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

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{{Infobox NCAA ice hockey season

| gender = men

| division = ii

| year = 1983

| image =

| image_size = 250

| caption =

| duration = November 1983–
March 18, 1984

| champ_stad = John S. Glas Field House

| champ_city = Bemidji, Minnesota

| champ = Bemidji State

| hobey_baker =

| hobey_baker_team =

}}

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 first being Cornell in 1970).

Regular season

=Season tournaments=

class="wikitable"

! Tournament

DatesTeamsChampion
Geneseo Tournament

| November 4–5

| 4

| Westfield State

Oswego Tournament

| November 4–5

| 4

| Guelph

RIT Tournament

| November 4–5

| 4

| Wilfrid Laurier

Granite State Invitational

| November 12–13

| 4

| New England College

Merrimack Thanksgiving Tournament

| November 19–20

| 4

| New England College

Williams Invitational

| November 25–26

| 4

| Connecticut

Cardinal Classic

| December 2–3

| 4

| RIT

Crusader Classic

| December 10–11

| 4

|

Codfish Bowl

| December 28–30

| 4

| Massachusetts–Boston

Salem State Tournament

| January 4–5

| 4

|

Blue-Gold Tournament

| January 6–7

| 4

| Merrimack

=Standings=

{{1983–84 ECAC 2 standings}}

{{1983–84 Division II Independent ice hockey standings (men)}}

{{1983–84 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings (men)}}

{{1983–84 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association standings (men)}}

{{1983–84 NYCHA standings}}

1984 NCAA Tournament

{{Main|1984 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament}}

{{4TeamBracket-2legs

| RD1=Semifinals
March 10–12

| RD2=National Championship
March 17–18

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Bemidji State

| RD1-score1-1=9

| RD1-score1-2=4

| RD1-score1-A=13

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=Alaska–Fairbanks

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score2-2=2

| RD1-score2-A=8

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Merrimack

| RD1-score3-1=4

| RD1-score3-2=5

| RD1-score3-A=9

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4=New Hampshire College

| RD1-score4-1=3

| RD1-score4-2=4

| RD1-score4-A=7

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Bemidji State

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=8

| RD2-score1-A=14

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Merrimack

| RD2-score2-1=3

| RD2-score2-2=1

| RD2-score2-A=4

}}

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

{{cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/winter_champs_records/2004/2004_winter_champs_records.pdf|title=NCAA Record Book|accessdate=2016-04-13|work=NCAA}}

1984 NHL Entry Draft

{{Main|1984 NHL Entry Draft}}

class="wikitable sortable" width="75%"

! style="color:white; background-color:#005EB8; width: 4em;" | Round

! style="color:white; background-color:#005EB8; width: 4em;" | Pick

! style="color:white; background-color:#005EB8; width: 12em;" | Player

! style="color:white; background-color:#005EB8; width: 13em;" | College

! style="color:white; background-color:#005EB8; width: 9em;" | Conference

! style="color:white; background-color:#005EB8; width: 11em;" | NHL team

align="center" bgcolor=""

| 8

155{{sortname|Jim|Vesey}} †style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Merrimack Warriors|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Merrimackstyle="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|ECAC Hockey|color=#FFFFFF}}"| ECAC 2St. Louis Blues
align="center" bgcolor=""

| 12

230{{sortname|Mark|Ziliotto|nolink=1}} †style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Merrimack Warriors|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Merrimackstyle="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|ECAC Hockey|color=#FFFFFF}}"| ECAC 2Pittsburgh Penguins
align="center" bgcolor=""

| 12

231{{sortname|Chris|Kiene|nolink=1}} †style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Merrimack Warriors|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Merrimackstyle="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|ECAC Hockey|color=#FFFFFF}}"| ECAC 2New Jersey Devils

† incoming freshman

{{cite web|title=1984 NHL Entry Draft |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1984e.html |work=Hockey DB |accessdate=October 25, 2023}}

See also

References

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External links

{{NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Season}}

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