The 1983 NAIA men's ice hockey tournament involved four schools playing in single-elimination bracket to determine the national champion of men's NAIA college ice hockey. The 1983 tournament was the 16th men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA.[2] The tournament began on February 25, 1983 and ended with the championship game on February 25, 1983.[3]
| 1983 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | ice hockey |
| Location | Superior, Wisconsin |
| Dates | February 25, 1983–February 26, 1983 |
| Venue(s) | Wessman Arena |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Wisconsin-River Falls |
| Runner-up | Michigan-Dearborn |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Winning coach | George Gwozdecky[1] |
Bracket
editWessman Arena, Superior, Wisconsin
| Semifinals February 25 | National championship February 26 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin-River Falls | 7 | ||||||||
| Hawthorne College | 0 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin-River Falls | 12 | ||||||||
| Michigan-Dearborn | 5 | ||||||||
| Michigan-Dearborn | 4*** | ||||||||
| Wisconsin-Superior | 3 | Third-place game | |||||||
| Wisconsin-Superior | 9 | ||||||||
| Hawthorne College | 6 | ||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References
edit- ^ "MEN'S HOCKEY 1983 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS". UWRF. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY BEAVERS (1947-PRESENT)". Vintage Minnesota Hockey. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "NAIA history and records". Retrieved 2017-07-07.