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1973–74 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1973 and concluded with the 1974 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 16, 1974, at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the 27th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 80th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

1973–74 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The Boston Garden served as the host for the 1974 Tournament
DurationOctober 1973–
March 16, 1974
NCAA tournament1974
National championshipBoston Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
NCAA championMinnesota
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
← 1972–73 1974–75 →

In the summer of 1973 the NCAA changed the classifications of the tiers in each of their sponsored sports. The university- and College-divisions were done away with and replaced by numerical designations making this the first official Division I season.[1]

The NIT held a competing ice hockey tournament for the first time. The tournament included NAIA champion Lake Superior State, ECAC 2 champion Vermont and two NCAA Division I schools (Minnesota–Duluth and Saint Louis). Minnesota–Duluth won the championship but the tournament was not renewed for a second season.

Season Outlook

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Pre-season poll

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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
Rank Team
1 Wisconsin (8)
2 Notre Dame
3 Denver
4 Michigan Tech (1)
5 Boston University
6 Cornell (1)
7 Saint Louis
8 Harvard
9 Boston College
10 Michigan State

Pre-season conference polls

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Conference pre-season polls as voted on by coaches. The ECAC coaches voted on the top eight teams instead of the entire conference.

ECAC Poll
Rank Team
1 Cornell
2 Boston College
3 Boston University
4 Harvard
5 New Hampshire
6 Brown
7 Dartmouth
8 Rensselaer
9 Clarkson
10 Pennsylvania
11 Pennsylvania
12 St. Lawrence
13 Providence
14 Northeastern
WCHA Poll
Rank Team
1 Wisconsin
2 Notre Dame
3 Michigan Tech
4 Denver
5 Michigan State
6 Minnesota
7 North Dakota
8 Michigan
9 Minnesota Duluth
10 Colorado College

Regular season

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Season tournaments

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Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Christmas City of the North Tournament November 22–24 4 Minnesota–Duluth
North Country Thanksgiving Festival November 22–24 4 Toronto
Flint IMA Tournament December 27–28 4 Michigan
St. Louis Holiday Tournament December 27–28 4 Saint Louis
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 27–29 4 Boston University
Great Lakes Invitational December 28–29 4 Michigan State
Syracuse Invitational December 28–29 4 Cornell
Beanpot February 4, 11 4 Harvard
Lake Forest Tournament February 22–23 4 Saint Mary's

Standings

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1973–74 Big Ten standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Wisconsin† 12 5 4 3 13 55 45 36 18 13 5 170 141
Minnesota† 12 5 4 3 13 50 47 39 22 11 6 171 143
Michigan State 12 5 6 1 11 61 63 38 23 14 1 207 177
Michigan 12 5 6 1 11 47 59 36 18 17 1 147 162
† indicates conference regular season champion
1973–74 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Lake Superior State† 8 5 3 0 10 40 33 39 22 16 1 205 159
Saint Louis* 8 5 3 0 10 35 37 40 28 12 0 224 165
Bowling Green 8 2 6 0 4 32 37 39 20 19 0 217 167
Championship: Saint Louis
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
1973–74 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
New Hampshire† 20 15 5 0 .750 113 71 31 22 9 0 171 105
Harvard 21 15 6 0 .714 166 109 29 17 11 1 155 113
Boston University* 20 14 6 0 .700 167 89 31 23 8 0 190 95
Cornell 20 13 6 1 .675 135 108 27 19 7 1 146 110
St. Lawrence 17 9 7 1 .559 79 83 28 12 15 1 125 123
Dartmouth 22 12 10 0 .545 93 104 25 13 11 1 99 100
Providence 19 9 9 1 .500 83 103 26 14 11 1 115 113
Rensselaer 17 8 9 0 .471 101 116 30 14 15 1 141 142
Clarkson 21 9 11 1 .452 70 89 27 12 14 1 97 115
Pennsylvania 21 9 12 0 .429 67 71 24 10 14 0 75 87
Boston College 19 8 11 0 .421 89 98 28 16 12 0 137 138
Northeastern 19 7 10 2 .421 74 88 27 10 13 4 116 124
Brown 18 7 11 0 .389 63 69 23 10 13 0 87 86
Princeton 20 7 12 1 .375 62 100 24 9 14 1 87 117
Yale 18 5 13 0 .278 60 91 24 8 16 0 80 114
Colgate 20 5 14 1 .275 73 104 28 11 16 1 122 133
Championship: Boston University
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
1973–74 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Air Force 0 0 0 0 - - - 27 12 15 0 143 127
Ohio State 0 0 0 0 - - - 31 16 13 2 162 123
1973–74 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Michigan Tech†* 28 20 6 2 42 155 95 40 28 9 3 218 135
Minnesota* 28 14 9 5 33 125 100 39 22 11 6 171 143
Denver 28 15 11 2 32 126 122 38 22 13 3 171 156
Michigan State 28 15 12 1 31 150 140 38 23 14 1 207 177
Wisconsin 28 12 11 5 29 124 105 36 18 13 5 170 141
Minnesota-Duluth 28 13 14 1 27 113 126 38 21 16 1 167 155
Michigan 28 12 15 1 25 107 131 36 18 17 1 147 162
Notre Dame 28 11 16 1 23 125 121 36 14 20 2 159 154
Colorado College 28 10 16 2 22 120 138 32 13 17 2 155 157
North Dakota 28 8 20 0 16 80 147 34 10 23 1 103 169
Championship: Michigan Tech, Minnesota
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Final regular season polls

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

WMPL Coaches Poll
Ranking Team
1 Michigan Tech
2 Minnesota
3 Boston University
4 New Hampshire
5 Michigan State
6 Denver
7 Harvard
8 Cornell
9 Saint Louis
9 (tie) Minnesota Duluth

1974 NCAA Tournament

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Main article: 1974 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Semifinals
March 14–15 		National championship
March 16
      
E1 Boston University 4
W2 Minnesota 5
W2 Minnesota 4
W1 Michigan Tech 2
W1 Michigan Tech 6*
E2 Harvard 5 Third-place game
E1 Boston University 7
E2 Harvard 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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Player stats

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Scoring leaders

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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
Steve Colp Sophomore Michigan State 38 43 54 97 48
Tom Ross Sophomore Michigan State 38 37 51 88 32
Bob Dobek Sophomore Bowling Green 39 44 42 86 40
Doug Palazzari Senior Colorado College 32 31 48 79 71
John Nestic Senior Saint Louis 40 41 35 76 10
Mike Zuke Sophomore Michigan Tech 40 28 47 75 38
Darryl Rice Sophomore Michigan State 38 31 38 69 54
John Stewart Sophomore Bowling Green 39 27 42 69 50
Bob D'Alvise Junior Michigan Tech 40 29 39 68 4
Chuck Delich Freshman Air Force 27 43 24 67 36

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Leading goaltenders

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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

Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAA
Cap Raeder Sophomore New Hampshire 22 1318 15 7 0 58 1 .908 2.64
Ed Walsh Junior Boston University 29 1633 - - - 78 2 .911 2.86
Jim Warden Sophomore Michigan Tech 13 - - - - - - .910 3.01
Rick Quance Junior Michigan Tech 21 - - - - - - .894 3.01
Brad Shelstad Senior Minnesota 34 2148 - - - 111 1 .906 3.10
Barney Buppert Sophomore New Hampshire 11 520 - - - 32 0 .873 3.69
Harry Aikens Freshman St. Lawrence 12 616 - - - 38 0 .903 3.70
Gordy Hangsleben Freshman North Dakota - - - - - - 0 .900 3.74
Dick Perkins Sophomore Wisconsin 23 1381 10 8 4 87 0 .891 3.78
Syl LaRose Freshman Clarkson 23 1311 10 - - 83 0 .896 3.80

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Awards

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1974 NHL Amateur Draft

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Main article: 1974 NHL Amateur Draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
2 21 Bruce Affleck Denver WCHA California Golden Seals
3 42 Pete LoPresti Denver WCHA Minnesota North Stars
3 46 Dick Spannbauer Minnesota WCHA Atlanta Flames
4 72 Bill Reed ‡ Ohio State Independent Boston Bruins
5 75 Jim Warden Michigan Tech WCHA California Golden Seals
5 79 Mike Zuke Michigan Tech WCHA St. Louis Blues
5 81 John Taft Wisconsin WCHA Detroit Red Wings
5 86 Dennis Olmstead Wisconsin WCHA New York Rangers
6 93 Tom Sundberg ‡ Minnesota WCHA California Golden Seals
6 96 John Sheridan Minnesota WCHA Minnesota North Stars
6 98 Buzz Schneider Minnesota WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
6 99 Don Dufek Michigan WCHA Detroit Red Wings
6 100 Bill Moen Minnesota WCHA Atlanta Flames
6 101 Dave Given Brown ECAC Hockey Buffalo Sabres
6 105 John Stewart Bowling Green CCHA Montreal Canadiens
7 112 Dave Langevin Minnesota–Duluth WCHA New York Islanders
7 118 Peter Brown Boston University ECAC Hockey Atlanta Flames
7 123 Joe Micheletti Minnesota WCHA Montreal Canadiens
7 124 Eddie Mio Colorado College WCHA Chicago Blackhawks
8 135 Tom Lindskog Michigan WCHA Atlanta Flames
8 140 Jamie Hislop New Hampshire ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
8 142 Steve Short ‡ Wisconsin WCHA Philadelphia Flyers
8 143 Darryl Drader North Dakota WCHA Boston Bruins
9 147 Marc Gaudreault Lake Superior State CCHA Vancouver Canucks
9 158 Steve Colp Michigan State WCHA Chicago Black Hawks
9 160 Peter Roberts † Michigan Tech WCHA Boston Bruins
10 165 John Ahern Brown ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
10 175 Peter Waselovich North Dakota WCHA Boston Bruins
11 187 Cliff Cox New Hampshire ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
11 189 Scott Jessee Michigan Tech WCHA Philadelphia Flyers
12 197 Lindsay Thomson Denver WCHA Los Angeles Kings
12 199 Dave Lumley New Hampshire ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
13 204 Neil Smith † Western Michigan CCHA New York Islanders
13 211 Brad Morrow Minnesota WCHA Philadelphia Flyers
14 216 Bill Davis Colgate ECAC Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins
14 219 Craig Arvidson Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Philadelphia Flyers
15 221 Dave Otness Wisconsin WCHA New York Islanders
16 226 Jim Murray Michigan Tech WCHA New York Islanders
17 229 Mike Dibble Wisconsin WCHA New York Islanders
20 239 Jim Mayer Michigan Tech WCHA New York Rangers
21 241 Warren Miller Minnesota WCHA New York Rangers
22 243 Kevin Walker Cornell ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
23 245 Jim Warner † Colorado College WCHA New York Rangers

† incoming freshman
‡ Reed, Short and Sundberg had left school before this season before.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Classifications". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "1973-74 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  8. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  9. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  11. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  12. ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  13. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  14. ^ "1974 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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