1979-80 AUAA Season

'''This is the 1979-80 season of the Atlantic Universities Athletic Association. The league reverted back to a two division format.'''

1978-79 AUAA Season :  1980-81 AUAA Season 1979-80 GPAC Season :  1979-80 CWUAA Season 1979-80 OUAA Season :  1979-80 QUAA Season 1980 University Cup

Standings
West Division University of Moncton			22- 4-1-45	193-119 University of New Brunswick		15-11-1-31	163-141 Mount Allsion University		14-13-0-28	142-157 University of Prince Edward Island	12-15-0-24	132-128 St Thomas University			 4-23-0- 8	107-211 Memorial University	                1-17-1- 3	 50-150

East Division Dalhousie University			20- 8-1-41	133- 98 Saint Mary's University			17-10-2-36	129- 74 St Francis Xavier University		16-12-1-33	146-117 Acadia University			10-18-1-21	128-129

Playoffs
The top 2 teams from each Division would advance to the Playoffs. An additional 2 wild cards would also advance and would be selected by a 3 person committee: President of AUAA Hockey - Rev. George Kehoe (St. FX), Secretary of the AUAA,- Ken Fultie and AUAA Men's Hockey Technical Committee Chairman - Robert Hayes. The Wild Card selections would play the cross-over Division #2 in a single elimination game hosted by the #2 seed. The winners would advance to the Semi-finals.

[Note: no stories found outlining what would occur if the 2 Wild Cards came from the same Division.]

Wild Card Selections
Saint Mary's-East & Mt. Allison-West

Quarter Finals
Single Elimination
 * February 27 - (#2) New Brunswick 4 - (WC) St. Francis Xavier 7
 * February 27 - (#2) St. Mary's 4 - (WC) Mt. Allison 0

Semi-Finals
Best of 3

Dalhousie beat St. Francis Xavier 2 wins to 1.

Moncton beat Saint Mary's 2 wins to 1.

Final
Best of 3

Moncton beat Dalhousie 2 wins to none.

Moncton Aigles Bleu (as conference champion) advanced to the 1980 University Cup tournament.