1983 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey tournament

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.

1983 NCAA Division II men's
ice hockey tournament

Teams	8
Finals site	Tully Forum North Billerica, Massachusetts
Champions	RIT Tigers (1st title)
Runner-up	Bemidji State Beavers (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Lowell Chiefs (5th Frozen Four) Babson Beavers (1st Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Brian Mason (1st title)
MOP	Dave Burkholder (RIT)
Attendance	12,280

RIT's bench explodes in celebration during the final seconds of the championship game.

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 State	3
							St. Thomas	2
		Bemidji State	5
		St. Olaf	2
												Bemidji State	5
												Mankato State	3
		Mankato State	11
		Lake Forest	6
							Mankato State	5
							Gustavus Adolphus	2
		Gustavus Adolphus	6*
		Augsburg	5

National Tournament Teams

East Region				West Region
Seed	Team	Record	Last Bid	Seed	Team	Record	Last Bid
1	Lowell	26–1–0	1982	1	Bemidji State	28–4–1	Never
2	Babson	21–5–1	1982	2	Mankato State	25–9–1	1982
3	Norwich	16–9–0	Never	3	RIT	20–8–0	Never
4	Oswego State	24–6–1	1982	4	Gustavus Adolphus	20–8–0	1982

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
	Babson	3	1	4
	Norwich	1	2*	3
							Babson	1
							Bemidji State	3
	Bemidji State	6	2	8
	Gustavus Adolphus	3	3	6
											Bemidji State	2
											RIT	4
	Lowell	10	5	15
	Oswego State	2	3	5
							Lowell	1			Third place
							RIT	4
	Mankato State	1	6	7							Lowell	5
	RIT	6	3	9							Babson	3

All-Tournament team

RIT's Dave Burkholder was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

• G: Dave Burkholder (RIT)
• D: Mark Burgholzer (RIT)
• D: Tim Road (Bemidji State)
• F: Chris Johnstone (RIT)
• F: Chuck Samar (RIT)
• F: Paul Donato (Babson)

External links

• "NCAA Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2016.