# 1983–84 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season

The 1983–84 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began in November 1983 and concluded on March 18 of the following year. This was the 20th season of second-tier college ice hockey.
The majority of programs that had been playing at the Division II level came from Division III schools but continued to play at a higher level because the NCAA did not hold a National Division III Tournament. That changed for the 1983–84 season and with the institution of the new championship all of the Division III schools dropped down to their normal level. This left scant few teams at the Division II level and when it became apparent that the NCAA could not hold a national tournament for so few programs they decided to shutter the D-II championship after the 1984 playoff.
As a swan song for the Division II level, Bemidji State produced only the second undefeated championship season in NCAA history (the first being Cornell in 1970).

## Regular season
### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| Geneseo Tournament | November 4–5 | 4 | Westfield State |
| Oswego Tournament | November 4–5 | 4 | Guelph |
| RIT Tournament | November 4–5 | 4 | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Granite State Invitational | November 12–13 | 4 | New England College |
| Merrimack Thanksgiving Tournament | November 19–20 | 4 | New England College |
| Williams Invitational | November 25–26 | 4 | Connecticut |
| Cardinal Classic | December 2–3 | 4 | RIT |
| Crusader Classic | December 10–11 | 4 | |
| Codfish Bowl | December 28–30 | 4 | Massachusetts–Boston |
| Salem State Tournament | January 4–5 | 4 | |
| Blue-Gold Tournament | January 6–7 | 4 | Merrimack |

### Standings

1983–84 ECAC 2 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 |||||||||||||||
| Babson * | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | .825 | | | 33 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 184 | 77 |
| Bowdoin † | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .781 | | | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | | |
| New England College | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | .708 | | | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | | |
| Norwich | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | .667 | 124 | 76 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 153 | 96 |
| Merrimack | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .500 | 93 | 86 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 125 | 154 |
| Williams | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | .500 | | | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | | |
| Salem State | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | .479 | | | 31 | 13 | 15 | 3 | | |
| Colby | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | | | 21 | 7 | 13 | 1 | | |
| Holy Cross | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | .450 | | | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 115 | 132 |
| Massachusetts–Boston | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 65 | 82 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 151 | 123 |
| Connecticut | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | .350 | 72 | 103 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 129 | 129 |
| Middlebury | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | .324 | 47 | 68 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 85 | 85 |
| Saint Anselm | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | .316 | | | 27 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 130 | 142 |
| Westfield State | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | | | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0 | | |
| American International | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | | | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0 | | |
| West Region |||||||||||||||
| RIT †* | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .917 | | | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 248 | 74 |
| Oswego State | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | .810 | | | 32 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 189 | 138 |
| Union | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | .711 | | | 31 | 19 | 11 | 1 | | |
| Elmira | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0 | .680 | | | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 127 | 77 |
| North Adams State | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | .640 | | | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | | |
| Potsdam State | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | .580 | | | 29 | 15 | 13 | 1 | | |
| Plattsburgh State | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0 | .560 | 131 | 89 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 158 | 134 |
| Hamilton | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | .474 | | | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | | |
| Brockport State | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | .405 | | | 23 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 107 | 118 |
| Geneseo State | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | .391 | | | 30 | 12 | 18 | 0 | | |
| Buffalo | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | .318 | | | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | | |
| Cortland State | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .286 | | | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | | |
| Canisius | 19 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .132 | | | 27 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 104 | 190 |
| Hobart | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .111 | | | 21 | 3 | 17 | 1 | | |
| Championships: March 5, 1984 † indicates division regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
1983–84 NCAA Division II Independent ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Alaska–Anchorage | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 151 | 92 |
| Alaska–Fairbanks | 29 | 22 | 7 | 0 | - | - |
| Lake Forest | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 128 | 112 |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 23 | 2 | 21 | 0 | - | - |
1983–84 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 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 |
| Gustavus Adolphus † | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 101 | 58 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 157 | 141 |
| St. Thomas | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 101 | 61 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 2 | | |
| Augsburg | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 94 | 63 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 200 | 161 |
| Hamline | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 82 | 82 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 2 | | |
| Bethel | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 67 | 72 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 115 | 127 |
| Saint John's | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 66 | 81 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 120 | 152 |
| St. Olaf | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 62 | 80 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 106 | 139 |
| Saint Mary's | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 53 | 75 | 27 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 87 | 134 |
| Concordia (MN) | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 69 | 113 | 26 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 106 | 190 |
| † indicates conference regular season champion |||||||||||||||
1983–84 Northern 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 |
| Bemidji State † | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 119 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 71 |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 89 | 50 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 203 | 127 |
| Mankato State | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 93 | 74 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 148 | 125 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 78 | 81 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 149 | 127 |
| St. Cloud State | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 79 | 89 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 128 | 136 |
| St. Scholastica | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 80 | 118 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 131 | 175 |
| Wisconsin–Superior | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 112 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 94 | 167 |
| † indicates conference regular season champion |||||||||||||||
1983–84 NYCHA 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 |
| RIT † | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 147 | 30 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 248 | 74 |
| Elmira | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 101 | 44 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 127 | 77 |
| Oswego State | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 124 | 63 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 189 | 138 |
| Brockport State | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 83 | 93 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 107 | 118 |
| Canisius | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 59 | 126 | 27 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 104 | 190 |
| Hobart | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 138 | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 76 | 171 |
| Buffalo | | | | | | | | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | | |
| Cortland State | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Geneseo State | | | | | | | | 30 | 12 | 18 | 0 | | |
| Potsdam State | | | | | | | | 29 | 15 | 13 | 1 | | |
| As of 2/3: 1. RIT 12-1-0, 2. Oswego 10-1-0, 3. Potsdam 9-5-0, 4. Elmira 8-2-0, 5. Buffalo 6-5-0, 6. Brockport 3-6-1, 7. Geneseo 3-6-0, 8. Cortland 2-8-0, 9. Hobart 1-10-0, 10. Canisius 0-10-0 † indicates conference regular season champion |||||||||||||||

## 1984 NCAA Tournament

| Semifinals March 10–12 | Semifinals March 10–12 | Semifinals March 10–12 | Semifinals March 10–12 | Semifinals March 10–12 | National Championship March 17–18 | National Championship March 17–18 | National Championship March 17–18 | National Championship March 17–18 | National Championship March 17–18 |
| Bemidji State | Bemidji State | 9 | 4 | 13 | | | | | |
| Alaska–Fairbanks | Alaska–Fairbanks | 6 | 2 | 8 | | | | | |
| Alaska–Fairbanks | Alaska–Fairbanks | 6 | 2 | 8 | Bemidji State | Bemidji State | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| | | | | | Merrimack | Merrimack | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Merrimack | Merrimack | 4 | 5 | 9 | Merrimack | Merrimack | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| New Hampshire College | New Hampshire College | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## 1984 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
| 8 | 155 | Jim Vesey $^†$ | Merrimack | ECAC 2 | St. Louis Blues |
| 12 | 230 | Mark Ziliotto $^†$ | Merrimack | ECAC 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 12 | 231 | Chris Kiene $^†$ | Merrimack | ECAC 2 | New Jersey Devils |
† incoming freshman