1981–82 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1981 and concluded with the 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 27, 1982 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 35th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 87th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Empire Cup 	November 13–14 	4 	Clarkson
North Country Thanksgiving Invitational	November 26–28 	3 	Clarkson
Great Lakes Invitational 	December 29–30 	4 	Notre Dame
I Love New York Tournament 	December 29–30 	4 	Clarkson
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament 	December 29–30 	4 	St. Lawrence
Auld Lang Syne Classic 	December 30–31 	4 	Dartmouth
Jeno Holiday Tournament 	December 31–January 2	4 	Lake Superior State
Beanpot 	February 1, 8 	4 	Boston University
===Standings===
==1982 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 	Denver 	42	50	34	84 	59
 	Junior 	Denver 	43	26	57	83 	40
 	Junior 	Bowling Green 	41	34	47	81 	41
 	Senior 	Bowling Green 	40	28	52	80 	57
 	Sophomore	Army 	34	37	37	74 	23
 	Senior 	Minnesota−Duluth	40	30	44	74 	23
 	Sophomore	Michigan State 	42	22	51	73 	66
 	Junior 	Army 	32	26	41	67 	47
 	Junior 	Michigan State 	41	34	31	65 	37
 	Junior 	Minnesota−Duluth	40	31	34	65 	10
 	Sophomore	Wisconsin 	39	28	27	65 	42
===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
 	Junior 	Wisconsin 	25	1502	21	3 	1 	65 	2 	.908	2.60
 	Sophomore	Wisconsin 	22	1337	14	8 	0 	59 	4 	.910	2.65
 	Sophomore	North Dakota 	18	1038	15	3 	0 	48 	1 	.908	2.77
 	Sophomore	Michigan State	39	2298	24	13	1 	109	2 	.901	2.85
 	Sophomore	Clarkson 	30	1782	22	6 	1 	87 	2 	.881	2.93
 	Junior 	North Dakota 	16	910 	10	6 	0 	45 	0 	.892	2.96
 	Junior 	Boston College	12	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	1 	.890	2.97
 	Senior 	Minnesota 	12	636 	7 	4 	1 	32 	0 	.899	3.02
 	Senior 	Michigan 	16	714 	8 	4 	1 	36 	1 	.928	3.03
 	Senior 	Cornell 	22	1249	11	10	1 	66 	0 	.915	3.17
 	Junior 	St. Lawrence 	20	1134	- 	- 	- 	60 	1 	.903	3.17
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	George McPhee, Bowling Green
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Fernie Flaman, Northeastern
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Phil Sykes, North Dakota
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
East Team 	  Position   	West Team
Brian Hayward, Cornell 	G 	Ron Scott, Michigan State
Mark Fusco, Harvard 	D 	Bruce Driver, Wisconsin
Chris Renaud, Colgate 	D 	Brian MacLellan, Bowling Green
Andy Brickley, New Hampshire	F 	Brian Hills, Bowling Green
Steve Cruikshank, Clarkson 	F 	George McPhee, Bowling Green
Kirk McCaskill, Vermont 	F 	John Newberry, Wisconsin
===CCHA===
Awards 	Awards 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	George McPhee, Bowling Green
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Jon Elliot, Michigan
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Jerry York, Bowling Green
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Ron Scott, Michigan State
All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Ron Scott, Michigan State 	G 	Jon Elliot, Michigan
Brian MacLellan, Bowling Green	D 	Steve Richmond, Michigan
Jim File, Ferris State 	D 	Gary Haight, Michigan State
 	D 	John Schmidt, Notre Dame
George McPhee, Bowling Green 	F 	Dave Poulin, Notre Dame
Brian Hills, Bowling Green 	F 	Mark Hamway, Michigan State
Newell Brown, Michigan State 	F 	Larry Marson, Ohio State
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Steve Cruickshank, Clarkson
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Normand Lacombe, New Hampshire
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Mark Davidner, Northeastern
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Brian Hayward, Cornell 	G 	Bob O'Connor, Boston College
Chris Renaud, Colgate 	D 	Randy Velischek, Providence
Scott Kleinendorst, Providence	D 	Mark Fusco, Harvard
Steve Cruikshank, Clarkson 	F 	Dan Poliziani, Yale
Kirk McCaskill, Vermont 	F 	Kurt Kleinendorst, Providence
Andy Brickley, New Hampshire 	F 	Billy O'Dwyer, Boston College
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Most Valuable Player	Phil Sykes, North Dakota
Freshman of the Year	Freshman of the Year	James Patrick, North Dakota
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Gino Gasparini, North Dakota
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Jon Casey, North Dakota 	G 	Marc Behrend, Wisconsin
Doug Lidster, Colorado College	D 	James Patrick, North Dakota
Bruce Driver, Wisconsin 	D 	Craig Ludwig, North Dakota
Ed Beers, Denver 	F 	Bryan Erickson, Minnesota
Phil Sykes, North Dakota 	F 	Gregg Moore, Minnesota-Duluth
John Newberry, Wisconsin 	F 	Troy Murray, North Dakota
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1981–82 NCAA Standings
 
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