1978–79 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season


The 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1978 and concluded with the 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 24, 1979 at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. This was the 32nd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 84th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Regular season

Season tournaments

Standings

1979 NCAA Tournament

Note: * denotes overtime period

Player stats

Scoring leaders

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
PlayerClassTeamGPGAPtsPIM
JuniorWisconsin4041499034
FreshmanBowling Green4340488858
SeniorColorado College3632528426
SeniorBowling Green4526578330
JuniorNorth Dakota4224598328
FreshmanNorth Dakota4231518279
SeniorBowling Green4231498096
JuniorMinnesota–Duluth3731487952
JuniorMinnesota4338397750
JuniorOhio State3932447655

Leading goaltenders

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
PlayerClassTeamGPMinWLOTGASOSV%GAA
SophomoreBowling Green39230732--92-.9142.39
FreshmanNorth Dakota221274---611.9072.74
FreshmanMiami--------2.82
SophomoreDartmouth231385---702.8963.03
FreshmanClarkson14706---380.8933.23
SeniorMinnesota412428291111311.8953.23
JuniorNorthern Michigan2514371382820.9023.42
JuniorBoston University1910091342601-3.57
JuniorNorth Dakota10561---340.8813.66
SophomoreNew Hampshire31143121--890.8923.73

Awards

NCAA

CCHA

ECAC

WCHA

See Also