The 1981 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 34th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 19 and 27, 1981, and concluded with Wisconsin defeating Minnesota 6-3. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues while all succeeding games were played at the Duluth Arena in Duluth, Minnesota.
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Wisconsin Badgers (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Minnesota Golden Gophers (8th title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Bob Johnson (3rd title) |
| MOP | Marc Behrend (Wisconsin) |
1981 was the first year that the tournament guaranteed 8 teams to be selected for the championship as opposed the policy put in place in 1977 that gave the selection committee the ability to choose up to 4 additional teams at its discretion (two was the maximum the committee ever choose).
Qualifying teams
editThe NCAA permitted 8 teams to qualify for the tournament, four from each region (East and West). From the east the ECAC tournament champion and the regular season champions from the two ECAC divisions that did not contain the ECAC champion received automatic bids into the tournament with a fourth at-large bid going to one eastern team. From the west the two WCHA tournament co-champions and the CCHA tournament champion received automatic bids with a fourth at-large bid going to one western team.
| East | West | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | 26–6–3 | Division champion | 7th | 1970 | 1 | Minnesota | WCHA | 30–11–0 | Tournament co-champion | 10th | 1980 |
| 2 | Providence | ECAC Hockey | 17–13–1 | Tournament champion | 3rd | 1978 | 2 | Northern Michigan | CCHA | 26–11–3 | Tournament champion | 2nd | 1980 |
| 3 | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | 18–10–1 | Division champion | 8th | 1980 | 3 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 26–13–1 | Tournament co-champion | 10th | 1976 |
| 4 | Colgate | ECAC Hockey | 21–10–2 | At-large bid | 1st | Never | 4 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 24–14–0 | At-large bid | 6th | 1978 |
Format
editThe tournament featured three rounds of play. The two odd-number ranked teams from one region were placed into a bracket with the two even-number ranked teams of the other region. The teams were then seeded according to their ranking. In the Quarterfinals the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds played two-game aggregate series to determine which school advanced to the Semifinals. Beginning with the Semifinals all games were played at the Duluth Arena and all series became Single-game eliminations. The winning teams in the semifinals advanced to the National Championship Game with the losers playing in a Third Place game.
Tournament bracket
edit| Quarterfinals March 19–21 | Semifinals March 25–26 | National championship March 27 | ||||||||||||||
| E1 | Clarkson | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Wisconsin | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Wisconsin | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | Northern Michigan | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | Northern Michigan | 7 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Cornell | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Wisconsin | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| W1 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| W1 | Minnesota | 9 | 5 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Colgate | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Minnesota | 7 | Third-place game | |||||||||||||
| W3 | Michigan Tech | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | Providence | 3 | 5 | 8 | W2 | Northern Michigan | 2 | |||||||||
| W3 | Michigan Tech | 7 | 6 | 13 | W3 | Michigan Tech | 5 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Quarterfinals
edit(E1) Clarkson vs. (W4) Wisconsin
edit| March 20 | Clarkson | 2 – 3 | Wisconsin | Walker Arena | Recap | |||
| (Boprey, Small) Colin Patterson - 14:12 | First period | 00:34 - Dan Gorowsky (Newberry) 12:40 - Peter Johnson (McFarlane) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 09:09 - GW - Lexi Doner (Mullen, Driver) | ||||||
| (Cleaver, Haramis) Steve Cruickshank - 03:19 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| (23 saves / 25 shots) Don Sylvestri | Goalie stats | Marc Behrend (36 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| March 21 | Clarkson | 6 – 6 | Wisconsin | Walker Arena | Recap | |||
| (Small, J. Armstrong) Bryan Cleaver - PP - 02:00 (Audycki, MacDougall) Steve Cruickshank - 04:19 |
First period | 18:58 - PP - Theran Welsh (Johnson, McKenzie) | ||||||
| (B. Armstrong, Haramis) Steve Cruickshank - 03:49 (Patterson, J. Armstrong) Bryan Cleaver - PP - 10:14 |
Second period | 00:44 - PP - Peter Johnson (Welsh, McKenzie) 09:13 - John Newberry (Mullen, McFarlane) 18:32 - Theran Welsh (S. Lecy, Lebler) | ||||||
| (Small, Cleaver) Colin Patterson - PP - 11:50 (J. Armstrong) Steve MacDougall - 14:36 |
Third period | 05:51 - Ted Pearson (Gorowsky, Newberry) 09:05 - Scott Lecy (Lebler, T. Lecy) | ||||||
| (34 saves / 40 shots) Don Sylvestri | Goalie stats | Marc Behrend (28 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| Wisconsin won series 9–8 | |
(E2) Providence vs. (W3) Michigan Tech
edit| March 20 | Providence | 3 – 7 | Michigan Tech | Schneider Arena | Recap | |||
| (Gouin, Toppazzini) Mike Bolstad - PP - 09:08 | First period | 00:32 - Jeff Wylie (Stiles, Terry) 07:10 - Jim Bissett (Pearson, Sparrow) 16:29 - Rick Boehm (Watters) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 01:17 - GW - Mike Lauen (Loconsole, Zuke) 01:38 - Per-Åke Johansson (Boehm, Schwartz) 04:16 - Tim Watters (Boehm, Gerry) | ||||||
| (Orlando, S. Kleinendorst) John Sullivan - 05:00 (Taylor) John Sullivan - SH - 19:50 |
Third period | 06:06 - Nick Schwartz (Boehm, Stiles) | ||||||
| (17 saves / 23 shots) Mario Proulx (14 saves / 15 shots) Scott Fiske |
Goalie stats | Frank Krieber (24 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| March 21 | Providence | 5 – 6 | Michigan Tech | Schneider Arena | Recap | |||
| (S. Kleinendorst, Toppazzini) Kurt Kleinendorst - PP - 03:54 | First period | 02:08 - Per-Åke Johansson (Schwartz, Palkovich) 09:07 - SH - Nick Schwartz (Palkovich) | ||||||
| (Orlando) Jim Colucci - PP - 08:49 (Colucci, Orlando) Kurt Kleinendorst - PP - 09:41 (S. Kleinendorst, Hogberg) Dan Miele - 16:07 |
Second period | 01:05 - Bill Terry (Watters) | ||||||
| (Orlando, S. Kleinendorst) Hugh Toppazzini - PP - 03:29 | Third period | 07:58 - Al Mickalich (Terry, Wylie) 10:01 - Tony Stiles (Scott, Bissett) 14:33 - PP GW - Ron Zuke (Lauen) | ||||||
| (28 saves / 34 shots) Scott Fiske | Goalie stats | Frank Krieber (26 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| Michigan Tech won series 13–8 | |
(W1) Minnesota vs. (E4) Colgate
edit| March 20 | Minnesota | 9 – 4 | Colgate | Williams Arena | Recap | |||
| (Doshan) Kevin Hartzell - SH - 08:49 (Hartzell, Meadows) Bryan Erickson - 09:25 (A. Broten, Meadows) Tom Rothstein - 15:42 (Knoke, Butters) Aaron Broten - 16:02 |
First period | 11:31 - PP - Jim Wallace (Houle, Iselmoe) | ||||||
| (Knoke, A. Broten) Steve Ulseth - GW - 02:46 (Hartzell) Mike Knoke - PP - 11:01 |
Second period | 18:13 - Mark Morris (Gertsakis) | ||||||
| (A. Broten, Knoke) Bryan Erickson - PP - 11:51 (Erickson, Hartzell) Steve Ulseth - PP - 16:04 (Hartzell) Mike Knoke - PP - 19:09 |
Third period | 01:11 - PP - Dan Fridgen (Wallace, Lapansée) 03:35 - PP - Steve Smith (Houle, Fridgen) | ||||||
| (33 saves / 37 shots) Paul Butters | Goalie stats | Terry McSweeney (41 saves / 50 shots) | ||||||
| March 21 | Minnesota | 5 – 4 | Colgate | Williams Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 12:19 - Denis Lapensée (Renaud, Ens) | ||||||
| (Ulseth, Erickson) Aaron Broten - PP - 07:24 (Knoke, Hartzell) Steve Ulseth - PP - 14:32 (Dillon, Erickson) Aaron Broten - 16:30 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Bjugstad, Teal) Brad Dorsham - 00:32 (Ulseth) Aaron Broten - PP GW - 08:36 |
Third period | 01:21 - Denis Lapensée (Renaud, Sterling) 05:46 - Ken Iselmoe (Wallace, Morris) 12:08 - Steve Smith (Walsh) | ||||||
| (24 saves / 28 shots) James Jetland | Goalie stats | Guy Lemonde (29 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| Minnesota won series 14–8 | |
(W2) Northern Michigan vs. (E3) Cornell
edit| March 20 | Northern Michigan | 7 – 3 | Cornell | Lakeview Arena | Recap | |||
| (Verigin, Kyle) Jeff Pyle - 08:06 (Tascoff, Ponath) Bruce Martin - PP - 11:26 |
First period | 09:59 - PP - Roy Kerling (Roeszler) | ||||||
| (Hanson, Martin) Steve Bozek - 14:38 | Second period | 08:10 - Joe Gallant (Baikie, Berk) | ||||||
| (Mogush, Fisher) Dave Kanigan - GW - 03:52 (Hanson, Martin) Steve Bozek - 08:15 (Kyle, Ikkala) Jeff Pyle - 13:29 (Pyle, Ikkala) Walt Kyle - 13:48 |
Third period | 11:35 - PP - Greg Reid (Roeszler, Dervin) | ||||||
| (31 saves / 34 shots) Jeff Poeschl | Goalie stats | Darren Eliot (21 saves / 25 shots) Brian Hayward (11 saves / 14 shots) | ||||||
| March 21 | Northern Michigan | 3 – 4 | Cornell | Lakeview Arena | Recap | |||
| (Bozek, Schafhauser) Bruce Martin - 16:33 | First period | 08:18 - Dan Duffy (Roeszler, Strawman) | ||||||
| (Bozek, Fisher) Keith Hanson - 15:27 (Pyle, Tascoff Steve Bozek - PP - 19:16 |
Second period | 13:13 - Jeff Baikie (Gallant, Kerling) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 09:35 - Doug Berk (Olds, Baikie) 14:18 - PP GW - John Olds (Gallant, Baikie) | ||||||
| (31 saves / 35 shots) Jeff Poeschl | Goalie stats | Brian Hayward (54 saves / 57 shots) | ||||||
| Northern Michigan won series 10–7 | |
Semifinal
edit(W1) Minnesota vs. (W3) Michigan Tech
edit| March 26 | Minnesota | 7 – 2 | Michigan Tech | Duluth Arena | Recap | |||
| (unassisted) Jeff Teal - 07:23 (A. Broten, N. Broten) Steve Ulseth - PP - 08:42 (Knoke) Aaron Broten - GW - 17:25 (A. Broten, Erickson) Neil Broten - 19:59 |
First period | 17:18 - Bill Terry (Wylie, Mickalich) | ||||||
| (Teal, Bergloff) Kevin Hartzell - 00:51 (B. Larson, Hartzell) Jeff Teal - PP - 10:25 |
Second period | 15:12 - PP - Mike Lauen (Locensole, Hjelmqvist) | ||||||
| (Knoke, N. Broten) Aaron Broten - PP - 09:51 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| (23 saves / 25 shots) Paul Butters | Goalie stats | Frank Krieber (34 saves / 41 shots) | ||||||
(W2) Northern Michigan vs. (W4) Wisconsin
edit| March 27 | Northern Michigan | 1 – 5 | Wisconsin | Duluth Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 03:00 - PP - Ed Lebler (Newberry, Ethier) 19:58 - SH GW - John Johannson (unassisted) | ||||||
| (Martin) Steve Bozek - PP - 08:49 | Third period | 02:45 - Bruce Driver (unassisted) 17:12 - Scott Lecy (Ethier) 17:36 - Ted Pearson (Newberry, Vincent) | ||||||
| (34 saves / 39 shots) Jeff Poeschl | Goalie stats | Marc Behrend (25 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
Third-place game
edit(W2) Northern Michigan vs. (W3) Michigan Tech
edit| March 28 | Northern Michigan | 2 – 5 | Michigan Tech | Duluth Arena | Recap | |||
| (Ikkala, Pyle) Dave Smith - PP - 05:35 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 14:15 - Ron Zuke (Wylie, Stiles) 14:35 - Ron Zuke (Lauen) | ||||||
| (Bozek, Hanson) Bruce Martin - 06:09 | Third period | 00:23 - GW - Jeff Wylie (Mickalich, Terry) 03:26 - PP - Rick Boehm (Watters) 12:57 - Tim Watters (unassisted) | ||||||
| (36 saves / 41 shots) Scott Stoltzner | Goalie stats | Frank Krieber (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
National Championship
edit(W1) Minnesota vs. (W4) Wisconsin
edit| March 28[3] | Minnesota | 3 – 6 | Wisconsin | Duluth Arena | ||||
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | WIS | Dan Gorowsky | Newberry and Vincent | 9:24 | 1–0 WIS |
| WIS | John Newberry – PP | Vincent and Welsh | 14:49 | 2–0 WIS | |
| WIS | Ed Lebler | Ethier | 19:49 | 3–0 WIS | |
| 2nd | WIS | Ted Pearson – GW | Lebler and Newberry | 29:23 | 4–0 WIS |
| MIN | Butsy Erickson | Ulseth and Knoke | 32:37 | 4–1 WIS | |
| WIS | John Newberry – PP | S. Lecy and Vincent | 34:27 | 5–1 WIS | |
| 3rd | MIN | Mike Knoke – PP | Jensen and A. Broten | 40:10 | 5–2 WIS |
| MIN | Butsy Erickson – PP | Hartzell and A. Broten | 56:09 | 5–3 WIS | |
| WIS | Ed Lebler – EN | Driver | 58:40 | 6–3 WIS | |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | WIS | John Newberry | Roughing | 0:28 | 2:00 |
| MIN | Dave Jensen | Roughing | 0:28 | 2:00 | |
| WIS | Bruce Driver | Hooking | 4:14 | 2:00 | |
| WIS | Pat Ethier | Interference | 9:35 | 2:00 | |
| WIS | Brian Mullen | Charging | 10:11 | 2:00 | |
| MIN | Neal Broten | Cross-checking | 10:11 | 2:00 | |
| WIS | Jay McFarlane | Charging | 11:58 | 2:00 | |
| MIN | Paul Butters | Interference | 14:15 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | WIS | Theran Welsh | Holding | 25:48 | 2:00 |
| WIS | Pete Johnson | Hooking | 30:31 | 2:00 | |
| MIN | Scott Bjugstad | High-sticking | 32:51 | 2:00 | |
| MIN | Mike Meadows | Roughing | 35:28 | 2:00 | |
| MIN | Bob Bergloff | Roughing | 36:00 | 2:00 | |
| WIS | Pat Ethier | Elbowing | 38:15 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | WIS | Ted Pearson | Hooking | 45:21 | 2:00 |
| WIS | Todd Lecy | Interference | 55:06 | 2:00 | |
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- G: Marc Behrend* (Wisconsin)
- D: Mike Knoke (Minnesota)
- D: Tim Watters (Michigan Tech)
- F: Steve Bozek (Northern Michigan)
- F: Aaron Broten (Minnesota)
- F: John Newberry (Wisconsin)
References
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