1983 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 November 2022 1983 men's Division II 8 Tully Forum North Billerica, Massachusetts RIT Tigers 1st 1st 1st Bemidji State Beavers 1st 1st Lowell Chiefs 5th Babson Beavers 1st Brian Mason 1st Dave Burkholder RIT 12,280 thumb|right|RIT's bench explodes in celebration during the final seconds of the championship game. 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). Qualifying teams After the majority of NAIA schools switched to the NCAA the number of western teams vying for a tournament berth ballooned and as a result the Western regional tournament was restarted. It is not considered as part of the NCAA tournament but is displayed here for reference. Western Regional Tournament 1/1/1 Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional Final   Bemidji State 5   St. Olaf 2   St. Thomas 5   Alaska 3   Gustavus Adolphus 6   Augsburg 5   Mankato State 11   Lake Forest 6   Bemidji State 3   St. Thomas 2   Gustavus Adolphus 2   Mankato State 5   Bemidji State 5   Mankato State 3 National Tournament Teams East RegionWest Region Seed Team Record Last Bid Seed Team Record Last Bid1Lowell 26–1–0 19821Bemidji State 28–4–1 Never2Babson 21–5–1 19822Mankato State 25–9–1 19823Norwich 16–9–0 Never3RIT 20–8–0 Never4Oswego State 24–6–1 19824Gustavus Adolphus 20–8–0 1982 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. 2/1/1 y score n QuarterfinalsMarch 11–12 SemifinalsMarch 17–18 National championshipMarch 19 Babson 3 1 Norwich 1 2* Bemidji State 6 2 Gustavus Adolphus 3 3 Lowell 10 5 Oswego State 2 3 Mankato State 1 6 RIT 6 3 Babson 1 Bemidji State 3 Lowell 1 RIT 4 Bemidji State 2 RIT 4 Lowell 5 Babson 3 All-Tournament team thumb|right|RIT's Dave Burkholder was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. 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 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/winter_champs_records/2004/2004_winter_champs_records.pdf NCAA Record Book 2016-04-14 NCAA NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament Category:NCAA Division II men's ice hockey tournament