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

Season tournaments

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
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