1979 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

Qualifying teams

The NCAA gave four teams automatic bids into the tournament. The two ECAC teams that reached the ECAC tournament final received bids as did the two WCHA co-champions. The NCAA also had the ability to add up to 4 additional teams as it saw fit and chose to include the CCHA tournament champion as well.

Format

The four automatic qualifiers were seeded according to pre-tournament finish. The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA co-champion that finished highest in the regular season was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. Because an at-large bid was offered to a western school they were placed in a first-round game with the second western seed to determine the final semifinalist. The first-round game was played at the home venue of the second seed while all succeeding games were played at the Olympia in Detroit, Michigan. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.

Tournament bracket

March 18 March 22–23 March 24

| RD1-seed1=W2 | RD1-team1=Minnesota | RD1-score1=6 | RD1-seed2=A | RD1-team2=Bowling Green | RD1-score2=3

| RD2-seed1=E1 | RD2-team1=New Hampshire | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=W2 | RD2-team2=Minnesota | RD2-score2=4 | RD2-seed3=W1 | RD2-team3=North Dakota | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4=E2 | RD2-team4=Dartmouth | RD2-score4=2

| RD3-seed1=W2 | RD3-team1=Minnesota | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2=W1 | RD3-team2=North Dakota | RD3-score2=3

| RD3b-seed1=E1 | RD3b-team1=New Hampshire | RD3b-score1=3 | RD3b-seed2=E2 | RD3b-team2=Dartmouth | RD3b-score2=7 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

(W2) Minnesota vs. (A) Bowling Green

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Semifinal

(E1) New Hampshire vs. (W2) Minnesota

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(W1) North Dakota vs. (E2) Dartmouth

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Third-place game

(E1) New Hampshire vs. (E2) Dartmouth

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National Championship

(W1) North Dakota vs. (W2) Minnesota

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[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament team]]

• G: Steve Janaszak* (Minnesota)
• D: Mike Ramsey (Minnesota)
• D: Howard Walker (North Dakota)
• F: Steve Christoff (Minnesota)
• F: Eric Strobel (Minnesota)
• F: Mark Taylor (North Dakota)

• Most Outstanding Player(s)

References

References

1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
2. "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
3. "2008-09 Media Guide". Minnesota Golden Gophers.
4. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives.
5. "NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org.