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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
October 1981–March 27, 1982
1982
Providence Civic CenterProvidence, Rhode Island
North Dakota
George McPhee(Bowling Green)
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
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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 88th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

The top teams in the nation voted on by coaches before the start of the season. The poll was compiled by radio station WMPL.

WMPL Poll
1	Wisconsin
2	Minnesota
3	North Dakota
4	Michigan
5	Providence
6	Minnesota Duluth
7	Northern Michigan
8	Denver
9	Clarkson
10	Notre Dame

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
Empire Cup	November 13–14	4	Clarkson
North Country Thanksgiving Festival	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

The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals.

WMPL Coaches Poll
1	North Dakota
2	Clarkson
3	Wisconsin
4	Bowling Green State
5	Michigan State
6	New Hampshire
7	Michigan Tech
8	Minnesota
9	Northeastern
10	Denver

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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

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

† incoming freshman

1981–82 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
1981–82 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
College Hockey Historical Archives
1981–82 NCAA Standings

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