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 15th 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 | |
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Sport | ice hockey |
Location | Superior, Wisconsin |
Dates | March 5, 1981–March 7, 1981 |
Venue(s) | Wessman 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 1982.[3]
Bracket
edit1982 Tournament
editWessman Arena, Superior, Wisconsin
First Round February 25 | Semifinals February 26 | National Championship February 27 | ||||||||||||
1 | Augsburg | 7 | ||||||||||||
8 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 6 | ||||||||||||
1 | Augsburg | 8 | ||||||||||||
4 | Michigan–Dearborn | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Michigan–Dearborn | 11 | ||||||||||||
5 | Wisconsin–Superior | 7 | ||||||||||||
1 | Augsburg | 6 | ||||||||||||
2 | Bemidji State | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Bemidji State | 6 | ||||||||||||
7 | Hamline | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Bemidji State | 7 | Third place | |||||||||||
3 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 5* | 4 | Michigan–Dearborn | 4 | |||||||||
6 | Bethel | 4 | 3 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 2 |
Consolation round | Fifth place | ||||||||
5 | Wisconsin–Superior | 6 | |||||||
8 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 2 | |||||||
5 | Wisconsin–Superior | 2 | |||||||
6 | Bethel | 5 | |||||||
6 | Bethel | 5 | |||||||
7 | Hamline | 4 |
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.