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1983 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament
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1983 ECAC Men's March 4–12, 1983 8 Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts HarvardHarvard Men's Team History https://www.uscho.com/stats/history/harvard/mens-hockey/ USCHO.com 2014-04-23 2nd Bill ClearyBill Cleary Year-by-Year Coaching Record https://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,281/bill-cleary/ USCHO.com 2013-05-22 1st Mitch OlsonECAC Awards https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archive 2014-04-23 Harvard 1982 1982 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1984 1984 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1983 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 22nd tournament in league history. It was played between March 4 and March 12, 1983.ECAC Tournament https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives 2014-04-23 Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the 'final four' games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. By winning the tournament, Harvard received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Format
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The three teams that were division champions automatically qualified for the tournament while the remaining five seeds were given to the teams with the highest winning percentage. The top four seeds were given out to the three division champions and the top qualifier and assorted based on winning percentage. The remaining four seeds were assigned to the other qualifiers and assorted based upon winning percentage. In the quarterfinals, the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed, and the fourth seed and fifth seed played a two-game series to determine the winner. In the two games no overtime was permitted and if the two teams remained tied after the two games then a 10-minute mini-game would be played where a sudden-death overtime was allowed if the scheduled time did not produce a victor.College Hockey Notebook; Road to Final a 3-Way Route https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/08/sports/college-hockey-notebook-road-to-final-a-3-way-route.html The New York Times 1988-03-08 2014-04-29 After the opening round every series becomes a single-elimination game. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Conference standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pct. = Winning percentage; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guides http://ecachockey.com/men/2008-09/news/20080310_MediaGuides ECAC Hockey 2014-04-23 April 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140427122009/http://ecachockey.com/men/2008-09/news/20080310_MediaGuides dead
Bracket
Teams are reseeded after the first round
3/1/1 QuarterfinalsMarch 4–5 1 Providence 2 2 — 8 Yale 1 1 — 2 Harvard 5 4 — 7 Rensselaer 1 2 — 3 New Hampshire 3 6 — 6 Boston University 3 2 — 4 St. Lawrence 5 1 3 5 Clarkson 3 2 0 SemifinalsMarch 11 1 Providence 1 4 St. Lawrence 0 2 Harvard 6 3 New Hampshire 3 ChampionshipMarch 12 1 Providence 1 2 Harvard 4 Third Place 3 New Hampshire 5 4 St. Lawrence 2
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Quarterfinals
(1) Providence vs. (8) Yale
Providence Yale Schneider Arena March 4 2 – 1 1 March 5 2 – 1 1 Providence won series 2–0
(2) Harvard vs. (7) Rensselaer
Harvard Rensselaer Bright Hockey Center March 4 5 – 1 1 March 5 4 – 2 1 Harvard won series 2–0
(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Boston University
New Hampshire Boston University Snively Arena March 4 3 – 3 March 5 6 – 3 1 New Hampshire won series 1–0–1
(4) St. Lawrence vs. (5) Clarkson
St. Lawrence Clarkson Appleton Arena March 4 5 – 3 1 March 5 1 – 2 2 March 5 3 – 0 (mini) 1 1 St. Lawrence won series 2–1
Semifinals
(1) Providence vs. (4) St. Lawrence
Providence St. Lawrence Boston Garden March 11 1 – 0 1
(2) Harvard vs. (3) New Hampshire
Harvard New Hampshire Boston Garden March 11 6 – 3 1
Third Place
(3) New Hampshire vs. (4) St. Lawrence
New Hampshire St. Lawrence Boston Garden March 12 5 – 2 1
Championship
(1) Providence vs. (2) Harvard
Providence Harvard Boston Garden March 12 1 – 4 2
Tournament awards
All-Tournament Team
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MOP
Mitch Olson (Harvard)
Men's All-Tournament Teams http://www.ecachockey.com/men/tournament/Men-s_All-Tournament_Teams.pdf ECAC Hockey 2014-04-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20130616195013/http://www.ecachockey.com/men/tournament/Men-s_All-Tournament_Teams.pdf 2013-06-16 live
References
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External links
ECAC Hockey https://web.archive.org/web/20100505082036/http://www.ecachockey.com/men/index 2010-05-05
1982–83 ECAC Hockey Standings
1982–83 NCAA Standings
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