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

The 1982–83 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began in November 1981 and concluded on March 20 of the following year. This was the 19th season of second-tier college ice hockey.
After the 1981–82 season the majority of teams that registered as NAIA programs switched to NCAA. This meant that the representation at the Division II championship, specifically from western schools, was more equitable than in years past.

## Regular season
### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| International Cup | November 4, 6 | 4 | |
| RIT Tournament | November 5–6 | 4 | Holy Cross |
| Charger Invitational | | 4 | Connecticut |
| Merrimack Thanksgiving Tournament | November 26–27 | 4 | Merrimack |
| Williams Invitational | November 26–27 | 4 | Holy Cross |
| Cardinal Classic | December 3–4 | 4 | Lowell |
| Codfish Bowl | | 4 | Westfield State |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 29–30 | 4 | Rensselaer |
| Blue-Gold Tournament | January 1–2 | 4 | RIT |
| Crusader Classic | January 4–5 | 4 | Babson |
| Down East Classic | January 6–7 | 4 | Lowell |
| Teapot Tournament | January 25, February 1 | 4 | Lowell |

### Standings

1982–83 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 |||||||||||||||
| Lowell †* | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 115 | 45 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 83 |
| Babson | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | .775 | 103 | 62 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 149 | 90 |
| Holy Cross | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | .688 | 124 | 103 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 177 | 139 |
| Salem State | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | .620 | 103 | 96 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | | |
| Colby | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | .579 | 72 | 63 | | | | | | |
| New England College | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | .565 | 123 | 94 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | | |
| Bowdoin | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .528 | 78 | 74 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 1 | | |
| New Haven | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | .500 | 106 | 109 | | | | | | |
| Saint Anselm | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .450 | 93 | 106 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 140 | 133 |
| Connecticut | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | .421 | 97 | 95 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 122 | 112 |
| Merrimack | 15 | 10 | 15 | 0 | .400 | 105 | 127 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 133 | 169 |
| Massachusetts–Boston | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 74 | 120 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 157 | 149 |
| American International | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .250 | 90 | 145 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | | |
| West Region |||||||||||||||
| RIT † | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | .833 | | | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 191 | 106 |
| Oswego State * | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | .783 | | | 33 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 235 | 142 |
| Norwich | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | .667 | 120 | 82 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 138 | 92 |
| Plattsburgh State | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | 115 | 103 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 147 | 131 |
| Potsdam State | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | .604 | | | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | | |
| Elmira | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0 | .560 | | | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 135 | 96 |
| North Adams State | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | .452 | 101 | 101 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 1 | | |
| Union | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | .450 | 98 | 69 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 2 | | |
| Middlebury | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 | 67 | 73 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 96 | 102 |
| Geneseo State | 23 | 8 | 15 | 0 | .348 | | | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0 | | |
| Westfield State | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 67 | 93 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | | |
| Williams | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .300 | 57 | 78 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 0 | | |
| Buffalo | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | .295 | | | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | | |
| Cortland State | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | .275 | | | | | | | | |
| Hamilton | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .263 | 85 | 112 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | | |
| Canisius | 19 | 4 | 14 | 1 | .237 | | | 26 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 99 | 133 |
| Brockport State | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .167 | | | 26 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 88 | 176 |
| Championships: March 5, 1983 † indicates division regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
1982–83 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 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 152 | 99 |
| Alaska–Fairbanks | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 149 | 96 |
| Lake Forest | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 137 | 75 |
| St. Scholastica | 35 | 11 | 24 | 0 | | |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 | | |
1982–83 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 |
| St. Thomas † | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 28 | | | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | | |
| Augsburg | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | | | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | | |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | | | 30 | 21 | 9 | 0 | | |
| St. Olaf | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 21 | | | 28 | 10 | 18 | 0 | | |
| Concordia (MN) | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | | | 27 | 9 | 18 | 0 | | |
| Saint Mary's | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | | | 27 | 9 | 17 | 1 | | |
| Saint John's | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | | | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | | |
| Hamline | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| Bethel | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | | | 27 | 10 | 17 | 0 | | |
| † indicates conference regular season champion |||||||||||||||
1982–83 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 † | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 110 | 59 | 37 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 199 | 97 |
| Mankato State | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 132 | 81 | 37 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 241 | 148 |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 102 | 79 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 177 | 114 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 69 | 82 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 119 | 104 |
| St. Cloud State | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 79 | 120 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 123 | 148 |
| Wisconsin–Superior | 20 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 61 | 132 | 31 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 126 | 175 |
| † indicates conference regular season champion |||||||||||||||
1982–83 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 † | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 116 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 191 | 106 |
| Oswego State | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 121 | 61 | 33 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 235 | 142 |
| Potsdam State | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | | | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | | |
| Elmira | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 86 | 49 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 135 | 96 |
| Geneseo State | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | | | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0 | | |
| Cortland State | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | | | | | | | | |
| Buffalo | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | | | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | | |
| Canisius | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 97 | 26 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 99 | 133 |
| Brockport State | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 116 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 88 | 176 |
| † indicates conference regular season champion |||||||||||||||

## 1983 NCAA Tournament

| Quarterfinals March 11–12 | Quarterfinals March 11–12 | Quarterfinals March 11–12 | Quarterfinals March 11–12 | Semifinals March 17–18 | Semifinals March 17–18 | National Championship March 19 | National Championship March 19 |
| Babson | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| Norwich | 1 | 2* | 3 | | | | |
| Norwich | 1 | 2* | 3 | Babson | 1 | | |
| | | | | Bemidji State | 3 | | |
| Bemidji State | 6 | 2 | 8 | Bemidji State | 3 | | |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | Bemidji State | 2 |
| | | | | | | RIT | 4 |
| Lowell | 10 | 5 | 15 | | | | | RIT | 4 |
| Oswego State | 2 | 3 | 5 | | |
| Oswego State | 2 | 3 | 5 | Lowell | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | RIT | 4 |
| RIT | 6 | 3 | 9 | RIT | 4 | Babson | 3 |
| Mankato State | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | Lowell | 5 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## 1983 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
| 6 | 116 | Tom McComb $^†$ | Lowell | ECAC 2 | Minnesota North Stars |
| 7 | 123 | Paul Ames $^†$ | Lowell | ECAC 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
† incoming freshman