1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

1983–84 NCAA Division I
men's ice hockey season
1983–84 NCAA Division I ; men's ice hockey season
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)
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
← 1982–83	1984–85 →

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 90th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Notre Dame demoted their program to club status for this season but returned to the Division I ranks the following year.

Regular season[]

Season tournaments[]

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
	October 14–15	4	Western Michigan
	November 4–5	4	Wilfrid Laurier
	November 25–26	4	Rensselaer
	December 28–30	4	Boston College
Great Lakes Invitational	December 29–30	4	Michigan State
KeyBank Tournament	December 29–30	4	Bowling Green
	December 29–30	4	Colgate
Auld Lang Syne Classic	December 30–31	4	New Hampshire
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament	December 30–31	4	Rensselaer
	January 5–8	8	North Dakota
	January 6–7	4	Colgate
Beanpot	February 6, 13	4	Northeastern

Standings[]

1983–84 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Bowling Green†	28	22	4	2	.821	146	95	44	34	8	2	228	146
Ohio State	30	21	9	0	.700	155	96	41	30	10	1	212	133
Michigan State*	30	21	9	0	.700	162	90	46	34	12	0	241	129
Northern Michigan	30	16	14	0	.533	126	118	40	17	22	1	155	161
Western Michigan	28	13	14	1	.482	125	114	42	22	18	2	187	168
Michigan Tech	30	14	16	0	.467	123	128	41	19	21	1	160	167
Ferris State	30	13	15	2	.467	128	138	41	18	20	3	184	184
Lake Superior State	30	12	17	1	.417	103	127	40	18	20	2	152	176
Michigan	30	11	18	1	.383	105	148	37	14	22	1	134	179
Miami	30	10	20	0	.333	116	156	37	13	23	1	149	188
Illinois-Chicago	28	5	22	1	.196	83	162	35	5	29	1	106	221
Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

1983–84 ECAC Hockey standings v t
	Conference							Overall
	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
Lowell^	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	34	15	16	3	138	164
Championship: Rensselaer † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ Both Army and Lowell had been accepted into ECAC Hockey but had not begun a conference schedule

1983–84 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings v t
	Conference							Overall
	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
Kent State	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	27	16	11	0
Northern Arizona	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	27	21	6	0	172	97
US International	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	36	4	31	1

1983–84 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t
	Conference							Overall
	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

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1984 NCAA Tournament[]

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)

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Player stats[]

Scoring leaders[]

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
Paul Pooley	Senior	Ohio State	42	32	64	96	38
Dan Dorion	Sophomore	Western Michigan	42	41	50	91	42
Bill Watson	Sophomore	Minnesota−Duluth	40	35	51	86	12
Adam Oates	Sophomore	Rensselaer	38	26	57	83	15
	Junior	Army	32	38	45	82	-
Perry Pooley	Senior	Ohio State	41	39	40	79	28
Tom Kurvers	Senior	Minnesota−Duluth	43	18	58	76	46
John Carter	Sophomore	Rensselaer	38	35	39	74	52
	Junior	Army	34	29	45	74	-
Greg Adams	Sophomore	Northern Arizona	26	44	29	73	24
	Senior	Ferris State	41	20	53	73	14

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Leading goaltenders[]

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
Norm Foster	Freshman	Michigan State	32	1815	23	8	0	83	1	.898	2.74
Bob Essensa	Freshman	Michigan State	17	946	11	4	0	44	2	.891	2.79
	Junior	Ohio State	27	1495	18	-	-	71	-	.897	2.85
Gary Kruzich	Freshman	Bowling Green	28	-	21	5	2	-	-	.896	2.87
	Freshman	Rensselaer	15	457	8	0	0	22	0	.882	2.89
	Freshman	Yale	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	.899	2.91
Cleon Daskalakis	Senior	Boston University	35	1972	25	10	0	96	1	.911	2.92
Daren Puppa	Freshman	Rensselaer	32	1816	24	6	0	89	0	.900	2.94
	Senior	Alaska−Anchorage	-	973	13	-	-	48	1	.897	2.96
Rick Kosti	Freshman	Minnesota−Duluth	38	2347	27	9	2	119	0	.898	3.04

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Awards[]

NCAA[]

Award^[6]		Recipient
Hobey Baker Memorial Award		Tom Kurvers, Minnesota–Duluth
Spencer Penrose Award		Mike Sertich, Minnesota–Duluth
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament		Gary Kruzich, Bowling Green
AHCA All-American Teams^[7]
East First Team	Position	West First Team
Cleon Daskalakis, Boston University	G	Jon Casey, North Dakota
Bob Armstrong, Clarkson	D	Garry Galley, Bowling Green
Dave Fretz, Clarkson	D	Tom Kurvers, Minnesota-Duluth
John Carter, Rensselaer	F	Dan Kane, Bowling Green
Adam Oates, Rensselaer	F	Paul Pooley, Ohio State
Steve Smith, Colgate	F	Bill Watson, Minnesota-Duluth
East Second Team	Position	West Second Team
Daren Puppa, Rensselaer	G	Rick Kosti, Minnesota-Duluth
Peter Taglianetti, Providence	D	Dan McFall, Michigan State
T. J. Connolly, Boston University	D	Bill Schafhauser, Northern Michigan
Kevin Foster, Vermont	F	Perry Pooley, Ohio State
Ken Manchurek, Northeastern	F	Dan Dorion, Western Michigan
Gates Orlando, Providence	F	Bob Lakso, Minnesota-Duluth

CCHA[]

Awards^[8]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Paul Pooley, Ohio State
Rookie of the Year		Gary Emmons, Northern Michigan
		, Michigan State
Coach of the Year		Bill Wilkinson, Western Michigan
Most Valuable Player in Tournament		Glenn Healy, Western Michigan
All-CCHA Teams^[9]
First Team	Position	Second Team
, Ohio State	G	Norm Foster, Michigan State
Garry Galley, Bowling Green	D	Dave Ellett, Bowling Green
Dan McFall, Michigan State	D	, Ferris State
Paul Pooley, Ohio State	F	Perry Pooley, Ohio State
Dan Dorion, Western Michigan	F	, Ferris State
Dan Kane, Bowling Green	F	, Bowling Green

ECAC[]

Award^[10]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Cleon Daskalakis, Boston University
Rookie of the Year		John Cullen, Boston University
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament		Adam Oates, Rensselaer
All-ECAC Hockey Teams^[11]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Cleon Daskalakis, Boston University	G	, New Hampshire
, Boston College	D	Peter Taglianetti, Providence
T. J. Connolly, Boston University	D	, New Hampshire
Bob Armstrong, Clarkson	D
Gates Orlando, Providence	F	Adam Oates, Rensselaer
Steve Smith, Colgate	F	John Carter, Rensselaer
Kevin Foster, Vermont	F	Marty Dallman, Rensselaer

WCHA[]

Award^[12]		Recipient
Most Valuable Player		Tom Kurvers, Minnesota-Duluth
Freshman of the Year		Rick Kosti, Minnesota-Duluth
Coach of the Year		Mike Sertich, Minnesota-Duluth
All-WCHA Teams^[13]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Jon Casey, North Dakota	G	Rick Kosti, Minnesota-Duluth
Tom Kurvers, Minnesota-Duluth	D	, Minnesota
Jim Leavins, Denver	D	Rick Zombo, North Dakota
	D	Norm Maciver, Minnesota-Duluth
Bill Watson, Minnesota-Duluth	F	, Minnesota-Duluth
Dan Brennan, North Dakota	F	Bob Lakso, Minnesota-Duluth
, Minnesota	F	Matt Christensen, Minnesota-Duluth

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.
^ ^a ^b "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.

External links[]

[1] "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

[2] "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

[3] "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

[4] "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[stats-5] "1983-84 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-06-04.

[6] "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

[7] "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

[8] "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[9] "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[10] "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[11] "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[12] "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[13] "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

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