Collegiate ice hockey tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Minnesota Golden Gophers (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Michigan Tech Huskies (5th title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Herb Brooks (1st title) |
| MOP | Brad Shelstad (Minnesota) |
| Attendance | 22,919 |
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 | ||||||||||||
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| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Boston University | ECAC Hockey | 22–7–0 | Tournament champion | 9th | 1972 | 1 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 27–8–3 | Tournament co-champion | 7th | 1970 |
| 2 | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | 17–9–1 | At-Large | 6th | 1971 | 2 | 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.
Tournament bracket
| 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)
Semifinals
(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Minnesota
| March 14 | Boston University | 4 – 5 | Minnesota | Boston Garden | ||||
(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (E2) Harvard
| March 15 | Michigan Tech | 6 – 5 | OT | Harvard | Boston Garden | |||
Consolation Game
(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Harvard
| March 16 | Boston University | 7 – 5 | Harvard | Boston Garden | ||||
National Championship
(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (W2) Minnesota
| March 16 | Michigan Tech | 2 – 4 | Minnesota | Boston Garden | ||||
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | MIN | John Sheridan | Miller, Phippen | 15:26 | 1–0 MIN |
| 2nd | MIN | John Perpich | Morrow and Polich | 23:24 | 2–0 MIN |
| MTU | George Lyle | D'Alvise | 33:40 | 2–1 MIN | |
| 3rd | MIN | Robby Harris – GW | Matschke | 44:45 | 3–1 MIN |
| MIN | Pat Phippen | Sheridan | 57:17 | 4–1 MIN | |
| MTU | Mike Zuke | Steele and Stamler | 59:12 | 4–2 MIN | |
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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)
References
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- "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- Official 2008 NCAA Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Records Book (PDF). Indianapolis: National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 54, 58. ISSN 1089-0092. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
- "1974 NCAA Tournament". Inside College Hockey. Archived from the original on May 23, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
- "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey historical Archive. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- "NCAA Division 1 Awards". College Hockey historical Archive. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- "Herb Brooks Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- "Attendance Records and Sites" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
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