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1981–82 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

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1981–82 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
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The Providence Civic Center served as the host for the 1982 Frozen Four
Duration October 1981–
March 27, 1982
NCAA tournament 1982
National championship Providence Civic Center
Providence, Rhode Island
NCAA champions North Dakota
Hobey Baker Award George McPhee
(Bowling Green)
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1981 and concluded with the 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 27, 1982 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 35th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 87th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Regular season[]

Season tournaments[]

Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Empire Cup November 13–14 4 Clarkson
North Country Thanksgiving Invitational November 26–28 3 Clarkson
Great Lakes Invitational December 29–30 4 Notre Dame
I Love New York Tournament December 29–30 4 Clarkson
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 29–30 4 St. Lawrence
Auld Lang Syne Classic December 30–31 4 Dartmouth
Jeno Holiday Tournament December 31–January 2 4 Lake Superior State
Beanpot February 1, 8 4 Boston University

Standings[1][2][3][]

1981–82 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Bowling Green† 28 20 7 1 41 164 105 42 27 13 2 235 163
Michigan State* 32 21 10 1 43 138 94 42 26 14 2 184 123
Michigan Tech 28 16 11 1 33 129 120 40 23 14 3 195 165
Notre Dame 30 15 13 2 32 139 130 40 23 15 2 199 168
Michigan 30 14 12 4 32 93 101 38 18 15 5 130 131
Ferris State 30 13 15 2 28 117 133 36 15 18 3 144 158
Lake Superior State 28 11 15 2 24 112 110 39 19 17 3 165 150
Northern Michigan 28 12 16 0 24 106 127 36 15 21 0 141 171
Western Michigan 30 11 18 1 23 129 150 34 14 19 1 141 164
Ohio State 28 10 17 1 21 107 132 34 16 17 1 158 150
Miami 28 9 18 1 19 100 132 36 16 19 1 163 153
Championship: Michigan State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
1981–82 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
East Region
Northeastern* 21 14 6 1 .690 125 89 36 25 9 2 212 140
New Hampshire 22 15 7 0 .682 116 91 36 22 14 0 176 159
Boston College 21 13 8 0 .619 85 79 30 19 11 0 131 105
Providence 21 13 8 0 .619 119 80 33 20 12 1 162 114
Boston University 22 9 10 3 .477 102 91 28 14 11 3 133 102
Maine 21 3 18 0 .143 67 155 29 8 21 0 113 189
West Region
Clarkson† 20 15 4 1 .775 106 63 35 26 8 1 185 108
St. Lawrence 21 12 8 1 .595 88 74 31 19 11 1 152 116
Colgate 20 11 8 1 .575 96 77 30 19 10 1 177 109
Vermont 22 8 12 2 .409 95 115 29 11 16 2 133 153
Rensselaer 20 6 12 2 .350 76 96 29 9 18 2 110 135
Ivy Region
Harvard 21 11 8 2 .571 106 85 30 13 15 2 126 109
Yale 21 11 9 1 .548 77 76 26 15 10 1 113 93
Cornell 22 10 11 1 .477 92 80 26 12 13 1 107 91
Princeton 21 7 12 2 .381 81 103 26 9 14 3 105 124
Dartmouth 21 6 14 1 .310 85 119 26 10 15 1 113 140
Brown 21 6 15 0 .286 75 121 26 8 18 0 100 155
Independent
Army^ - - - - - - - 36 25 11 0 260 171
Championship: Northeastern
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Army had been accepted into ECAC Hockey but had not begun a conference schedule
1981–82 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Air Force 0 0 0 0 - - - 28 12 15 1 142 170
Illinois-Chicago 0 0 0 0 - - - 31 7 24 0
Kent State 0 0 0 0 - - - 29 12 17 0
Northern Arizona 0 0 0 0 - - - 24 6 18 0 94 148
U.S. International 0 0 0 0 - - - 30 18 12 0
1981–82 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
North Dakota† 26 19 7 0 38 119 81 47 35 12 0 218 143
Wisconsin* 26 18 7 1 37 126 80 47 35 11 1 255 126
Minnesota 26 13 11 2 28 103 102 36 22 12 2 153 125
Denver 26 9 15 2 20 119 132 43 21 19 3 233 197
Minnesota-Duluth 26 9 16 1 19 114 141 40 16 21 3 192 201
Colorado College 26 6 18 2 14 105 150 36 11 23 2 152 196
Championship: Wisconsin
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion


1982 NCAA Tournament[4][]

Main article: 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
  Quarterfinals
March 19–21 		Semifinals
March 25–26 		National Championship
March 27
                                 
E1 Northeastern 2 3*** 5  
W4 Bowling Green 2 2 4  
  E1 Northeastern 2  
  W2 North Dakota 6  
W2 North Dakota 5 2 7
E3 Clarkson 1 1 2  
  W2 North Dakota 5
  W1 Wisconsin 2
W1 Wisconsin 6 4 10  
E4 Harvard 1 3 4  
  W1 Wisconsin 5 Third Place Game
  E2 New Hampshire 0  
E2 New Hampshire 3 6 9 E1 Northeastern 10
W3 Michigan State 2 2 4   E2 New Hampshire 4


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
Beers, EdEd Beers Senior Denver 42 50 34 84 59
Fraser, DonaldDonald Fraser Junior Denver 43 26 57 83 40
Hills, BrianBrian Hills Junior Bowling Green 41 34 47 81 41
McPhee, GeorgeGeorge McPhee Senior Bowling Green 40 28 52 80 57
Collazzo, EdEd Collazzo Sophomore Army 34 37 37 74 23
Carlton, ScottScott Carlton Senior Minnesota−Duluth 40 30 44 74 23
Brown, NewellNewell Brown Sophomore Michigan State 42 22 51 73 66
Knowlton, JimJim Knowlton Junior Army 32 26 41 67 47
Hamway, MarkMark Hamway Junior Michigan State 41 34 31 65 37
Moore, GreggGregg Moore Junior Minnesota−Duluth 40 31 34 65 10
Newberry, JohnJohn Newberry Sophomore Wisconsin 39 28 27 65 42

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
Behrend, MarcMarc Behrend Junior Wisconsin 25 1502 21 3 1 65 2 .908 2.60
Kleisinger, TerryTerry Kleisinger Sophomore Wisconsin 22 1337 14 8 0 59 4 .910 2.65
Casey, JonJon Casey Sophomore North Dakota 18 1038 15 3 0 48 1 .908 2.77
Scott, RonRon Scott Sophomore Michigan State 39 2298 24 13 1 109 2 .901 2.85
Sylvestri, DonDon Sylvestri Sophomore Clarkson 30 1782 22 6 1 87 2 .881 2.93
Jensen, DarrenDarren Jensen Junior North Dakota 16 910 10 6 0 45 0 .892 2.96
Switaj, BillyBilly Switaj Junior Boston College 12 - - - - - 1 .890 2.97
Jetland, JamesJames Jetland Senior Minnesota 12 636 7 4 1 32 0 .899 3.02
Mason, PeterPeter Mason Senior Michigan 16 714 8 4 1 36 1 .928 3.03
Hayward, BrianBrian Hayward Senior Cornell 22 1249 11 10 1 66 0 .915 3.17
Weicker, GrayGray Weicker Junior St. Lawrence 20 1134 - - - 60 1 .903 3.17

Awards[]

NCAA[]

Award[6] Recipient
Hobey Baker Memorial Award George McPhee, Bowling Green
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) Fernie Flaman, Northeastern
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Phil Sykes, North Dakota

AHCA All-American Teams[7]
East Team   Position   West Team
Brian Hayward, Cornell G Ron Scott, Michigan State
Mark Fusco, Harvard D Bruce Driver, Wisconsin
Chris Renaud, Colgate D Brian MacLellan, Bowling Green
Andy Brickley, New Hampshire F Brian Hills, Bowling Green
Steve Cruikshank, Clarkson F George McPhee, Bowling Green
Kirk McCaskill, Vermont F John Newberry, Wisconsin

CCHA[]

Awards[8] Recipient
Player of the Year George McPhee, Bowling Green
Rookie of the Year Jon Elliot, Michigan
Coach of the Year Jerry York, Bowling Green
Most Valuable Player in Tournament Ron Scott, Michigan State

All-CCHA Teams[9]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Ron Scott, Michigan State G Jon Elliot, Michigan
Brian MacLellan, Bowling Green D Steve Richmond, Michigan
Jim File, Ferris State D Gary Haight, Michigan State
D John Schmidt, Notre Dame
George McPhee, Bowling Green F Dave Poulin, Notre Dame
Brian Hills, Bowling Green F Mark Hamway, Michigan State
Newell Brown, Michigan State F Larry Marson, Ohio State

ECAC[]

Award[10] Recipient
Player of the Year Steve Cruickshank, Clarkson
Rookie of the Year Normand Lacombe, New Hampshire
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament Mark Davidner, Northeastern

All-ECAC Hockey Teams[11]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Brian Hayward, Cornell G Bob O'Connor, Boston College
Chris Renaud, Colgate D Randy Velischek, Providence
Scott Kleinendorst, Providence D Mark Fusco, Harvard
Steve Cruikshank, Clarkson F Dan Poliziani, Yale
Kirk McCaskill, Vermont F Kurt Kleinendorst, Providence
Andy Brickley, New Hampshire F Billy O'Dwyer, Boston College

WCHA[]

Award[12] Recipient
Most Valuable Player Phil Sykes, North Dakota
Freshman of the Year James Patrick, North Dakota
Coach of the Year Gino Gasparini, North Dakota

All-WCHA Teams[13]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Jon Casey, North Dakota G Marc Behrend, Wisconsin
Doug Lidster, Colorado College D James Patrick, North Dakota
Bruce Driver, Wisconsin D Craig Ludwig, North Dakota
Ed Beers, Denver F Bryan Erickson, Minnesota
Phil Sykes, North Dakota F Gregg Moore, Minnesota-Duluth
John Newberry, Wisconsin F Troy Murray, North Dakota

References[]

  1. ↑ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide", CCHA. Retrieved on 2014-06-29. 
  2. ↑ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide", ECAC Hockey. Retrieved on 2014-06-29. 
  3. ↑ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128", WCHA. Retrieved on 2014-06-29. 
  4. ↑ "NCAA Tournament", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on May 19, 2013. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 1981-82 NCAA Division I Statistics. Elite Prospects. Retrieved on 2016-06-04.
  6. ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on June 11, 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners", NCAA.org. Retrieved on June 11, 2013. 
  8. ↑ "CCHA Awards", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on May 19, 2013. 
  9. ↑ "CCHA All-Teams", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on May 19, 2013. 
  10. ↑ "ECAC Awards", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on May 19, 2013. 
  11. ↑ "ECAC All-Teams", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on May 19, 2013. 
  12. ↑ "WCHA Awards", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on May 19, 2013. 
  13. ↑ "WCHA All-Teams", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on May 19, 2013. 

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