1984 NAIA ice hockey championship
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The 1984 NAIA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament involved four schools playing in single-elimination bracket to determine the national champion of men's NAIA college ice hockey. The 1984 tournament was the 17th men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA.[1] The tournament began on March 1, 1983 and ended with the championship game on March 2, 1983.[2]
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Tournament information | |
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Sport | ice hockey |
Location | Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
Dates | March 1, 1984–March 3, 1984 |
Venue(s) | Hobbs Municipal Ice Center |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champion | Wisconsin-River Falls |
Runner-up | Michigan-Dearborn |
Tournament statistics | |
Winning coach | Wally Akervik |
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The 1984 tournament marked the last season that the NAIA sponsored the sport of men's ice hockey at the championship level. A mass-exodus of schools to NCAA Division II and the creation of the Division III men's hockey championship further led to the decline of NAIA Hockey in the decade.[3]