The 1974 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 27th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 14 and 16, 1974, and concluded with Minnesota defeating Michigan Tech 4–2. All games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
This is the last tournament to not have a team returning from the previous season's bracket. (as of 2016)
Qualifying teams Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The ECAC tournament champion and the two WCHA tournament co-champions received automatic bids into the tournament. An at-large bid was offered to a second eastern team based upon both their ECAC tournament finish as well as their regular season record.
East West SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Boston University ECAC Hockey 22–7–0 Tournament champion 9th 19721 Michigan Tech WCHA 27–8–3 Tournament co-champion 7th 19702 Harvard ECAC Hockey 17–9–1 At-Large 6th 19712 Minnesota WCHA 20–11–6 Tournament co-champion 5th 1971
Format The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA co-champion with the better regular season record was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. All games were played at the Boston Garden. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.
Bracket
Results Semifinals
Consolation Game
National Championship
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st MINJohn SheridanMiller, Phippen 15:26 1–0 MIN 2nd MINJohn PerpichMorrow and Polich 23:24 2–0 MIN MTUGeorge LyleD'Alvise 33:40 2–1 MIN 3rd MINRobby Harris – GWMatschke 44:45 3–1 MIN MINPat PhippenSheridan 57:17 4–1 MIN MTUMike ZukeSteele and Stamler 59:12 4–2 MIN Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st MTUMike Usitalo 11:31 2:00 2nd MTUBob D'Alvise 21:34 2:00 MTUGeorge Lyle 21:34 2:00 MINJoe Micheletti 21:34 2:00 MINDick Spannbauer 21:34 2:00 MTUBruce Abbey 25:14 2:00 MTUBob Lorimer 26:09 2:00 MINMike Polich 26:09 2:00 MTUGraham Wise 30:11 2:00 MTUGeorge Lyle 33:53 2:00 MINDoug Falls 33:53 2:00 MTUJim Nahrgang 34:10 2:00 3rd MTUElie Vorlicek 46:02 2:00
Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Minnesota 17 8 14 39 Michigan Tech 11 10 3 24
Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice MIN Brad Shelstad 22 2 MTU Rick Quance 35 4
All-Tournament team G: Brad Shelstad* (Minnesota) D: Les Auge (Minnesota) D: Jim Nahrgang (Michigan Tech) F: Steve Jensen (Michigan Tech) F: Jim McMahon (Harvard) F: Mike Polich (Minnesota) * Most Outstanding Player(s)
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