1984 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 1984 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 37th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 16 and 24, 1984, and concluded with Bowling Green defeating Minnesota-Duluth 5-4 in quadruple overtime. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played at the 1980 Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, New York.

As of 2021 the final game is the longest match to determine a champion in NCAA history.

Qualifying teams

The NCAA permitted 8 teams to qualify for the tournament and divided its qualifiers into two regions (East and West). Each of the tournament champions from the three Division I conferences (CCHA, ECAC and WCHA) received automatic invitations into the tournament with At-large bids making up the remaining 5 teams, an additional 2 western and 3 eastern schools.

East							West
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Rensselaer	ECAC Hockey	30–6–0	Tournament champion	5th	1964	1	Michigan State	CCHA	32–10–0	Tournament champion	6th	1983
2	Boston University	ECAC Hockey	27–10–0	At-large bid	14th	1978	2	Minnesota–Duluth	WCHA	27–10–2	Tournament champion	2nd	1983
3	Clarkson	ECAC Hockey	20–10–2	At-large bid	9th	1982	3	Bowling Green	CCHA	31–7–2	At-large bid	5th	1982
4	Boston College	ECAC Hockey	26–11–0	At-large bid	12th	1978	4	North Dakota	WCHA	28–11–2	At-large bid	10th	1982

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Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The two odd-number ranked teams from one region were placed into a bracket with the two even-number ranked teams of the other region. The teams were then seeded according to their ranking. In the Quarterfinals the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds played two-game aggregate series to determine which school advanced to the Semifinals. Beginning with the Semifinals all games were played at the 1980 Olympic Arena and all series became Single-game eliminations. The winning teams in the semifinals advanced to the National Championship Game with the losers playing in a Third Place game.

Tournament bracket

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	Quarterfinals March 16–18							Semifinals March 22–23					National championship March 24
	E1	Rensselaer	4	2	6
	W4	North Dakota	5	4	9
								W4	North Dakota	1
								W2	Minnesota–Duluth	2*
	W2	Minnesota–Duluth	6	3	9
	E3	Clarkson	2	6	8
													W2	Minnesota–Duluth	4
													W3	Bowling Green	5****
	W1	Michigan State	6	7	13
	E4	Boston College	2	6	8
								W1	Michigan State	1			Third-place game
								W3	Bowling Green	2
	E2	Boston University	6	1	7								W1	Michigan State	5
	W3	Bowling Green	3	5*	8								W4	North Dakota	6*

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(E1) Rensselaer vs. (W4) North Dakota

March 16

Rensselaer

4 – 5

North Dakota

Houston Field House

March 17

Rensselaer

2 – 4

North Dakota

Houston Field House

North Dakota won series 9–6

(E2) Boston University vs. (W3) Bowling Green

March 16

Boston University

6 – 3

Bowling Green

Walter Brown Arena

March 17

Boston University

1 – 5

OT

Bowling Green

Walter Brown Arena

Bowling Green won series 8–7

(W1) Michigan State vs. (E4) Boston College

March 17[3]	Michigan State		6 – 2		Boston College	Munn Ice Arena
(Krentz, Simpson) Dan McFall – 16:09		First period			00:39 – Bob Sweeney (unassisted) 09:45 – Tim Mitchell (unassisted)
(Simpson, Anastos) Dale Krentz – 02:27 (Eisley, Simpson) Lyle Phair – GW – 13:57		Second period			No scoring
(Flegel, Simpson) Jeff Eisley – 09:16 (Flegel, Smyl) Mike Donnelly – 11:01 (Krentz, Anastos) Craig Simpson – 16:30		Third period			No scoring

March 18[3]	Michigan State		7 – 6		Boston College	Munn Ice Arena
(McSween) Dale Krentz – 11:38 (Taylor) Mike Donnelly – 12:52		First period			02:03 – Dominic Campedelli (Rauseo, Chisholm)
(Shibicky, Taylor) Newell Brown – 01:34 (Miller, McFall) Harvey Smyl – 06:37 (Phair, Brown) Bill Shibicky – 08:01		Second period			06:25 – Bob Sweeney (Rauseo, Harlow) 13:17 – Scott Harlow (Sweeney, Rauseo) 18:37 – Jim Herlihy (Chisholm, McDonough)
(Taylor, Phair) Mitch Messier – 05:26 (Brown) Kelly Miller – GW – 08:00		Third period			14:19 – Billy McDonough (Herlihy, Griffin) 18:37 – Jim Herlihy (Chisholm, McDonough)

Michigan State won series 13–8

(W2) Minnesota–Duluth vs. (E3) Clarkson

March 16

Minnesota–Duluth

6 – 2

Clarkson

DECC Arena

March 17

Minnesota–Duluth

3 – 6

Clarkson

DECC Arena

Minnesota–Duluth won series 9–8

Semifinal

(W2) Minnesota–Duluth vs. (W4) North Dakota

March 22

Minnesota–Duluth

2 – 1

OT

North Dakota

1980 Olympic Arena

(W1) Michigan State vs. (W3) Bowling Green

March 23[3]	Michigan State		1 – 2		Bowling Green	1980 Olympic Arena
No scoring		First period			13:25 – Jamie Wansbrough (Kane, Cavallini)
(Phair) Bill Shibicky – 13:20		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			07:13 – GW – John Samanski (Randerson, Pikul)

Third-place game

(W1) Michigan State vs. (W4) North Dakota

March 24[3]	Michigan State		5 – 6	OT	North Dakota	1980 Olympic Arena
(Phair, Shibicky) Newell Brown – 12:38		First period			06:53 – Dean Barsness (unassisted) 11:37 – Brian Williams (Zombo)
(Simpson, Flegel) Jeff Eisley – 08:25		Second period			04:36 – Chris Jensen (Whitsitt) 11:37 – Gord Sherven (Zombo, Jensen)
(Brown, Shibicky) Lyle Phair – 05:23 (Eisley, Simpson) Lyle Phair – 06:54 (Phair, Eisley) Mike Donnelly – 19:31		Third period			16:02 – Dean Barsness (Williams, Palmiscno)
No scoring		First overtime period			05:57 – GW – Dean Barsness (Sandelin)

National Championship

(W2) Minnesota–Duluth vs. (W3) Bowling Green

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March 24

Minnesota–Duluth

4 – 5

4OT

Bowling Green

1980 Olympic Arena

Recap

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	BG	Garry Galley	Braun and O'Brien	5:58	1–0 BG
	UMD	Mark Baron	Lakso	6:18	1–1
2nd	UMD	Bill Watson – PP	Kurvers and Lakso	33:35	2–1 UMD
3rd	UMD	Bob Lakso	Christensen and Watson	40:47	3–1 UMD
	BG	Jamie Wansbrough – PP	Galley and Ellett	44:41	3–2 UMD
	UMD	Tom Herzig	Baron and Johnson	51:51	4–2 UMD
	BG	Peter Wilson	Pikul and Kane	52:42	4–3 UMD
	BG	John Samanski	W. Wilson and Roll	58:23	4–4
4th Overtime	BG	Gino Cavallini – GW	Kane	97:11	5–4 BG

All-Tournament team

• G: Rick Kosti (Minnesota-Duluth)
• G: Gary Kruzich* (Bowling Green)
• D: David Ellett (Bowling Green)
• D: Garry Galley (Bowling Green)
• F: Dean Barsness (North Dakota)
• F: Bob Lakso (Minnesota-Duluth)
• F: Lyle Phair (Michigan State)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)^[5]

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References

External links

• NCAA Hockey: 1984 National Championship - Bowling Green vs. Minnesota-Duluth - YouTube.com