1983–84 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season explained

Gender:men
Division:ii
Year:1983
Duration:November 1983–
March 18, 1984
Champ Stad:John S. Glas Field House
Champ City:Bemidji, Minnesota
Champ:Bemidji State

The 1983–84 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began in November 1983 and concluded on March 18 of the following year. This was the 20th season of second-tier college ice hockey.

The majority of programs that had been playing at the Division II level came from Division III schools but continued to play at a higher level because the NCAA did not hold a National Division III Tournament. That changed for the 1983–84 season and with the institution of the new championship all of the Division III schools dropped down to their normal level. This left scant few teams at the Division II level and when it became apparent that the NCAA could not hold a national tournament for so few programs they decided to shutter the D-II championship after the 1984 playoff.

As a swan song for the Division II level, Bemidji State produced only the second undefeated championship season in NCAA history (the other being Cornell in 1970).

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Geneseo TournamentNovember 4–54Westfield State
Oswego TournamentNovember 4–54Guelph
RIT TournamentNovember 4–54Wilfrid Laurier
Granite State InvitationalNovember 12–134New England College
Merrimack Thanksgiving TournamentNovember 19–204New England College
Williams InvitationalNovember 25–264Connecticut
Cardinal ClassicDecember 2–34RIT
Crusader ClassicDecember 10–114
Codfish BowlDecember 28–304Massachusetts–Boston
Salem State TournamentJanuary 4–54
Blue-Gold TournamentJanuary 6–74Merrimack

Standings

1984 NCAA Tournament

See main article: 1984 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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1984 NHL Entry Draft

See main article: 1984 NHL Entry Draft.

Round Pick Player College ConferenceNHL team
8 155 Merrimack ECAC 2 St. Louis Blues
12 230 Merrimack ECAC 2 Pittsburgh Penguins
12 231 Merrimack ECAC 2 New Jersey Devils
† incoming freshman
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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Record Book. 2016-04-13. NCAA.
  2. Web site: 1984 NHL Entry Draft . Hockey DB . October 25, 2023.