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

August 2023 March 2026 men i 1973 Lipofsky-Boston-Garden.jpg 250 The Boston Garden served as the host for the 1974 Tournament October 1973–March 16, 1974 Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts Minnesota 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. 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.NCAA Classifications http://www.augenblick.org/chha/info_cls.html College Hockey Historical Archive 2017-01-13 June 19, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190619150226/https://www.augenblick.org/chha/info_cls.html dead 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 Pre-season poll 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 PollRankTeam1 Wisconsin (8)2 Notre Dame3 Denver4 Michigan Tech (1)5 Boston University6 Cornell (1)7 Saint Louis8 Harvard9 Boston College10 Michigan State Pre-season conference polls Conference pre-season polls as voted on by coaches. The ECAC coaches voted on the top eight teams instead of the entire conference. ECAC PollRankTeam1 Cornell2 Boston College3 Boston University4 Harvard5 New Hampshire6 Brown7 Dartmouth8 Rensselaer9 Clarkson10 Pennsylvania11 Pennsylvania12 St. Lawrence13 Providence14 Northeastern WCHA PollRankTeam1 Wisconsin2 Notre Dame3 Michigan Tech4 Denver5 Michigan State6 Minnesota7 North Dakota8 Michigan9 Minnesota Duluth10 Colorado College Regular season Season tournaments 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 2012-13 CCHA Media Guide http://issuu.com/cchahockey/docs/2012-13_ccha_media_guide_final_2a_compressed CCHA 2014-06-292008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide http://www.ecachockey.com/men/history/Summaries-I.pdf ECAC Hockey 2014-06-292008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-113-128.pdf WCHA 2014-06-29 Final regular season polls The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals. WMPL Coaches PollRankingTeam1 Michigan Tech2 Minnesota3 Boston University4 New Hampshire5 Michigan State6 Denver7 Harvard8 Cornell9 Saint Louis9 (tie) Minnesota Duluth 1974 NCAA Tournament 1974 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament SemifinalsMarch 14–15 National championshipMarch 16 Third-place game E1 Boston University 4 W2 Minnesota 5 W1 Michigan Tech 6* E2 Harvard 5 W2 Minnesota 4 W1 Michigan Tech 2 E1 Boston University 7 E2 Harvard 5 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) NCAA Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 Player stats Scoring leaders 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 PIMSteve Colp Sophomore Michigan State 38 43 54 97 48Tom Ross Tom Ross (ice hockey, born 1954) Sophomore Michigan State 38 37 51 88 32Bob Dobek Sophomore Bowling Green 39 44 42 86 40Doug Palazzari Senior Colorado College 32 31 48 79 71John Nestic Senior Saint Louis 40 41 35 76 10Mike Zuke Sophomore Michigan Tech 40 28 47 75 38Darryl Rice Sophomore Michigan State 38 31 38 69 54John Stewart John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1954) Sophomore Bowling Green 39 27 42 69 50Bob D'Alvise Junior Michigan Tech 40 29 39 68 4Chuck Delich Freshman Air Force 27 43 24 67 36 1973-74 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1973 Elite Prospects 2016-06-04 Leading goaltenders 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% GAACap Raeder Sophomore New Hampshire 22 1318 15 7 0 58 1 .908 2.64Ed Walsh Ed Walsh (ice hockey) Junior Boston University 29 1633 - - - 78 2 .911 2.86Jim Warden Sophomore Michigan Tech 13 - - - - - - .910 3.01Rick Quance Junior Michigan Tech 21 - - - - - - .894 3.01Brad Shelstad Senior Minnesota 34 2148 - - - 111 1 .906 3.10Barney Buppert Sophomore New Hampshire 11 520 - - - 32 0 .873 3.69Harry Aikens Freshman St. Lawrence 12 616 - - - 38 0 .903 3.70Gordy Hangsleben Freshman North Dakota - - - - - - 0 .900 3.74Dick Perkins Sophomore Wisconsin 23 1381 10 8 4 87 0 .891 3.78Syl LaRose Freshman Clarkson 23 1311 10 - - 83 0 .896 3.80 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Charlie Holt, New HampshireMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Brad Shelstad, MinnesotaAHCA All-American TeamsMen's Ice Hockey Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf NCAA.org June 11, 2013 East Team   Position   West Team Cap Raeder, New Hampshire G Robbie Moore, Michigan George Kuzmicz, Cornell D Norm Barnes, Michigan State Vic Stanfield, Boston University D Jim Nahrgang, Michigan Tech Bill Burlington, Boston University F Steve Colp, Michigan State Gordie Clark, New Hampshire F Doug Palazzari, Colorado College Randy Roth, Harvard F Mike Zuke, Michigan Tech CCHA No AwardsAll-CCHA TeamsCCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Pat Tims, Lake Superior State G Ralph Kloiber, Saint Louis Roger Archer, Bowling Green D Mario Faubert, Saint Louis Tom Davies, Lake Superior State D Bill Slewidge, Lake Superior State Bob Dobek, Bowling Green F John Stewart, Bowling Green Kim Gellert, Lake Superior State F Rick Kennedy, Saint Louis John Nestic, Saint Louis F Charlie Labelle, Saint Louis ECAC AwardECAC Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Randy Roth, HarvardRookie of the Year Ron Wilson, ProvidenceMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Ed Walsh, Boston UniversityAll-ECAC Hockey TeamsECAC All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Ed Walsh, Boston University G Cap Raeder, New Hampshire Vic Stanfield, Boston University D Levy Byrd, Harvard George Kuzmicz, Cornell D Peter Brown, Boston University Bill Burlington, Boston University F Bob Goodenow, Harvard Gordie Clark, New Hampshire F Tom Fleming, Dartmouth Randy Roth, Harvard F Rick Meagher, Boston University WCHA AwardWCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientMost Valuable Player Doug Palazzari, Colorado CollegeFreshman of the Year Brian Walsh, Notre DameCoach of the Year Herb Brooks, MinnesotaAll-WCHA TeamsWCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Brad Shelstad, Minnesota G Rick Quance, Michigan Tech Jim Nahrgang, Michigan Tech D Gord McDonald, Minnesota-Duluth Norm Barnes, Michigan State D Bruce Affleck, Denver Doug Palazzari, Colorado College F Lorne Stamler, Michigan Tech Steve Colp, Michigan State F Tom Ross, Michigan State Mike Zuke, Michigan Tech F Ray Delorenzi, Notre Dame 1974 NHL Amateur Draft 1974 NHL amateur draft Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 2 21 Bruce Affleck Denver WCHA white California Golden Seals 3 42 Pete LoPresti Denver WCHA white Minnesota North Stars 3 46 Dick Spannbauer 1 Minnesota WCHA white Atlanta Flames 4 72 Bill Reed ‡ Ohio State Independent white Boston Bruins 5 75 Jim Warden Michigan Tech WCHA white California Golden Seals 5 79 Mike Zuke Michigan Tech WCHA white St. Louis Blues 5 81 John Taft John Taft (ice hockey) Wisconsin WCHA white Detroit Red Wings 5 86 Dennis Olmstead 1 Wisconsin WCHA white New York Rangers 6 93 Tom Sundberg 1 ‡ Minnesota WCHA white California Golden Seals 6 96 John Sheridan John Sheridan (ice hockey) Minnesota WCHA white Minnesota North Stars 6 98 Buzz Schneider Minnesota WCHA white Pittsburgh Penguins 6 99 Don Dufek Michigan WCHA white Detroit Red Wings 6 100 Bill Moen 1 Minnesota WCHA white Atlanta Flames 6 101 Dave Given Brown ECAC Hockey white Buffalo Sabres 6 105 John Stewart John Stewart (ice hockey, born 1954) Bowling Green CCHA white Montreal Canadiens 7 112 Dave Langevin Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white New York Islanders 7 118 Peter Brown Peter Brown (ice hockey) Boston University ECAC Hockey white Atlanta Flames 7 123 Joe Micheletti Minnesota WCHA white Montreal Canadiens 7 124 Eddie Mio Colorado College WCHA white Chicago Black Hawks 8 135 Tom Lindskog 1 Michigan WCHA white Atlanta Flames 8 140 Jamie Hislop New Hampshire ECAC Hockey white Montreal Canadiens 8 142 Steve Short ‡ Wisconsin WCHA white Philadelphia Flyers 8 143 Darryl Drader 1 North Dakota WCHA white Boston Bruins 9 147 Marc Gaudreault 1 Lake Superior State CCHA white Vancouver Canucks 9 158 Steve Colp Michigan State WCHA white Chicago Black Hawks 9 160 Peter Roberts 1 † Michigan Tech WCHA white Boston Bruins 10 165 John Ahern 1 Brown ECAC Hockey white St. Louis Blues 10 175 Peter Waselovich 1 North Dakota WCHA white Boston Bruins 11 187 Cliff Cox New Hampshire ECAC Hockey white Montreal Canadiens 11 189 Scott Jessee 1 Michigan Tech WCHA white Philadelphia Flyers 12 197 Lindsay Thomson 1 Denver WCHA white Los Angeles Kings 12 199 Dave Lumley New Hampshire ECAC Hockey white Montreal Canadiens 13 204 Neil Smith Neil Smith (ice hockey) † Western Michigan CCHA white New York Islanders 13 211 Brad Morrow 1 Minnesota WCHA white Philadelphia Flyers 14 216 Bill Davis Bill Davis (ice hockey) Colgate ECAC Hockey white Pittsburgh Penguins 14 219 Craig Arvidson 1 Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white Philadelphia Flyers 15 221 Dave Otness 1 Wisconsin WCHA white New York Islanders 16 226 Jim Murray 1 Michigan Tech WCHA white New York Islanders 17 229 Mike Dibble 1 Wisconsin WCHA white New York Islanders 20 239 Jim Mayer Jim Mayer (ice hockey) Michigan Tech WCHA white New York Rangers 21 241 Warren Miller Warren Miller (ice hockey) Minnesota WCHA white New York Rangers 22 243 Kevin Walker 1 Cornell ECAC Hockey white New York Rangers 23 245 Jim Warner † Colorado College WCHA white New York Rangers † incoming freshman‡ Reed, Short and Sundberg had left school before this season before. 1974 NHL Amateur Draft https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1974a.html Hockey DB October 25, 2023 See also 1973–74 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season 1973–74 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season References 30em External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1973–74 NCAA Standings NCAA