1983 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey tournament

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1983 NCAA Division II men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams8
Finals site
Champions RIT Tigers  (1st title)
Runner-up Bemidji State Beavers  (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Brian Mason  (1st title)
MOP Dave Burkholder (RIT)
Attendance12,280
RIT's bench explodes in celebration during the final seconds of the championship game. Tigers bench championship celebration, RIT NandE Vol14Num46 1983 Mar24 Complete.jpg
RIT's bench explodes in celebration during the final seconds of the championship game.

The 1983 NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college ice hockey. A total of 12 games were played, hosted by the University of Lowell.

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RIT, coached by Brian Mason, won the national title with a 4–2 victory in the final game over Bemidji State.

Dave Burkholder, of RIT, was named the Most Outstanding Player and Mike Carr, of the University of Lowell, was the high scorer of the tournament with ten points (4 goals, 6 assists).

Qualifying teams

After the majority of NAIA schools switched to the NCAA the number of western teams vying for a tournament berth ballooned and as a result the Western Regional tournament was restarted. It is not considered as part of the NCAA tournament but is displayed here for reference.

Western Regional Tournament

Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional final
         
 Bemidji State3
 St. Thomas 2
  Bemidji State 5
  St. Olaf 2
 Bemidji State5
 Mankato State 3
  Mankato State 11
  Lake Forest 6
 Mankato State5
 Gustavus Adolphus 2
  Gustavus Adolphus 6*
  Augsburg 5

National Tournament Teams

East RegionWest Region
SeedTeamRecordLast BidSeedTeamRecordLast Bid
1 Lowell 26–1–019821 Bemidji State 28–4–1Never
2 Babson 21–5–119822 Mankato State 25–9–11982
3 Norwich 16–9–0Never3 RIT 20–8–0Never
4 Oswego State 24–6–119824 Gustavus Adolphus 20–8–01982

Tournament bracket

The quarter-finals were two-game total-goals series played at the campus of the higher seed. The semi-finals and finals were single elimination games.

Quarterfinals
March 11–12
Semifinals
March 17–18
National championship
March 19
        
Babson31 4
Norwich 1 2* 3
Babson 1
Bemidji State3
Bemidji State62 8
Gustavus Adolphus 3 36
Bemidji State 2
RIT4
Lowell10515
Oswego State 2 3 5
Lowell 1 Third place
RIT4
Mankato State 1 67 Lowell5
RIT63 9 Babson 3

All-Tournament team

RIT's Dave Burkholder was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Dave Burkholder, RIT NandE Vol14 Num52 1983 May5 Complete.jpg
RIT's Dave Burkholder was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

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