1978 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship

1978 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship
1978
Tournament information
Sport ice hockey
Location St. Paul, Minnesota
Dates February 24, 1978–February 26, 1978
Venue(s) Coliseum Ice Arena
Teams 8
Final positions
Champion Augsburg
Runner-up Bemidji State
Tournament statistics
Winning coach Ed Saugestad[1]

The 1978 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 1978 tournament was the 11th men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA.[2] The tournament began on February 24, 1978 and ended with the championship game on February 26, 1978.[3]

Ed Saugestad was named NAIA National Coach of the Year in 1978.[4]

Bracket

Coliseum Ice Arena, St. Paul, Minnesota

  First Round
February 24		 Semifinals
February 25		 National Championship
February 26
                           
  1 Bemidji State 16  
8 St. Francis (Maine) 2  
  1 Bemidji State 7  
  5 St. Thomas 1  
4 Gustavus Adolphus
  5 St. Thomas  
    1 Bemidji State 3
  2 Augsburg 4
  3 Wisconsin-River Falls 3  
6 St. Scholastica 2  
  2 Augsburg 10 Third place
  3 Wisconsin-River Falls 2  
2 Augsburg 6 3 Wisconsin-River Falls 3
  7 Ferris State 4   5 St. Thomas 7

References

  1. ↑ "AUGSBURG ED SAUGESTAD ICE ARENA". Vintage Minnesota Hockey. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  2. ↑ "BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY BEAVERS (1947-PRESENT)". Vintage Minnesota Hockey. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  3. ↑ "NAIA history and records". Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  4. ↑ "Former coach named Legends of Hockey recipient". ESPN. 2007-02-27.
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