1978 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1978 NCAA Men's Division II
Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams 4
Finals Site
Champions Merrimack Warriors (1st title)
Runner-Up Lake Forest Foresters (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Thom Lawler (1st title)
MOP Jim Toomey Merrimack
Attendance 2,409

The 1978 NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college ice hockey. A total of 4 games were played, hosted by American International College.

Merrimack, coached by Thom Lawler, won the national title with a 12–2 victory in the final game over Lake Forest.

Jim Toomey, of Merrimack, was named the Most Outstanding Player and was the high scorer of the tournament with seven points (1 goal, 6 assists).

Qualifying teams

Team
Elmira
Lake Forest
Merrimack
Mankato State

Bracket

National Semifinals National Championship
      
  Merrimack 6
  Mankato State 1
  Merrimack 12
  Lake Forest 2
  Lake Forest 4
  Elmira 1

* Overtime

  • Third Place Game: Mankato State 5, Elmira 3

All-Tournament Team

  • G: Gilles Moffet (Merrimack)
  • D: Dean Fraser (Merrimack)
  • D: Ron Bisplinghoff (Elmira)
  • F: Jim Toomey* (Merrimack)
  • F: John Keeney (Elmira)
  • F: John Pratt (Lake Forest)
  • "NCAA Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
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