site Olympia Stadium
Detroit, Michigan
Champions Minnesota (3rd title, 7th title game,
8th Frozen Four)
Runner-Up North Dakota (5th title game,
7th Frozen Four)
Semifinalists Dartmouth (3rd Frozen Four)
New Hampshire (2nd Frozen Four)
Winning Coach Herb Brooks (3rd title)
MOP Steve Janaszak (Minnesota)
Attendance 13,859
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
 1978  1980 

The 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Hockey Tournament involved in playing single-elimination play to determine the national championship of NCAA Division 1 . The tournament began on March 18, 1979. The semifinals began on March 22, 1979, and March 23, 1979. The National Championship Game was March 24, 1979. A total of 4 games were played. The quarterfinal game was played in the hockey section of Williams Arena on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with the semi-finals and Championship played at Olympia Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. Minnesota won their third NCAA championship, defeating North Dakota.

Teams

Bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
  2  Minnesota 6  
3  Bowling Green 3  
  1  New Hampshire 3  
    2  Minnesota 4  
      
          
    2  Minnesota 4
  1  North Dakota 3
          
        
1  North Dakota 4
    2  Dartmouth 2  
      

Consolation Game Dartmouth 7, New Hampshire 3

All-Tournament Team[1]

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[2]

References

  1. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.

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