1983–84 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#4F2C1D; a #FE5000 2px white white Bowling Green Falcons white 1983–84 Bowling Green Falcons wordmark.svg 250 Bowling Green Falcons men CCHA 1st 34–8–2 22–4–2 18–2–0 11–4–1 5–2–1 Jerry York Mike PikulWayne Wilson BGSU Ice Arena National championKeyBank Tournament, championCCHA, champion NCAA tournament champion 1982–83 1984–85 Bowling Green Falcons #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1983–84 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey team represented the Bowling Green University in college ice hockey. In its 5th year under head coach Jerry York the team compiled a 34–8–2 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the fifth time.Bowling Green Men's Hockey 2018–19 Record Book https://s3.amazonaws.com/bgsufalcons.com/documents/2018/11/14/Hockey_Record_Book_2018_19_2.pdf Bowling Green Falcons August 18, 2019 The Falcons defeated Minnesota–Duluth 5–4 in the fourth overtime to win the championship game at the 1980 Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, New York, the longest title game in NCAA history. Season Early season success Bowling Green was champing at the bit after being left out of the 1983 Tournament despite winning the CCHA and having a better record than the team picked ahead of them, Minnesota–Duluth. The Falcons got off to a good start with a sweep of visiting Clarkson but when they opened their conference schedule the following week they could only manage a split with Lake Superior State. Losing to an inferior team appeared to galvanize the team and the Falcons proceeded to win the next 17 contests, the longest streak in program history.1984 National Champions http://www.bgsusports.com/mambo/content/view/16/55/ BGSU Sports August 19, 2019 August 19, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190819173919/http://www.bgsusports.com/mambo/content/view/16/55/ dead Through two months Bowling Green scored no fewer than 4 goals in each of their games and though they started out with Wayne Collins in net (their only goaltender with NCAA experience) Gary Kruzich soon became the go-to goalie. Even when Bowling Green was limited to 2 goals the defense showed up and allowed the Falcons to win the KeyBank Tournament. The streak finally ended with a 5–6 overtime loss at Michigan and a week later the team ended up with a tie against Ferris State. Defensive cracks The Falcons regained their footing when they played at home for the first time in over a month against Northern Michigan and after earning 3 points against Illinois–Chicago in early February Bowling Green guaranteed themselves their third consecutive CCHA title.MEN'S HOCKEY ALL-TIME RECORDS 26 June 2018 https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/mens-ice-hockey-archive/ Ohio State Buckeyes July 11, 2019Michigan State Spartans https://s3.amazonaws.com/msuspartans.com/documents/2018/10/11/2018_19_Hockey_media_guide_for_WEB.pdf Michigan State Hockey 2018–19 Media Guide February 27, 2019 January 23, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190123191030/https://s3.amazonaws.com/msuspartans.com/documents/2018/10/11/2018_19_Hockey_media_guide_for_WEB.pdf dead With little to play for Bowling Green played a bad game against Western Michigan, allowing a season-high 8 goals against before earning a split. The following weekend they welcomed in Division III Michigan–Dearborn and dominated the obviously outmatched Wolverines but the lack of a challenge did not help BG right the ship and the squad split their final weekend against cellar-dwelling Miami. CCHA tournament With the program record for wins in sight (37) the team appeared to get back to normal when they opened the tournament with a home win against Lake Superior State but they were back in the losing column after game 2. Fortunately the first round was a total-goal series and the close loss in the second game didn't cost BGSU too much. In the semifinal at the Joe Louis Arena Bowling Green faced Western Michigan and the Broncos showed no fear in facing down the Falcons and the two teams fought to a 3–3 tie through regulation. Kruzich kept the Falcons in the game but future NHLer Glenn Healy couldn't be beaten and in the second overtime WMU scored to end Bowling Green's chance at the conference championship. The Falcons had a chance to redeem themselves in the consolation game but against fell in overtime, this time to Ohio State. NCAA tournament Even with losing three consecutive games Bowling Green still had the second best record in the country and the selection committee gave them an at-large bid, slotting them third in the west. As a lower seed, BGSU started the tournament on the road against Boston University and the Falcons still could not break out of their losing skid, dropping the game 3–6. With the team needing to win the second game by 4 goals to advance they had their work cut out for them but Gary Kruzich played one of his best games, holding BU to a single goal while the Falcons scored 4 goals in regulation, and added the series winner in overtime. Bowling Green returned to Lake Placid to face Michigan State, which had 33 wins. Bowling Green won 2–1, following a defensive performance that limited Michigan State's scoring. Overtime Epic In the championship game BGSU only had Minnesota–Duluth left standing in their way but the #1 ranked Bulldogs looked to be a tough test. Bristling with talent and possessing Hobey Baker Award winner Tom Kurvers, UMD looked to get the jump on Bowling Green early but it was Garry Galley who notched the game's first goal with a shot that somehow found its way through a mass of bodies. Duluth responded with their own goal 20 seconds later and two teams remained tied for the next period plus. Bill Watson broke the tie past the mid-way point of the game while Bob Lakso extended the lead at the start of the third period. With the team down by 2 goals with 19 minutes to play, Bowling Green began firing shot after shot against Rick Kosti and eventually the Falcons' leading goal-scorer Jamie Wansborough broke through with a power play marker. With over 15 minutes to play the Falcons had plenty of time to tie the score but with Duluth playing in a defensive shell their opportunities were limited. The situation became dire when UMD regained their 2-goal advantage with 8 minutes to play but the Falcons responded immediately and cut the lead back to 1. Bowling Green had a good opportunity to tie the game late on a power play but they couldn't convert and as the clock kept ticking it appeared that Minnesota–Duluth was going to win the national title. With less than two minutes to play, team co-captain Wayne Wilson fired the puck into the Duluth zone from the red line. When Kosti went behind the net to play the puck it hit something along the boards and bounced out into the crease and, with three Bulldogs around him, John Samanski poked the puck into the net to tie the game. With the Duluth faithful screaming that the play should have been icing the two teams restarted play and fought furiously in the final 90 seconds before heading into overtime. In the first overtime UMD nearly ended the game but Kruzich stopped a semi-breakaway by Lakso and neither squad could find the back of the net. The game became the first title game to need more than one extra frame but it did not stop there. Kruzich and Kosti kept the score tied until deep into the fourth 10-minute overtime. With both teams exhausted leading BG scorer Dan Kane found Gino Cavallini alone in front of the net and the sophomore backhanded the puck past Kosti's leg to end the longest championship game in NCAA history (as of 2019). Awards and honors Gary Kruzich became the third consecutive goaltender to win the tournament MOP as much for his overtime heroics as for holding BU and MSU to single goals in the previous two wins. However, Kruzich had to share his All-Tournament team spot with UMD's Rick Kosti, the only time in history that any position was split between two people (as of 2019).Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf NCAA.org June 11, 2013 Kruzich was joined on the All-Tournament team by David Ellett and Garry Galley while Galley and Dan Kane made the AHCA All-American West Team and the All-CCHA First TeamCCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 Ellett and John Samanski were named to the CCHA Second Team while none of the individual conference awards went to the Falcons. The championship was the first for any CCHA team and demonstrated that the conference could compete with the other major powers of the college hockey world. Standings BGSU Schedule |- !colspan=12 style="Bowling Green Falcons #FFFFFF;" | Regular season October 14 w yes no 1983 men Clarkson Golden Knights Clarkson BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 5–2 1–0 October 15 w yes no 1983 men Clarkson Golden Knights Clarkson BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 5–3 2–0 October 21 w no 1983 men Lake Superior State Lakers Lake Superior State BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 7–2 3–0 1–0 October 22 l no 1983 men Lake Superior State Lakers Lake Superior State BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 1–2 3–1 1–1 October 28 w no 1983 men Michigan Tech Huskies Michigan Tech BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 6–5 4–1 2–1 October 29 w no 1983 men Michigan Tech Huskies Michigan Tech BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 5–1 5–1 3–1 November 4 w yes 1983 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Munn Ice Arena East Lansing, Michigan 7–4 6–1 4–1 November 5 w yes 1983 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Munn Ice Arena East Lansing, Michigan 5–3 7–1 5–1 November 11 w no 1983 men UIC Flames Illinois–Chicago BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 8–3 8–1 6–1 November 12 w no 1983 men UIC Flames Illinois–Chicago BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 7–2 9–1 7–1 November 18 w yes yes 1983 men New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire Snively Arena Durham, New Hampshire 6–5 OT 10–1 7–1 November 19 w yes yes 1983 men New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire Snively Arena Durham, New Hampshire 4–3 11–1 7–1 November 25 w no 1983 men Miami Redskins Miami BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 5–3 12–1 8–1 November 26 w no 1983 men Miami Redskins Miami BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 6–3 13–1 9–1 December 2 w yes 1983 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State OSU Ice Rink Columbus, Ohio 4–2 14–1 10–1 December 3 w no 1983 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 8–6 15–1 11–1 December 9 w no 1983 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 5–4 16–1 12–1 December 10 w no 1983 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 4–3 17–1 13–1 |- !colspan=12 style="Bowling Green Falcons #FFFFFF;" | #FFFFFF KeyBank Tournament December 29 w yes yes 1983 men Cornell Big Red Cornell 1980 Olympic Arena Lake Placid, New York Tournament Semifinal 6–4 18–1 13–1 December 30 w yes yes 1983 men Clarkson Golden Knights Clarkson 1980 Olympic Arena Lake Placid, New York Tournament championship 2–0 19–1 13–1 January 6 w yes 1983 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan Yost Ice Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 8–2 20–1 14–1 January 7 l yes 1983 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan Yost Ice Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 5–6 OT 20–2 14–2 January 13 w yes 1983 men Ferris State Bulldogs Ferris State Ewigleben Arena Big Rapids, Michigan 5–2 21–2 15–2 January 14 t yes 1983 men Ferris State Bulldogs Ferris State Ewigleben Arena Big Rapids, Michigan 5–5 OT 21–2–1 15–2–1 January 20 w no 1983 men Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 4–2 22–2–1 16–2–1 January 21 w no 1983 men Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 4–2 23–2–1 17–2–1 January 27 w no 1983 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 4–3 OT 24–2–1 18–2–1 January 28 w yes 1983 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State OSU Ice Rink Columbus, Ohio 3–2 OT 25–2–1 19–2–1 February 3 w yes 1983 men UIC Flames Illinois–Chicago Franklin Park Ice Arena Franklin Park, Illinois 5–3 26–2–1 20–2–1 February 4 t yes 1983 men UIC Flames Illinois–Chicago Franklin Park Ice Arena Franklin Park, Illinois 5–5 OT 26–2–2 20–2–2 February 10 l yes 1983 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Lawson Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan 3–8 26–3–2 20–3–2 February 11 w yes 1983 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Lawson Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan 4–2 27–3–2 21–3–2 February 17 w yes no 1983 men Michigan–Dearborn Wolverines Michigan–Dearborn BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 10–3 28–3–2 21–3–2 February 18 w yes no 1983 men Michigan–Dearborn Wolverines Michigan–Dearborn BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 10–2 29–3–2 21–3–2 February 24 w yes 1983 men Miami Redskins Miami Goggin Ice Arena Oxford, Ohio 11–4 30–3–2 22–3–2 February 25 l yes 1983 men Miami Redskins Miami Goggin Ice Arena Oxford, Ohio 2–6 30–4–2 22–4–2 |- !colspan=12 style="Bowling Green Falcons #FFFFFF;" | #FFFFFF CCHA tournament March 2 w yes no 1983 men Lake Superior State Lakers Lake Superior State BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio CCHA Quarterfinal game 1 7–3 31–4–2 22–4–2 March 3 l yes no 1983 men Lake Superior State Lakers Lake Superior State BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio CCHA Quarterfinal game 2 6–7 31–5–2 22–4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |colspan=12|Bowling Green Wins Series 13–10 March 9 l yes yes 1983 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan CCHA Semifinal 3–4 2OT 31–6–2 22–4–2 March 10 l yes yes 1983 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan CCHA Consolation Game 2–3 OT 31–7–2 22–4–2 |- !colspan=12 style="Bowling Green Falcons #FFFFFF;" | #FFFFFF NCAA tournament March 16 l yes yes 1983 men Boston University Terriers Boston University Walter Brown Arena Boston, Massachusetts National Quarterfinal game 1 3–6 31–8–2 22–4–2 March 17 w yes yes 1983 men Boston University Terriers Boston University Walter Brown Arena Boston, Massachusetts National Quarterfinal game 2 5–1 OT 32–8–2 22–4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |colspan=12|Bowling Green Wins Series 8–7 March 23 w yes yes 1983 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State 1980 Olympic Arena Lake Placid, New York National Semifinal 2–1 33–8–2 22–4–2 March 24 w yes yes 1983 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth 1980 Olympic Arena Lake Placid, New York National championship 5–4 4OT 34–8–2 22–4–2 Source: Roster and scoring statistics 2 Bowling Green Falcons No. Name Year Position Hometown unsortable S/P/C Games Goals Assists Pts #FFFFFF PIM 7 Dan Kane Dan Kane (ice hockey) Junior C Peterborough, ON Ontario 43 24 48 72 61 3 Garry Galley Junior D Montreal, PQ Quebec 44 15 52 67 61 22 John Samanski Senior C Oshawa, ON Ontario 42 25 35 60 52 4 David Ellett Sophomore D Cleveland, OH Ohio 43 15 39 54 96 19 Jamie Wansbrough Sophomore RW Toronto, ON Ontario 40 34 16 50 18 23 Gino Cavallini Sophomore LW Toronto, ON Ontario 43 25 23 48 16 12 Dave O'Brian Dave O'Brian (ice hockey) Senior D/W Kitchener, ON Ontario 44 12 27 39 62 15 George Roll Junior W Blue Island, IL Illinois 44 13 25 38 32 5 Mike Pikul Senior D Rexdale, ON Ontario 41 7 30 37 36 27 Dave Randerson Junior RW Stratford, ON Ontario 43 12 19 31 6 16 Perry Braun Senior RW Surrey, BC British Columbia 38 12 18 30 26 2 Wayne Wilson Wayne Wilson (ice hockey) Senior D Guelph, ON Ontario 44 2 24 26 60 11 Tim Hack Senior C Grenfell, SK Saskatchewan 44 7 16 23 28 24 Iain Duncan Freshman LW Toronto, ON Ontario 44 9 11 20 65 21 Peter Wilson Peter Wilson (ice hockey) Senior RW Oshawa, ON Ontario 43 6 12 18 40 20 Nick Bandescu Senior F Port Huron, MI Michigan 44 9 8 17 12 8 Todd Flichel Freshman D Osgoode, ON Ontario 44 1 3 4 12 10 Rob Urban Freshman F Minnetonka, MN Minnesota 14 0 3 3 4 29 Eddie Powers Eddie Powers (goaltender) Freshman G Bowling Green, OH Ohio 7 0 1 1 0 30 Randy Johnson Randy Johnson (goaltender) Freshman G Des Plaines, IL Illinois 2 0 0 0 0 18 John Fish John Fish (ice hockey) Sophomore D Parry Sound, ON Ontario 4 0 0 0 0 1 Wayne Collins Wayne Collins (ice hockey) Sophomore G Burlington, MA Massachusetts 12 0 0 0 0 6 Mike Natyshak Freshman F Belle River, ON Ontario 19 0 0 0 0 35 Gary Kruzich Freshman G Oak Lawn, IL Illinois 28 0 0 0 14 Total Bowling Green Falcons 1983–84 roster and statistics https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/1214/bowling-green-state-univ./1983-1984?tab=stats EliteProspects August 18, 2019 Goaltending statistics 2 Bowling Green Falcons No. Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals against Saves Shut outs #FFFFFF SV % #FFFFFF GAA 35 Gary Kruzich 28 – 21 5 2 – – – .896 2.87 30 Randy Johnson Randy Johnson (goaltender) 2 15 0 0 0 2 8 0 .800 7.89 1 Wayne Collins Wayne Collins (ice hockey) 12 – – – – – – – – – 29 Eddie Powers Eddie Powers (goaltender) 7 – – – – – – – – – Total 44 – 34 8 2 146 – 1 – – 1984 championship game (W2) Minnesota–Duluth vs. (W3) Bowling Green 1984 NCAA Hockey Championship BGSU vs. Duluth – Final Goal – YouTube Minnesota–Duluth Bowling Green 1980 Olympic Arena March 24 4–5 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/03/25/Gino-Cavallini-scored-with-249-left-in-the-fourth/5999449038800/ 2 4 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BGGarry GalleyBraun and O'Brien 5:58 1–0 BG UMDMark BaronLakso 6:18 1–1 2nd UMDBill Watson – PPKurvers and Lakso 33:35 2–1 UMD 3rd UMDBob LaksoChristensen and Watson 40:47 3–1 UMD BGJamie Wansbrough – PPGalley and Ellett 44:41 3–2 UMD UMDTom HerzigBaron and Johnson 51:51 4–2 UMD BGPeter WilsonPikul and Kane 52:42 4–3 UMD BGJohn SamanskiW. Wilson and Roll 58:23 4–4 4th Overtime BGGino Cavallini – GWKane 97:11 5–4 BG Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 T Bowling Green 13 55 Minnesota–Duluth 4 32 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice BG Gary Kruzich 28 4 UMD Rick Kosti 50 5 Players drafted into the NHL 1984 NHL entry draft = NHL All-Star team= NHL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career. = NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team= Did not play in the NHL 2 Bowling Green Falcons Round Pick Player NHL team 4 74 Paul Ysebaert† New Jersey Devils 5 92 Scott Paluch† St. Louis Blues 10 193 Brent Regan† Hartford Whalers 10 204 Daryn Fersovich† Philadelphia Flyers † incoming freshman 1984 NHL Entry Draft http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1984e.html Hockey DB August 18, 2019 See also 1984 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions References 50em Category:Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey seasons Bowling Green Bowling Green Bowling Green Bowling Green Bowling Green Bowling Green