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

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 standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | 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 standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | 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 standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | 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 standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | 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 |||||||||||||||

### 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

| Quarterfinals March 18–20 | Quarterfinals March 18–20 | Quarterfinals March 18–20 | Quarterfinals March 18–20 | Quarterfinals March 18–20 | Semifinals March 24–25 | Semifinals March 24–25 | Semifinals March 24–25 | National Championship March 26 | National Championship March 26 | National Championship March 26 |
| E1 | Harvard | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | |
| W4 | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | |
| W4 | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 8 | E1 | Harvard | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | W2 | Minnesota | 3 | | | |
| W2 | Minnesota | 9 | 7 | 16 | W2 | Minnesota | 3 | | | |
| E3 | New Hampshire | 6 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | |
| E3 | New Hampshire | 6 | 2 | 8 | | | | E1 | Harvard | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | W1 | Wisconsin | 6 |
| W1 | Wisconsin | 6 | 7 | 13 | | | | | | | W1 | Wisconsin | 6 |
| E4 | St. Lawrence | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | |
| E4 | St. Lawrence | 2 | 1 | 3 | W1 | Wisconsin | 2 | Third Place Game | Third Place Game | Third Place Game |
| | | | | | E2 | Providence | 0 |
| E2 | Providence | 7 | 3 | 10 | E2 | Providence | 0 | W2 | Minnesota | 3 |
| W3 | Minnesota–Duluth | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | E2 | Providence | 4 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## 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 |

### 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 |

## 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