1982 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1982 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1981–82 season in men's ice hockey for teams in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The North Dakota Fighting Sioux defeated the Wisconsin Badgers in the championship game, held in Providence, Rhode Island.

==Qualifying teams == The NCAA permitted 8 teams to qualify for the tournament and divided its qualifiers into two regions (East and West). Each of the tournament champions from the three Division I conferences (CCHA, ECAC and WCHA) received automatic invitations into the tournament. Two additional automatic bids were received by the two ECAC division champions that did not contain the ECAC champion. At-large bids made up the remaining 3 teams, an additional 1 eastern and 2 western schools.

Tournament bracket
The quarter-finals were two-game total-goals series. The semi-finals and finals were single elimination games.

The quarter-finals were two-game total-goals series. The semi-finals and finals were single elimination games.

All-tournament team

 * Goaltender
 * Darren Jensen, North Dakota Fighting Sioux


 * Defencemen
 * Bruce Driver, Wisconsin Badgers
 * James Patrick, North Dakota Fighting Sioux


 * Forwards
 * Cary Eades, North Dakota Fighting Sioux
 * John Newberry, Wisconsin Badgers
 * Phil Sykes, North Dakota Fighting Sioux