1982–83 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season

The 1982–83 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began in November 1981 and concluded on March 20 of the following year. This was the 19th season of second-tier college ice hockey.

1982–83 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
Duration	November 1982– March 20, 1983
NCAA tournament	1983
National championship	Tully Forum North Billerica, Massachusetts
NCAA champion	RIT
List of NCAA Division II men's ice hockey seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

After the 1981–82 season the majority of teams that registered as NAIA programs switched to NCAA. This meant that the representation at the Division II championship, specifically from western schools, was more equitable than in years past.

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
International Cup	November 4, 6	4
RIT Tournament	November 5–6	4	Holy Cross
Charger Invitational		4	Connecticut
Merrimack Thanksgiving Tournament	November 26–27	4	Merrimack
Williams Invitational	November 26–27	4	Holy Cross
Cardinal Classic	December 3–4	4	Lowell
Codfish Bowl		4	Westfield State
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament	December 29–30	4	Rensselaer
Blue-Gold Tournament	January 1–2	4	RIT
Crusader Classic	January 4–5	4	Babson
Down East Classic	January 6–7	4	Lowell
Teapot Tournament	January 25, February 1	4	Lowell

Standings

1982–83 ECAC 2 standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
East Region
Lowell †*	18	18	0	0	1.000	115	45		31	29	2	0	186	83
Babson	20	15	4	1	.775	103	62		29	22	8	1	149	90
Holy Cross	24	16	7	1	.688	124	103		32	20	10	2	177	139
Salem State	25	14	8	3	.620	103	96		30	17	10	3
Colby	19	11	8	0	.579	72	63
New England College	23	13	10	0	.565	123	94		24	13	11	0
Bowdoin	18	9	8	1	.528	78	74		25	11	13	1
New Haven	21	10	10	1	.500	106	109
Saint Anselm	20	9	11	0	.450	93	106		25	12	13	0	140	133
Connecticut	19	8	11	0	.421	97	95		24	10	14	0	122	112
Merrimack	15	10	15	0	.400	105	127		33	13	20	0	133	169
Massachusetts–Boston	16	4	12	0	.250	74	120		25	13	12	0	157	149
American International	20	5	15	0	.250	90	145		24	8	16	0
West Region
RIT †	24	20	4	0	.833				32	23	9	0	191	106
Oswego State *	23	18	5	0	.783				33	24	8	1	235	142
Norwich	21	14	7	0	.667	120	82		27	17	10	0	138	92
Plattsburgh State	24	16	8	0	.667	115	103		32	19	12	1	147	131
Potsdam State	24	14	9	1	.604				28	15	12	1
Elmira	25	14	11	0	.560				26	14	12	0	135	96
North Adams State	21	9	11	1	.452	101	101		26	12	13	1
Union	20	8	10	2	.450	98	69		26	9	15	2
Middlebury	17	7	9	1	.441	67	73		24	11	12	1	96	102
Geneseo State	23	8	15	0	.348				26	10	16	0
Westfield State	16	5	10	1	.344	67	93		26	13	12	1
Williams	20	6	14	0	.300	57	78		23	8	15	0
Buffalo	22	6	15	1	.295				24	7	16	1
Cortland State	20	5	14	1	.275
Hamilton	19	5	14	0	.263	85	112		24	8	16	0
Canisius	19	4	14	1	.237				26	9	16	1	99	133
Brockport State	24	4	20	0	.167				26	6	20	0	88	176
Championships: March 5, 1983 † indicates division regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

1982–83 NCAA Division II Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Alaska–Anchorage	28	20	7	1	152	99
Alaska–Fairbanks	26	19	7	0	149	96
Lake Forest	24	17	7	0	137	75
St. Scholastica	35	11	24	0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	19	1	18	0

1982–83 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
St. Thomas †	16	14	2	0	28				28	19	9	0
Augsburg	16	13	3	0	26				28	19	9	0
Gustavus Adolphus	16	12	4	0	24				30	21	9	0
St. Olaf	16	10	5	1	21				28	10	18	0
Concordia (MN)	16	6	10	0	12				27	9	18	0
Saint Mary's	16	5	10	1	11				27	9	17	1
Saint John's	16	4	12	0	8				26	9	17	0
Hamline	16	4	12	0	8
Bethel	16	3	13	0	6				27	10	17	0
† indicates conference regular season champion

1982–83 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Bemidji State †	20	16	3	1	33	110	59		37	30	6	1	199	97
Mankato State	20	14	5	1	29	132	81		37	26	10	1	241	148
Wisconsin–River Falls	20	14	5	1	29	102	79		31	24	6	1	177	114
Wisconsin–Eau Claire	20	8	12	0	16	69	82		28	16	12	0	119	104
St. Cloud State	20	4	16	0	8	79	120		29	11	18	0	123	148
Wisconsin–Superior	20	2	17	1	5	61	132		31	9	21	1	126	175
† indicates conference regular season champion

1982–83 NYCHA standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
RIT †	16	15	1	0	30	116	33		32	23	9	0	191	106
Oswego State	16	13	3	0	26	121	61		33	24	8	1	235	142
Potsdam State	16	10	5	1	.656				28	15	12	1
Elmira	16	9	7	0	18	86	49		26	14	12	0	135	96
Geneseo State	16	7	9	0	.438				26	10	16	0
Cortland State	16	5	10	1	.344
Buffalo	16	5	10	1	.344				24	7	16	1
Canisius	16	3	12	1	7	40	97		26	9	16	1	99	133
Brockport State	16	2	14	0	4	54	116		26	6	20	0	88	176
† indicates conference regular season champion

1983 NCAA Tournament

Main article: 1983 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

	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
	RIT	6	3	9							Babson	3
	Mankato State	1	6	7							Lowell	5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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1983 NHL Entry Draft

Main article: 1983 NHL Entry Draft

Round	Pick	Player	College	Conference	NHL team
6	116	Tom McComb †	Lowell	ECAC 2	Minnesota North Stars
7	123	Paul Ames †	Lowell	ECAC 2	Pittsburgh Penguins

† incoming freshman
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See also

• 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
• 1982–83 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season