1981–82 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

1981–82 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
	The Providence Civic Center served as the host for the 1982 Frozen Four
Duration	October 1981–; March 27, 1982
NCAA tournament	1982
National championship	Providence Civic Center; Providence, Rhode Island
NCAA champion	North Dakota
Hobey Baker Award	George McPhee; (Bowling Green)
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
← 1980–81	1982–83 →

The 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1981 and concluded with the 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 27, 1982 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 35th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 87th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
Empire Cup	November 13–14	4	Clarkson
North Country Thanksgiving Invitational	November 26–28	3	Clarkson
Great Lakes Invitational	December 29–30	4	Notre Dame
I Love New York Tournament	December 29–30	4	Clarkson
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament	December 29–30	4	St. Lawrence
Auld Lang Syne Classic	December 30–31	4	Dartmouth
Jeno Holiday Tournament	December 31–January 2	4	Lake Superior State
Beanpot	February 1, 8	4	Boston University

Standings

1981–82 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Bowling Green†	28	20	7	1	41	164	105	42	27	13	2	235	163
Michigan State*	32	21	10	1	43	138	94	42	26	14	2	184	123
Michigan Tech	28	16	11	1	33	129	120	40	23	14	3	195	165
Notre Dame	30	15	13	2	32	139	130	40	23	15	2	199	168
Michigan	30	14	12	4	32	93	101	38	18	15	5	130	131
Ferris State	30	13	15	2	28	117	133	36	15	18	3	144	158
Lake Superior State	28	11	15	2	24	112	110	39	19	17	3	165	150
Northern Michigan	28	12	16	0	24	106	127	36	15	21	0	141	171
Western Michigan	30	11	18	1	23	129	150	34	14	19	1	141	164
Ohio State	28	10	17	1	21	107	132	34	16	17	1	158	150
Miami	28	9	18	1	19	100	132	36	16	19	1	163	153
Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

1981–82 ECAC Hockey standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
East Region
Northeastern*	21	14	6	1	.690	125	89	36	25	9	2	212	140
New Hampshire	22	15	7	0	.682	116	91	36	22	14	0	176	159
Boston College	21	13	8	0	.619	85	79	30	19	11	0	131	105
Providence	21	13	8	0	.619	119	80	33	20	12	1	162	114
Boston University	22	9	10	3	.477	102	91	28	14	11	3	133	102
Maine	21	3	18	0	.143	67	155	29	8	21	0	113	189
West Region
Clarkson†	20	15	4	1	.775	106	63	35	26	8	1	185	108
St. Lawrence	21	12	8	1	.595	88	74	31	19	11	1	152	116
Colgate	20	11	8	1	.575	96	77	30	19	10	1	177	109
Vermont	22	8	12	2	.409	95	115	29	11	16	2	133	153
Rensselaer	20	6	12	2	.350	76	96	29	9	18	2	110	135
Ivy Region
Harvard	21	11	8	2	.571	106	85	30	13	15	2	126	109
Yale	21	11	9	1	.548	77	76	26	15	10	1	113	93
Cornell	22	10	11	1	.477	92	80	26	12	13	1	107	91
Princeton	21	7	12	2	.381	81	103	26	9	14	3	105	124
Dartmouth	21	6	14	1	.310	85	119	26	10	15	1	113	140
Brown	21	6	15	0	.286	75	121	26	8	18	0	100	155
Independent
Army^	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	36	25	11	0	260	171
Championship: Northeastern † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ Army had been accepted into ECAC Hockey but had not begun a conference schedule

1981–82 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Air Force	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	28	12	15	1	142	170
Illinois-Chicago	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	31	7	24	0
Kent State	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	29	12	17	0
Northern Arizona	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	24	6	18	0	94	148
US International	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	30	18	12	0

1981–82 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
North Dakota†	26	19	7	0	38	119	81	47	35	12	0	218	143
Wisconsin*	26	18	7	1	37	126	80	47	35	11	1	255	126
Minnesota	26	13	11	2	28	103	102	36	22	12	2	153	125
Denver	26	9	15	2	20	119	132	43	21	19	3	233	197
Minnesota-Duluth	26	9	16	1	19	114	141	40	16	21	3	192	201
Colorado College	26	6	18	2	14	105	150	36	11	23	2	152	196
Championship: Wisconsin † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

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1982 NCAA Tournament

Quarterfinals March 19–21					Semifinals March 25–26				National Championship March 27

E1	Northeastern	2	3***	5
W4	Bowling Green	2	2	4
					E1	Northeastern	2

					W2	North Dakota	6
W2	North Dakota	5	2	7

E3	Clarkson	1	1	2
									W2	North Dakota	5

									W1	Wisconsin	2
W1	Wisconsin	6	4	10

E4	Harvard	1	3	4
					W1	Wisconsin	5	Third Place Game

					E2	New Hampshire	0
E2	New Hampshire	3	6	9					E1	Northeastern	10

W3	Michigan State	2	2	4					E2	New Hampshire	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	Class	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Ed Beers	Senior	Denver	42	50	34	84	59
Donald Fraser	Junior	Denver	43	26	57	83	40
Brian Hills	Junior	Bowling Green	41	34	47	81	41
George McPhee	Senior	Bowling Green	40	28	52	80	57
Ed Collazzo	Sophomore	Army	34	37	37	74	23
Scott Carlton	Senior	Minnesota−Duluth	40	30	44	74	23
Newell Brown	Sophomore	Michigan State	42	22	51	73	66
Jim Knowlton	Junior	Army	32	26	41	67	47
Mark Hamway	Junior	Michigan State	41	34	31	65	37
Gregg Moore	Junior	Minnesota−Duluth	40	31	34	65	10
John Newberry	Sophomore	Wisconsin	39	28	27	65	42

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Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Class	Team	GP	Min	W	L	OT	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Marc Behrend	Junior	Wisconsin	25	1502	21	3	1	65	2	.908	2.60
Terry Kleisinger	Sophomore	Wisconsin	22	1337	14	8	0	59	4	.910	2.65
Jon Casey	Sophomore	North Dakota	18	1038	15	3	0	48	1	.908	2.77
Ron Scott	Sophomore	Michigan State	39	2298	24	13	1	109	2	.901	2.85
Don Sylvestri	Sophomore	Clarkson	30	1782	22	6	1	87	2	.881	2.93
Darren Jensen	Junior	North Dakota	16	910	10	6	0	45	0	.892	2.96
Billy Switaj	Junior	Boston College	12	-	-	-	-	-	1	.890	2.97
James Jetland	Senior	Minnesota	12	636	7	4	1	32	0	.899	3.02
Peter Mason	Senior	Michigan	16	714	8	4	1	36	1	.928	3.03
Brian Hayward	Senior	Cornell	22	1249	11	10	1	66	0	.915	3.17
Gray Weicker	Junior	St. Lawrence	20	1134	-	-	-	60	1	.903	3.17

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Awards

NCAA

Award[6]		Recipient
Hobey Baker Memorial Award		George McPhee, Bowling Green
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year)		Fernie Flaman, Northeastern
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament		Phil Sykes, North Dakota

AHCA All-American Teams[7]
East Team	Position	West Team
Brian Hayward, Cornell	G	Ron Scott, Michigan State
Mark Fusco, Harvard	D	Bruce Driver, Wisconsin
Chris Renaud, Colgate	D	Brian MacLellan, Bowling Green
Andy Brickley, New Hampshire	F	Brian Hills, Bowling Green
Steve Cruikshank, Clarkson	F	George McPhee, Bowling Green
Kirk McCaskill, Vermont	F	John Newberry, Wisconsin

CCHA

Awards[8]		Recipient
Player of the Year		George McPhee, Bowling Green
Rookie of the Year		Jon Elliot, Michigan
Coach of the Year		Jerry York, Bowling Green
Most Valuable Player in Tournament		Ron Scott, Michigan State

All-CCHA Teams[9]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Ron Scott, Michigan State	G	Jon Elliot, Michigan
Brian MacLellan, Bowling Green	D	Steve Richmond, Michigan
Jim File, Ferris State	D	Gary Haight, Michigan State
	D	John Schmidt, Notre Dame
George McPhee, Bowling Green	F	Dave Poulin, Notre Dame
Brian Hills, Bowling Green	F	Mark Hamway, Michigan State
Newell Brown, Michigan State	F	Larry Marson, Ohio State

ECAC

Award[10]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Steve Cruickshank, Clarkson
Rookie of the Year		Normand Lacombe, New Hampshire
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament		Mark Davidner, Northeastern

All-ECAC Hockey Teams[11]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Brian Hayward, Cornell	G	Bob O'Connor, Boston College
Chris Renaud, Colgate	D	Randy Velischek, Providence
Scott Kleinendorst, Providence	D	Mark Fusco, Harvard
Steve Cruikshank, Clarkson	F	Dan Poliziani, Yale
Kirk McCaskill, Vermont	F	Kurt Kleinendorst, Providence
Andy Brickley, New Hampshire	F	Billy O'Dwyer, Boston College

WCHA

Award[12]		Recipient
Most Valuable Player		Phil Sykes, North Dakota
Freshman of the Year		James Patrick, North Dakota
Coach of the Year		Gino Gasparini, North Dakota

All-WCHA Teams[13]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Jon Casey, North Dakota	G	Marc Behrend, Wisconsin
Doug Lidster, Colorado College	D	James Patrick, North Dakota
Bruce Driver, Wisconsin	D	Craig Ludwig, North Dakota
Ed Beers, Denver	F	Bryan Erickson, Minnesota
Phil Sykes, North Dakota	F	Gregg Moore, Minnesota-Duluth
John Newberry, Wisconsin	F	Troy Murray, North Dakota

References

"2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
"2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
"2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
"NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
"1981-82 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
"NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
"Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
"CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
"CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
"ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
"ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
"WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
"WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

External links

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[1] "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

[2] "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

[3] "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

[4] "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[stats-5] "1981-82 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-06-04.

[6] "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

[7] "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

[8] "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[9] "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[10] "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[11] "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[12] "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[13] "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

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