1983 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1983 NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college ice hockey. A total of 12 games were played, hosted by the University of Lowell.

RIT, coached by Brian Mason, won the national title with a 4-2 victory in the final game over Bemidji State.

Dave Burkholder, of RIT, was named the Most Outstanding Player and Mike Carr, of the University of Lowell, was the high scorer of the tournament with ten points (4 goals, 6 assists).

Western Intercollegiate Hockey Association (WIHA) Tournament

Seeds

1. Bemidji State
2. Mankato State
3. Gustavus Adolphus
4. Alaska-Fairbanks
5. St. Thomas
6. Augsburg
7. Lake Forest
8. St. Olaf

Quarterfinals

• St. Thomas - Alaska-Fairbanks 5:4
• Bemidji State - St. Olaf 5:2
• Gustavus Adolphus - Augsburg 6:5 OT
• Mankato State - Lake Forest 11:6

Semifinals

• Bemidji State - St. Thomas 3:2
• Mankato State - Gustavus Adolphus 5:2

Final

• Bemidji State - Mankato State 5:3

Qualifying teams

Team
Babson Beavers
Bemidji State Beavers
Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties
Mankato State Mavericks
Norwich Cadets
Oswego Great Lakers
RIT Tigers
Lowell Chiefs

Tournament Bracket

The quarter-finals were two-game total-goals series played at the campus of the higher seed. The semi-finals and finals were single elimination games.

	Quarterfinals (2 game total goal)							Semifinals					Final
		Babson	3	1	4				Babson	1
		Norwich	1	2*	3				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
		RIT	6	3	9				Lowell	1
		Mankato State	1	6	7				RIT	4

Lowell defeated Babson 5-3 in third place game

All-Tournament Team

• G: Dave Burkholder (RIT)
• D: Mark Burgholzer (RIT)
• D: Tim Road (Bemidji State)
• F: Chris Johnstone (RIT)
• F: Chuck Samar (RIT)
• F: Paul Donato (Babson)

External links

• NCAA Record Book. NCAA. Retrieved on 2016-04-14.