The 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1983 and concluded with the 1984 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 24, 1984 at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York. This was the 37th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 90th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Notre Dame demoted their program to club status for this season but returned to the Division I ranks the following year.

Season Outlook Pre-season polls The top teams in the nation.

The WMPL poll was voted on by coaches before the start of the season. The College Hockey Statistics Bureau (CHSB) / WDOM poll was voted on by media after the season started.

This was the last season WDOM would release the CHSB poll. WMPL PollRankTeam1 Minnesota (5)2 North Dakota (3)3 Michigan State (2)4 Ohio State5 Providence6 Bowling Green7 Wisconsin8 Minnesota Duluth9 Rensselaer10 Michigan Tech CHSB / WDOM PollRankTeam1 Minnesota (6)2 Bowling Green (4)3 Boston College4 North Dakota5 Michigan State6 Providence7 Wisconsin8 Minnesota Duluth9 Boston University10 Ohio State

Regular season

Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Battle Creek Tournament October 14–15 4 Western Michigan RIT Invitational November 4–5 4 Wilfrid Laurier Empire Cup November 25–26 4 Rensselaer Minnesota–Duluth Holiday Classic December 28–30 4 Boston College Great Lakes Invitational December 29–30 4 Michigan State KeyBank Tournament December 29–30 4 Bowling Green Syracuse Invitational December 29–30 4 Colgate Auld Lang Syne Classic December 30–31 4 New Hampshire Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 30–31 4 Rensselaer First Interstate Classic January 5–8 8 North Dakota Phoenix Mutual Classic January 6–7 4 Colgate Beanpot February 6, 13 4 Northeastern

Standings

Final regular season polls The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals.

The final media poll (CHSB/WDOM) was released after the conference tournament finals. WMPL Coaches PollRankingTeam1 Minnesota Duluth (10)2 Rensselaer3 Bowling Green4 Boston University5 Minnesota (10)6 Michigan State7 North Dakota8 Ohio State9 Boston College10 Clarkson CHSB / WDOM Media PollRankingTeam1 Minnesota Duluth (6)2 Rensselaer (3)3 Michigan State (1)4 Bowling Green5 Boston University6 North Dakota7 Boston College8 Ohio State9 Clarkson10 Western Michigan

1984 NCAA Tournament

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Player stats

Scoring leaders The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM Senior Ohio State 42 32 64 96 38 Sophomore Western Michigan 42 41 50 91 42 Sophomore Minnesota−Duluth 40 35 51 86 12 Sophomore Rensselaer 38 26 57 83 15 Junior Army 32 38 45 82 - Senior Ohio State 41 39 40 79 28 Senior Minnesota−Duluth 43 18 58 76 46 Sophomore Rensselaer 38 35 39 74 52 Junior Army 34 29 45 74 - Sophomore Northern Arizona 26 44 29 73 24 Senior Ferris State 41 20 53 73 14

Leading goaltenders The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAA Freshman Michigan State 32 1815 23 8 0 83 1 .898 2.74 Freshman Michigan State 17 946 11 4 0 44 2 .891 2.79 Junior Ohio State 27 1495 18 - - 71 - .897 2.85 Freshman Bowling Green 28 - 21 5 2 - - .896 2.87 Freshman Rensselaer 15 457 8 0 0 22 0 .882 2.89 Freshman Yale - - - - - - - .899 2.91 Senior Boston University 35 1972 25 10 0 96 1 .911 2.92 Freshman Rensselaer 32 1816 24 6 0 89 0 .900 2.94 Senior Alaska−Anchorage - 973 13 - - 48 1 .897 2.96 Freshman Minnesota−Duluth 38 2347 27 9 2 119 0 .898 3.04

Awards

NCAA Award RecipientHobey Baker Memorial Award Tom Kurvers, Minnesota–DuluthSpencer Penrose Award Mike Sertich, Minnesota–DuluthMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Gary Kruzich, Bowling GreenAHCA All-American Teams East First Team   Position   West First Team Cleon Daskalakis, Boston University G Jon Casey, North Dakota Bob Armstrong, Clarkson D Garry Galley, Bowling Green Dave Fretz, Clarkson D Tom Kurvers, Minnesota-Duluth John Carter, Rensselaer F Dan Kane, Bowling Green Adam Oates, Rensselaer F Paul Pooley, Ohio State Steve Smith, Colgate F Bill Watson, Minnesota-Duluth East Second Team   Position   West Second Team Daren Puppa, Rensselaer G Rick Kosti, Minnesota-Duluth Peter Taglianetti, Providence D Dan McFall, Michigan State T. J. Connolly, Boston University D Bill Schafhauser, Northern Michigan Kevin Foster, Vermont F Perry Pooley, Ohio State Ken Manchurek, Northeastern F Dan Dorion, Western Michigan Gates Orlando, Providence F Bob Lakso, Minnesota-Duluth

CCHA Awards RecipientPlayer of the Year Paul Pooley, Ohio StateRookie of the Year Gary Emmons, Northern Michigan Bill Shibicky, Michigan StateCoach of the Year Bill Wilkinson, Western MichiganMost Valuable Player in Tournament Glenn Healy, Western MichiganAll-CCHA Teams First Team   Position   Second Team John Dougan, Ohio State G Norm Foster, Michigan State Garry Galley, Bowling Green D Dave Ellett, Bowling Green Dan McFall, Michigan State D Jim File, Ferris State Paul Pooley, Ohio State F Perry Pooley, Ohio State Dan Dorion, Western Michigan F Randy Merrifield, Ferris State Dan Kane, Bowling Green F John Samanski, Bowling Green

ECAC Award RecipientPlayer of the Year Cleon Daskalakis, Boston UniversityRookie of the Year John Cullen, Boston UniversityMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Adam Oates, RensselaerAll-ECAC Hockey Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Cleon Daskalakis, Boston University G Bruce Gillies, New Hampshire Jim Chisholm, Boston College D Peter Taglianetti, Providence T. J. Connolly, Boston University D Brian Byrnes, New Hampshire Bob Armstrong, Clarkson D Gates Orlando, Providence F Adam Oates, Rensselaer Steve Smith, Colgate F John Carter, Rensselaer Kevin Foster, Vermont F Marty Dallman, Rensselaer

WCHA Award RecipientMost Valuable Player Tom Kurvers, Minnesota-DuluthFreshman of the Year Rick Kosti, Minnesota-DuluthCoach of the Year Mike Sertich, Minnesota-DuluthAll-WCHA Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Jon Casey, North Dakota G Rick Kosti, Minnesota-Duluth Tom Kurvers, Minnesota-Duluth D Tony Kellin, Minnesota Jim Leavins, Denver D Rick Zombo, North Dakota D Norm Maciver, Minnesota-Duluth Bill Watson, Minnesota-Duluth F Tom Herzig, Minnesota-Duluth Dan Brennan, North Dakota F Bob Lakso, Minnesota-Duluth Tom Rothstein, Minnesota F Matt Christensen, Minnesota-Duluth

1984 NHL entry draft

Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 1 6 Denver WCHA 1 13 † Boston University ECAC Hockey 2 27 † Wisconsin WCHA 2 30 New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 2 32 † North Dakota WCHA 2 34 † New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 2 38 † Wisconsin WCHA 3 44 Michigan State CCHA 3 46 † Boston College ECAC Hockey 3 50 † Vermont ECAC Hockey 3 52 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 3 62 † Michigan CCHA 3 63 † North Dakota WCHA 4 65 † North Dakota WCHA 4 68 † Clarkson ECAC Hockey 4 70 † Colorado College WCHA 4 72 † Michigan State CCHA 4 74 † Bowling Green CCHA 4 77 † Minnesota WCHA 4 79 † Denver WCHA 4 82 † North Dakota WCHA 4 84 † Michigan Tech CCHA 5 86 † Lowell ECAC Hockey 5 87 † Minnesota WCHA 5 88 † Maine ECAC Hockey 5 92 † Bowling Green CCHA 5 93 Colorado College WCHA 5 95 † Lake Superior State CCHA 5 98 † Boston University ECAC Hockey 5 105 † New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 6 108 North Dakota WCHA 6 113 † Wisconsin WCHA 6 114 † Michigan CCHA 6 115 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 6 117 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 6 124 Michigan Tech CCHA 6 125 † United States International Independent 7 127 † Boston University ECAC Hockey 7 129 † New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 7 130 † Northeastern ECAC Hockey 7 135 † Clarkson ECAC Hockey 7 138 † Harvard ECAC Hockey 7 140 † Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 7 146 † Michigan Tech CCHA 8 148 Michigan Tech CCHA 8 150 Vermont ECAC Hockey 8 156 Michigan CCHA 8 158 † Michigan CCHA 8 160 † Cornell ECAC Hockey 8 161 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 8 162 † Lowell ECAC Hockey 8 163 † Providence ECAC Hockey 8 166 † Harvard ECAC Hockey 9 170 † New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 9 173 † Boston College ECAC Hockey 9 175 Michigan State CCHA 9 177 Colorado College WCHA 9 180 Wisconsin WCHA 9 181 † Maine ECAC Hockey 9 182 † Boston University ECAC Hockey 9 184 † Michigan CCHA 9 186 † Northeastern ECAC Hockey 10 189 † Lake Superior State CCHA 10 190 † Alaska–Anchorage Independent 10 191 Western Michigan CCHA 10 192 † Boston College ECAC Hockey 10 193 Bowling Green CCHA 10 195 † Clarkson ECAC Hockey 10 196 † Michigan State CCHA 10 197 † North Dakota WCHA 10 198 Boston University ECAC Hockey 10 201 † Miami CCHA 10 202 † Michigan State CCHA 10 204 Bowling Green CCHA 10 205 † Providence ECAC Hockey 11 210 † North Dakota WCHA 11 213 Ohio State CCHA 11 214 Western Michigan CCHA 11 218 Lake Superior State CCHA 11 219 Colorado College WCHA 11 220 † Yale ECAC Hockey 11 222 † Miami CCHA 11 223 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 11 227 † Boston College ECAC Hockey 11 228 † Michigan Tech CCHA 12 237 † Northern Michigan CCHA 12 238 Cornell ECAC Hockey 12 242 † Ohio State CCHA 12 243 † North Dakota WCHA 12 247 † Michigan CCHA 12 248 † Lowell ECAC Hockey 12 249 New Hampshire ECAC Hockey † incoming freshman

See also 1983–84 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season 1983–84 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

References

External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1983–84 NCAA Standings