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

The 1982–83 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began in November 1981 and concluded on March 20 of the following year. This was the 19th season of second-tier college ice hockey.

After the 1981–82 season the majority of teams that registered as NAIA programs switched to NCAA. This meant that the representation at the Division II championship, specifically from western schools, was more equitable than in years past.

Regular season edit

Season tournaments edit

Tournament Dates Teams Champion
International Cup November 4, 6 4
RIT Tournament November 5–6 4 Holy Cross
Charger Invitational 4 Connecticut
Merrimack Thanksgiving Tournament November 26–27 4 Merrimack
Williams Invitational November 26–27 4 Holy Cross
Cardinal Classic December 3–4 4 Lowell
Codfish Bowl 4 Westfield State
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 29–30 4 Rensselaer
Blue-Gold Tournament January 1–2 4 RIT
Crusader Classic January 4–5 4 Babson
Down East Classic January 6–7 4 Lowell
Teapot Tournament January 25, February 1 4 Lowell

Standings edit

Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
East Region
Lowell †* 18 18 0 0 1.000 115 45 31 29 2 0 186 83
Babson 20 15 4 1 .775 103 62 29 22 8 1 149 90
Holy Cross 24 16 7 1 .688 124 103 32 20 10 2 177 139
Salem State 25 14 8 3 .620 103 96 30 17 10 3
Colby 19 11 8 0 .579 72 63
New England College 23 13 10 0 .565 123 94 24 13 11 0
Bowdoin 18 9 8 1 .528 78 74 25 11 13 1
New Haven 21 10 10 1 .500 106 109
Saint Anselm 20 9 11 0 .450 93 106 25 12 13 0 140 133
Connecticut 19 8 11 0 .421 97 95 24 10 14 0 122 112
Merrimack 15 10 15 0 .400 105 127 33 13 20 0 133 169
Massachusetts–Boston 16 4 12 0 .250 74 120 25 13 12 0 157 149
American International 20 5 15 0 .250 90 145 24 8 16 0
West Region
RIT 24 20 4 0 .833 32 23 9 0 191 106
Oswego State * 23 18 5 0 .783 33 24 8 1 235 142
Norwich 21 14 7 0 .667 120 82 27 17 10 0 138 92
Plattsburgh State 24 16 8 0 .667 115 103 32 19 12 1 147 131
Potsdam State 24 14 9 1 .604 28 15 12 1
Elmira 25 14 11 0 .560 26 14 12 0 135 96
North Adams State 21 9 11 1 .452 101 101 26 12 13 1
Union 20 8 10 2 .450 98 69 26 9 15 2
Middlebury 17 7 9 1 .441 67 73 24 11 12 1 96 102
Geneseo State 23 8 15 0 .348 26 10 16 0
Westfield State 16 5 10 1 .344 67 93 26 13 12 1
Williams 20 6 14 0 .300 57 78 23 8 15 0
Buffalo 22 6 15 1 .295 24 7 16 1
Cortland State 20 5 14 1 .275
Hamilton 19 5 14 0 .263 85 112 24 8 16 0
Canisius 19 4 14 1 .237 26 9 16 1 99 133
Brockport State 24 4 20 0 .167 26 6 20 0 88 176
Championships: March 5, 1983
indicates division regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Alaska–Anchorage 28 20 7 1 152 99
Alaska–Fairbanks 26 19 7 0 149 96
Lake Forest 24 17 7 0 137 75
St. Scholastica 35 11 24 0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 19 1 18 0
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pts GF GA GP W L T GF GA
St. Thomas 16 14 2 0 28 28 19 9 0
Augsburg 16 13 3 0 26 28 19 9 0
Gustavus Adolphus 16 12 4 0 24 30 21 9 0
St. Olaf 16 10 5 1 21 28 10 18 0
Concordia (MN) 16 6 10 0 12 27 9 18 0
Saint Mary's 16 5 10 1 11 27 9 17 1
Saint John's 16 4 12 0 8 26 9 17 0
Hamline 16 4 12 0 8
Bethel 16 3 13 0 6 27 10 17 0
indicates conference regular season champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pts GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Bemidji State 20 16 3 1 33 110 59 37 30 6 1 199 97
Mankato State 20 14 5 1 29 132 81 37 26 10 1 241 148
Wisconsin–River Falls 20 14 5 1 29 102 79 31 24 6 1 177 114
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 20 8 12 0 16 69 82 28 16 12 0 119 104
St. Cloud State 20 4 16 0 8 79 120 29 11 18 0 123 148
Wisconsin–Superior 20 2 17 1 5 61 132 31 9 21 1 126 175
indicates conference regular season champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pts GF GA GP W L T GF GA
RIT 16 15 1 0 30 116 33 32 23 9 0 191 106
Oswego State 16 13 3 0 26 121 61 33 24 8 1 235 142
Potsdam State 16 10 5 1 .656 28 15 12 1
Elmira 16 9 7 0 18 86 49 26 14 12 0 135 96
Geneseo State 16 7 9 0 .438 26 10 16 0
Cortland State 16 5 10 1 .344
Buffalo 16 5 10 1 .344 24 7 16 1
Canisius 16 3 12 1 7 40 97 26 9 16 1 99 133
Brockport State 16 2 14 0 4 54 116 26 6 20 0 88 176
indicates conference regular season champion

1983 NCAA Tournament edit

Quarterfinals
March 11–12
Semifinals
March 17–18
National Championship
March 19
        
Babson 3 1 4
Norwich 1 2* 3
Babson 1
Bemidji State 3
Bemidji State 6 2 8
Gustavus Adolphus 3 3 6
Bemidji State 2
RIT 4
Lowell 10 5 15
Oswego State 2 3 5
Lowell 1 Third place
RIT 4
RIT 6 3 9 Babson 3
Mankato State 1 6 7 Lowell 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

[1]

1983 NHL Entry Draft edit

Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
6 116 Tom McComb Lowell ECAC 2 Minnesota North Stars
7 123 Paul Ames Lowell ECAC 2 Pittsburgh Penguins

† incoming freshman
[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "NCAA Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "1983 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

External links edit