1984 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 1984 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 37th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 16 and 24, 1984, and concluded with Bowling Green defeating Minnesota-Duluth 5-4 in quadruple overtime. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played at the Olympic Center Ice Rink in Lake Placid, New York.

As of 2025, the final game is the longest match to determine a champion in NCAA history.

Qualifying teams The NCAA permitted 8 teams to qualify for the tournament and divided its qualifiers into two regions (East and West). Each of the tournament champions from the three Division I conferences (CCHA, ECAC and WCHA) received automatic invitations into the tournament with At-large bids making up the remaining 5 teams, an additional 2 western and 3 eastern schools.

East West SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 30–6–0 Tournament champion 5th 19641 Michigan State CCHA 32–10–0 Tournament champion 6th 19832 Boston University ECAC Hockey 27–10–0 At-large bid 14th 19782 Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 27–10–2 Tournament champion 2nd 19833 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 20–10–2 At-large bid 9th 19823 Bowling Green CCHA 31–7–2 At-large bid 5th 19824 Boston College ECAC Hockey 26–11–0 At-large bid 12th 19784 North Dakota WCHA 28–11–2 At-large bid 10th 1982

Format The 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 1980 Olympic 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

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(E1) Rensselaer vs. (W4) North Dakota

(E2) Boston University vs. (W3) Bowling Green

(W1) Michigan State vs. (E4) Boston College

(W2) Minnesota–Duluth vs. (E3) Clarkson

Semifinal

(W2) Minnesota–Duluth vs. (W4) North Dakota

(W1) Michigan State vs. (W3) Bowling Green

Third-place game

(W1) Michigan State vs. (W4) North Dakota

National Championship

(W2) Minnesota–Duluth vs. (W3) Bowling Green 1984 NCAA Hockey Championship BGSU vs. Duluth - Final Goal - YouTube

Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BGGarry GalleyBraun and O'Brien 5:58 1–0 BG UMDMark BaronLakso 6:18 1–1 2nd UMDBill Watson – PPKurvers and Lakso 33:35 2–1 UMD 3rd UMDBob LaksoChristensen and Watson 40:47 3–1 UMD BGJamie Wansbrough – PPGalley and Ellett 44:41 3–2 UMD UMDTom HerzigBaron and Johnson 51:51 4–2 UMD BGPeter WilsonPikul and Kane 52:42 4–3 UMD BGJohn Samanski W. Wilson and Roll 58:23 4–4 4th Overtime BGGino Cavallini – GWKane 97:11 5–4 BG Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st BGDan KaneHooking 5:58 2:00 BGIain DuncanTripping 12:19 2:00 UMDTom KurversHooking 12:51 2:00 2nd BGWayne WilsonTripping 29:46 2:00 BGTodd FlichelTripping 33:30 2:00 UMDNorm MaciverSlashing 36:45 2:00 3rd UMDMark BaronHooking 43:30 2:00 UMDTom KurversTripping 55:00 2:00 1st Overtime BGMike PikulTripping 63:54 2:00 UMDBill WatsonHooking 64:02 2:00 2nd Overtime UMDBenchToo many men (served by Sean Toomey) 72:09 2:00 3rd Overtime BGDan KaneCross-checking 88:49 2:00 4th Overtime UMDBill GrilloHooking 91:15 2:00

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT 2OT 3OT 4OT T Bowling Green 13 10 16 10 4 3 4 60 Minnesota–Duluth 8 7 6 2 5 6 2 36

Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice BG Gary Kruzich 32 4 UMD Rick Kosti 55 5

All-Tournament team G: Rick Kosti (Minnesota-Duluth) G: Gary Kruzich* (Bowling Green) D: David Ellett (Bowling Green) D: Garry Galley (Bowling Green) F: Dean Barsness (North Dakota) F: Bob Lakso (Minnesota-Duluth) F: Lyle Phair (Michigan State) * Most Outstanding Player(s)

References

External links NCAA Hockey: 1984 National Championship - Bowling Green vs. Minnesota-Duluth - YouTube.com