The 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1981 and concluded with the 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 27, 1982 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 35th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 88th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Season Outlook Pre-season poll The top teams in the nation voted on by coaches before the start of the season. The poll was compiled by radio station WMPL. WMPL PollRankTeam1 Wisconsin2 Minnesota3 North Dakota4 Michigan5 Providence6 Minnesota Duluth7 Northern Michigan8 Denver9 Clarkson10 Notre Dame
Regular season
Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Empire Cup November 13–14 4 Clarkson North Country Thanksgiving Festival November 26–28 3 Clarkson Great Lakes Invitational December 29–30 4 Notre Dame I Love New York Tournament December 29–30 4 Clarkson Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 29–30 4 St. Lawrence Auld Lang Syne Classic December 30–31 4 Dartmouth Jeno Holiday Tournament December 31–January 2 4 Lake Superior State Beanpot February 1, 8 4 Boston University
Standings
Final regular season polls The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals. WMPL Coaches PollRankingTeam1 North Dakota2 Clarkson3 Wisconsin4 Bowling Green State5 Michigan State6 New Hampshire7 Michigan Tech8 Minnesota9 Northeastern10 Denver
1982 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 Denver 42 50 34 84 59 Junior Denver 43 26 57 83 40 Junior Bowling Green 41 34 47 81 41 Senior Bowling Green 40 28 52 80 57 Sophomore Army 34 37 37 74 23 Senior Minnesota−Duluth 40 30 44 74 23 Sophomore Michigan State 42 22 51 73 66 Junior Army 32 26 41 67 47 Junior Michigan State 41 34 31 65 37 Junior Minnesota−Duluth 40 31 34 65 10 Sophomore Wisconsin 39 28 27 65 42
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 Junior Wisconsin 25 1502 21 3 1 65 2 .908 2.60 Sophomore Wisconsin 22 1337 14 8 0 59 4 .910 2.65 Sophomore North Dakota 18 1038 15 3 0 48 1 .908 2.77 Sophomore Michigan State 39 2298 24 13 1 109 2 .901 2.85 Sophomore Clarkson 30 1782 22 6 1 87 2 .881 2.93 Junior North Dakota 16 910 10 6 0 45 0 .892 2.96 Junior Boston College 12 - - - - - 1 .890 2.97 Senior Minnesota 12 636 7 4 1 32 0 .899 3.02 Senior Michigan 16 714 8 4 1 36 1 .928 3.03 Senior Cornell 22 1249 11 10 1 66 0 .915 3.17 Junior St. Lawrence 20 1134 12 4 1 60 1 .903 3.17
Awards
NCAA Award RecipientHobey Baker Memorial Award George McPhee, Bowling GreenSpencer Penrose Award Fernie Flaman, NortheasternMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Phil Sykes, North DakotaAHCA All-American Teams East Team Position West Team Brian Hayward, Cornell G Ron Scott, Michigan State Mark Fusco, Harvard D Bruce Driver, Wisconsin Chris Renaud, Colgate D Brian MacLellan, Bowling Green Andy Brickley, New Hampshire F Brian Hills, Bowling Green Steve Cruickshank, Clarkson F George McPhee, Bowling Green Kirk McCaskill, Vermont F John Newberry, Wisconsin
CCHA Awards RecipientPlayer of the Year George McPhee, Bowling GreenRookie of the Year Jon Elliot, MichiganCoach of the Year Jerry York, Bowling GreenMost Valuable Player in Tournament Ron Scott, Michigan StateAll-CCHA Teams First Team Position Second Team Ron Scott, Michigan State G Jon Elliot, Michigan Brian MacLellan, Bowling Green D Steve Richmond, Michigan Jim File, Ferris State D Gary Haight, Michigan State D John Schmidt, Notre Dame George McPhee, Bowling Green F Dave Poulin, Notre Dame Brian Hills, Bowling Green F Mark Hamway, Michigan State Newell Brown, Michigan State F Larry Marson, Ohio State
ECAC Award RecipientPlayer of the Year Steve Cruickshank, ClarksonRookie of the Year Normand Lacombe, New HampshireMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Mark Davidner, NortheasternAll-ECAC Hockey Teams First Team Position Second Team Brian Hayward, Cornell G Bob O'Connor, Boston College Chris Renaud, Colgate D Randy Velischek, Providence Scott Kleinendorst, Providence D Mark Fusco, Harvard Steve Cruickshank, Clarkson F Dan Poliziani, Yale Kirk McCaskill, Vermont F Kurt Kleinendorst, Providence Andy Brickley, New Hampshire F Billy O'Dwyer, Boston College
WCHA Award RecipientMost Valuable Player Phil Sykes, North DakotaFreshman of the Year James Patrick, North DakotaCoach of the Year Gino Gasparini, North DakotaAll-WCHA Teams First Team Position Second Team Jon Casey, North Dakota G Marc Behrend, Wisconsin Doug Lidster, Colorado College D James Patrick, North Dakota Bruce Driver, Wisconsin D Craig Ludwig, North Dakota Ed Beers, Denver F Bryan Erickson, Minnesota Phil Sykes, North Dakota F Gregg Moore, Minnesota-Duluth John Newberry, Wisconsin F Troy Murray, North Dakota
1982 NHL entry draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 1 21 Wisconsin WCHA 2 26 † Minnesota WCHA 2 29 † Michigan Tech CCHA 2 32 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 2 33 † Wisconsin WCHA 2 40 † North Dakota WCHA 3 51 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 3 56 Denver WCHA 3 57 † Minnesota WCHA 3 59 † Minnesota WCHA 3 61 † Boston College ECAC Hockey 4 69 † Notre Dame CCHA 4 70 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 4 74 † Denver WCHA 4 75 † Bowling Green CCHA 4 78 † North Dakota WCHA 4 79 † Providence ECAC Hockey 5 91 † Michigan State CCHA 5 96 † North Dakota WCHA 5 100 † Yale ECAC Hockey 5 101 † Wisconsin WCHA 5 103 Boston College ECAC Hockey 6 111 † Michigan State CCHA 6 117 † Wisconsin WCHA 6 120 † Wisconsin WCHA 6 122 † Michigan CCHA 6 123 † Boston College ECAC Hockey 6 124 † Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 7 128 † Notre Dame CCHA 7 129 † Boston College ECAC Hockey 7 130 † Wisconsin WCHA 7 133 † North Dakota WCHA 7 138 † Clarkson ECAC Hockey 7 147 † Boston University ECAC Hockey 8 150 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 8 151 † North Dakota WCHA 8 155 Boston College ECAC Hockey 8 158 Michigan State CCHA 8 159 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 8 160 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 8 164 † Minnesota WCHA 8 167 † Ferris State CCHA 8 168 † Minnesota WCHA 9 170 Cornell ECAC Hockey 9 176 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 9 177 Wisconsin WCHA 9 180 † Minnesota WCHA 9 183 Michigan State CCHA 9 185 † Minnesota WCHA 9 187 † North Dakota WCHA 10 195 † Brown ECAC Hockey 10 197 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 10 203 Michigan Tech CCHA 10 204 † Michigan State CCHA 10 208 † Boston College ECAC Hockey 10 209 † Denver WCHA 10 210 † Wisconsin WCHA 11 211 Harvard ECAC Hockey 11 213 † North Dakota WCHA 11 216 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 11 219 Minnesota WCHA 11 222 † Northern Michigan CCHA 11 225 † Clarkson ECAC Hockey 11 226 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 11 227 † Minnesota WCHA 11 229 † Yale ECAC Hockey 11 231 † Michigan CCHA 12 232 † Western Michigan CCHA 12 239 Maine ECAC Hockey 12 245 † Lake Superior State CCHA 12 246 New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 12 249 Northern Michigan CCHA 12 250 † Michigan CCHA † incoming freshman
See also 1981–82 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season 1981–82 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
References
External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1981–82 NCAA Standings