1983 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey tournament

The 1983 NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college ice hockey. A total of 12 games were played, hosted by the University of Lowell.

1983 NCAA Division II men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsRIT Tigers (1st title)
Runner-upBemidji State Beavers (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBrian Mason (1st title)
MOPDave Burkholder (RIT)
Attendance12,280
RIT's bench explodes in celebration during the final seconds of the championship game.

RIT, coached by Brian Mason, won the national title with a 4–2 victory in the final game over Bemidji State.

Dave Burkholder, of RIT, was named the Most Outstanding Player and Mike Carr, of the University of Lowell, was the high scorer of the tournament with ten points (4 goals, 6 assists).

Qualifying teams

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After the majority of NAIA schools switched to the NCAA the number of western teams vying for a tournament berth ballooned and as a result the Western Regional tournament was restarted. It is not considered as part of the NCAA tournament but is displayed here for reference.

Western Regional Tournament

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Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional final
         
  Bemidji State 3
  St. Thomas 2
  Bemidji State 5
  St. Olaf 2
  Bemidji State 5
  Mankato State 3
  Mankato State 11
  Lake Forest 6
  Mankato State 5
  Gustavus Adolphus 2
  Gustavus Adolphus 6*
  Augsburg 5

National Tournament Teams

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East Region West Region
Seed Team Record Last Bid Seed Team Record Last Bid
1 Lowell 26–1–0 1982 1 Bemidji State 28–4–1 Never
2 Babson 21–5–1 1982 2 Mankato State 25–9–1 1982
3 Norwich 16–9–0 Never 3 RIT 20–8–0 Never
4 Oswego State 24–6–1 1982 4 Gustavus Adolphus 20–8–0 1982

Tournament bracket

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The quarter-finals were two-game total-goals series played at the campus of the higher seed. The semi-finals and finals were single elimination games.

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
Mankato State 1 6 7 Lowell 5
RIT 6 3 9 Babson 3
 
RIT's Dave Burkholder was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
  • G: Dave Burkholder (RIT)
  • D: Mark Burgholzer (RIT)
  • D: Tim Road (Bemidji State)
  • F: Chris Johnstone (RIT)
  • F: Chuck Samar (RIT)
  • F: Paul Donato (Babson)
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  • "NCAA Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2016.