The 1979 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 1979 tournament was the 12th men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA.[1] The tournament began on February 23, 1979 and ended with the championship game on February 25, 1979.[2]
| 1979 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | ice hockey |
| Location | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Dates | February 23, 1979–February 25, 1979 |
| Venue(s) | St. Paul Civic Center |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Bemidji State |
| Runner-up | Concordia (Moorhead) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Winning coach | Bob Peters |
Bracket
editSt. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
| First Round February 23 | Semifinals February 24 | National Championship February 25 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bemidji State | 17 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | St. Francis (Maine) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bemidji State | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 4* | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Gustavus Adolphus | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bemidji State | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Concordia-Moorhead | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Augsburg | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Concordia (Moorhead) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | St. Scholastica | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 7 | Concordia (Moorhead) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | St. Scholastica | 6 | 3 | St. Scholastica | 4 | |||||||||
| 6 | Wisconsin-Superior | 4 | 4 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 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.