The 1984 NAIA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament involved four schools playing in single-elimination bracket to determine the national champion of men's NAIA college ice hockey. The 1984 tournament was the 17th men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA.[1] The tournament began on March 1, 1983 and ended with the championship game on March 2, 1983.[2]
| 1984 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | ice hockey |
| Location | Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
| Dates | March 1, 1984–March 3, 1984 |
| Venue(s) | Hobbs Municipal Ice Center |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Wisconsin-River Falls |
| Runner-up | Michigan-Dearborn |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Winning coach | Wally Akervik |
The 1984 tournament marked the last season that the NAIA sponsored the sport of men's ice hockey at the championship level. A mass-exodus of schools to NCAA Division II and the creation of the Division III men's hockey championship further led to the decline of NAIA Hockey in the decade.[3]
Bracket edit
Hobbs Municipal Ice Center, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| Semifinals March 1 | National Championship March 2 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 10 | ||||||||
| Roger Williams | 5 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 6 | ||||||||
| Michigan-Dearborn | 1 | ||||||||
| Michigan–Dearborn | 6 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin-Superior | 2 | Third Place Game | |||||||
| Wisconsin-Superior | 3 | ||||||||
| Roger Williams | 2 | ||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References edit
- ^ "BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY BEAVERS (1947-PRESENT)". Vintage Minnesota Hockey. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "NAIA history and records". Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "Hockey Team Joins ECAC". The Messenger - December 12, 1984. p. 5. Retrieved 2017-07-07.