NCAA Division I Hockey Championship Tournament - 1982

The 1982 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the 35th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 19 and 27, 1982, and concluded with North Dakota defeating Wisconsin 5 to 2. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues while all succeeding games were played at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.

1982 - Frozen Four Held at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island

	Semifinals					National Championship Game
	1	Northeastern	2
	2	North Dakota	6
						2	North Dakota	5
						1	Wisconsin	2
	1	Wisconsin	5
	2	New Hampshire	0

Winning Program: North Dakota
Winning Coach: Gino Gasparini
Losing Program: Wisconsin
Losing Coach: Bob Johnson
Venue: Providence Civic Center
Most Valuable Player Frozen Four: Phil Sykes, F, North Dakota

1982 - East Regional Seeding

Seed	Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
1	Northeastern	23-8	ECAC Hockey	Tournament Champion
2	New Hampshire	20-12	ECAC Hockey	At Large
3	Clarkson	26-6	ECAC Hockey	Division Champion
4	Harvard	13-13	ECAC Hockey	Division Champion

1982 - West Regional Seeding

Seed	Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
1	Wisconsin	32-10	WCHA	Tournament Champion
2	North Dakota	21-12	WCHA	At Large
3	Michigan State	26-12	CCHA	Tournament Champion
4	Bowling Green	27-12	WCHA	At Large

Quarter Finals Elimination Round

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. Aggregate final scores are bolded.

	Quarterfinals
	3	Clarkson	1	1	2
	2	North Dakota	5	2	7
	4	Harvard	1	3	4
	1	Wisconsin	6	4	10

	3	Michigan State	2	2	4
	2	New Hampshire	3	6	9
	4	Bowling Green	2	2	4
	1	Northeastern	2	3	5