Английская Википедия:1978–79 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
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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 85th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Season Outlook
Pre-season poll
The top teams in the nation voted on by coaches before the start of the season. The poll was compiled by radio station WMPL.
| WMPL Poll | |
|---|---|
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Minnesota |
| 2 | Boston University |
| 3 (tie) | Denver |
| 3 (tie) | North Dakota |
| 5 | Wisconsin |
| 6 | Bowling Green State |
| 7 (tie) | Boston College |
| 7 (tie) | Cornell |
| 9 | Notre Dame |
| 10 | Minnesota Duluth |
Regular season
Season tournaments
| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Country Thanksgiving Festival | November 24–25 | 4 | Clarkson |
| Pacific Rim Tournament | December 7–13 | 3 | Alberta |
| Union Holiday Festival Tournament | December 15–16 | 4 | Colgate |
| Cornell Holiday Festival | December 28–29 | 4 | Cornell |
| Broadmoor World Tournament | December 28–30 | 3 | Soviet Traktor |
| Old Colony Invitational | December 28–30 | 4 | Bowling Green |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 28–30 | 4 | St. Lawrence |
| Great Lakes Invitational | December 29–30 | 4 | Michigan Tech |
| Auld Lang Syne Classic | December 30–31 | 4 | Dartmouth |
| Yale Invitational | January 5–6 | 4 | New Hampshire |
| Beanpot | February 5, 12 | 4 | Boston University |
Standings
Шаблон:1978–79 Big Ten ice hockey standings Шаблон:1978–79 CCHA standings (men) Шаблон:1978–79 ECAC Hockey standings (men) Шаблон:1978–79 Division I Independent ice hockey standings (men) Шаблон:1978–79 WCHA standings (men) [1][2][3]
Final regular season polls
The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals.
| WMPL Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | North Dakota |
| 2 | Bowling Green State |
| 3 | Minnesota |
| 4 | Boston University |
| 5 | New Hampshire |
| 6 | Minnesota Duluth |
| 7 | Wisconsin |
| 8 | Cornell |
| 9 | Ohio State |
| 10 | Dartmouth |
1979 NCAA Tournament
Шаблон:Main article Шаблон:5TeamBracket Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
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
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | Junior | Wisconsin | 40 | 41 | 49 | 90 | 34 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Freshman | Bowling Green | 43 | 40 | 48 | 88 | 58 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Senior | Colorado College | 36 | 32 | 52 | 84 | 26 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Senior | Bowling Green | 45 | 26 | 57 | 83 | 30 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Junior | North Dakota | 42 | 24 | 59 | 83 | 28 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Freshman | North Dakota | 42 | 31 | 51 | 82 | 79 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Senior | Bowling Green | 42 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 96 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Junior | Minnesota–Duluth | 37 | 31 | 48 | 79 | 52 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Junior | Minnesota | 43 | 38 | 39 | 77 | 50 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Junior | Ohio State | 39 | 32 | 44 | 76 | 55 |
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
| Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | Sophomore | Bowling Green | 39 | 2307 | 32 | - | - | 92 | - | .914 | 2.39 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Freshman | North Dakota | 22 | 1274 | - | - | - | 61 | 1 | .907 | 2.74 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Freshman | Miami | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.82 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Sophomore | Dartmouth | 23 | 1385 | - | - | - | 70 | 2 | .896 | 3.03 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Freshman | Clarkson | 14 | 706 | - | - | - | 38 | 0 | .893 | 3.23 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Senior | Minnesota | 41 | 2428 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 131 | 1 | .895 | 3.23 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Junior | Northern Michigan | 25 | 1437 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 82 | 0 | .902 | 3.42 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Junior | Boston University | 19 | 1009 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 1 | - | 3.57 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Junior | North Dakota | 10 | 561 | - | - | - | 34 | 0 | .881 | 3.66 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Sophomore | New Hampshire | 31 | 1431 | 21 | - | - | 89 | 0 | .892 | 3.73 |
Awards
NCAA
CCHA
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ECAC
WCHA
1979 NHL Entry Draft
† incoming freshman
‡ McDonald had left school mid-season.
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See also
References
External links
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