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

1979–80 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The Providence Civic Center served as the host for the 1980 Frozen Four
October 1979–March 29, 1980
1980
Providence Civic CenterProvidence, Rhode Island
North Dakota
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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 86th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

The top teams in the nation voted on by coaches before the start of the season. The poll was compiled by radio station WMPL.

WMPL Poll
1	Minnesota
2	Denver
3	North Dakota
4	Cornell
5	Wisconsin
6	Michigan
7	Michigan Tech
8	Ohio State
9	Boston University
10 (tie)	Bowling Green
10 (tie)	New Hampshire

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

The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals.

WMPL Coaches Poll
1	North Dakota
2	Northern Michigan
3	Boston College
4	Minnesota
5	Providence
6	Michigan
7	Dartmouth
8	Ohio State
9	Colorado College
10	Vermont

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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
Bill Joyce	Senior	Northern Michigan	40	41	55	96	40
Mark Taylor	Senior	North Dakota	40	33	59	92	28
Steve Bozek	Sophomore	Northern Michigan	41	42	47	89	32
Doug Smail	Junior	North Dakota	40	43	44	87	70
Murray Eaves	Sophomore	Michigan	33	36	49	85	34
Tim Harrer	Senior	Minnesota	41	53	29	82	50
Dan Lerg	Senior	Michigan	38	37	39	76	28
Bruno Baseotto	Freshman	Michigan	38	31	45	76	16
Aaron Broten	Freshman	Minnesota	41	25	47	72	8
Greg Meredith	Senior	Notre Dame	40	40	31	71	14

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

† incoming freshman

‡ Blaisdell had already left school during the season.

1979–80 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
1979–80 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
College Hockey Historical Archives
1979–80 NCAA Standings

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