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 88th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Empire Cup 	November 12–13	4 	Clarkson
Jeno Holiday Tournament 	December 28–29	4 	Harvard
Key Bank 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===
==1983 NCAA Tournament==
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
 	Senior 	Bowling Green 	40	37	57	94 	36
 	Senior 	Minnesota 	44	43	48	91 	30
 	Junior 	Ohio State 	40	42	41	83 	52
 	Senior 	Minnesota 	42	35	47	82 	30
 	Junior 	Ohio State 	40	21	57	78 	30
 	Senior 	Providence 	41	33	39	72 	30
 	Senior 	Minnesota−Duluth	45	33	39	72 	24
 	Sophomore	Wisconsin 	47	38	33	71 	36
 	Junior 	Ohio State 	36	33	36	69 	50
 	Junior 	Providence 	40	30	39	69 	32
 	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
 	Freshman	Providence 	11	528 	7 	1	0 	17 	2 	.938	1.93
 	Senior 	Wisconsin 	19	1315	17	1	1 	49 	2 	.920	2.23
 	Junior 	Minnesota 	10	506 	6 	2	0 	21 	0 	.907	2.50
 	Junior 	North Dakota 	17	1020	9 	6	2 	42 	0 	.923	2.51
 	Freshman	Michigan State 	40	2273	29	9	1 	100	2 	.899	2.64
 	Junior 	Harvard 	26	1575	19	7	0 	72 	3 	.904	2.74
 	Junior 	Wisconsin 	18	1021	11	6	1 	48 	3 	.894	2.82
 	Freshman	Alaska−Anchorage	- 	- 	10	-	- 	41 	2 	.907	2.88
 	Senior 	North Dakota 	15	905 	9 	6	0 	45 	0 	.901	3.00
 	Junior 	Yale 	22	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	.876	3.19
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Mark Fusco, Harvard
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Bill Cleary, Harvard
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Marc Behrend, Wisconsin
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
East Team 	  Position   	West Team
Darren Eliot, Cornell 	G 	Ron Scott, Michigan State
Gray Weicker, St. Lawrence 	G 	
Mark Fusco, Harvard 	D 	Doug Lidster, Colorado College
Randy Velischek, Providence 	D 	James Patrick, North Dakota
Bob Brooke, Yale 	F 	Kirt Bjork, Notre Dame
Kurt Kleinendorst, Providence	F 	Patrick Flatley, Wisconsin
Colin Patterson, Clarkson 	F 	Brian Hills, Bowling Green
===CCHA===
Awards 	Awards 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Brian Hills, Bowling Green
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Chris Seychel, Michigan
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Jerry Welsh, Ohio State
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Mike David, Bowling Green
All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Ron Scott, Michigan State 	G 	John Dougan, Ohio State
Ken Leiter, Michigan State 	D 	Gary Haight, Michigan State
Garry Galley, Bowling Green	D 	Kevin Beaton, Miami
Brian Hills, Bowling Green 	F 	Kirt Bjork, Notre Dame
Andy Browne, Ohio State 	F 	Dan Kane, Bowling Green
Ted Speers, Michigan 	F 	Dave Kobryn, Ohio State
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Randy Velischek, Providence
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	George Servinis, Rensselaer
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Mitch Olson, Harvard
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Darren Eliot, Cornell 	G 	Cleon Daskalakis, Boston University
 	G 	Gray Weicker, St. Lawrence
Randy Velischek, Providence 	D 	Kent Carlson, St. Lawrence
Mark Fusco, Harvard 	D 	Dave Fretz, Clarkson
Kurt Kleinendorst, Providence	F 	Colin Patterson, Clarkson
Scott Fusco, Harvard 	F 	Paul Guay, Providence
Bob Brooke, Yale 	F 	Normand Lacombe, New Hampshire
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Most Valuable Player	Bob Mason, Minnesota-Duluth
Freshman of the Year	Freshman of the Year	Craig Redmond, Denver
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Mike Sertich, Minnesota-Duluth
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Bob Mason, Minnesota-Duluth 	G 	Jon Casey, North Dakota
James Patrick, North Dakota 	D 	Bruce Driver, Wisconsin
Doug Lidster, Colorado College	D 	Chris Chelios, Wisconsin
Scott Bjugstad, Minnesota 	F 	Paul Houck, Wisconsin
Bryan Erickson, Minnesota 	F 	Dave Tippett, North Dakota
Patrick Flatley, Wisconsin 	F 	Gregg Moore, Minnesota-Duluth
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1982–83 NCAA Standings
 
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