The 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1982 and concluded with the 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 26, 1983 at the Winter Sports Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. This was the 36th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 89th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

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.

Drew Finnie, sports information director at the University of Maine, founded the College Hockey Statistics Bureau (CHSB). With help from radio station WDOM of Providence, Rhode Island, the CHSB compiled and released a poll as ranked by the media.

The College Hockey Statistics Bureau (CHSB) / WDOM poll was voted on by media after the season started. WMPL PollRankTeam1 Minnesota (7)2 Michigan State (2)3 Providence4 Bowling Green5 North Dakota (1)6 Minnesota Duluth7 Wisconsin8 New Hampshire9 Harvard10 Ohio State CHSB / WDOM PollRankTeam1 Minnesota Duluth (8)2 Minnesota3 Providence4 Wisconsin5 Bowling Green (1)6 (tie) Michigan State6 (tie) Clarkson8 Northern Michigan9 Michigan Tech10 St. Lawrence

Regular season

Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Empire Cup November 12–13 4 Clarkson Jeno Holiday Tournament December 28–29 4 Harvard KeyBank Tournament December 28–29 4 St. Lawrence Schooner Cup December 28–29 4 Providence Broadmoor Classic December 29–30 4 Colorado College Great Lakes Invitational December 29–30 4 Michigan State Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 29–30 4 Rensselaer Syracuse Invitational December 29–30 4 Boston University Auld Lang Syne Classic December 30–31 4 New Hampshire Beanpot February 8, 14 4 Boston College

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 (10)2 Bowling Green3 North Dakota4 Providence5 Michigan State6 Ohio State7 Wisconsin8 Harvard9 St. Lawrence10 Minnesota Duluth CHSB / WDOM Media PollRankingTeam1 Wisconsin (4)2 Minnesota (6)3 Harvard4 Bowling Green5 Michigan State6 Providence7 North Dakota8 Minnesota Duluth9 New Hampshire10 Ohio State

1983 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 Bowling Green 40 37 57 94 36 Senior Minnesota 44 43 48 91 30 Junior Ohio State 40 42 41 83 52 Senior Minnesota 42 35 47 82 30 Junior Ohio State 40 21 57 78 30 Senior Providence 41 33 39 72 30 Senior Minnesota−Duluth 45 33 39 72 24 Sophomore Wisconsin 47 38 33 71 36 Junior Ohio State 36 33 36 69 50 Junior Providence 40 30 39 69 32 Sophomore Wisconsin 43 25 44 69 32

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 Providence 11 528 7 1 0 17 2 .938 1.93 Senior Wisconsin 19 1315 17 1 1 49 2 .920 2.23 Junior Minnesota 10 506 6 2 0 21 0 .907 2.50 Junior North Dakota 17 1020 9 6 2 42 0 .923 2.51 Freshman Michigan State 40 2273 29 9 1 100 2 .899 2.64 Freshman Harvard 26 1575 19 7 0 72 3 .904 2.74 Junior Wisconsin 18 1021 11 6 1 48 3 .894 2.82 Freshman Alaska−Anchorage - - 10 - - 41 2 .907 2.88 Senior North Dakota 15 905 9 6 0 45 0 .901 3.00 Junior Yale 22 - - - - - - .876 3.19

Awards

NCAA Award RecipientHobey Baker Memorial Award Mark Fusco, HarvardSpencer Penrose Award Bill Cleary, HarvardMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Marc Behrend, WisconsinAHCA All-American Teams East Team   Position   West Team Darren Eliot, Cornell G Ron Scott, Michigan State Gray Weicker, St. Lawrence G Mark Fusco, Harvard D Doug Lidster, Colorado College Randy Velischek, Providence D James Patrick, North Dakota Bob Brooke, Yale F Kirt Bjork, Notre Dame Kurt Kleinendorst, Providence F Patrick Flatley, Wisconsin Colin Patterson, Clarkson F Brian Hills, Bowling Green

CCHA Awards RecipientPlayer of the Year Brian Hills, Bowling GreenRookie of the Year Chris Seychel, MichiganCoach of the Year Jerry Welsh, Ohio StateMost Valuable Player in Tournament Mike David, Bowling GreenAll-CCHA Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Ron Scott, Michigan State G John Dougan, Ohio State Ken Leiter, Michigan State D Gary Haight, Michigan State Garry Galley, Bowling Green D Kevin Beaton, Miami Brian Hills, Bowling Green F Kirt Bjork, Notre Dame Andy Browne, Ohio State F Dan Kane, Bowling Green Ted Speers, Michigan F Dave Kobryn, Ohio State

ECAC Award RecipientPlayer of the Year Randy Velischek, ProvidenceRookie of the Year George Servinis, RensselaerMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Mitch Olson, HarvardAll-ECAC Hockey Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Darren Eliot, Cornell G Cleon Daskalakis, Boston University G Gray Weicker, St. Lawrence Randy Velischek, Providence D Kent Carlson, St. Lawrence Mark Fusco, Harvard D Dave Fretz, Clarkson Kurt Kleinendorst, Providence F Colin Patterson, Clarkson Scott Fusco, Harvard F Paul Guay, Providence Bob Brooke, Yale F Normand Lacombe, New Hampshire

WCHA Award RecipientMost Valuable Player Bob Mason, Minnesota-DuluthFreshman of the Year Craig Redmond, DenverCoach of the Year Mike Sertich, Minnesota-DuluthAll-WCHA Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Bob Mason, Minnesota-Duluth G Jon Casey, North Dakota James Patrick, North Dakota D Bruce Driver, Wisconsin Doug Lidster, Colorado College D Chris Chelios, Wisconsin Scott Bjugstad, Minnesota F Paul Houck, Wisconsin Bryan Erickson, Minnesota F Dave Tippett, North Dakota Patrick Flatley, Wisconsin F Gregg Moore, Minnesota-Duluth

1983 NHL entry draft

Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 1 10 New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 2 29 † North Dakota WCHA 2 36 † North Dakota WCHA 2 40 † New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 3 43 † Providence ECAC Hockey 3 55 † North Dakota WCHA 3 56 † Michigan State CCHA 3 60 † Providence ECAC Hockey 4 63 Minnesota WCHA 4 69 † Michigan State CCHA 4 72 † Northern Michigan CCHA 4 74 † Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 4 75 † Minnesota WCHA 4 76 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 4 77 † North Dakota WCHA 4 79 † North Dakota WCHA 4 81 † Harvard ECAC Hockey 5 84 † Miami CCHA 5 85 † Providence ECAC Hockey 5 96 † Minnesota WCHA 5 98 † Providence ECAC Hockey 5 100 Bowling Green CCHA 6 104 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 6 108 † Boston College ECAC Hockey 6 111 Harvard ECAC Hockey 6 113 † Minnesota WCHA 6 116 † Lowell ECAC Hockey 6 117 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 6 120 † Bowling Green CCHA 6 122 † Boston University ECAC Hockey 7 129 † Bowling Green CCHA 7 132 † Minnesota WCHA 7 133 † Minnesota WCHA 7 136 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 7 137 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 8 144 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 8 147 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 8 149 Western Michigan CCHA 8 150 † Minnesota WCHA 8 151 Western Michigan CCHA 8 153 † Cornell ECAC Hockey 8 154 † Michigan State CCHA 8 158 † Western Michigan CCHA 8 160 † Northern Michigan CCHA 9 163 † Colorado College WCHA 9 165 † Boston University ECAC Hockey 9 167 Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 9 168 Princeton ECAC Hockey 9 169 † Bowling Green CCHA 9 173 † Lake Superior State CCHA 9 175 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 9 180 † Michigan Tech CCHA 10 189 † Northern Michigan CCHA 10 190 Maine ECAC Hockey 10 191 † St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 10 192 † Boston University ECAC Hockey 10 201 † Vermont ECAC Hockey 10 202 Northeastern ECAC Hockey 11 210 Vermont ECAC Hockey 11 217 † Michigan CCHA 11 218 † Denver WCHA 11 221 † Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 11 222 † Michigan State CCHA 12 226 † Western Michigan CCHA 12 230 † Maine ECAC Hockey 12 235 † Ferris State CCHA 12 236 † Ohio State CCHA 12 237 † St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 12 241 † Colgate ECAC Hockey 12 242 † Brown ECAC Hockey † incoming freshman

See also 1982–83 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season 1982–83 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

References

External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1982–83 NCAA Standings