1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1983 and concluded with the 1984 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 24, 1984 at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York. This was the 37th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 90th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Notre Dame demoted their program to club status for this season but returned to the Division I ranks the following year.

Season Outlook

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Pre-season polls

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The top teams in the nation.

The WMPL poll was voted on by coaches before the start of the season. The College Hockey Statistics Bureau (CHSB) / WDOM poll was voted on by media after the season started.

This was the last season WDOM would release the CHSB poll.

WMPL Poll
Rank Team
1 Minnesota (5)
2 North Dakota (3)
3 Michigan State (2)
4 Ohio State
5 Providence
6 Bowling Green
7 Wisconsin
8 Minnesota Duluth
9 Rensselaer
10 Michigan Tech
CHSB / WDOM Poll
Rank Team
1 Minnesota (6)
2 Bowling Green (4)
3 Boston College
4 North Dakota
5 Michigan State
6 Providence
7 Wisconsin
8 Minnesota Duluth
9 Boston University
10 Ohio State

Regular season

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Season tournaments

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Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Battle Creek Tournament October 14–15 4 Western Michigan
RIT Invitational November 4–5 4 Wilfrid Laurier
Empire Cup November 25–26 4 Rensselaer
Minnesota–Duluth Holiday Classic December 28–30 4 Boston College
Great Lakes Invitational December 29–30 4 Michigan State
KeyBank Tournament December 29–30 4 Bowling Green
Syracuse Invitational December 29–30 4 Colgate
Auld Lang Syne Classic December 30–31 4 New Hampshire
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 30–31 4 Rensselaer
First Interstate Classic January 5–8 8 North Dakota
Phoenix Mutual Classic January 6–7 4 Colgate
Beanpot February 6, 13 4 Northeastern

Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Bowling Green 28 22 4 2 .821 146 95 44 34 8 2 228 146
Ohio State 30 21 9 0 .700 155 96 41 30 10 1 212 133
Michigan State* 30 21 9 0 .700 162 90 46 34 12 0 241 129
Northern Michigan 30 16 14 0 .533 126 118 40 17 22 1 155 161
Western Michigan 28 13 14 1 .482 125 114 42 22 18 2 187 168
Michigan Tech 30 14 16 0 .467 123 128 41 19 21 1 160 167
Ferris State 30 13 15 2 .467 128 138 41 18 20 3 184 184
Lake Superior State 30 12 17 1 .417 103 127 40 18 20 2 152 176
Michigan 30 11 18 1 .383 105 148 37 14 22 1 134 179
Miami 30 10 20 0 .333 116 156 37 13 23 1 149 188
Illinois-Chicago 28 5 22 1 .196 83 162 35 5 29 1 106 221
Championship: Michigan State
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
East Region
Boston College 21 15 6 0 .714 88 72 39 26 13 0 175 141
Boston University 21 15 6 0 .714 75 63 40 28 11 1 167 120
New Hampshire 21 13 8 0 .619 94 73 38 20 17 1 169 139
Providence 21 12 7 2 .619 84 78 35 21 12 2 143 122
Northeastern 21 10 10 1 .500 104 97 29 16 12 1 144 124
Maine 21 7 14 0 .333 75 109 34 14 20 0 130 161
West Region
Rensselaer†* 20 17 3 0 .850 117 53 38 32 6 0 218 113
Clarkson 20 14 6 0 .700 97 63 34 21 11 2 156 110
Colgate 20 10 9 1 .525 83 89 35 20 14 1 171 149
St. Lawrence 20 10 10 0 .500 108 80 32 19 13 0 175 126
Vermont 20 6 13 1 .325 89 97 29 10 18 1 127 132
Ivy Region
Harvard 21 10 9 1 .524 68 61 27 10 14 3 84 90
Yale 21 10 10 1 .500 76 73 26 12 13 1 91 92
Cornell 21 9 12 0 .429 83 94 26 11 15 0 106 113
Brown 21 5 15 1 .262 59 109 26 6 19 1 70 135
Princeton 21 5 15 1 .262 81 103 25 6 18 1 101 126
Dartmouth 21 3 18 0 .143 58 119 26 3 23 0 71 148
Independent
Army^ - - - - - - - 34 28 5 1 241 104
Lowell^ - - - - - - - 34 15 16 3 138 164
Championship: Rensselaer
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Both Army and Lowell had been accepted into ECAC Hockey but had not begun a conference schedule
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Air Force 0 0 0 0 - - - 26 8 16 2 109 131
Kent State 0 0 0 0 - - - 27 16 11 0
Northern Arizona 0 0 0 0 - - - 27 21 6 0 172 97
US International 0 0 0 0 - - - 36 4 31 1
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota-Duluth†* 26 19 5 2 40 138 85 43 29 12 2 216 140
North Dakota 26 16 8 2 34 117 82 45 31 12 2 204 145
Minnesota 26 16 9 1 33 106 97 40 27 11 2 190 154
Wisconsin 26 11 14 1 23 105 107 39 21 17 1 182 168
Denver 26 8 18 0 16 119 152 39 14 25 0 182 203
Colorado College 26 5 21 0 10 77 139 35 9 25 1 109 168
Championship: Minnesota-Duluth
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Final regular season polls

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The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals.

The final media poll (CHSB/WDOM) was released after the conference tournament finals.

WMPL Coaches Poll
Ranking Team
1 Minnesota Duluth (10)
2 Rensselaer
3 Bowling Green
4 Boston University
5 Minnesota (10)
6 Michigan State
7 North Dakota
8 Ohio State
9 Boston College
10 Clarkson
CHSB / WDOM Media Poll
Ranking Team
1 Minnesota Duluth (6)
2 Rensselaer (3)
3 Michigan State (1)
4 Bowling Green
5 Boston University
6 North Dakota
7 Boston College
8 Ohio State
9 Clarkson
10 Western Michigan

1984 NCAA Tournament

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Quarterfinals
March 16–18
Semifinals
March 22–23
National championship
March 24
           
E1 Rensselaer 4 2 6
W4 North Dakota 5 4 9
W4 North Dakota 1
W2 Minnesota–Duluth 2*
W2 Minnesota–Duluth 6 3 9
E3 Clarkson 2 6 8
W2 Minnesota–Duluth 4
W3 Bowling Green 5****
W1 Michigan State 6 7 13
E4 Boston College 2 6 8
W1 Michigan State 1 Third-place game
W3 Bowling Green 2
E2 Boston University 6 1 7 W1 Michigan State 5
W3 Bowling Green 3 5*** 8 W4 North Dakota 6*

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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Player stats

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Scoring leaders

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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
Paul Pooley Senior Ohio State 42 32 64 96 38
Dan Dorion Sophomore Western Michigan 42 41 50 91 42
Bill Watson Sophomore Minnesota−Duluth 40 35 51 86 12
Adam Oates Sophomore Rensselaer 38 26 57 83 15
Mike Symes Junior Army 32 38 45 82 -
Perry Pooley Senior Ohio State 41 39 40 79 28
Tom Kurvers Senior Minnesota−Duluth 43 18 58 76 46
John Carter Sophomore Rensselaer 38 35 39 74 52
Biff Shea Junior Army 34 29 45 74 -
Greg Adams Sophomore Northern Arizona 26 44 29 73 24
Randy Merrifield Senior Ferris State 41 20 53 73 14

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Leading goaltenders

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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
Norm Foster Freshman Michigan State 32 1815 23 8 0 83 1 .898 2.74
Bob Essensa Freshman Michigan State 17 946 11 4 0 44 2 .891 2.79
John Dougan Junior Ohio State 27 1495 18 - - 71 - .897 2.85
Gary Kruzich Freshman Bowling Green 28 - 21 5 2 - - .896 2.87
Brian Jopling Freshman Rensselaer 15 457 8 0 0 22 0 .882 2.89
Mike Schwalb Freshman Yale - - - - - - - .899 2.91
Cleon Daskalakis Senior Boston University 35 1972 25 10 0 96 1 .911 2.92
Daren Puppa Freshman Rensselaer 32 1816 24 6 0 89 0 .900 2.94
Ron Benton Senior Alaska−Anchorage - 973 13 - - 48 1 .897 2.96
Rick Kosti Freshman Minnesota−Duluth 38 2347 27 9 2 119 0 .898 3.04

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Awards

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Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
1 6 Craig Redmond Denver WCHA Los Angeles Kings
1 13 David Quinn Boston University ECAC Hockey Minnesota North Stars
2 27 Scott Mellanby Wisconsin WCHA Philadelphia Flyers
2 30 Peter Douris New Hampshire ECAC Hockey Winnipeg Jets
2 32 Tony Hrkac North Dakota WCHA St. Louis Blues
2 34 Steve Leach New Hampshire ECAC Hockey Washington Capitals
2 38 Paul Ranheim Wisconsin WCHA Calgary Flames
3 44 Neil Davey Michigan State CCHA New Jersey Devils
3 46 Ken Hodge Jr. Boston College ECAC Hockey Minnesota North Stars
3 50 Toby Ducolon Vermont ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
3 52 David Saunders St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey Vancouver Canucks
3 62 Jeff Norton Michigan CCHA New York Islanders
3 63 Todd Norman North Dakota WCHA Edmonton Oilers
4 65 Lee Brodeur North Dakota WCHA Montreal Canadiens
4 68 Chris Mills Clarkson ECAC Hockey Winnipeg Jets
4 70 Doug Wieck Colorado College WCHA New York Islanders
4 72 Sean Clement Michigan State CCHA Winnipeg Jets
4 74 Paul Ysebaert Bowling Green CCHA New Jersey Devils
4 77 Paul Broten Minnesota WCHA New York Rangers
4 79 Dave Hanson Denver WCHA Philadelphia Flyers
4 82 Bob Joyce North Dakota WCHA Boston Bruins
4 84 Richard Novak Michigan Tech CCHA Edmonton Oilers
5 86 Jon Morris Lowell ECAC Hockey New Jersey Devils
5 87 David Grannis Minnesota WCHA Los Angeles Kings
5 88 Jack Capuano Maine ECAC Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs
5 92 Scott Paluch Bowling Green CCHA St. Louis Blues
5 93 Scott Schneider Colorado College WCHA Winnipeg Jets
5 95 Gerry Johannson Lake Superior State CCHA Montreal Canadiens
5 98 Clark Donatelli Boston University ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
5 105 Rick Lambert New Hampshire ECAC Hockey Edmonton Oilers
6 108 Greg Strome North Dakota WCHA Los Angeles Kings
6 113 Steve Tuttle Wisconsin WCHA St. Louis Blues
6 114 Gary Lorden Michigan CCHA Winnipeg Jets
6 115 Jeff Korchinski Clarkson ECAC Hockey Vancouver Canucks
6 117 Brett Hull Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Calgary Flames
6 124 Randy Oswald Michigan Tech CCHA Boston Bruins
6 125 Jim Wilharm United States International Independent New York Islanders
7 127 Tom Ryan Boston University ECAC Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins
7 129 Tim Hanley New Hampshire ECAC Hockey Los Angeles Kings
7 130 Joe MacInnis Northeastern ECAC Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs
7 135 Luciano Borsato Clarkson ECAC Hockey Winnipeg Jets
7 138 Kevan Melrose Harvard ECAC Hockey Calgary Flames
7 140 Tom Hussey Rensselaer ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
7 146 Kelly Murphy Michigan Tech CCHA New York Islanders
8 148 Don Porter Michigan Tech CCHA St. Louis Blues
8 150 Shannon Deegan Vermont ECAC Hockey Los Angeles Kings
8 156 Brad Jones Michigan CCHA Winnipeg Jets
8 158 Brad McCaughey Michigan CCHA Montreal Canadiens
8 160 Darin McInnis Cornell ECAC Hockey Minnesota North Stars
8 161 Brian Nelson Minnesota–Duluth WCHA New York Rangers
8 162 Jyrki Maki Lowell ECAC Hockey Quebec Nordiques
8 163 Luke Vitale Providence ECAC Hockey Philadelphia Flyers
8 166 Don Sweeney Harvard ECAC Hockey Boston Bruins
9 170 Mike Roth New Hampshire ECAC Hockey New Jersey Devils
9 173 John Devereaux Boston College ECAC Hockey Hartford Whalers
9 175 Bill Shibicky Michigan State CCHA Detroit Red Wings
9 177 Gord Whitaker Colorado College WCHA Winnipeg Jets
9 180 Gary Suter Wisconsin WCHA Calgary Flames
9 181 Dewey Wahlin Maine ECAC Hockey Minnesota North Stars
9 182 Ville Kentala Boston University ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
9 184 Billy Powers Michigan CCHA Philadelphia Flyers
9 186 Kevin Heffernan Northeastern ECAC Hockey Boston Bruins
10 189 Steve Hurt Lake Superior State CCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
10 190 Mike Peluso Alaska–Anchorage Independent New Jersey Devils
10 191 Jeff Crossman Western Michigan CCHA Los Angeles Kings
10 192 David Buckley Boston College ECAC Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs
10 193 Brent Regan Bowling Green CCHA Hartford Whalers
10 195 Jay Rose Clarkson ECAC Hockey Detroit Red Wings
10 196 Tom Tilley Michigan State CCHA St. Louis Blues
10 197 Rick Forst North Dakota WCHA Winnipeg Jets
10 198 Ed Lowney Boston University ECAC Hockey Vancouver Canucks
10 201 Mike Orn Miami CCHA Minnesota North Stars
10 202 Kevin Miller Michigan State CCHA New York Rangers
10 204 Daryn Fersovich Bowling Green CCHA Philadelphia Flyers
10 205 Paul Cavallini Providence ECAC Hockey Washington Capitals
11 210 Jim Steen North Dakota WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
11 213 Mike Wurst Ohio State CCHA Toronto Maple Leafs
11 214 Jim Culhane Western Michigan CCHA Hartford Whalers
11 218 Mike Warus Lake Superior State CCHA Winnipeg Jets
11 219 Doug Clarke Colorado College WCHA Vancouver Canucks
11 220 David Tanner Yale ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
11 222 Tom Terwilliger Miami CCHA Minnesota North Stars
11 223 Tom Lorentz Minnesota–Duluth WCHA New York Rangers
11 227 Bill Kopecky Boston College ECAC Hockey Boston Bruins
11 228 Russ Becker Michigan Tech CCHA New York Islanders
12 237 Mark Lanigan Northern Michigan CCHA St. Louis Blues
12 238 Jim Edmands Cornell ECAC Hockey Winnipeg Jets
12 242 Mike Nightengale Ohio State CCHA Minnesota North Stars
12 243 Scott Brower North Dakota WCHA New York Rangers
12 247 Sean Baker Michigan CCHA Buffalo Sabres
12 248 Jim Newhouse Lowell ECAC Hockey Boston Bruins
12 249 Allister Brown New Hampshire ECAC Hockey New York Islanders

† incoming freshman
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "1983-84 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  7. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  8. ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  9. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  11. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  12. ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  13. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  14. ^ "1984 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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