1982 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1982 men's Division II 8 Tully Forum North Billerica, Massachusetts Lowell Chiefs 3rd 3rd 4th Plattsburgh Cardinals 2nd 2nd Merrimack Warriors 3rd Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties 1st Bill Riley Jr. 3rd Paul Lohnes Lowell 14,140 The 1982 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. The University of Lowell, coached by Bill Riley, won the national title with a 5–1 victory in the final game over Plattsburgh. Paul Lohnes, of the University of Lowell, was named the Most Outstanding Player and Scott Swanson, of Gustavus Adolphus, was the high scorer of the tournament with eleven points (4 goals, 7 assists). Qualifying teams With the number of teams in the tournament doubling, the NCAA did not hold a Western regional tournament. No automatic bids were offered. East RegionWest Region Seed Team Record Last Bid Seed Team Record Last Bid1Lowell 28–3–0 19811Mankato State 22–7–1 19812Plattsburgh State 23–12–1 19812Gustavus Adolphus 19–8–0 Never3Babson 20–6–1 Never3St. Scholastica 17–9–1 Never4Oswego State 20–8–0 Never4Merrimack 20–15–1 1980 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 12–14 SemifinalsMarch 18–19 National ChampionshipMarch 20 Lowell 9 3 Oswego State 5 4 Merrimack 5 6 Mankato State 3 4 Plattsburgh State 4 1 Babson 3 1 Gustavus Adolphus 7 9 St. Scholastica 4 1 Lowell 4 Merrimack 3 Plattsburgh State 4 Gustavus Adolphus 3 Lowell 6 Plattsburgh State 1 Merrimack 5 Gustavus Adolphus 8 All-Tournament Team G: John MacKenzie (Lowell) D: Paul Lohnes (Lowell) D: Rob Spath (Lowell) F: Chip Grabowski (Plattsburgh State) F: Ken Kaiser (Lowell) F: Mike Carr (Lowell) 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