1983 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Wisconsin (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Harvard (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Jeff Sauer (1st title) |
| MOP | Marc Behrend (Wisconsin) |
The 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 36th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 18 and 26, 1983, and concluded with Wisconsin defeating Harvard 6-2. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues while all succeeding games were played at the Winter Sports Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Qualifying teams[1]
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 | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | 21–8–1 | Tournament champion | 9th | 1982 | 1 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 29–10–4 | Tournament champion | 8th | 1982 |
| 2 | Providence | ECAC Hockey | 30–9–0 | At-large bid | 4th | 1981 | 2 | Minnesota | WCHA | 31–10–1 | At-large bid | 11th | 1981 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | ECAC Hockey | 22–9–2 | At-large bid | 4th | 1982 | 3 | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | 28–14–1 | At-large bid | 1st | Never |
| 4 | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | 23–10–1 | At-large bid | 8th | 1962 | 4 | Michigan State | CCHA | 30–10–0 | Tournament champion | 5th | 1982 |
Format
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 Winter Sports Center 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[2]
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Quarterfinals
(E1) Harvard vs. (W4) Michigan State
| March 18 | Harvard | 6 – 5 | Michigan State | Bright Hockey Center | ||||
| March 19 | Harvard | 3 – 3 | Michigan State | Bright Hockey Center | ||||
| Harvard won series 9–8 | |
(E2) Providence vs. (W3) Minnesota–Duluth
| March 18 | Providence | 7 – 3 | Minnesota–Duluth | Schneider Arena | ||||
| March 19 | Providence | 3 – 2 | Minnesota–Duluth | Schneider Arena | ||||
| Providence won series 10–5 | |
(W1) Wisconsin vs. (E4) St. Lawrence
| March 19 | Wisconsin | 6 – 2 | St. Lawrence | Dane County Coliseum | ||||
| March 20 | Wisconsin | 7 – 1 | St. Lawrence | Dane County Coliseum | ||||
| Wisconsin won series 13–3 | |
(W2) Minnesota vs. (E3) New Hampshire
| March 18 | Minnesota | 9 – 6 | New Hampshire | Williams Arena | ||||
| March 19 | Minnesota | 7 – 2 | New Hampshire | Williams Arena | ||||
| Minnesota won series 16–8 | |
Semifinal
(W1) Wisconsin vs. (E2) Providence
| March 24 | Wisconsin | 2 – 0 | Providence | Winter Sports Center | ||||
(E1) Harvard vs. (W2) Minnesota
| March 25 | Michigan State | 5 – 3 | Bowling Green | Winter Sports Center | ||||
Third Place Game
(E2) Providence vs. (W2) Minnesota
| March 26 | Providence | 4 – 3 | Minnesota | Winter Sports Center | ||||
National Championship
(E1) Harvard vs. (W1) Wisconsin
| March 26 | Harvard | 2 – 6 | Wisconsin | Winter Sports Center | ||||
All-Tournament Team[3]
- G: Marc Behrend* (Wisconsin)
- D: Chris Chelios (Wisconsin)
- D: Mark Fusco (Harvard)
- F: Patrick Flatley (Wisconsin)
- F: Scott Fusco (Harvard)
- F: Paul Houck (Wisconsin)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[4]
References
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- Official 2008 NCAA Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Records Book (PDF). Indianapolis: National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 54, 58. ISSN 1089-0092. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
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