1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season | |||||
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Duration |
October 1983– March 24, 1984 | ||||
NCAA tournament | 1984 | ||||
National championship |
1980 Olympic Arena Lake Placid, New York | ||||
NCAA champion | Bowling Green | ||||
Hobey Baker Award |
Tom Kurvers (Minnesota–Duluth) | ||||
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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 89th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Regular season
Standings[1][2][3]
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Bowling Green† | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 146 | 95 | 44 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 228 | 146 | |
Ohio State | 30 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 42 | 155 | 96 | 41 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 212 | 133 | |
Michigan State* | 30 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 42 | 162 | 90 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 241 | 129 | |
Northern Michigan | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 32 | 126 | 118 | 40 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 155 | 161 | |
Western Michigan | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 125 | 114 | 42 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 187 | 168 | |
Michigan Tech | 30 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 28 | 123 | 128 | 41 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 160 | 167 | |
Ferris State | 30 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 128 | 138 | 41 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 184 | 184 | |
Lake Superior State | 30 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 103 | 127 | 40 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 152 | 176 | |
Michigan | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 105 | 148 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 134 | 179 | |
Miami | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 116 | 156 | 37 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 149 | 188 | |
Illinois-Chicago | 28 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 83 | 162 | 35 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 106 | 221 | |
Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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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 | |
Massachusetts–Lowell^ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 138 | 164 | |
Championship: Rensselaer † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ Both Army and Massachusetts-Lowell had been accepted into ECAC Hockey but had not begun a conference schedule Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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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 | |
Northern Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 172 | 97 | |
Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 29 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 194 | 89 | |
U.S. International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 37 | 4 | 31 | 2 | |||
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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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 Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
1984 NCAA Tournament[4]
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)
Player stats
Scoring leaders[5]
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 |
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Pooley, PaulPaul Pooley | Senior | Ohio State | 42 | 32 | 64 | 96 | 38 |
Dorion, DanDan Dorion | Sophomore | Western Michigan | 42 | 41 | 50 | 91 | 42 |
Watson, BillBill Watson | Sophomore | Minnesota−Duluth | 40 | 35 | 51 | 86 | 12 |
Oates, AdamAdam Oates | Sophomore | Rensselaer | 38 | 26 | 57 | 83 | 15 |
Symes, MikeMike Symes | Junior | Army | 32 | 38 | 45 | 82 | - |
Pooley, PerryPerry Pooley | Senior | Ohio State | 41 | 39 | 40 | 79 | 28 |
Kurvers, TomTom Kurvers | Senior | Minnesota−Duluth | 43 | 18 | 58 | 76 | 46 |
Carter, JohnJohn Carter | Sophomore | Rensselaer | 38 | 35 | 39 | 74 | 52 |
Shea, BiffBiff Shea | Junior | Army | 34 | 29 | 45 | 74 | - |
Adams, GregGreg Adams | Sophomore | Northern Arizona | 26 | 44 | 29 | 73 | 24 |
Merrifield, RandyRandy Merrifield | Senior | Ferris State | 41 | 20 | 53 | 73 | 14 |
Leading goaltenders[5]
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 |
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Foster, NormNorm Foster | Freshman | Michigan State | 32 | 1815 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 83 | 1 | .898 | 2.74 |
Essensa, BobBob Essensa | Freshman | Michigan State | 17 | 946 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 2 | .891 | 2.79 |
Dougan, JohnJohn Dougan | Junior | Ohio State | 27 | 1495 | 18 | - | - | 71 | - | .897 | 2.85 |
Kruzich, GaryGary Kruzich | Freshman | Bowling Green | 28 | - | 21 | 5 | 2 | - | - | .896 | 2.87 |
Jopling, BrianBrian Jopling | Freshman | Rensselaer | 15 | 457 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .882 | 2.89 |
Schwalb, MikeMike Schwalb | Freshman | Yale | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | .899 | 2.91 |
Daskalakis, CleonCleon Daskalakis | Senior | Boston University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | .911 | 2.92 |
Puppa, DarenDaren Puppa | Freshman | Rensselaer | 32 | 1816 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 89 | 0 | .900 | 2.94 |
Benton, RonRon Benton | Senior | Alaska−Anchorage | - | 973 | 13 | - | - | 48 | 1 | .897 | 2.96 |
Kosti, RickRick Kosti | Freshman | Minnesota−Duluth | 38 | 2347 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 119 | 0 | .898 | 3.04 |
Awards
NCAA
CCHA
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ECAC
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WCHA
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References
- ↑ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ↑ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ↑ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ↑ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- 1 2 "1983-84 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ↑ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.