1980–81 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season

The 1980–81 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began in November 1980 and concluded on March 14 of the following year. This was the 17th season of second-tier college ice hockey.

Regular season

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Season tournaments

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Tournament Dates Teams Champion
North Country Thanksgiving Festival November 27–29 4 Clarkson
Merrimack Tournament November 28–29 4 Plattsburgh State
Crusader Classic December 6–7 4 Holy Cross
Union Holiday Tournament December 19–20 4 Oswego State
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 28–30 4 Maine
Codfish Bowl 4 Westfield State
Auld Lang Syne Classic December 30–31 4 Dartmouth
Down East Classic January 8–9 4 Maine
Teapot Tournament January 5, 11 4

Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
East Region
Lowell †* 21 18 3 0 .857 125 72 32 27 5 0 188 123
Merrimack 23 17 6 0 .739 141 90 35 19 16 0 191 174
Salem State 23 16 6 1 .717 31 20 10 1
New England College 20 14 6 0 .700 24 16 8 0
Colby 21 13 8 0 .619 23 13 10 0
Bowdoin 18 11 7 0 .611 26 14 12 0
Babson 20 11 9 0 .550 85 79 24 14 10 0 111 87
Holy Cross 22 11 11 0 .500 133 109 31 14 17 0 186 171
American International 22 11 11 0 .500 24 12 12 0
Saint Anselm 20 7 12 1 .375 91 111 23 8 14 1 104 142
New Haven 21 6 15 0 .286 25 9 16 0
Bridgewater State 5 1 4 0 .200 7 2 5 0
Framingham State 11 1 10 0 .091 18 3 15 0
Boston State 15 1 14 0 .067 20 3 17 0
Connecticut 16 1 15 0 .063 49 83 21 5 16 0 79 104
West Region
Oswego State 22 19 2 1 .886 136 73 30 26 3 1 205 97
Plattsburgh State * 22 17 3 2 .818 131 84 33 27 4 2 206 124
Elmira 25 18 7 0 .720 132 81 30 20 10 0 161 110
Williams 16 10 3 3 .719 23 16 4 3
Norwich 23 14 8 1 .630 126 94 30 18 11 1 165 141
Westfield State 20 11 8 1 .575 29 17 11 1
North Adams State 20 11 8 1 .575 23 14 8 1
RIT 14 6 8 0 .429 62 63 24 14 10 0 108 80
Potsdam State 21 9 12 0 .429 24 12 12 0
Brockport State 21 8 12 1 .405 99 109 25 11 13 1 122 120
Hamilton 19 6 10 3 .395 25 9 13 3
Buffalo 21 7 12 0 .368 24 9 13 2
Geneseo State 18 5 13 0 .278 25 8 17 0
Middlebury 18 4 13 1 .250 57 78 23 7 15 1 77 96
Union 26 6 20 0 .231 28 6 21 1
Cortland State 15 1 14 0 .067 20 2 18 0
Championships: March 7, 1981
indicates division regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Alaska–Anchorage 24 14 10 0 126 104
Alaska–Fairbanks 24 1 23 0 - -
Illinois-Chicago 26 9 17 0
Lake Forest 24 12 12 0 128 135
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pts GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Mankato State 16 11 5 0 .688 78 64 39 28 11 0 227 151
Bemidji State 12 8 4 0 .667 63 39 31 24 7 0 195 89
St. Cloud State 13 7 5 1 .577 54 48 31 19 11 1 169 110
Wisconsin–Superior 12 5 5 2 .500 64 61 31 15 13 3 162 164
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 17 5 11 1 .324 58 84 28 11 16 1 104 123
Wisconsin–River Falls 12 3 9 0 .250 41 61 30 11 19 0 127 151
indicates conference regular season champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pts GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Oswego State 14 13 1 0 26 88 45 30 26 3 1 205 97
Plattsburgh State 14 11 2 1 23 93 59 33 27 4 2 206 124
Elmira 14 10 4 0 20 82 43 30 20 10 0 161 110
Brockport State 14 4 9 1 9 70 75 25 11 13 1 122 120
Buffalo 24 9 13 2
Cortland State 20 2 18 0
Geneseo State 25 8 17 0
Potsdam State 24 12 12 0
Note: Buffalo 4-5-2 in league as of 2/9, Geneseo 4-9-0 as of 2/22.

indicates conference regular season champion

Conference Overall
GP W L T Pts GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Augsburg 16 12 4 0 24 30 24 6 0
Concordia (MN) 16 12 4 0 24 31 21 9 1
Gustavus Adolphus 16 11 5 0 22 26 18 8 0
St. Thomas 16 9 7 0 18 30 15 15 0
Saint Mary's 16 8 8 0 16 29 13 16 0
St. Olaf 15 7 7 1 15 30 13 16 1
Hamline 15 7 8 0 14
Bethel 16 3 12 1 5 27 3 23 1
Saint John's 16 0 14 2 2 27 3 22 2
indicates conference regular season champion

1981 NCAA tournament

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Semifinals
March 12–13
National championship
March 14
      
W1 Concordia 4
E2 Plattsburgh State 10
E2 Plattsburgh State 4
E1 Lowell 5
E1 Lowell 8*
W2 Mankato State 7 Third-place game
W1 Concordia 7
W2 Mankato State 9

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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