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1974 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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FieldValue
Year1974
Gendermen's
DivisionDivision I
ImageSize150px
Teams4
FrozenFourArenaBoston Garden
FrozenFourCityBoston, Massachusetts
Champions[Minnesota Golden Gophers](1973-74-minnesota-golden-gophers-men-s-ice-hockey-season)
TitleCount1st
ChampGameCount4th
ChampFFCount5th
RunnerUpMichigan Tech Huskies
GameCount5th
RunnerFFCount7th
Semifinal1Boston University Terriers
FrozenFourCount9th
Semifinal2Harvard Crimson
FrozenFourCount26th
CoachHerb Brooks
CoachCount1st
MOPBrad Shelstad
MOPTeamMinnesota
Attendance22,919

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.

EastWestSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1Boston UniversityECAC Hockey22–7–0[Tournament champion](1974-ecac-hockey-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament)9th19721Michigan TechWCHA27–8–3[Tournament co-champion](1974-wcha-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament)7th1970
2HarvardECAC Hockey17–9–1At-Large6th19712MinnesotaWCHA20–11–6[Tournament co-champion](1974-wcha-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament)5th1971

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

March 14–15 March 16

| RD1-seed1=E1 | RD1-team1=Boston University | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=W2 | RD1-team2=Minnesota | RD1-score2=5 | RD1-seed3=W1 | RD1-team3=Michigan Tech | RD1-score3=6* | RD1-seed4=E2 | RD1-team4=Harvard | RD1-score4=5

| RD2-seed1=W2 | RD2-team1=Minnesota | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2=W1 | RD2-team2=Michigan Tech | RD2-score2=2

| RD2b-seed1=E1 | RD2b-team1=Boston University | RD2b-score1=7 | RD2b-seed2=E2 | RD2b-team2=Harvard | RD2b-score2=5 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Minnesota

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (E2) Harvard

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

Consolation Game

(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Harvard

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

National Championship

(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (W2) Minnesota

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

Scoring summaryPeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
**1st**a#FBB93C2px}}"**MIN**John SheridanMiller, Phippen15:261–0 MIN
**2nd**a#FBB93C2px}}"**MIN**John PerpichMorrow and Polich23:242–0 MIN
Michigan Tech Huskiescolor=#FFFFFF}};"**MTU**George LyleD'Alvise33:402–1 MIN
**3rd**a#FBB93C2px}}"**MIN**Robby Harris – *GW*Matschke44:453–1 MIN
a#FBB93C2px}}"**MIN**Pat PhippenSheridan57:174–1 MIN
Michigan Tech Huskiescolor=#FFFFFF}};"**MTU**Mike ZukeSteele and Stamler59:124–2 MIN
Shots by periodTeam123T
a#FBB93C2px}}"**Minnesota**1781439
Michigan Tech Huskiescolor=#FFFFFF}};"**Michigan Tech**1110324
GoaltendersTeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
a#FBB93C2px}}"**MIN**Brad Shelstad222
Michigan Tech Huskiescolor=#FFFFFF}};"**MTU**Rick Quance354

[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|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)

References

References

  1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
  2. "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
  3. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives.
  4. "NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org.
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