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

1982–83 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
DurationOctober 1982–
March 26, 1983
NCAA tournament1983
National championshipWinter Sports Center
Grand Forks, North Dakota
NCAA championWisconsin
Hobey Baker AwardMark Fusco
(Harvard)
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1982 and concluded with the 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 26, 1983 at the Winter Sports Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. This was the 36th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 89th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Season Outlook

Pre-season polls

The top teams in the nation.

The WMPL poll was voted on by coaches before the start of the season.

Drew Finnie, sports information director at the University of Maine, founded the College Hockey Statistics Bureau (CHSB). With help from radio station WDOM of Providence, Rhode Island, the CHSB compiled and released a poll as ranked by the media.

The College Hockey Statistics Bureau (CHSB) / WDOM poll was voted on by media after the season started.

WMPL Poll
Rank Team
1 Minnesota (7)
2 Michigan State (2)
3 Providence
4 Bowling Green
5 North Dakota (1)
6 Minnesota Duluth
7 Wisconsin
8 New Hampshire
9 Harvard
10 Ohio State
CHSB / WDOM Poll
Rank Team
1 Minnesota Duluth (8)
2 Minnesota
3 Providence
4 Wisconsin
5 Bowling Green (1)
6 (tie) Michigan State
6 (tie) Clarkson
8 Northern Michigan
9 Michigan Tech
10 St. Lawrence

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Empire Cup November 12–13 4 Clarkson
Jeno Holiday Tournament December 28–29 4 Harvard
KeyBank Tournament December 28–29 4 St. Lawrence
Schooner Cup December 28–29 4 Providence
Broadmoor Classic December 29–30 4 Colorado College
Great Lakes Invitational December 29–30 4 Michigan State
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 29–30 4 Rensselaer
Syracuse Invitational December 29–30 4 Boston University
Auld Lang Syne Classic December 30–31 4 New Hampshire
Beanpot February 8, 14 4 Boston College

Standings

1982–83 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Bowling Green† 32 24 5 3 51 200 115 40 28 8 4 238 143
Michigan State* 32 23 9 0 46 132 83 42 30 11 1 187 115
Ohio State 32 21 7 4 46 159 107 40 26 9 5 204 140
Michigan Tech 32 20 12 0 40 162 124 40 22 17 1 189 157
Northern Michigan 32 16 13 3 35 125 113 40 18 18 4 147 153
Miami 32 15 16 1 31 136 142 36 18 17 1 165 156
Ferris State 32 12 16 4 28 139 145 38 16 18 4 141 161
Notre Dame 32 13 17 2 28 141 170 36 13 21 2 155 206
Michigan 32 11 21 0 22 124 161 36 14 22 0 157 175
Western Michigan 32 10 20 2 22 105 135 36 11 23 2 117 156
Lake Superior State 32 10 21 1 21 110 140 36 12 23 1 131 157
Illinois-Chicago 32 6 24 2 14 82 160 36 6 28 2 95 185
Championship: Michigan State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
1982–83 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
East Region
Providence† 21 16 5 0 .762 111 86 43 33 10 0 225 143
New Hampshire 21 15 5 1 .738 109 79 35 22 11 2 180 137
Boston University 21 14 7 0 .667 94 77 30 18 11 1 125 107
Boston College 21 9 10 2 .476 85 80 30 15 13 2 140 114
Northeastern 21 9 11 1 .452 87 87 28 13 14 1 129 122
Maine 21 1 20 0 .048 71 140 29 5 24 0 105 168
West Region
St. Lawrence 20 14 6 0 .700 89 78 36 23 12 1 147 131
Clarkson 20 13 6 1 .675 104 67 31 19 11 1 155 104
Rensselaer 20 13 7 0 .650 122 90 29 18 11 0 167 130
Colgate 20 9 9 2 .500 89 81 28 15 10 3 152 114
Vermont 20 3 16 1 .175 60 106 28 6 21 1 89 148
Ivy Region
Harvard* 21 15 5 1 .738 113 67 34 23 9 2 177 105
Yale 21 12 9 0 .571 104 70 28 14 14 0 123 90
Cornell 21 10 8 3 .548 83 79 26 13 10 3 109 100
Princeton 21 7 12 2 .381 85 106 25 9 14 2 102 121
Dartmouth 21 6 14 1 .310 85 119 26 9 15 2 115 141
Brown 21 2 18 1 .119 53 127 25 3 21 1 70 145
Independent
Army^ - - - - - - - 37 25 11 1 218 137
Championship: Harvard
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Army had been accepted into ECAC Hockey but had not begun a conference schedule
1982–83 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Air Force 0 0 0 0 - - - 28 5 23 0 100 194
Kent State 0 0 0 0 - - - 31 6 25 0
Northern Arizona 0 0 0 0 - - - 29 17 11 1 166 131
US International 0 0 0 0 - - - 32 13 17 2
1982–83 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota† 26 18 7 1 37 148 101 46 33 12 1 253 155
North Dakota 26 16 9 1 33 115 71 36 21 13 2 158 100
Wisconsin* 26 15 9 2 32 118 85 47 33 10 4 233 131
Minnesota-Duluth 26 14 12 0 28 103 95 45 28 16 1 193 158
Denver 26 11 15 0 22 120 146 37 15 22 0 177 207
Colorado College 26 2 24 0 4 78 184 35 6 28 1 126 227
Championship: Wisconsin
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Final regular season polls

The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals.

The final media poll (CHSB/WDOM) was released after the conference tournament finals.

WMPL Coaches Poll
Ranking Team
1 Minnesota (10)
2 Bowling Green
3 North Dakota
4 Providence
5 Michigan State
6 Ohio State
7 Wisconsin
8 Harvard
9 St. Lawrence
10 Minnesota Duluth
CHSB / WDOM Media Poll
Ranking Team
1 Wisconsin (4)
2 Minnesota (6)
3 Harvard
4 Bowling Green
5 Michigan State
6 Providence
7 North Dakota
8 Minnesota Duluth
9 New Hampshire
10 Ohio State

1983 NCAA Tournament

Main article: 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Quarterfinals
March 18–20 		Semifinals
March 24–25 		National Championship
March 26
           
E1 Harvard 6 3 9
W4 Michigan State 5 3 8
E1 Harvard 5
W2 Minnesota 3
W2 Minnesota 9 7 16
E3 New Hampshire 6 2 8
E1 Harvard 2
W1 Wisconsin 6
W1 Wisconsin 6 7 13
E4 St. Lawrence 2 1 3
W1 Wisconsin 2 Third Place Game
E2 Providence 0
E2 Providence 7 3 10 W2 Minnesota 3
W3 Minnesota–Duluth 3 2 5 E2 Providence 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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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
Brian Hills Senior Bowling Green 40 37 57 94 36
Scott Bjugstad Senior Minnesota 44 43 48 91 30
Andy Browne Junior Ohio State 40 42 41 83 52
Bryan Erickson Senior Minnesota 42 35 47 82 30
Dave Kobryn Junior Ohio State 40 21 57 78 30
Kurt Kleinendorst Senior Providence 41 33 39 72 30
Gregg Moore Senior Minnesota−Duluth 45 33 39 72 24
Paul Houck Sophomore Wisconsin 47 38 33 71 36
Paul Pooley Junior Ohio State 36 33 36 69 50
Gates Orlando Junior Providence 40 30 39 69 32
Patrick Flatley Sophomore Wisconsin 43 25 44 69 32

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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
Chris Terreri Freshman Providence 11 528 7 1 0 17 2 .938 1.93
Marc Behrend Senior Wisconsin 19 1315 17 1 1 49 2 .920 2.23
Michael Vacanti Junior Minnesota 10 506 6 2 0 21 0 .907 2.50
Jon Casey Junior North Dakota 17 1020 9 6 2 42 0 .923 2.51
Ron Scott Freshman Michigan State 40 2273 29 9 1 100 2 .899 2.64
Grant Blair Freshman Harvard 26 1575 19 7 0 72 3 .904 2.74
Terry Kleisinger Junior Wisconsin 18 1021 11 6 1 48 3 .894 2.82
Garvin Federenko Freshman Alaska−Anchorage - - 10 - - 41 2 .907 2.88
Darren Jensen Senior North Dakota 15 905 9 6 0 45 0 .901 3.00
Paul Tortorella Junior Yale 22 - - - - - - .876 3.19

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Awards

1983 NHL Entry Draft

Main article: 1983 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
1 10 Normand Lacombe New Hampshire ECAC Hockey Buffalo Sabres
2 29 Brad Berry † North Dakota WCHA Winnipeg Jets
2 36 Malcolm Parks † North Dakota WCHA Minnesota North Stars
2 40 Mike Golden † New Hampshire ECAC Hockey Edmonton Oilers
3 43 Peter Taglianetti † Providence ECAC Hockey Winnipeg Jets
3 55 Perry Berezan † North Dakota WCHA Calgary Flames
3 56 Mitch Messier † Michigan State CCHA Minnesota North Stars
3 60 Mike Flanagan † Providence ECAC Hockey Edmonton Oilers
4 63 Frank Pietrangelo Minnesota WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
4 69 Bob Essensa † Michigan State CCHA Winnipeg Jets
4 72 Ron Chyzowski † Northern Michigan CCHA Hartford Whalers
4 74 Daren Puppa † Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Buffalo Sabres
4 75 Tim Bergland † Minnesota WCHA Washington Capitals
4 76 Brian Durand † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Minnesota North Stars
4 77 Bill Claviter † North Dakota WCHA Toronto Maple Leafs
4 79 Tarek Howard † North Dakota WCHA Chicago Black Hawks
4 81 Allen Bourbeau † Harvard ECAC Hockey Philadelphia Flyers
5 84 Bob Caulfield † Miami CCHA New York Islanders
5 85 Chris Terreri † Providence ECAC Hockey New Jersey Devils
5 96 Rich Geist † Minnesota WCHA Minnesota North Stars
5 98 Dan Wurst † Providence ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
5 100 Garry Galley Bowling Green CCHA Los Angeles Kings
6 104 Brian Johnson † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Hartford Whalers
6 108 Kevin Stevens † Boston College ECAC Hockey Los Angeles Kings
6 111 Grant Blair Harvard ECAC Hockey Calgary Flames
6 113 Bob Alexander † Minnesota WCHA New York Rangers
6 116 Tom McComb † Lowell ECAC Hockey Minnesota North Stars
6 117 Darin Illikainen † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA New York Islanders
6 120 Don Barber † Bowling Green CCHA Edmonton Oilers
6 122 Terry Taillefer † Boston University ECAC Hockey Boston Bruins
7 129 Iain Duncan † Bowling Green CCHA Winnipeg Jets
7 132 Craig Mack † Minnesota WCHA Quebec Nordiques
7 133 Steve Orth † Minnesota WCHA New York Rangers
7 136 Sean Toomey † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Minnesota North Stars
7 137 Jim Sprenger † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA New York Islanders
8 144 Jamie Falle Clarkson ECAC Hockey Hartford Whalers
8 147 Ken Hammond Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Los Angeles Kings
8 149 Ron Pesetti Western Michigan CCHA Winnipeg Jets
8 150 John Labatt † Minnesota WCHA Vancouver Canucks
8 151 Chris MacDonald Western Michigan CCHA Calgary Flames
8 153 Pete Marcov † Cornell ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
8 154 Donald McSween † Michigan State CCHA Buffalo Sabres
8 158 Rob Bryden † Western Michigan CCHA Montreal Canadiens
8 160 Ralph Vos † Northern Michigan CCHA Edmonton Oilers
9 163 Marty Ketola † Colorado College WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
9 165 Jay Octeau † Boston University ECAC Hockey New Jersey Devils
9 167 Bruce Fishback Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Los Angeles Kings
9 168 Cliff Abrecht Princeton ECAC Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs
9 169 Todd Flichel † Bowling Green CCHA Winnipeg Jets
9 173 Paul Jerrard † Lake Superior State CCHA New York Rangers
9 175 Dave Cowan † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Washington Capitals
9 180 Dave Roach † Michigan Tech CCHA Edmonton Oilers
10 189 Kory Wright † Northern Michigan CCHA Winnipeg Jets
10 190 Roger Grillo Maine ECAC Hockey Vancouver Canucks
10 191 Tom Pratt † St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey Calgary Flames
10 192 Scott Shaunessy † Boston University ECAC Hockey Quebec Nordiques
10 201 Bill MacCormick † Vermont ECAC Hockey Philadelphia Flyers
10 202 Paul Fitzsimmons Northeastern ECAC Hockey Boston Bruins
11 210 Steve Kayser Vermont ECAC Hockey Vancouver Canucks
11 217 John Bjorkman † Michigan CCHA New York Islanders
11 218 Jeff Perpich † Denver WCHA Montreal Canadiens
11 221 Brian Jopling † Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Philadelphia Flyers
11 222 Norm Foster † Michigan State CCHA Boston Bruins
12 226 Chuck Chiatto † Western Michigan CCHA Detroit Red Wings
12 230 Jay Mazur † Maine ECAC Hockey Vancouver Canucks
12 235 Kermit Salfi † Ferris State CCHA Buffalo Sabres
12 236 Paul Roff † Ohio State CCHA Minnesota North Stars
12 237 Pete McGeough † St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey New York Islanders
12 241 Harold Duvall † Colgate ECAC Hockey Philadelphia Flyers
12 242 Greg Murphy † Brown ECAC Hockey Boston Bruins

† incoming freshman
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See also

References

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