1982 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1982 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1981–82 season in men's ice hockey for teams in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The North Dakota Fighting Sioux defeated the Wisconsin Badgers in the championship game, held in Providence, Rhode Island.
==Qualifying teams==
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. Two additional automatic bids were received by the two ECAC division champions that did not contain the ECAC champion. At-large bids made up the remaining 3 teams, an additional 1 eastern and 2 western schools.
East	East 	East 	East 	East 	East 	East 	West	West 	West 	West 	West 	West 	West
Seed	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School 	Conference	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance	Last bid
1 	Northeastern 	ECAC Hockey	23–8–1 	Tournament champion	1st 	Never 	1 	Wisconsin 	WCHA 	32–10–1	Tournament champion	7th 	1981
2 	New Hampshire	ECAC Hockey	20–12–0	At-large bid 	3rd 	1979 	2 	North Dakota 	WCHA 	31–12–0	At-large bid 	9th 	1980
3 	Clarkson 	ECAC Hockey	26–6–1 	Division champion 	8th 	1981 	3 	Michigan State	CCHA 	26–12–2	Tournament champion	4th 	1967
4 	Harvard 	ECAC Hockey	13–13–2	Division champion 	8th 	1975 	4 	Bowling Green 	CCHA 	27–12–1	At-large bid 	4th 	1979
==Tournament bracket==
The quarter-finals were two-game total-goals series. The semi-finals and finals were single elimination games.
The quarter-finals were two-game total-goals series. The semi-finals and finals were single elimination games.
	Quarter-finals	Quarter-finals	Quarter-finals	Quarter-finals			Semi-finals 	Semi-finals			Final 	Final
	 	 	 	 			 	 			 	
	Northeastern 	2 	3 OT 	5 			 	 			 	
	Bowling Green 	2 	2 	4 			 	 			 	
	Bowling Green 	2 	2 	4 			Northeastern 	2 			 	
	 	 	 	 			Northeastern 	2 			 	
	 	 	 	 			North Dakota 	6 			 	
	North Dakota 	5 	2 	7 			North Dakota 	6 			 	
	North Dakota 	5 	2 	7 			 	 			 	
	Clarkson 	1 	1 	2 			 	 			 	
	Clarkson 	1 	1 	2 			 	 			North Dakota 	5
	 	 	 	 			 	 			North Dakota 	5
	 	 	 	 			 	 			Wisconsin 	2
	Wisconsin 	6 	4 	10 			 	 			Wisconsin 	2
	Wisconsin 	6 	4 	10 			 	 			 	
	Harvard 	1 	3 	7 			 	 			 	
	Harvard 	1 	3 	7 			Wisconsin 	5 			Third place 	Third place
	 	 	 	 			Wisconsin 	5 			Third place 	Third place
	 	 	 	 			New Hampshire	0 			 	
	New Hampshire 	3 	6 	9 			New Hampshire	0 			Northeastern 	10
	New Hampshire 	3 	6 	9 			 	 			Northeastern 	10
	Michigan St. 	2 	2 	4 			 	 			New Hampshire	4
	Michigan St. 	2 	2 	4 			 	 			New Hampshire	4
	 	 	 	 			 	 			 	
	 	 	 	 			 	 			 	
	 	 	 	 			 	 			 	
	 	 	 	 			 	 			 	
	 	 	 	 			 	 			 	
	 	 	 	 			 	 			 	
	 	 	 	 			 	 			 	
===Quarterfinals===
====(E1) Northeastern vs. (W4) Bowling Green====
====(E2) New Hampshire vs. (W3) Michigan State====
====(W1) Wisconsin vs. (E4) Harvard====
====(W2) North Dakota vs. (E3) Clarkson====
===Semifinal===
====(E1) Northeastern vs. (W2) North Dakota====
====(W1) Wisconsin vs. (E2) New Hampshire====
===Third Place Game===
====(E1) Northeastern vs. (E2) New Hampshire====
==Championship game==
March 27, 1982	 	 	 	
March 27, 1982	North Dakota Fighting Sioux	5–2	Wisconsin Badgers	Providence Civic Center
Attendance: 9752
March 27, 1982	White (Sykes, Fester) 1:26 First
Sykes (Sherven) 1:09 Second
Sykes (Ludwig, White) 6:27 Third
Eades (Murray, Dachyshyn) 10:07 Third
Sykes (White, Zombo) 15:08 Third	 	Vincent (Thomas) 3:56 First
Newberry (Pearson, Flatley) 5:30 Second	Providence Civic Center
Attendance: 9752
March 27, 1982	 	 	 	Providence Civic Center
Attendance: 9752
March 27, 1982	 	 	 	Providence Civic Center
Attendance: 9752
March 27, 1982	 	 	 	Providence Civic Center
Attendance: 9752
 	 	 	 	Providence Civic Center
Attendance: 9752
==All-tournament team==
;Goaltender
:Darren Jensen, North Dakota Fighting Sioux
;Defencemen
:Bruce Driver, Wisconsin Badgers
:James Patrick, North Dakota Fighting Sioux
;Forwards
:Cary Eades, North Dakota Fighting Sioux
:John Newberry, Wisconsin Badgers
:Phil Sykes, North Dakota Fighting Sioux
==See Also==
1982 Frozen Four
==References==
Category:1982 in hockey
Category:NCAA Division I Tournaments