The 1981 NAIA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination bracket to determine the national champion of men's NAIA college ice hockey. The 1981 tournament was the 14th men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA.[1] The tournament began on March 5, 1981 and ended with the championship game on March 7, 1981.[2]
| 1981 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | ice hockey |
| Location | River Falls, Wisconsin |
| Dates | March 5, 1981–March 7, 1981 |
| Venue(s) | Hunt Arena |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Augsburg |
| Runner-up | Wisconsin-Superior |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Winning coach | Ed Saugestad |
Ed Saugestad was named NAIA National Coach of the Year in 1981.[3]
Bracket
editHunt Arena, River Falls, Wisconsin
| First Round March 5 | Semifinals March 6 | National Championship March 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bemidji State | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | St. Mary’s (Minnesota) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bemidji State | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Wisconsin-Superior | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Wisconsin-Superior | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | St. Thomas | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Augsburg | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Wisconsin-Superior | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Augsburg | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Augsburg | 7 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan-Dearborn | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan–Dearborn | 6 | 1 | Bemidji State | 11 | |||||||||
| 6 | St. Olaf | 4 | 3 | Michigan-Dearborn | 2 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References
edit- ^ "BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY BEAVERS (1947-PRESENT)". Vintage Minnesota Hockey. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "NAIA history and records". Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "Former coach named Legends of Hockey recipient". ESPN. 2007-02-27.