1982-83 CCHA season

This is the 1982-83 Central Collegiate Hockey Association season. This was the league's twelveth season.

Membership changes
The league added the Illinois-Chicago Flames which elevated its program to Division I

Standings
Team                      GP  W  L T  P  GF  GA Bowling Green Falcons      32 24  5 3 51 200 115 Michigan State Spartans   32 23  9 0 46 132  83 Ohio State Buckeyes       32 21  7 4 46 159 107 Michigan Tech Huskies     32 20 12 0 40 162 124 Northern Michigan Wildcats 32 16 13 3 35 125 113 Miami Redskins            32 15 16 1 31 136 142 Ferris State Bulldogs     32 12 16 4 28 139 145 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 32 13 17 2 28 141 170 Michigan Wolverines       32 11 21 0 22 124 161 Western Michigan Broncos  32 10 20 2 22 105 135 Lake Superior Lakers      32 10 21 1 21 110 140 UIC Flames                32  6 24 2 14  82 160

Quarterfinals (two game total goals series)

 * Bowling Green defeated Notre Dame 15 goals to 5 (8-3, 7-2)
 * Michigan State defeated Ferris State 7 goals to 5 (2-4, 5-1)
 * Ohio State defeated Miami 10 goals to 8 (6-2, 4-6)
 * Northern Michigan defeated Michigan Tech 7 goals to 5 (3-2, 4-3)

Semifinals

 * Bowling Green defeated Northern Michigan 3 to 0
 * Michigan State defeated Ohio State 8 to 3

Championship

 * Michigan State defeated Bowling Green 4 to 3 in overtime

Consolation Game

 * Ohio State defeated Western Michigan 8 to 6

NCAA Tournament
Michigan State lost to Harvard 9 goals to 8 (6-5, 3-3)  in a two game total goals quarterfinal series.