1984 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 1984 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 37th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 16 and 24, 1984, and concluded with Bowling Green defeating Minnesota-Duluth 5-4 in quadruple overtime. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played at the 1980 Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, New York.

1984 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsBowling Green Falcons (1st title)
Runner-upMinnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJerry York (1st title)
MOPGary Kruzich (Bowling Green)

As of 2021 the final game is the longest match to determine a champion in NCAA history.

Qualifying teams

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The NCAA permitted 8 teams to qualify for the tournament and divided its qualifiers into two regions (East and West). Each of the tournament champions from the three Division I conferences (CCHA, ECAC and WCHA) received automatic invitations into the tournament with At-large bids making up the remaining 5 teams, an additional 2 western and 3 eastern schools.

East West
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 30–6–0 Tournament champion 5th 1964 1 Michigan State CCHA 32–10–0 Tournament champion 6th 1983
2 Boston University ECAC Hockey 27–10–0 At-large bid 14th 1978 2 Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 27–10–2 Tournament champion 2nd 1983
3 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 20–10–2 At-large bid 9th 1982 3 Bowling Green CCHA 31–7–2 At-large bid 5th 1982
4 Boston College ECAC Hockey 26–11–0 At-large bid 12th 1978 4 North Dakota WCHA 28–11–2 At-large bid 10th 1982

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Format

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The tournament featured three rounds of play. The two odd-number ranked teams from one region were placed into a bracket with the two even-number ranked teams of the other region. The teams were then seeded according to their ranking. In the Quarterfinals the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds played two-game aggregate series to determine which school advanced to the Semifinals. Beginning with the Semifinals all games were played at the 1980 Olympic Arena and all series became Single-game eliminations. The winning teams in the semifinals advanced to the National Championship Game with the losers playing in a Third Place game.

Tournament bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 16–18
Semifinals
March 22–23
National championship
March 24
           
E1 Rensselaer 4 2 6
W4 North Dakota 5 4 9
W4 North Dakota 1
W2 Minnesota–Duluth 2*
W2 Minnesota–Duluth 6 3 9
E3 Clarkson 2 6 8
W2 Minnesota–Duluth 4
W3 Bowling Green 5****
W1 Michigan State 6 7 13
E4 Boston College 2 6 8
W1 Michigan State 1 Third-place game
W3 Bowling Green 2
E2 Boston University 6 1 7 W1 Michigan State 5
W3 Bowling Green 3 5* 8 W4 North Dakota 6*

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

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(E1) Rensselaer vs. (W4) North Dakota

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March 16 Rensselaer 4 – 5 North Dakota Houston Field House
March 17 Rensselaer 2 – 4 North Dakota Houston Field House
North Dakota won series 9–6


(E2) Boston University vs. (W3) Bowling Green

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March 16 Boston University 6 – 3 Bowling Green Walter Brown Arena
March 17 Boston University 1 – 5 OT Bowling Green Walter Brown Arena
Bowling Green won series 8–7


(W1) Michigan State vs. (E4) Boston College

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March 17[3] Michigan State 6 – 2 Boston College Munn Ice Arena  
(Krentz, Simpson) Dan McFall – 16:09 First period 00:39 – Bob Sweeney (unassisted)
09:45 – Tim Mitchell (unassisted)
(Simpson, Anastos) Dale Krentz – 02:27
(Eisley, Simpson) Lyle PhairGW – 13:57
Second period No scoring
(Flegel, Simpson) Jeff Eisley – 09:16
(Flegel, Smyl) Mike Donnelly – 11:01
(Krentz, Anastos) Craig Simpson – 16:30
Third period No scoring
March 18[3] Michigan State 7 – 6 Boston College Munn Ice Arena  
(McSween) Dale Krentz – 11:38
(Taylor) Mike Donnelly – 12:52
First period 02:03 – Dominic Campedelli (Rauseo, Chisholm)
(Shibicky, Taylor) Newell Brown – 01:34
(Miller, McFall) Harvey Smyl – 06:37
(Phair, Brown) Bill Shibicky – 08:01
Second period 06:25 – Bob Sweeney (Rauseo, Harlow)
13:17 – Scott Harlow (Sweeney, Rauseo)
18:37 – Jim Herlihy (Chisholm, McDonough)
(Taylor, Phair) Mitch Messier – 05:26
(Brown) Kelly MillerGW – 08:00
Third period 14:19 – Billy McDonough (Herlihy, Griffin)
18:37 – Jim Herlihy (Chisholm, McDonough)
Michigan State won series 13–8


(W2) Minnesota–Duluth vs. (E3) Clarkson

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March 16 Minnesota–Duluth 6 – 2 Clarkson DECC Arena
March 17 Minnesota–Duluth 3 – 6 Clarkson DECC Arena
Minnesota–Duluth won series 9–8


Semifinal

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(W2) Minnesota–Duluth vs. (W4) North Dakota

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March 22 Minnesota–Duluth 2 – 1 OT North Dakota 1980 Olympic Arena


(W1) Michigan State vs. (W3) Bowling Green

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March 23[3] Michigan State 1 – 2 Bowling Green 1980 Olympic Arena  
No scoring First period 13:25 – Jamie Wansbrough (Kane, Cavallini)
(Phair) Bill Shibicky – 13:20 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 07:13 – GWJohn Samanski (Randerson, Pikul)


Third-place game

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(W1) Michigan State vs. (W4) North Dakota

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March 24[3] Michigan State 5 – 6 OT North Dakota 1980 Olympic Arena  
(Phair, Shibicky) Newell Brown – 12:38 First period 06:53 – Dean Barsness (unassisted)
11:37 – Brian Williams (Zombo)
(Simpson, Flegel) Jeff Eisley – 08:25 Second period 04:36 – Chris Jensen (Whitsitt)
11:37 – Gord Sherven (Zombo, Jensen)
(Brown, Shibicky) Lyle Phair – 05:23
(Eisley, Simpson) Lyle Phair – 06:54
(Phair, Eisley) Mike Donnelly – 19:31
Third period 16:02 – Dean Barsness (Williams, Palmiscno)
No scoring First overtime period 05:57 – GWDean Barsness (Sandelin)


National Championship

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(W2) Minnesota–Duluth vs. (W3) Bowling Green

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March 24 Minnesota–Duluth 4 – 5 4OT Bowling Green 1980 Olympic Arena Recap


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st BG Garry Galley Braun and O'Brien 5:58 1–0 BG
UMD Mark Baron Lakso 6:18 1–1
2nd UMD Bill WatsonPP Kurvers and Lakso 33:35 2–1 UMD
3rd UMD Bob Lakso Christensen and Watson 40:47 3–1 UMD
BG Jamie WansbroughPP Galley and Ellett 44:41 3–2 UMD
UMD Tom Herzig Baron and Johnson 51:51 4–2 UMD
BG Peter Wilson Pikul and Kane 52:42 4–3 UMD
BG John Samanski W. Wilson and Roll 58:23 4–4
4th Overtime BG Gino CavalliniGW Kane 97:11 5–4 BG

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "Michigan State 2013-14 Hockey History" (PDF). Michigan State Spartans. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  4. ^ 1984 NCAA Hockey Championship BGSU vs. Duluth - Final Goal - YouTube
  5. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  6. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
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